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FRIDAY - APRIL 28, 2023 3:00 PM Registration Desk Opens Until 8:15 PM Conference Level 4:00 PM Contest Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See Schedule 4:30 PM Theory Tests Resume Until 7PM Lewis Boardroom SATURDAY - APRIL 28, 2023 8:00 AM Registration Opens Conference Level 8:30 AM Judges Meeting Clark Boardroom 8:30 AM Room Monitors Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lewis Boardroom 9:00 AM Competition Begins See Schedule 9:00 AM Vocal Musical Theater N .A .I .C . Qualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wright Room 9:00 AM Theory Tests given until Noon Lewis Boardroom 1:00 PM Violin Concerto Qualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hudson Room 1:00 PM Piano Classical N A I C Qualifications Earhart room 2:30 PM Pop Piano N .A .I .C Qualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earhart Room 1:00 PM Vocal Classical N A I C Qualifications Wright Room 3:30 PM Theory Tests Resume Until 5PM Lewis Boardroom 5:30 PM Registration Closes Lobby SUNDAY - APRIL 30, 2023 7:45 AM Registration Desk Opens Until 2:30 PM Conference Level 9:00 AM Competition Begins See Schedule 9:00 AM Theory Tests Given until 1PM Lewis Boardroom 1:00 PM Vocal Pop N A I C Qualification Wright Ballroom 3:30 PM Student Council Songs From A Hat McNair Room 5:00 PM Grand Awards Presentation Lindbergh Ballroom BC
Welcome to the 46th annual
Great Lakes Regional Contest
Welcome to the forty sixth annual Great Lakes Regional Contest at the Westin Detroit Metro Airport Hotel in Romulus, Michigan. We are thrilled to see so many returning and new student and teacher faces participating in our 2nd GLR since we returned from COVID.
Our contest committee has been working diligently through out the year to bring you a high quality contest that will help you produce memories that last a lifetime. Make the most of your time here and take in as much as you can. Listen to other performances and while doing it you can make new friends and have fun. Meeting people from other studios is a great way for you to learn while experiencing new things and make friendships that last a lifetime. Both Gina and I met as competitors, we both went into the music teaching business and we maintained the friendship all these years even though we lived hundreds of miles apart.
When you’re participating in the contest, don’t forget to share your experiences. Take your pictures at the AGM photo booth and take pictures with your phones. Send your pictures to our social media by tagging us on Facebook @americanguild or on Instagram @theamericanguildofmusic. Visit our Facebook page where you can see your pics, tag yourself and share with friends at facebook.com/americanguild! If you do make a new friend post it on our facebook page.
Good Luck to each and every one of you . We look forward to seeing you at our National Contest this summer.
Yours in music,
Richard A. Chizmadia Contest Manager Executive Director
Gina Selvaggi Contest Director
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Welcome from the AGM President
Welcome back Teachers, Parents and Students
I am so excited to be in person and on site again this year at the Westin Airport Hotel. Many of you are new to our organization. Please feel free to visit me in the Theory Room to get acquainted if you haven’t registered for a theory test. This is where I “reside” during every contest and I am looking forward to seeing all who are returning from prior years (before the pandemic) as well. Hopefully your music endeavors are back on track to a more normal schedule this year.
There have been necessary adjustments for all of us who are committed to Music Education. For the Love of Music we persevere in offering this venue each year to give our students valuable preparation and performance experience which cannot be duplicated in the studio lesson time.
The Westin is a convenient venue with many amenities for overnight guests. I wish you a wonderful time here as you make new friends during the weekend. Students, do your personal best in every category you have entered and the educational benefits will far exceed any awards you may earn. See you at the Sunday Awards in proper attire.
All the Best, Sue Pennington
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About Your Program Book
The contest schedule is arranged alphabetically by instrument. Each instrument is broken down chronologically by day and then subdivided by type of category. The title of each category will appear at the top of the category followed by the room name. If the category title and room do not appear at the top of the column in which your name appears trace UP the preceding column, as the schedule reads from left to right and the bottom of one column flows to the top of the following column. If you have a problem locating your event in the program go to the information table at the AGM Registration Area.
Awards & Score sheets
Evaluation trophies will be given at the time that the evaluation solos are performed. All other awards will be presented at the Awards on SUNDAY at the banquet. If you CANNOT attend the awards, be sure to let your teacher know so they can pick up any awards that you may receive. Unclaimed awards will NOT be shipped. YOU MUST WEAR YOUR BADGE TO CLAIM ANY AWARDS. Dress code is in effect for the Awards Program. No jeans, T-shirts, running shoes, shorts, or tank tops etc. No more than two seats are allowed to be saved per family for members arriving late at the Sunday Awards. Score sheets will be emailed to the teachers following the awards. You will receive them from your teacher. Ribbons will be given out to the teacher or a studio representative after the conclusion of the Sunday Awards.
Time Limits
The AGM scoring system is as follows: Outstanding : 91-100, Superior: 86-90, Excellent: 80-85, Good: 71 - 79 Fair: Below 71. It is essential for all student performances to follow the time limits set forth by the AGM. If a student’s selection goes beyond the limit set, the student may lose points and/or be stopped.
under..........2 minutes 7& 8 year olds............3 minutes 9 & 10 year olds................5 minutes 11 - 14 year olds...........9 minutes 15 & over.......................12 minutes
Memorization & Badges
ALL SOLOS MUST BE MEMORIZED, with the exception of EVALUATION solos. Ten (10) points will be deducted if music is used. A copy of the music must be made available to the judge in all categories except Pop Solos, Battle of the Bands and Pop Combos. PLEASE REMEMBER that PHOTOCOPIES ARE NOT acceptable An exception will be made if music is not available from the publishing company with written notice.
All students should register at the Registration Desk for the American Guild of Music after checking into the Hotel. Our desk will be on the lobby Level. A BADGE is required to perform and RECEIVE AWARDS, and they must be worn at all times while in the hotel complex. Any student without a badge MAY be asked to leave by Hotel Security.
Conduct & Release Waiver
All students are asked to observe common courtesy while staying at the Westin Hotel. Please respect the other guests, and their property, and please observe the AGM curfew. The Michigan legal drinking age is 21 years old. Minors who violate this law will have their alcohol confiscated. They will also be disciplined and/or disqualified from the competition. Any damages or mischief to the hotel or hotel property will result in disqualification of the persons and/or studio involved. The American Guild of Music, it’s Executive Officers and Board of Directors, either in part or collectively cannot and will not be held responsible for said persons and their actions. No refunds will be issued in the event of disqualification.
