Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Senior Scholarship auditions! Thank you to our judges David Amos and Ellen Weller. Below are the list of scholarship recipients and a YouTube video of one of their pieces they performed. We wish the students all the best as they continue their music studies in college.
2nd Place – Celina Jiang ($900) – piano student of Dana Burnett
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPZM_hXb5EY The Lark – Glinka/Balakirev
Celina has been studying piano for 8 years under the studio of Dana Burnett. She has competed in the Southern California Junior Bach Festival at the state level, placed in the MTAC Concerto Competition, won 1st place in the MTAC Sonata Festival, won the H.B. Goodlin Scholarship, and completed all 10 levels of the Certificate of Merit Program. For the past two years, Celina was the principal saxophonist of the Wind Symphony ensemble of San Diego Youth Symphony. In her free time, she also enjoys performing oldies on the piano and saxophone for the residents at the local senior center. Celina recently committed to the University of Pennsylvania and is excited to participate in chamber music, continue accompanying soloists, and play music in senior homes in the West Philadelphia community.
3rd Place – Ellen Chung ($600) – flute student of Jane Masur
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io7INTFjIsY Poulenc Flute Sonata – 3rd movement
Ellen has been playing the flute for 7 years and studying with Jane Masur for 4 years. She has completed the Advanced Level of Certificate of Merit for the flute as and has been in the San Diego Youth Symphony for 5 years. Ellen volunteers at the local senior center and entertains its residents with flute and piano music. She has performed for the Piano Guild program since 5th grade and has been an international/national member of its piano playing auditions for 5 years. In the fall, Ellen plans to major in biology on the pre-med track at UCLA and is looking forward to joining a music club and the UCLA’s Music by the Bedside program.
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DATE: Saturday, May 11, 2024, afternoon
Where: Private Home
Fee: $35
Details: Students can apply for the annual scholarship with this application form and can pay through Zelle or with a check sent to the Senior Scholarship chair, Alyze Dreiling. Application must be postmarked by Friday, May 3, 2024. The parent consent form must be on file and emailed to nsdmtac@gmail.com by May 4, 2024. All rules and guidelines must be thoroughly followed.