To all of our wonderful FSMTA membership:

 

I have always believed that FSMTA is a remarkable group of people. I am happy to announce that the national office must feel that there is something special here as well. Florida has been chosen as the 2012 MTNA State Affiliate  of the Year. What an honor!    

 

Congratulations to all of you – your efforts have not gone unnoticed. Thank you for your unselfish sharing of time and energy. We can feel proud that we are doing good things here in Florida.   

 

Adrienne LeBlanc,  President

Letter from Gary Ingle announcing State Affiliate of the Year Award

 

 

 

Congratulations to Shawn Hundley on the great honor of being selected MTNA Distinguished Composer of the Year! He will be presenting his composition at the upcoming MTNA Conference in NYC on Sunday morning, March 26th at 11am.
 

 

 

 

 

 

District VI Call to Conference

 

It is with great pleasure that we in District VI invite the membership of FSMTA to join us in Deerfield Beach, Florida for the 78^th Annual FSMTA State Conference. Please mark your calendars for November 1-4^th, 2012.

 

The conference hotel is the beautiful Hilton Deerfield Beach/Boca Raton, conveniently located directly off of I-95 and Hillsboro Beach Boulevard in Deerfield Beach, Florida.

 

We have been given a room rate of $89.00 per night and complimentary parking.

 

MTNA competitive events will take place at the same time. Further details will be included in the FSMTA Newsletter and online at www.fmta.org.

 
 

Mary Beth Purchase

District VI President/

2012 Conference Chair

 

Featuring....Dr. Helen Marlais

Saturday, January 21, 2012
               9:00-3:15

Florida College Puckett Auditorium
Temple Terrace, FL

 

 

Conference Brochure and
Pre-Registration Form
 

Below are the results of the Florida MTNA Competitions, held on November 5, 2011.
 

Young Artist Brass:

Winner – Jordan Drayer, student of Michelle Stebleton

Alternate – Matt Tavera, student of Michelle Stebleton

 

Young Artist Woodwind:

Winner – Nicki Roman, student of Michael Bovenzi

Alternate – Gregory Lauer, student of Patrick Meighan

 

Young Artist Piano:

Winner – Doori Yoo, student of Read Gainsford

Alternate – Christopher Ohanian, student of Judith Burganger

 

Young Artist String:

Representative - Haruka Kobayashi, student of Simon Shiao

 

Young Artist Voice:

Representative - Ashley Bickley, student of Shirley Close

 

Chamber Music:

Representatives - Qualia Sax Quartet: Taiki Azuma, Kyle Mechmet, John Provenzano,

                                Philippe Antoine, students of Heather Coltman

 

Senior Piano:

Winner – Dominic Muzzi, student of GayLyn Capitano

Alternate – Priscilla Navarro, student of Michael Baron

Honorable Mention – Alice Yu, student of James Wolf

 

Senior Piano Duet:

Representatives - Xueming Fang and Joshua Wong, both students of Nightingale Ngo

 

Senior String:

Representative - Michael Helvey, student of Janna Lower

 

Junior Piano:

Winner – Sophia Wang, student of Maria Gomez

Alternate – Nadia Azzi, student of Leonidas Lipovetsky

Honorable Mention – Matthew Reichenberger, student of Maria Gomez

 

Junior String:

Winner – Julia Hossain, student of Ayako Yonetani

Alternate – Maria Kuge, student Nancy Chang

Honorable Mention – Skyler Covert, student of Janna Lower

 

Junior Composition:

Winner - Caitlin Collier, student of Denise Homsley

Honorable Mention - Frank Collier, student of Denise Homsley

 

Elementary Composition:

Representative - Clara Nguyen, student of Donald Waxman

 

Baljinder Sekhon has been announced as the 2012 commissioned composer by the Florida State Music Teachers Association. Check out his website at: http://www.sekhonmusic.com/


 

The August/September 2011 issue of The Florida State Music Teacher is now available online.
 

Rachel Cramer - 2011 Local Presidents - FSMTA Community Service Award Winner

The 2011 Local Presidents-FSMTA Community Service Award Winner and the Sarasota County Winner is Rachael Cramer. Rachael is a piano student of Marian Cox, who is a member of the Sarasota Music Teachers Association (SMTA) in District VIII. Rachael attended St. Martha School for seventh and eighth grades and for ninth grade attended Riverview High School.

Rachael began her piano lessons at the age of four and has had continual lessons with Mrs. Cox. In addition to playing piano she has also studied voice and violin. She stays very busy performing as a soloist and in ensembles in piano, voice, and violin. She participates within her school and church choirs and orchestras as well as serving as a cantor in her church. In Rachael’s words “ I am generally a quiet person but my music has connected me with so many people I might never have known. Music has helped me to grow in confidence; it has taught me to be disciplined and hard working. I believe as long as I am sharing music with fellow musicians and/or with an audience, I am rewarded beyond my expectations. Music is in my heart.”

The list of musical contributions to her community is enormous. She listed 143.5 hours that she has participated in sharing her music in church, community, and school.

Rachael has been the recipient of numerous awards such as: District and State Student Day, Volunteer Award in Music at St. Martha School Church, SMTA Essay, Junior Festival in Vocal Art Song and Violin Performance, Musical Theater, and Piano Compositions for SMTA.