The American Guild of Music, Executive Officers and Board of Directors, either individually and/or collectively cannot and will not be held responsible for injury, damage or loss of property occurring to any person attending an American Guild of Music function, specifically the Great Lakes Regional Convention in Romulus, Michigan. Persons attending this convention agree to release the above mentioned organization and its governing body from any liability as a result of an accident or misfortune. The American Guild will not be responsible for actions of the Westin Hotel, its employees and activity-related personnel. The American Guild and governing body will not be liable for injury, loss or damage to person and/or property as a result of the purchase of activity related tickets to events featured during the Great Lakes Regional Contest. The American Guild of Music supports the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and will make special provisions to comply in its competitions providing written notification be given prior to the event.. All performances at an AGM Contest become property of the American Guild of Music and may be used in future website, social media, film and print promotions. Your participation in the contest gives us your permission.
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LENGTH OF STUDY & POP DIVISIONS LOS/Pop Time Studied Time Limit Preparatory/Novice 0-6 mos 2-minute Cadet/Elementary 7-12 mos 2-minute Junior/Freshmen 13-24 mos 3-minute Intermediate/Sophomore 25-42 mos 5-minute Senior/Performer 43-51 mos 5-minute Advanced/Player 52-69 mos 8-minute Student Artist/Artist 70-96 mos 10-minute Open/Pro 97 mos&up 12-minute Adult Student/Adult Student 21 yrs + taking lessons 10-minute time limit Adult Hobby/Adult Hobby 21 yrs + not taking lessons 10-minute time limit Adult Teacher/Adult Teacher 21 yrs + teacher 12-minute time limit NAIC/NAIC 72 Mos (or permission) 15-minute time limit 5 AGE ACHIEVEMENT 6 years old and
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Membership
All teachers who attend the Contest or the studio that they enter from must be a member of the American Guild of Music to enroll their students in the contest An individual teacher may become a professional member for a $80.00 new member fee This allows the professional teacher to enter only their students A music studio with more than one teacher may become a studio store member for a $200.00 new member fee This fee allows all teachers at the studio to enter students Anyone can become an associate member for a fee of $50.00. Associate membership does not have voting privileges or allow you to enter students All membership fees are tax deductible All membership fees must be paid on line at americanguild. org or sent to: Rick Chizmadia, AGM Treasurer, 12877 Alpine Terrace, Cincinnati, OH 45208
Time Conflicts
R EMEMBER GROUPS COME FIRST ! !
In the event of a time conflict, A GROUP or A Duet performance takes precedence over a SOLO. If two events are scheduled at the same time, ask to go at the beginning of one division and the end of the other. The student or teacher must inform the solo room that he/she will be delayed. The judge can hold a solo division open for 30 minutes if previously notified. If two solos are scheduled at the same time, ask to be placed first in one class and last in the other
Badges & Contest Etiquette
Badges must be worn at all times to get into all AGM events. You must wear your badge to perform and pick up awards. We suggest that you staple your badge to the holder. There is a $5.00 replacement for all lost badges.
Proper conduct and dress is expected of all contest attendees for all official AGM events. Please give courtesy to those performing by not talking or taking pictures during performances. Enter the contest rooms only after you hear applause or the Room Monitor opens the door, DO NOT KNOCK ON DOORS Proper Dress is mandatory. No Jeans, T-shirts, running shoes or shorts will be allowed in the contest rooms unless they are the outfit for a group performance, and may be worn for the group performance only. Please turn off cellular phones & pagers when in the contest rooms. When in the contest rooms please be courteous to those performing, do not talk or move about during a performance. Please do not play instruments or talk loudly in the halls outside the contest rooms. If the Contest Etiquette rules are not obeyed by the contestants or their families, it could mean expulsion from the contest. Dress code is enforced for the Awards. Please help the AGM maintain this highest level of integrity at the AGM Contest. The AGM will not tolerate any kind of tampering with judges or score room personnel. Any attempt by a contestant, parent, teacher or studio to influence an adjudicator’s decision will be met with appropriate action.
North American Invitational Championship, Age Finals & Concerto Qulalifications
Qualifications for the North American Invitational Championship will be held on various days depending on the instrument. This is a qualification round in which the winner and runner-up on Hard Rock Guitar, Classical Guitar, Guitar , Keyboard, Sequenced Keyboard, Drum Set, Violin, Classical Piano, Pop Piano, Vocal Broadway, and Vocal Classical will continue on to the final round which will be held at the nationals this summer. These winners will join qualifiers from other AGM Regionals as well as 2022’s NAIC Final Winners & Runners Up on above mentioned instruments. Winners of top categories in competitions sanctioned by other music organizations may apply for automatic qualifications into the finals providing they contact the Contest Director in writing. The North American Invitational Championship is the AGM’s most prestigious contest, and is open competition. The winners of the finals will receive a handsome trophy and perform at the Awards Banquet on Sunday.
The North American Age Finals takes place at the national contest To qualify for the Age Finals, you must place first through fifth in the Age Achievement Solo divisions. Only the top three students in every age division will receive a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place trophy.
The winners and runner up of the concerto contest will also qualify for the finals at the nationals.
Walter Truszkowski & Joyce Lucido Memorial Award
All students attending the Great Lakes Regional Contest will have an opportunity to win the Joyce Lucido - Walter Truszkowski Memorial Awards. All they have to do is compose a minimum 50 word essay entitled “What the AGM Great Lakes Regional Contest means to me”
All essays must be submitted in person to the AGM registration desk no later than 4PM on Saturday of the Great Lakes Regional.
The winning essay will be read at the Sunday Award Ceremony and the student will have $250.00 go towards their National Contest expenses. Eligible contest expenses are all entry fees, banquet fees and hotel fees up to the amount of $250.00 No cash will be awarded.
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Steve Caldwell is a musician, producer & director who was born and bred in Metro Detroit. With over 25 years in the music industry, Caldwell is a well-seasoned artist with a vast portfolio spanning Detroit, nationally and abroad. He began recording at a very young age, leading him to producing music for himself and other artists.
Caldwell has never limited himself to mastering various styles on the guitar, allowing him to span genres from funk, jazz, blues, world beat, African, Brazilian, Latin, ska, hip hop, reggae and rock. His unique and thoughtful approach to music both on stage and in the studio has led to performances filled with dynamics, originality, and tone. Caldwell surrenders his skills with heart, soul, passion and professionalism from small-scale acoustic rooms to large stadium stages.
Clinton Pratt has a BM and MM in piano, and includes improvisation, ear training, and Dalcroze Eurhythmics in his teaching. He has served on numerous committees, is an active presenter, holds several teaching certifications, has been published in American Music Teacher, and recently received Ohio MTA’s “Teacher of the Year” award for his district. Clinton is an experienced adjudicator of many festivals and competitions, and joined the RCM College of Examiners in 2014.
