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~ Teachers Recital ~

Dr. Doori Yoo and Priscilla Oliveira, District 1
​  ~ The Arrival of Queen of Sheba..........................  George Frideric Handel (arr. Robert Müller-Hartmann)
     "Ein grosses Dorf liegt auf dem Wege" (There’s a Big Village on the Road)............... Johannes Brahms
     “Koca” (The Plait) from Souvenir de la Russie, Anh.IV/6............................................. Johannes Brahms
​ District 1 ~ Pianist Doori Yoo began producing music early in her life when she released her first recorded album of her own compositions at the age of eighteen. From insightful lecture performances of J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations to collaborating for the micropolyphony of Three Pieces for Two Pianos by Ligeti, she explores ways to reach the audience with exceptional craftmanship that she finds from studying in each composition. Her highlights as a solo and collaborative pianist include her debut recital in Weill Recital at Carnegie Hall. She studied with renowned pedagogues such as Daisy de Luca Jaffé and Dr. Read Gainsford, under whose tutelage she earned a doctorate from Florida State University. Dr. Yoo has been teaching piano and music theory at Pensacola Christian College since 2012. Her special connection with FSMTA began when she won the FSMTA Young Artist Competition in 2011.
District 1 ~ Priscila Oliveira started her piano studies with her mom and then studied with Lucy Ferreira Rempel in Brazil. She holds a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degree from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), where she studied with Dr. Mauricy Martin. Priscila was a Doctoral Assistant and Scholarship Recipient at James Madison University under the tutelage of Dr. Lori Piitz. She received this assistantship by winning the “Young Musicians” competition in Brazil. Priscila won the concerto competition at JMU in 2011 and performed Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the JMU orchestra. She participated in master classes with Sérgio Gallo, Larry Graham, Barbara Lister-Sink, Jean-Paul Sevilla, and has had private lessons with Dr. Sérgio Gallo. She has been an active performer and enjoys playing collaboratively. In 2015, Dr. Oliveira joined the music faculty of Pensacola Christian College, where she teaches private piano lessons and music theory.
Christina Walker, District 2
  ~ Impromptu No. 1 in C Minor, D. 899..................................................................... Franz Schubert
​ District 2 ~ Christina Walker is a Florida native who now runs a piano studio in the same community that invested in her. After completing a Bachelors of Music in Piano Performance at Auburn University and a Masters of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy at the University of Oklahoma, Christina returned to Bay County in 2016 to open her studio and take on the role of church pianist at Emerald Coast Fellowship. She enjoys collaborating with her flautist sister Carissa, teaching adjunct at Gulf Coast State College, and accompanying for the local high schools and college. Recently, her studio expanded to include a Mentorship Program which assists piano students planning to pursue careers in music by providing resources, teaching experience, and pedagogical instruction. Christina also serves as the secretary for the Northwest Florida Music Teachers Association. She and her husband Allen live in Panama City.
Linda Weltner, District 3
  ~ Sonata No. 3 in C Major: IV Allegro Assai....................................................... Johann Sebastian Bach
     Partita No. 2 in D minor: III Sarabande.......................................................... Johann Sebastian Bach
     Partita No. 2 in D minor: IV Gigue................................................................... Johann Sebastian Bach
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​District 3 ~ Linda Weltner. Former Jacksonville Symphony violinist and solo free-lance performer, Linda has followed the musical footsteps of her Norwegian grandfather Hans, enjoying lifelong playing and teaching. Three encores from the Bach Solo Sonatas and Partitas favor interpretations by esteemed violinists Milstein and Mutter. 
Dr. Erin Bennett, District 4
  ~ Autumn Lullaby..................................................................................................... Peter Szewcyk
​ District 4 ~ Dr. Erin Bennett, NCTM, Associate Professor of Piano and Pedagogy and Keyboard Area Coordinator at the University of North Florida. Prior to her appointment at UNF Dr. Bennett served on the faculties of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University.

As a performer, Dr. Bennett has appeared throughout the U.S. and Europe. During non-pandemic summers she teaches at Interlochen Arts Camp and the Beaujolais Chamber Music Workshop, a collegiate study abroad program that brings together music pedagogy, chamber music performance, and French language and culture in the heart of the Beaujolais region of France.