The members of the Florida State Music Teachers Association are honored to send our congratulations to Rachael Cramer. As an association it is a pleasure to have a young woman of her excellence to be the representative of what community service truly means.
 

Henry Pires - 2011 LeRoy Greenspan Memorial -  FSMTA Community Service Award Winner

The winner of the 2011 LeRoy Greenspan Memorial-FSMTA Community Service Award and the Sarasota County Community Service Award is Henry Pires. Henry is a piano student of Carmen Conway a member of the Sarasota Music Teachers Association in District VIII. . Henry attended Pine View High School.

Henry’s list of musical contributions to his community is enormous. He has performed in nursing homes and played for residents at the Sarasota Memorial Hospital. He has been a member of the High School Select Vocal Ensemble. He has sung in many public performances as well as accompanying. He has taught music – piano and voice – to underprivileged children in Arcadia, and conducted the Children’s Choir for school concerts.

Within other Community Service projects Henry has participated in Special Olympics, JDRF Siesta Key Walk For Diabetes, a member of the Barak Obama Presidential Inaugural Choir, and has been involved with the Student Political Activist.

Henry has been the recipient of numerous awards some of which are: student director for PineView Vocal Ensemble and Middle School Choirs, Treasurer of the Tri-M Honor Society, all state chorus, AP Scholar, President’s Educational Awards Program, FSMTA DSD day program for nine years with honors, and National Federation of Music Clubs for nine years with superior ratings. Henry is a committed, responsible, compassionate, intelligent, energetic, and talented young man.

The members of the Florida State Music Teachers Association are honored to send our congratulations to Henry Pires. As an association it is a pleasure to have a young man of his excellence to be the representative of what community service truly means.
 

by Mary Seal, Vice-President for FSMTA Competitive Events

 

The 2011 FSMTA Competitive Events were held May 14th at Florida State University in Tallahassee. We are proud to announce the following winners. Congratulations to each one!

  ~ Mary Seal, VP for FSMTA Competitive Events

 

 

Concerto Competition

 

Strings:

• Junior: Winner – Julia Lee, District 3; Teacher: Steven Thomas

• Junior: 2nd place – Daniel Park, District 9; Teacher: Yan Jiang Lu

• Junior: Honorable Mention – Mark Lyford, District 5; Teacher: Svetlana Gubnitskaya

• Intermediate: Winner – Michael Helvey, District 3; Teacher: Dr. Janna Lower

• Intermediate: 2nd place – Soosha Meaders, District 9; Teacher: Julia Ruby

• Intermediate: Honorable Mention – Victoria Senko, District 5; Teacher: Dr. Ayako Yonetani

• Senior: Winner – Queenie Edwards, District 9; Teacher: Yan Jiang Lu

• Senior: 2nd place – Sean Chew, District 5

    

Vocal:

• Senior: Winner – Selena Masters, District 7; Teacher: Helen Hiedung

• Senior: 2nd place – Jacqueline Stotler, District 8; Teacher: Melodie Dickerson

 

Piano:

• Junior: Winner – Nadia Azzi, District 9; Teacher: Leonidas Lipovetsky

• Junior: 2nd place – Kelly Wu, District 1; Teacher: Daniel Nagy

• Junior: Honorable Mention – Moeko Takahashi, District 5; Teacher: Zalina Grevich

• Intermediate: Winner – Jonathan Reichenberger, District 6; Teacher: Maria Gomez

• Intermediate: 2nd place – Yui Takahashi, District 5; Teacher: Zalina Grevich

• Intermediate: Honorable Mention – Justin Ma, District 9; Teacher: Vladimir Khokhlov

• Senior: Winner – Enoch Wong, District 5; Teacher: Oleg Barsov

• Senior: 2nd place – Austin Shin, District 9; Teacher: Vladimir Khokhlov

• Senior: Honorable Mention – Emily Nourishirazi, District 6; Teacher: Dr. Irena Kofman

 

Byrd Piano Ensemble

 

      Pre-College Division

• Winners: Emily Nourishirazi and Nikita Myullyari, District 6; Coach: Dr. Irena Kofman

• Honorable Mention: Nadia Azzi and Austin Shin, District 9; Coaches: Vladimir Khokhlov and Leonidas Lipovetsky

 

      Collegiate Division

• Winners: Priscila Navarro and Paul Wright, District 7; Coach: Dr. Michael Baron

• 2nd Place: Emily Charlson and John Callahan, District 2; Coach: Norma Mastrogiacomo

 

Gray Perry Young Collegiate Piano Competition
 

• Winner: Priscila Navarro, District 7; Teacher: Dr. Michael Baron

• 2nd Place: Paul Wright, District 7; Teacher: Dr. Michael Baron

• Honorable Mention: Adam Ravain, District 5; Teacher: Dr. J. Gary Wolf

 

 

 

Matthew Reichenberger, Junior Composition Competition Winner at National Conference
 

We are proud to announce that Matthew Reichenbeger from District 6 has been selected as the Junior Composition Winner at the MTNA National Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Congratulations to Matthew! He is a student of Donald Waxman.

 

 

 

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