Theresa Stager is in her tenth year of administration and currently serves as Principal of Saline High School in Saline, MI. She earned her Bachelor of Music Education from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI, and a Master of Educational Administration (Assessment and Evaluation) at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, and is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Leadership and Innovation at Arizona State University.
Theresa taught for 8 years as a public school music educator in Anchor Bay Schools in New Baltimore, MI teaching general music, band, and was co-director of the high school vocal music program. In addition to presenting and keynoting at many state and national music, administration, and technology conferences, she is also a past AGM competitor in piano and keyboard. Theresa served as Score Room Chairperson for the American Guild of Music, was a past Board member, and currently serves as a Board member of the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP).
Anastasiya Baranova holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honors and Master of Music degrees in violin performance. She started learning both violin and piano at the age of six, studying with the world-renowned pedagogues in St Petersburg, and later, in Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, and Vancouver. In her performance career she has featured as a solo, orchestral, and chamber musician.
Anastasiya also provides high-quality training in violin, viola, ensemble performance, piano, and music theory. Her students are prize-winners of numerous music competitions and graduates of post-secondary programs within music concentration.
Chris Dallo from Maple, Ontario, has captured audiences internationally with his extraordinary and captivating voice. Christopher has won numerous Canadian awards and per-forms frequently around the world. In 2009 Christopher sang the well- known Josh Groban hit “You Raise Me Up” accompanied by David Foster on piano. He has also performed concerts with Jose Feliciano, Robert Michaels, Amy Sky, Marc Jordan, Leona Boyd and Richard Abel. Christopher continues to perform all over his native province Ontario, across Canada and the USA.
Nancy Meyette is a retired music teacher who taught music for Fitzgerald Public Schools in Warren, Michigan and taught general music education to grades kg-5th and was the vocal music director who taught the children’s choirs in lower and upper elementary school. She obtained her music degree is from Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan and a master’s degree in elementary education from Central Michigan and a 2nd master’s degree in library science from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. She has served as a local area judge within the greater Detroit area for piano solo festivals for a number of years
Alaina Brown Soprano, has been praised for her fine musicianship and exquisite coloratura. She has gained National and International recognition for her interpretation of Handel and Mozart and most recently her dramatic performance of The Queen of the Night, from The Magic Flute. The Cincinnati Post named her as, “The Young Artist to watch”, following her debut with the Cincinnati Opera as Frasquita in Carmen.
Ms. Brown made her European debut as Mary Stone in a new production of Douglas Moore’s, The Devil and Daniel Webster, in Palermo, Italy, under the baton of Maestro Danilo Lambordini. Currently, Ms. Brown is a cast member of the International tour of Porgy and Bess and recently made her debut in the role of Clara and The Strawberry Woman at the Teatro Reggio, Torino, Italy. Ms. Brown has made several appearances on the Detroit Opera House stage in roles such as: Der Vertraute from Elektra; Inez, from Il Trovatore; Lily and The Strawberry Woman from Porgy and Bess; Marianne from Der Rosenkavalier
Linda Lucido For more than 50 years, Linda has been involved with the American Guild of Music as a competitor, Board Member, Score Room Director, Judge and Contest Director. She currently serves as Past President. Linda enjoys teaching piano, organ and keyboard. Her background includes Performance, Music Theory and Composition, Jazz, and Music Technology.
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A-1 STUDIOS - WASHINGTON , MICHIGAN
ALU MUSIC LLC - TROY, MICHIGAN**
BIN FENG - NOVI, MICHIGAN
BRZOZOWSKI STUDIO - COMMERCE TWP, MICHIGAN
ERIKA THOMPSON - FARMINGTON HILLS, MICHIGAN
EXPRESSIONS MUSIC ACADEMY - NOVI, MICHIGAN
FAYE MAO - TROY, MICHIGAN
FIND YOUR HEART SONG ACADEMY - MT. CLEMENS MI
FORTISSIMO ACADEMY - ROCHESTER HILLS, MICHIGAN
GAIL’S MUSIC STUDIO - WHITMORE LAKE, MICHIGAN
GRAMLICH MUSIC - YPSILANTi, MICHIGAN
IRENE LIN - STERLING HTS, MICHIGAN
JAMI KRAUSE - WYANDOTTE, MICHIGAN
JUDITH PARKINSON - CLINTON TWP, MICHIGAN**
KAWAI LESSON STUDIO - SHELBY TWP, MICHIGAN
KINGS SCHOOL OF MUSIC - TAYLOR, MICHIGAN
KYOKO KASHIWAGI - BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICHIGAN
LBF PIANO & VOICE LLC - BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICHIGAN
LEE CHIANG - NOVI, MICHIGAN
LION MUSIC ACADEMY - MADISON HTS, MICHIGAN*
MANISHA RATHOD - NOVI, MICHIGAN
MARCELLO ROSSI- WARREN, MICHIGAN**
THANK YOU TO:
MARK MCCOY MUSIC - SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN
MICHAEL EMSHWILLER - LENOX, MICHIGAN
MINGSHU ZHANG - NOVI, MICHIGAN
MIRELA COSTA - STERLING HTS, MICHIGAN**
MT CLEMENS MUSIC - MT CLEMENS, MICHIGAN**
MUSAIC SCHOOL OF MUSIC - VAUGHAN, ONTARIO
NAI-WEN WANG - TROY, MICHIGAN
NUEVO RITMO MUSIC ACADEMY - VERO BEACH, FL
PINLIN LIU - NOVI, MICHIGAN
PRELUDE MUSIC STUDIO - CANTON, MICHIGAN*
RAN AN MUSIC - NOVI, MICHIGAN*
SAKURANBO PIANO - ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN
SANDY COLLINS PIANO STUDIO - NOVI, MICHIGAN**
SARAH KIM - TROY, MICHIGAN
SHU YU LIN - TROY, MICHIGAN*
THREE CROWNS ACADEMY- CHARLOTTE, MICHIGAN*
WON SHIN - TROY, MICHIGAN
XIULI LU - TROY, MICHIGAN*
XUAN YANG - NORTHVILLE, MICHIGAN*
YINGMIN LI - TROY, MICHIGAN*
YING YING SHENG- SOUTH LYON, MICHIGAN*
YUKI MUSIC - NOVI, MICHIGAN
* DENOTES NEW TEACHER
** DENOTES RETURNING TEACHER
We are celebrating our 46th anniversary together and so grateful to celebrate with you. We would like to thank those of you who volunteered your time to participate in this contest. m Hats off to the students for their hard work and dedication. m Students, give your mom and dad a big hug for their support to get you here. m Give even a bigger shout out to your teachers who prepare you for success and enter you into the contest. m
A huge thank you to Nicole Tolentino, Angie Antoon, Joseph Boehnlein for being the brains behind developing the scoring system. m Kiah Manthai and Jacob Chludzinski for their work assisting in the virtual score room. m To all of the volunteers who worked as room captains assisting the judges, you helped keep things running smoothly and on time. m To Julie Kopasz for assisting with awards and T-Shirt delivery. m To Alexander Sunga & volunteers for running the registration desk. m A big shout out to Mark Pajakowski for all the hard work and dedication that he does to make this contest run smoothly. m To Alyssa Phelps in regards to the fun/exciting activity/entertainment m ToDave Monahan and the staff at Kawaii Music Gallery for finding us pianos. Karen Zakar and Brianna Zakar for your hard work providing trophies and keeping cost down. m Michael Emswhiller for creating the new Band Instrument Test List m Sue Pennington for her dedication to Music Theory.
