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Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) Theory and Practical Exams Fall/Winter 2019 

Andrew Bae (viola, level 4) – First Class Honors 
Sofia Brys (piano, level 7) – First Class Honors 
Melanie Kowalewski (piano, level 4) – Honors 
Bailee Lin (piano, level 4) – First Class Honors 
Rachael Mar (piano, level 7) – Honors 
April Stalder (piano, level 4) – Honors
Thomas Valente (History, level 9)

 

Dylan Huang, soloist in the Huntington Beach Symphony Orchestra Concert in June 2019

 

MTAC Scholarship Winners Recital May 2019

RJ Wakefield, oboe
Greyson Porth, piano

 

Great Composers International Competition - The Music of the 20th Century- May 2019

Dylan Huang, piano - Third Place

 

MTAC Scholarship Auditions May 2019

RJ Wakefield-Carl - First Place High School Senior Woodwind Award
Greyson Porth - Second Place Eunee Yee Memorial Scholarship Junior Pianist Award
Rachael Mar - Honorable Mention Eunee Yee Memorial Scholarship Junior Pianist Award
Bailee Lin - Honorable Mention Eunee Yee Memorial Scholarship Junior Pianist Award

 

CAPMT Sonata/Sonatina Piano Competition April 2019

Dylan Huang - First Place 
Bailee Lin - Second Place 
Rachael Mar - Second Place 
Greyson Porth - Honorable Mention

 

CAPMT State Finals April 2019

Dylan Huang , piano - Third Place - Concerto Competition
Dylan Huang, piano - Honorable Mention - Contemporary Competition 

 

Steinway Junior Piano Competition April 2019 

Dylan Huang has been among the top ten out of more than 100 students selected to compete in Round 1 

 

Southern California Junior Bach Festival Piano Competition March 2019

Greyson Porth, piano - Honorable Mention 

 

MTAC VOCE Competition February 2019

RJ Wakefield-Carl - First Place

 

CAPMT Concerto/Honors/Contemporary Competitions January/February 2019

Dylan Huang , piano - First Place - Concerto Competition
Dylan Huang , piano - Honorable - Honors Competition
Dylan Huang , piano - First Place - Contemporary Music Competition

 

Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) Theory and Practical Exams December 2018

Andrew Bae (viola, level 4) – First Class Honors 
Sofia Brys (piano, level 7) – First Class Honors 
Melanie Kowalewski (piano, level 4) – Honors 
Bailee Lin (piano, level 4) – First Class Honors 
Rachael Mar (piano, level 7) – Honors 
April Stalder (piano, level 4) – Honors
Thomas Valente (History, level 9)

 

Asia America Youth Symphony (AAYS) October 2018

Congratulations to our students who have been accepted to the Asia America Youth Symphony (AAYS)
RJ Wakefield oboe (principal) – teacher: Dr. Laura Arganbright
Christine Xie, French horn (principal) – teacher: Phil Yao
Andrew Bae, viola – teacher: Etienne Gara
William Zhang, French horn – teacher: Phil Yao

 

James Ramos International Video Competition 2018

Seven year old Dylan Huang - Honorable Mention 
Dylan competed in the category 9 years and younger which included all instruments and genres.

 

GLORY Int'l Music Competition 2018

Congratulations to Dylan Huang for winning 2x Third Prize at the GLORY Int'l Music Competition 2018!
Dylan participated in the Romantic Music category in the age group 7 to 10 years and received the Award

from the Professional Jury Board and from the Students Jury Group.

 

Royal Conservatory Center Certificate of Excellence Award October 2018

Congratulations to Bailee Lin and Greyson Porth on receiving

the 2018 Royal Conservatory Center Certificate of Excellence Award!
Bailee received this award for her piano exams level 2 (fall 2017) and level 3 (spring 2018).
Greyson received this award for his piano exam level 4 (summer 2018).
The Center Certificate of Excellence is awarded to students who achieved the highest mark in their examination center

in each level and discipline.

 

Southwestern Youth Music Festival July 2018 

Dylan Huang adds another award to his list: Second Prize in the “Piano Open Baroque Category” (Age 8 or under)

at the Southwestern Youth Music Festival held at CSULB.

Open categories are designed for superior students.

Great accomplishment, especially for being again the youngest in the group of winners. Congratulations!

 

"Golden Classical Music Awards" International Competition, New York 2018 

Dylan Huang, 7-year-old student of Herbert Waltl, has been chosen as a FIRST PRIZE Winner

of the 2018 "Golden Classical Music Awards" International Competition, New York.

This is the second time Dylan received this award; and the second time he has been selected to perform

in the Winners’ Recital at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York this fall.

 

Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) Practical Exams May 2018

Greyson Porth (piano, level 4) - First Class Honors 
Thomas Valente (piano, level 9) – Honors 
Mayuko Nagata (piano, level 10) – First Class Honors
Kumiko Nagata (clarinet, level 7) – First Class Honors 

 

Steinway Junior Piano Competition May 2018

7-year-old Dylan Huang competed in the Steinway Competition (5/5/18; Div. I - Ages 9 and under) in San Marcos

against more than 90 contestants from all over California and won third place! Huge success! Congratulations!

 

CAPMT Sonata/Sonatina Competition May 2018

Dylan Huang, piano, won FIRST PLACE at CAPMT’s Sonata/Sonatina competition.

What a weekend for Dylan! Big congrats again!

 

MTAC Scholarship Auditions May 2018

Adjudication, Sofia Brys (student of Herbert Waltl) received HONORABLE MENTION for her piano performance

at MTAC’s highly competitive Scholarship Audition on May 5th. Huge Congratulations to multi-talented Sofia!!

 

Long Beach USD Wind and String Solo Adjudication April 2018

Great success for SOFIA BRYS, cello student of Hans Goldstein, at the Long Beach USD Wind and String Solo Adjudication.

Sofia received the highest grade “SUPERIOR” for her performance of Bach’s Bourrée 1 - Suite No. 3. Congratulations

 

CAPMT Spring Festival April 2018

CAPMT District 3 president Lina Lee welcomed 18 performers, their teachers, parents and friends to

CAPMT’s first Spring Festival which was held at Hc on April 15th.

Distinguished Prof. Antoinette Perry (USC Thornton School of Music) was the adjudicator for the talented young pianists.

Congratulations to Danielle Yi, Festival chair, on this great success

 

Great Composers International Music Competition 2018

Huge Congratulations to MAYUKO NAGATA and DYLAN HUANG on their amazing results

at the Great Composers International Music Competition.
Both of Herbert Waltl’s students made it to the final round in “The Music of Austria & Germany” division.

Dylan won first prize in the age category 5-7! Mayuko won second prize in the age category 17-19!