The EMTA 2024 Student Award Gala was held on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at Hartley mansion in Everett. This is a celebration where outstanding students chosen from the following events perform at an end of the year recital. An awards ceremony and cookies and beverage reception followed.

There were so many exceptional performances this year. Special thank you to our chapter President Angela Michael for her support, presence and involvement at our 2024 Gala! It was our mission to provide a safe, positive and inspiring atmosphere for all our performers and their families.

* WA State Young Composers Project Winners
* Jazz, Rags, and Blues Festival Best of Festival Medalists
* EMTA Voice and Piano State Recital Competition Winners
* Time Era Festival Best of Festival Medalists
* EMTA Excellence in Music Awards Competition Winners

The EMTA 2024 Gala was organized by EMTA members Allan Park and Dr. Yelena Balabanova.

Watch the EMTA 2024 Gala Recital on our password protected page. Contact your EMTA teacher for the password.

Lillian Mergler performing her composition, Crazy Cat Dance
Chloe Mergler performing her composition, Riverboating with Alligators
Tinsley Xu, Junior, Best of Festival for Jazz performing Brook Ain’t Misbehavin’
Joyce Ye, Junior, Best of Festival for Blues performing Gershwin/Wild Fascinating Rhythm
Brandon Yang, Junior, Best of Festival for Rags performing Yakushenko Cinematograph
Zara Do, Senior, Best of Festival for Blues performing Meier Jackson Street Blues
Radmila Sabirova, Senior, Best of Festival for Jazz performing Gould Boogie-Woogie Etude
Joel Rice, State Recitalist Winner performing Schumann Fantasiestucke, Opus 12, No. 2 “Aufschwung” (“Soaring”)
Seth Zeon, State Recitalist Winner performing Auerbach Preludes No.5, No.16, No.17 from 24 Preludes for Piano Op.46
Saisha Agarwal, State Recitalist Winner performing Verdi “Saper Vorreste from Un Ballo in Mashera”. Accompanist: Eason Chen
Yuxin Sun, Gold Medal, Best of Time Era Festival Award performing Bach Little Prelude in F major
Gavin Xi, Gold Medal, Best of Time Era Festival Award performing Bach Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B flat Major
Joyce Ye, Gold Medal, Best of Time Era Festival Award performing Bach Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D minor BWV 851
Isabel Yang, Gold Medal, Best of Time Era Festival Award performing Bach Fantasia in C Minor
Radmila Sabirova, Gold Medal, Best of Time Era Festival Award performing Bach Prelude and Fugue in G Major WTC II
Alexander Vollmer, Gold Medal, Best of Time Era Festival Award performing Scarlatti: Sonata in B minor, K. 27
Ryan Chung, Gold Medal, Best of Time Era Festival Award performing Bach Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 893, WTC II
Kevin Fan, Excellence In Music Awards performing Beethoven Sonata in E Major, III movement, Op. 14, No 1
Chloe Mergler, Excellence In Music Awards performing Debussy: Masques
Joel Rice, Excellence In Music Awards performing Vine Sonata #1 – first movement
Courtney Tam, Excellence In Music Awards performing Prokofiev Sonata no. 6 in A minor, 4th movement
Ryan Chung, Excellence In Music Awards performing Chopin: Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39

Winners who were unable to perform at the Winners’ Gala:
Paxton Ream, State Composer Winner
David Thomas, Senior, Best of Festival for Rags
Meredith Nam, State Recitalist Winner
Minjae Kim, Gold Medal, Best of Time Era Festival Award
Echo Vance, Gold Medal, Best of Time Era Festival Award
Echo Vance, Excellence in Music Award