Gina Selvaggi , Contest Director and Rick Chizmadia, Convention Manager m
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BAND INSTRUMENTS - WOODWINDS
CONCERTO QUALIFICATION
SUNDAY ROOM: DESOTO
JUDGE: Theresa Stager
10:30 AM-ADVANCED
Isaac Song
PIANO CONCERTO QUALIFICATION
SATURDAY ROOM: EARHART
JUDGE: Clinton Pratt
3:45 PM-ELEMENTARY
Reina Kitsuda
Yeji Kim
VIOLIN CONCERTO QUALIFICATION
SATURDAY ROOM: HUDSON
JUDGE: Anastasiya Baranova
1:00 PM-SENIOR
Chloe Qin
1:15 PM-JUNIOR
Kent Plackmann
1:25 PM-ELEMENTARY
Liam Miyagawa
PIANO CLASSICAL NAIC QUALIFICATION
SATURDAY ROOM: EARHART
JUDGE: Clinton Pratt
1:00 PM
Dereck Meng
Brandon Chan
Angel Pan
Ethan Z Liu
Peter Xie
Charles Huang
Iris Cao
Matthew Li
Charlie Chen
Harry Wang
PIANO POP NAIC QUALIFICATION
SATURDAY ROOM: EARHART
JUDGE: Clinton Pratt
2:30 PM
Charles Huang
Ethan Z Liu
Harry Wang
Charlie Chen
Peter Xie
Angel Pan
Victoria Wang
Matthew Li
VIOLIN
NAIC QUALIFICATION
SATURDAY ROOM: HUDSON
JUDGE: Anastasiya Baranova
1:35 PM
Chloe Qin
VOCAL CLASSICAL NAIC QUALIFICATION
SATURDAY
ROOM: WRIGHT
JUDGE: Chris Dallo
1:00 PM
Dante Dagati
Grace Gasparovic
Teah Duron
Gabriel Cozzetto
Megan Jankowsky
Katherine Giannetti
Alexander Pavlik
Kaitlyn Fernando
Kayla Cal
Kate Kraft
Claire Kraft
VOCAL MUSICAL THEATRE NAIC QUALIFICATION
SATURDAY
ROOM: WRIGHT
JUDGE: Chris Dallo
9:00 AM
Katherine Giannetti
Kate Kraft
Tyler Schwartz
Mia Bustamante
Grace Gasparovic
Lydia Cuthbert
Megan Jankowsky
Srinithi Chitikeshi
Cameryn Beaty-Burnett
Kayla Cal
Gianna Tabacchi
Gabriel Cozzetto
Ava Burton
Teah Duron
Claire Kraft
Gwendalynn Knowles
Kaitlyn Fernando
Dante Dagati
Jordon Mehlhose
Alexander Pavlik
VOCAL POP NAIC QUALIFICATION
SUNDAY
ROOM: WRIGHT
JUDGES: Chris Dallo
1:00 PM
Megan Jankowsky
Srinithi Chitikeshi
Jordon Mehlhose
Gabriel Cozzetto
Mikhaella Lanac
Ava Burton
Sonia Reddy
Tyler Schwartz
Grace Gasparovic
Kayla Cal
Gwendalynn Knowles
Lydia Cuthbert
C O N C E R T O & n a i c q u a l I F I C A T I O N
PIANOS
GALLERY
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G U I T A R & V I O L I N
GUITAR TEST LIST - STANDARD
FRIDAY ROOM: MCNAIR
JUDGE: Steve Caldwell
5:30 PM-LEVEL 1
Aveen Jain
CLASSICAL GUITAR TEST LIST - CLASSICAL
FRIDAY ROOM: MCNAIR
JUDGE: Steve Caldwell
5:35 PM-LEVEL 2
Amar Khalil
CLASSICAL GUITAR AGE QUALIFICATION
FRIDAY ROOM: MCNAIR
JUDGE: Steve Caldwell
5:40 PM-AGE 12
Amar Khalil
GUITAR POP SOLO
FRIDAY ROOM: MCNAIR
JUDGE: Steve Caldwell
5:45 PM-PLAYER
Amar Khalil
Aahan Jain
GUITAR DUET
FRIDAY ROOM: MCNAIR
JUDGE: Steve Caldwell
5:55 PM-ADVANCED
Aveen Jain & Aahan Jain
GUITAR EVALUATION SOLO
FRIDAY ROOM: MCNAIR
JUDGE: Steve Caldwell
6:00 PM
Amar Khalil
Aahan Jain
Aveen Jain
KEYBOARD
POP SOLO
FRIDAY ROOM: DESOTO
JUDGE: Theresa Stager
6:20 PM-TEACHER
Gail Boyd
VIOLIN EVALUATION SOLO
SATURDAY ROOM: HUDSON
JUDGE: Anastasiya Baranova
9:00 AM
Kapishh Rajan
Lila Duca
Catherine Camacho
Talia Chalhoub
Eva Chaudhari
Tawfiq Khalil
VIOLIN
LENGTH OF STUDY SOLO
SATURDAY ROOM: HUDSON
JUDGE: Anastasiya Baranova
9:45 AM-CADET
Nico Miyagawa
Talia Chalhoub
9:55 AM-JUNIOR
Eva Chaudhari
Kai Plackmann
10:10 AM-INTERMEDIATE
Rosie Cao
10:20 AM-SENIOR
Tawfiq Khalil
Kapishh Rajan
Kent Plackmann
VIOLIN
TEST LIST SOLO
SATURDAY ROOM: HUDSON
JUDGE: Anastasiya Baranova
10:35 AM-LEVEL 2
Kai Plackmann
10:40 AM-LEVEL 3
Nico Miyagawa
10:45 AM-LEVEL 5
Liam Miyagawa
VIOLIN AGE QUALIFICATION SOLO
SATURDAY ROOM: HUDSON
JUDGE: Anastasiya Baranova
10:55 AM-AGE 7 & 8
Lila Duca
Nico Miyagawa
Kai Plackmann
11:15 AM-AGE 9 & 10
Liam Miyagawa
Talia Chalhoub
Kent Plackmann
Rosie Cao
Catherine Camacho
11:40 AM-AGE 11 - 14
Tawfiq Khalil
Eva Chaudhari
Kapishh Rajan
VIOLIN
