Major Accomplishments 2002 - 2004

2004 Eugenia Jeong, piano, Willard Schultz.
Eugenia was chosen as one of 125 finalists, from 6,500 applicants, in the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, and invited to participate in the Arts Week in Miami.
More information about the Arts Week and the Presidential Scholars in the Arts can be found in www.nfaa.org.

SYAMF Winners May 2003
Four of the six concerto winners were students of Academy Faculty, Kent Coleman, Willard Schultz, and David Tonkonogui:
Eugenia Jeong, Piano, Jun Yong Chung, Violin, Rachel Wong, Violin, Camden Shaw, Violoncello. The other two winners were Haemi Shin, Flute, and Jonathan Lo, Cello.

The only Festival Medal was awarded to Eugenia Jeong, piano (Willard Schultz)..

Congratulations to all the winners and their teachers! Adjudication standards for the Festival were at the highest level seen in years, making these wins even more meaningful.

Graduates 2003:Marc Macauley and Lena Nietfeld.
Marc (composition and piano) received 7 acceptances and offers of scholarship from major music colleges and conservatories. He will attend Eastman Conservatory of Music on scholarship as a composition major. Marc was an ASCAP Young Composer at age 14, a BMI Young Composer at age 16, and received a 2nd ASCAP Young Composer Award this year. These awards are for composers under age 30. Marc has a 3 page resume of awards and accomplishments, and was also a MTNA Concerto Winner (piano) at age 14.

Lena Nietfeld (composition and clarinet) received 4 acceptances and offers of scholarship from major music colleges and conservatories. She will attend University of Michigan on scholarship to study composition with Bright Sheng.

Congratulations and best wishes to Marc and Lena.

More Accomplishments this year:
A long, impressive, list is being readied for publication below. We apologize for being late with these wonderful announcements. We did not have the volunteer time to update this page.

We have long lists from studio teachers and families of winners in SYAMFA, WSMTA, Simon Fiset, Horsfall, PAFE, Olympia, Tacoma, and other area competitions. Academy students won opportunities to perform with orchestras thoughout the Puget Sound area, on KING FM, and in invitational private recitals. They have also been accepted at prestigious summer music programs this year, such as Aspen, Interlochen, and Adamant (piano camp).

Willard Schultz - Piano Chair - Studio Honors 2002-2003

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Kent Coleman -Violin Chair - Studio Honors 2002-2003

Danielle Johnson
Tied for first place in the sr. high division of the Masterworks Chorale Kids Talent Competition, to play a piece in a Masterworks Chorale concert during their upcoming season.
April 2003 played The Lark Ascending at the Governor's Mansion, Olympia, Junior League Luncheon. The first lady's son, Dylan Locke, came running up to his mother during the piece and sat on her lap, watched and listened. Mrs. Locke announced after the piece that Dylan was mesmerized by the music.
May 2003, performed the the solo violin part of Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 with the Capital Area Youth Symphony at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts in Olympia as winner of the CAYSA Concerto Competition.

Rachel Wong: Thursday, May 8, at 12:30 pm, interviewed live on KSER 90.7 FM as a winner of the Seattle Young Artists Music Festival Concerto Competition and winner of the Everett Youth Symphony Concerto Competition.
Performed the first and second movements of the Mozart Concerto No. 3 with the Everett Youth Symphony on Tuesday, May 20 at 7:00 pm. at Kamiak High School in Mukilteo as first place winner of the EYSO Concerto Competition.

Jun Chung: Friday, May 16, at 9:00 pm Jun performed on the Classic King "FM 98.1 Live! By George" program as a winner of the Seattle Young Artists Music Festival Concerto Competition.

Rachel Wong and Jun Chung:Sunday, May 18, at 2:30 pm, performed with Philharmonia Northwest, Roupen Shakarian, Conductor, as winners of the Seattle Young Artists Music Festival Concerto Competition.

Nicolai Wohns performed the entire Vieuxtemps Concerto No. 5 with the Tacoma Youth Symphony as first place winner of their concerto competition at the Landmark Convention Center (Temple Theater) in Tacoma.

Mary Toy - Piano Studio - Honors Received Spring 2003
SYAMF Audition Participation
Toby Chen, Megan Lee, Kaveh Waddell, Lydia Teegan, Quincy Pham,
Jeff Wilken, Heidi Kim, Charlotte Dike,
Christina Luo, Alexandra Luo, Jean Huang

Seattle Young Artist Music Festival
Special Recognition Awards for Outstanding Achievement
Kaveh Waddell- Junior Concerto class 29
Lydia Teegan Complete Program class 1
Quincy Pham Complete Program class 2
*Christina Luo Complete Program class 2
Jeff Wilken Complete Program class 3

East Side Scholarship
Jeff Wilken Second Place Grade 9 -disqualifed for repertoire change
Quincy Pham Unranked Honorable Mention Grade 7
*Christina Luo Unranked Honorable Mention Grade 8
- disqualified for repertoire change

East Side Performing Arts Festival
Kaveh Waddell Junior Concerto- Class 9 Winner-Tie
Complete Program Class 1 Winner
Jeff Wilken Solo- Class 5 Winner
Toby Chen Solo- Class 1 Honorable Mention
Heidi Kim Solo- Class 5 Honorable Mention

"Best of the Division" at the PAFE and a $50.00 check
Kaveh Waddell

May Awards Recital - Sunday April 27, 2003
Annual Awards Ceremony & Reception

Seattle Young Artist Music Festival
Special Recognition Awards for Outstanding Achievement

Kaveh Waddell- Junior Concerto class 29
Complete Program class 1
Lydia Teegan Complete Program class 1
Quincy Pham Complete Program class 2
Christina Luo Complete Program class 2
Jeff Wilken Complete Program class 3