Dr. Bennett received degrees in piano performance from Rice University, the University of Florida, and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where she pursued dual cognates in music history and piano pedagogy. Her principal teachers have included Eugene and Elisabeth Pridonoff, Robert Roux, Michelle Conda, and Virginia Hawley Buhn.
Dr. Yoon Joo Hwang, District 5
  ~ Bassoon Concerto in B flat Major, K. 191 (2nd mov.)....................................................W. A. Mozart
​ District 5 ~ Dr. Yoon Joo Hwang, Assistant Professor of Bassoon at the University of Central Florida, has taught and performed throughout the U.S., Asia, and Europe. She has been invited to present master classes at many of the most prestigious schools of music in Asia, including Yonsei University in Korea, the Central Conservatory of Music Beijing, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Academy and the Shenzhen Arts School in China. Dr. Hwang also has presented master classes in the United States at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). She has adjudicated the Florida Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Competition in 2018 and served as a Junior Competition Coordinator for the Florida MTNA competition in 2019. In November 2019, Dr. Hwang was appointed to serve as a Vice President of Korean Relations of the Asian Double Reed Association (ADRA), an organization devoted to bringing together double reed performers and teachers from throughout Asia. She holds the position of the Artistic Director of the University of Central Florida Bassoon Workshop, which is dedicated to inspiring young bassoonists and to helping to advance music education for bassoonists. 
Trio of Loni White, Lehins Aragon, Dr. Hristo Popov, District 6
  ~ Sonata for Two Violins in C Major................................................................... Johann Sebastian Bach
     Three Duets for Two Violins and Piano................................................................... Dmitri Shostakovich



​District 6 ~ Loni White. Canadian pianist Loni White has an active performing and teaching career in Florida. Ms. White completed her ARCT from the Royal Conservatory of Music and many of her students are in the RCM examination program. She is adjunct faculty at Palm Beach State College and is the president of the PBCMTA. 
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​District 6 ~ Lehins Aragon is from Venezuela and studied in the renowned music program El Sistema. Known for his versatility on violin, Mr. Aragon performs with many famous classical and popular musicians, most recently playing in the Florida tour of Game of Thrones. Mr. Aragon and his wife, Loni White, are co-founders of LaRae Music Academy located in Palm Beach County.
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​District 6 ~ Hristo Popov. Dr. Popov is the Founder and Violin Professor at Bellissima Music Academy in Florida. He is described as "virtuoso-violinist extraordinaire" (Musical Horizons) and his Carnegie Hall debut was hailed by The Strad Magazine as “…alert and energetic.” Dr. Popov is the secretary of the PBCMTA and the treasurer of the FSMTA District VI. 
Denise Verheul, District 8
  ~ Morning Has Broken..................................................................................................... Arr. Mark Hayes
​District 8 ~ Denise Verheul. An Oberlin Conservatory graduate with a Bachelors of Music and Masters of Music in Teaching degrees, Denise Verheul has been teaching in the Sarasota and Atlanta area for over 25 years.
 
Before moving to Atlanta, Denise was State Concerto Chairman with FSMTA, active in FFMC, music director at Visual & Performing Arts at Booker High School and adjunct faculty at State College of Florida. Over the years her students have competed and won in concerto and composition competitions, community service awards and numerous district events. This last year her student earned the State Community Service Award. Currently, Denise is Vice-President of Publicity for Sarasota Music Teachers Association, music teacher of piano, musical theatre and composition, organist at First Baptist Church, and accompanies throughout the Sarasota community.
Adam Booher and Dr. Carlos Audi, District 9
  ~ Pampeana No. 2......................................................... Alberto Ginastera
District 9 ~ Adam Booher. Pianist Adam Booher’s musicianship has been described as “thrilling,” and “full of emotional energy” (NashvilleArts). Mr. Booher performs regularly with cellist Carlos Audi, with recent and upcoming concerts occurring at universities and recital halls in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and Texas.  Mr. Booher serves as Professor of Music at Florida College, where he teaches applied piano and music theory. He collaborated with the Florida College Chorus in concert at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium in 2018.
Mr. Booher serves as Vice President of Florida’s MTNA Competitive Events and is District 9 Treasurer. He regularly adjudicates state and district competitions and National Federation of Music Clubs Auditions. Awards include first place in the “Intersection of Jazz and Classical Piano Festival” at West Virginia University, as well as top MTNA prizes at state and division competitions. Mr. Booher received the M.M. in performance from Florida State University, where he studied with Joel Hastings.
​ District 9 ~ Carlos Audi. Dr. Carlos Audi has performed numerous solo and chamber concerts in the United States, Germany, Austria, Spain, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Argentina, and Brazil. In addition, he has been a member of several orchestras in Brazil and in the United States such as the Orquestra Sinfônica de Santo André, the Orquestra Experimental de Repertório, the Orquestra Sinfônica da Universidade de São Paulo, the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tallahassee, Augusta and Albany Symphony Orchestras, and the Opera Tampa Orchestra.

Dr. Audi was born in Brazil where he started his music studies at the age of seven and currently holds a Doctor of Music degree from the Florida State University. His main cello teachers were Maria Cecília Brucoli, Zigmunt Kubala, Robert Suetholz, Robert Jesselson and Lubomir Georgiev. He also has attended master classes with renowned cellists such as Janos Starker, Alan Harris, Timothy Eddy, Steven Doane, Peter Rejto, Sara Sant’Ambrogio, and Antonio Meneses.

Audi has performed in the Teatro Municipal de São Paulo as a finalist of the Orquestra Experimental de Repertório’s Concerto Competition.
Dr. Audi is on the faculty of Florida College, Hillsborough Community College, and Hillsborough County Public Schools, and is a sought-after master class presenter, adjudicator, and lecturer.