POP SOLO
SATURDAY ROOM: HUDSON
JUDGE: Anastasiya Baranova
11:55 AM-FRESHMEN
Lila Duca
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Students Must Wear Their Nametags At All Times
BAND INSTRUMENTS
EVALUATION SOLO
SUNDAY ROOM: DESOTO
JUDGE: Theresa Stager
8:30 AM
Joyce Cash
Courtney Farrell
Robert Duron
Evan Adamski
Alexander Pavlik
BAND INSTRUMENTS - BRASS
LENGTH OF STUDY
SUNDAY ROOM: DESOTO
JUDGE: Theresa Stager
9:00 AM-INTERMEDIATE
Robert Duron
9:05 AM-SENIOR
Alexander Pavlik
9:10 AM-ADVANCED
Evan Adamski
9:15 AM-STUDENT ARTIST
Tyler Schwartz
BAND INSTRUMENTS - WOODWINDS
LENGTH OF STUDY SOLO
SUNDAY ROOM: DESOTO
JUDGE: Theresa Stager
9:25 AM-INTERMEDIATE
Kendall Kapa
Jamie Xing
9:35 AM-SENIOR
Joyce Cash
9:40 AM-ADULT STUDENT
Courtney Farrell
BAND INSTRUMENTS
TEST LIST - WOODWINDS
UNDAY ROOM: DESOTO
JUDGE: Theresa Stager
9:45 AM-LEVEL 2
Kendall Kapa
9:50 AM-LEVEL 3
Joyce Cash
BAND INSTRUMENTS - BRASS
AGE QUALIFICATION
SUNDAY ROOM: DESOTO
JUDGE: Theresa Stager
10:00 AM-AGE 16 & 17
Evan Adamski
Robert Duron
BAND INSTRUMENTS - WOODWINDS
AGE QUALIFICATION
SUNDAY ROOM: DESOTO
JUDGE: Theresa Stager
10:10 AM-AGE 14
Kendall Kapa
10:15 AM-AGE 17
Joyce Cash
BAND INSTRUMENTS - WOODWINDS
AGE ACHIEVEMENT SOLO
SUNDAY ROOM: DESOTO
JUDGE: Theresa Stager
10:20 AM-ADULT STUDENT
Courtney Farrell
BAND INSTRUMENTS - BRASS
POP SOLO
SUNDAY ROOM: DESOTO
JUDGE: Theresa Stager
10:25 AM-PLAYER
Evan Adamski
BAND INSTRUMENTS
MIXED DUET
SUNDAY ROOM: DESOTO
JUDGE: Theresa Stager
10:45 AM-STUDENT/TEACHER
Evan Adamski & Michael Emshwiller
BAND INSTRUMENTS
EVALUATION SOLO
SUNDAY ROOM: DESOTO
JUDGE: Theresa Stager
10:55 AM
Jamie Xing
Kendall Kapa
B A N D I N S T R U M E N T S
11
PIANO TEST LIST SOLO FRIDAY ROOM: EARHART
JUDGE: Clinton Pratt
4:00 PM-LEVEL 2A
Aadhya Sooda
Burton Guo
Sumin Cho
Raegan Locust
William Jue
Addison Qu
Neha Santhoshkumar
Rachel Lau
Ryan Xiao
4:25 PM-LEVEL 2B
Dhruvi Shah
Kshirja Dubey
Arnav Shah
Anika Dongaonkar
Lillian Finkel
Isabella Brewer
Sarahi Verma
Isha Natarajan
Saurav Bera
Rose Brisbois
4:55 PM-LEVEL 3A
Derick Alzaga
Christopher Gao
Alexis Tsang
Rachel Renny
Brandon Yuan
Sebastian Kidder
Kate King
5:15 PM-LEVEL 3B
Smrithi Mahesh
Sophie Tang
Ethan Chung
Rithika Rao
Olivia Kou
Viktor Fecani-Nika
Jackie Tsang
Saanvi Khot
5:40 PM-LEVEL 4
Nishvit Kummur
Rhema Lakinam
Elle Manring
Max (Yuantai) Peng
Ethan Chemmanam
Lily Stoutenburgh
Karen Kuo
6:05 PM-LEVEL 5
Ganesh Nambu
Yusuf Khazi
Hilary Lakinam
Nidhi Rao
Sophie Sheng
Avir Jain
Neil Sandeep
Elias Habib
Neel Natarajan
Sakina Nagai
6:45 PM-LEVEL 6
Reid Manring
Sho Hamawaki
Ruhan Nalamati
Trent Pappas
Andrea Chuang
Nicole Lau
Japheth Didymus
7:20 PM-LEVEL 7
Michael Sun
Aditi Saravanan
Anna Wang
7:35 PM-LEVEL 8
Thomas Rivett
7:40 PM-LEVEL 9
Aili Hamawaki
7:45 PM-LEVEL 10
Samuel Fei
PIANO TEST LIST SOLO
FRIDAY
ROOM: HUDSON
JUDGE: Anastasiya Baranova
4:00 PM-LEVEL PREPARATORY
Kimia Finkel
Ryeojoon Kim
Amy Yu
Agasthya Dudeesh
Aadhya Ram
Deena Yang
Owen Yin
4:20 PM-LEVEL 1A
Neha Rao
Audrey Yu
Aarush Hebbar
Aaron Jiao
Sudhir Bera
Ethan Yu
Annabella Ma
Gracie Chung
Daniel Jiao
4:40 PM-LEVEL 1B
Abisrishti Ram
Shreya Bera
Szymon Czerwinska
Hadley Fluharty
Kevin Novin
Wiktoria Czerwinska
Ken Novin
Isaiah Chuang
Naishini Tavva
PIANO EVALUATION SOLO
FRIDAY
ROOM: DESOTO
JUDGE: TBD
6:30 PM
Shreya Bera
Isabella Brewer
Rhema Lakinam
Rose Brisbois
Sudhir Bera
7:00 PM
Audrey Yu
Saurav Bera
Sophie Tang
Sebastian Kidder
PIANO EVALUATION SOLO
FRIDAY ROOM: HUDSON
JUDGE: Anastasiya Baranova
5:15 PM
Andrea Chuang
Nishvit Kummur
Kimia Finkel
Ken Novin
Lillian Finkel
5:45 PM
Neel Natarajan
Isha Natarajan
Ryeojoon Kim
Isaiah Chuang
Kevin Novin
