Big MTNA wins for HHSOM

Chamber ensembles and students of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music faculty scored big at the Georgia division Music Teachers National Association competitions on Wednesday, November 6. Congratulations to all of the winners!

CHAMBER MUSIC STRING PERFORMANCE COMPETITION

Winner: Selah Piano Trio - Levon Ambartsumian, teacher

Lucas Scalamogna, violin

Noah Johnson, cello

Youngmi Moon, piano

Alternate: Triology - Richard Zimdars, teacher

Richard Blumenthal, piano

Joseph Beverly, clarinet

Ana Abrantes, cello

CHAMBER MUSIC WIND PERFORMANCE COMPETITION

Winner: UGA Graduate Tuba-Euphonium Quartet - David Zerkel, teacher

David McLemore, tuba

Chris Leslie , euphonium

Patrick Geren, euphonium

Chris Gurtcheff, tuba

Alternate: Bulldog Brass Society - Joshua Bynum, teacher

Geoffrey Wood, trumpet

Anderson Romero, trumpet

Rachel Matz, tuba

David Gonzalez, trombone

Peter Riggs, horn

Honorable mention:  Ares Saxophone Quartet - Connie Frigo, teacher

Gabriel Piqué, soprano saxophone

Sara Emery, alto saxophone

Andrew Turner, tenor saxophone

Brandon Quarles, baritone saxophone

YOUNG ARTIST BRASS PERFORMANCE COMPETITION

Winner: Christopher Leslie, euphonium - David Zerkel, teacher

Alternate: Joel Ockerman, horn - Jean Martin-Williams, teacher

YOUNG ARTIST WOODWIND PERFORMANCE COMPETITION

Winner - Gabriel Piqué, saxophone - Connie Frigo, teacher

Honorable mention - Andrew Turner, saxophone - Connie Frigo, teacher
Brandon Quarles, saxophone - Connie Frigo, teacher

Martha Gardner and Alexander Ambartsumian, students of HHSOM Professor Levon Ambartsumian, also won the North Carolina MTNA Young Artist String Solo Competition and GA MTNA Junior String Solo Competition, respectively.

Good luck to all first-place participants as they progress to the MTNA regional competitions, held at the University of Louisville January 17-20!