Aditi Saravanan
6:15 PM
Anika Dongaonkar
Neha Santhoshkumar
Aadhya Sooda
Isaac Chue
Kshirja Dubey
Lucas Chue
6:45 PM
Burton Guo
Aarush Hebbar
Aili Hamawaki
Sho Hamawaki
Aaron Jiao
7:15 PM
Hadley Fluharty
Saanvi Khot
Hilary Lakinam
Kate King
William Jue
Yusuf Khazi
7:45 PM
Sonakshee Phukan
Lily Stoutenburgh
Viktor Fecani-Nika
Arnav Shah
Dhruvi Shah
Rachel Renny
12 P
I A N O
PIANO LENGTH OF STUDY SOLO
SATURDAY
ROOM: ARMSTRONG
JUDGE: Linda Lucido
9:00 AM-PREPARATORY A
Aadhya Ram
Alex Yan
Giorge Leong
Annabella Ma
Agasthya Dudeesh
Katherine Yu
Henry Zhao
9:20 AM-PREPARATORY B
Jayden Sun
Ryan Yu
Emma Huang
Neha Rao
Aiden Ma
Chloe Xue
Charis Fang
9:45 AM-CADET A
Daniel Jiao
Lianna Tan
Christina Cho
Aaron Fu
Aaron Jiao
Matsuri Ishihara
Jonas Niu
10:05 AM-CADET B
Perez Jackson
Friedrich Wilkowski
Victoria Deng
Shoichiro Kitsuda
Ryan Xiao
Xinglin Zhu
Yvonna Chen
10:25 AM-CADET C
Mulin Wang
Aoba Sakamoto
Sahil Elavarthy
Chloe Huang
Kanna Wakita
Grace Cao
Eason Jing
Brandon Yuan
10:45 AM-JUNIOR A
Miles Duvendeck
Flora Zheng
Olivia Kou
Lucas Chue
Everett West
Kelly Zhi
Yusuf Khazi
11:10 AM-JUNIOR B
Rahul Guruajan
Ange Ye
Nikhil Ball
Hannah Jung
Abisrishti Ram
Suri Ly
Charlie Yilin Hu
11:40 AM-ADULT STUDENT
Annette Abdelfatah
Cheryl Littleton
Jim Vassallo
PIANO LENGTH OF STUDY SOLO
SATURDAY
ROOM: ARMSTRONG
JUDGE: Linda Lucido
1:00 PM-INTERMEDIATE A
Aditi Gunukula
Andy Song
Raegan Locust
Isaac Ni
Sophie Sheng
Aaron Lu
Abigail Chen
Ruhi Balaji
Sonakshee Phukan
1:30 PM-INTERMEDIATE B
Kate King
Neil Sandeep
Caleb Zhang
Matthew Lu
Nate Filler
Mila Dordevic
Daniel Lee
Bo Yu
Emma Liu
Max (Yuantai) Peng
2:00 PM-INTERMEDIATE C
Daris Lasar
Vindhya Patel
Claire Zeng
Zicheng MU
Reina Kitsuda
Trent Pappas
Rayhan Shah
Erik Kalaj
Gavin Shi
PIANO EVALUATION SOLO
SATURDAY
ROOM: ARMSTRONG
JUDGE: Linda Lucido
2:45 PM
Christina Cho
Adithya Dudeesh
Mila Dordevic
Annette Abdelfatah
Nikhil Ball
3:15 PM
Dhanya Guruajan
Aditi Gunukula
Nate Filler
Rahul Guruajan
Sahil Elavarthy
3:45 PM
Varna Jayaraman
Siddharth Karthi
Daris Lasar
Sonakshee Phukan
4:15 PM
Everett West
Giorge Leong
Rayhan Shah
Daniel Lee
PIANO EVALUATION SOLO
SATURDAY
ROOM: DESOTO
JUDGE: Nancy Meyette
9:00 AM
Aashmit Acharya
Alexandria Brown
Derick Alzaga
Christopher Banks
Ethan Chemmanam
9:30 AM
Isac Cousins
Victoria Deng
Lydia Colbert
Gracie Consiglio
Alexander Chen
10:00 AM
Agasthya Dudeesh
Nandini Gankidi
Charis Fang
Miles Duvendeck
Aaron Fu
10:30 AM
Landen Geng
Catherine Gong
Caden Hudecz
Charlie Yilin Hu
Emma Huang
11:00 AM
Katherine Yu
Risha Jakka
Reina Kitsuda
Perez Jackson
Harold Kinzer
Olivia Jin
P I A N O
13
PIANO EVALUATION SOLO
SATURDAY
ROOM: ARMSTRONG
JUDGE: Linda Lucido
11:30 AM
Ryan Yu
Mac Lewis
Lana Lanzanas
Kendall Knepley
Shoichiro Kitsuda
Siya Kuthiala
PIANO EVALUATION SOLO
SATURDAY ROOM: DESOTO
JUDGE: Nancy Meyette
1:00 PM
Ian Lewis
Chloe Huang
Raegan Locust
Emma Liu
Suri Ly
Cheryl Littleton
1:30 PM
Vespera Maro
Claire Mazurkiewicz
Molly Mitchell
Angelina Meng
Dereck Meng
2:00 PM
Abisrishti Ram
Madison Riegle
Molly Riegle
Neha Rao
Aadhya Ram
2:30 PM
Gavin Shi
Neil Sandeep
Kevin Song
Aoba Sakamoto
Veronica Smith
3:00 PM
Uta Takahashi
Iroha Takahashi
Olivia Sun
Andy Song
Jayden Sun
3:30 PM
Alex Yan
Jiani Wu
Lianna Tan
Naishini Tavva
Ryan Xiao
4:00 PM
Ange Ye
Claire Zeng
PIANO LENGTH OF STUDY SOLO
SATURDAY
ROOM: EARHART
JUDGE: Clinton Pratt
9:00 AM-ADVANCED A
Aya Connors
Jessica Kou
Nidhi Rao
Rosie Cao
Angelina Meng
Isaac Chue
9:30 AM-ADVANCED B
Michael Sun
David Chen
Aashmit Acharya
Varna Jayaraman
Adithya Dudeesh
Seungheon Lee
Christopher Gao
Angela Yu
10:05 AM-STUDENT ARTIST A
Dereck Meng
Lily Stoutenburgh
Dhruv Rathod
Lana Lanzanas
Brandon Chan
Angela Liu
10:35 AM-STUDENT ARTIST B
Nithya Kannan
Abhiram Adimulam
Iris Cao
Matthew Li
Thomas Rivett
Peter Xie
Claire Mazurkiewicz
11:05 AM-OPEN
Iroha Takahashi
Angel Pan
Himawari Ishihara
Victoria Wang
Charles Huang
Ethan Z Liu
Charlie Chen
Anna Wang
Harry Wang
PIANO LENGTH OF STUDY SOLO
SATURDAY
ROOM: HUDSON
JUDGE: Anastasiya Baranova
2:15 PM-SENIOR A
Sophia Jin
Claire Liu
Uta Takahashi
Kevin Yin
Zhixuan Shania Zhu
Joyce Cao
Eva Kalaj
Landen Geng
2:50 PM-SENIOR B
Isabella Jiang
Angelina Ma
Kevin Song
Olivia Sun
Siddharth Karthi
Catherine Gong
Amanda Yee
Isac Cousins
PIANO EVALUATION SOLO
SATURDAY
ROOM: HUDSON
JUDGE: Anastasiya Baranova
3:45 PM
Jim Vassallo
Friedrich Wilkowski
Enaya Qamar
4:15 PM
Isabella Jiang
Pranav Kadam
Yeji Kim
Nithya Kannan
Brooke Jankowsky
PIANO POP SOLO
SUNDAY
ROOM: ARMSTRONG
JUDGE: Anastasiya Baranova
8:00 AM-NOVICE A
Ethan Yu
Deena Yang Owen Yin
Amy Yu
Agasthya Dudeesh
8:15 AM-NOVICE B
Aiden Ma
Michi Fu
Neha Rao
Charis Fang
Annabella Ma
Audrey Yu
8:35 AM-ELEMENTARY
Daniel Jiao
Aaron Fu
Sudhir Bera
Brandon Song
Lincoln Du
Anika Dongaonkar
8:55 AM-FRESHMEN A
Miles Duvendeck
Naishini Tavva
Henry Wen
Olivia Kou
Lucas Jia
14 P
I A N O
PIANO POP SOLO
SUNDAY ROOM: ARMSTRONG
JUDGE: Anastasiya Baranova
9:20 AM-FRESHMEN B
Addison Qu
Charlie Yilin Hu
Vivian Ling
Tory Thompson
Jayden Zheng
Isaiah Chuang
9:40 AM-SOPHOMORE A
Andy Song
Emma Shen
Aaron Lu
Derek Liu
Isabella Brewer
Saurav Bera
Isaac Ni
10:05 AM-SOPHOMORE B
Max (Yuantai) Peng
Kate King
Yumo Jiang
Dhruvi Shah
Emma Liu
Sophie Sheng
Matthew Lu
10:30 AM-SOPHOMORE C
Alicia Zhu
Enaya Qamar
Jackie Tsang
Erik Kalaj
Ethan Chemmanam
Alexis Tsang
Claire Zeng
11:00 AM-PERFORMER A
Eva Kalaj
Pranav Kadam
Evan Xiao
Claire Liu
Landen Geng
Adia Jiang
11:25 AM-PERFORMER B
Zhixuan Shania Zhu
Kevin Song
Ebun Mowowale
Angelina Ma
Isac Cousins
Amanda Yee
1:00 PM-PLAYER
Cayden Du
Christopher Gao
Japheth Didymus
Aashmit Acharya
Jonny Lamsen
Nidhi Rao
Michael Sun
Charlotte Du
PIANO EVALUATION SOLO
SUNDAY ROOM: ARMSTRONG
JUDGE: Anastasiya Baranova
1:45 PM
Ethan Yu
Ebun Mowowale
Brandon Yuan
Bo Yu
Henry Zhao
Samuel Mowowale
Delilah Fiorini
PIANO AGE QUALIFICATION
SUNDAY
ROOM: DESOTO
JUDGE: Theresa Stager
11:10 AM-AGE 6A
Jayden Sun
Michi Fu
Neha Rao
Kaifan Ren
Perez Jackson
11:35 AM-AGE 6B
Aahana Manikandan
Victoria Deng
Ayaka Inagaki
Ryan Xiao
Mulin Wang
Yvonna Chen
PIANO POP SOLO
SUNDAY
ROOM: DESOTO
JUDGE: Theresa Stager
11:50 AM-ADULT STUDENT
Jim Vassallo
Cheryl Littleton
PIANO
EVALUATION SOLO
SUNDAY
ROOM: DESOTO
JUDGE: Theresa Stager
1:00 PM
Amber Wong
Michael Lamsen
Jonny Lamsen
Aahana Manikandan
Joseph Rezak
1:30 PM
Chloe Xue
Sanvi Udatha
Jackie Tsang
Alexis Tsang
Santiago Lamsen
2:00 PM
Renesh Sreenath
Ananya Kalidindi
Diya Kalidindi
Kanna Wakita
PIANO AGE QUALIFICATION
SUNDAY
ROOM: EARHART
JUDGE: Clinton Pratt
8:30 AM-AGE 10A
Hannah Jung
Caleb Zhang
Yumo Jiang
Gavin Shi
Matthew Lu
Claire Zeng
9:10 AM-AGE 10B
Derick Alzaga
Catherine Gong
Joyce Cao
Olivia Sun
Rosie Cao
Charlotte Du
Isabella Jiang
9:50 AM-AGE 11A
Trent Pappas
Andy Song
Zicheng MU
Sophia Jin
Uta Takahashi
Landen Geng
Kevin Yin
10:25 AM-AGE 11B
Jessica Kou
Angelina Meng
Angelina Ma
Zhixuan Shania Zhu
Aya Connors
Karen Kuo
PIANOS PROVIDED BY KAWAI PIANO GALLERY OF MICHIGAN
I A N O
15
P
PIANO POP SOLO
SUNDAY ROOM: EARHART
JUDGE: Clinton Pratt
11:00 AM-ARTIST
Nithya Kannan
Lana Lanzanas
Abhiram Adimulam
Lily Stoutenburgh
Sanvi Udatha
Peter Xie
Claire Mazurkiewicz
Matthew Li
Iris Cao
11:45 AM-PRO
Karen Zeng
Angel Pan
Charlie Chen
Ethan Z Liu
Harry Wang
Victoria Wang
Charles Huang
PIANO AGE QUALIFICATION
SUNDAY ROOM: EARHART
JUDGE: Clinton Pratt
12:50 PM-AGE 15 & 16
Peter Xie
Victoria Wang
Anna Wang
Angel Pan
Matthew Li
Kevin Song
Iroha Takahashi
Ananya Kalidindi
1:40 PM-AGE 18
Charlie Chen
Harry Wang
Ethan Z Liu
Charles Huang
PIANO AGE QUALIFICATION
SUNDAY ROOM: HUDSON
JUDGE: Jennifer Gale
8:00 AM-AGE 5
Charis Fang
Aaron Jiao
Lianna Tan
Matsuri Ishihara
Henry Zhao
8:20 AM-AGE 9
Bo Yu
Rachel Sun
Alicia Zhu
Raegan Locust
Shreya Bera
Derek Liu
Reina Kitsuda
Peilan Ren
Claire Liu
Max (Yuantai) Peng
10:05 AM-AGE 7A
Amber Wong
Alex Yan
Emma Huang
Brandon Yuan
Annabella Ma
Chloe Xue
10:20 AM-AGE 7B
Grace Cao
Ella Zhao
Flora Zheng
Shoichiro Kitsuda
Joseph Rezak
10:35 AM-AGE 8A
Eason Jing
Vivian Ling
Aoba Sakamoto
Daniel Jiao
Adela Jing
Olivia Kou
Renesh Sreenath
11:00 AM-AGE 8B
Sophie Sheng
Kate King
Isaac Ni
Ange Ye
Tory Thompson
Christopher Gao
Abigail Chen
Aaron Lu
11:40 AM-AGE 12
Suri Ly
Himawari Ishihara
Michael Sun
Angela Yu
Diya Kalidindi \
PIANO AGE ACHIEVEMENT SOLO
SUNDAY ROOM: HUDSON
JUDGE: Jennifer Gale
1:00 PM-ADULT STUDENT
Brooke Jankowsky
PIANO
AGE QUALIFICATION
SUNDAY
ROOM: HUDSON
JUDGE: Jennifer Gale
1:05 PM-AGE 13 & 14
Brandon Chan
Dereck Meng
Iris Cao
Sakina Nagai
Angela Liu
Aashmit Acharya
Amanda Yee
16 P
A N O
I
VOCAL
TEST LIST - ART SONG
FRIDAY ROOM: WRIGHT
JUDGE: Chris Dallo
4:00 PM-LEVEL 2
Madeline Spagnolo
4:05 PM-LEVEL 4
Lily Stoutenburgh
4:10 PM-LEVEL 5
Nivritti Varanasi
4:15 PM-LEVEL 6
Mikhaella Lanac
4:20 PM-LEVEL 7
Elianna Haces
Grace Gasparovic
Paige Gilbert
4:40 PM-LEVEL 8
Megan Jankowsky
4:45 PM-LEVEL 9
Alexander Pavlik
4:50 PM-LEVEL 10
Gabriel Cozzetto
VOCAL
TEST LIST - MUSICAL THEATRE
FRIDAY ROOM: WRIGHT
JUDGE: Chris Dallo
5:00 PM-LEVEL 2
Madeline Spagnolo
Gracie Consiglio
5:10 PM-LEVEL 3
Rosie Cao (Liu)
5:20 PM-LEVEL 5
Evelyn Howes
Nivritti Varanasi
Erin Steinbrenner
Lily Stoutenburgh
5:40 PM-LEVEL 6
Paige Gilbert
Mikhaella Lanac
5:50 PM-LEVEL 7
Ruhi Balaji
Elianna Haces
6:00 PM-LEVEL 8
Claire Kraft
Dante Dagati
6:10 PM-LEVEL 9
Jordon Mehlhose
6:15 PM-LEVEL 10
Megan Jankowsky
Gabriel Cozzetto
VOCAL EVALUATION SOLO
FRIDAY
ROOM: WRIGHT
JUDGE: Chris Dallo
6:45 PM
Gracie Consiglio
Megan Jankowsky
Paige Gilbert
Madeline Spagnolo
Elianna Haces
7:15 PM
Lily Stoutenburgh
VOCAL CLASSICAL AGE QUALIFICATION
SATURDAY
ROOM: MCNAIR
JUDGE: Alaina Brown
9:00 AM-AGE 9 & 10
Millie Sorenson
Derick Alzaga
Madeline Spagnolo
9:10 AM-AGE 12 & 13
Erin Steinbrenner
Nivritti Varanasi
Mehulee Mondal
Ruhi Balaji
Lily Stoutenburgh
9:35 AM-AGE 14 & 15
Elianna Haces
Abrielle Turien
Jordon Mehlhose
Mikhaella Lanac
Anika Bourassa
Olivia Godin
10:00 AM-AGE 16
Kate Kraft
Sydnee Reuter
Heidi Langford
Lydia Cuthbert
Dante Dagati
Kayla Cal
Grace Gasparovic
10:30 AM-AGE 17
Julia Cancellara
Megan Jankowsky
Gwendalynn Knowles
Katherine Giannetti
Gabriel Cozzetto
11:00 AM-AGE 18 & 19
Tyler Schwartz
Kaitlyn Fernando
Teah Duron
Claire Kraft
Alexander Pavlik
VOCAL CLASSICAL AGE ACHIEVEMENT SOLO
SATURDAY ROOM: MCNAIR
JUDGE: TBD
11:30 AM-ADULT STUDENT
Peter Dedaj
Courtney Farrell
Jennifer Okony
VOCAL MUSICAL THEATRE AGE QUALIFICATION SOLO
SATURDAY ROOM: MCNAIR
JUDGE: Alaina Brown
1:00 PM-AGE 16
Sydnee Reuter
Clayton Sayer
Kate Kraft
Heidi Langford
Kayla Cal
Rithi Ramamurthy
Grace Gasparovic
Dante Dagati
Lydia Cuthbert
1:45 PM-AGE 17
Megan Jankowsky
Julia Cancellara
Katherine Giannetti
Gabriel Cozzetto
Gianna Tabacchi
Gwendalynn Knowles
2:20 PM-AGE 18 & 19
Kaitlyn Fernando
Teah Duron
Angelina Jabboori
Claire Kraft
Tyler Schwartz
Alexander Pavlik
VOCAL MUSICAL THEATRE AGE ACHIEVEMENT SOLO
SATURDAY ROOM: MCNAIR
JUDGE: Alaina Brown
2:50 PM-ADULT STUDENT
Courtney Farrell
Jennifer Okony
Megan Adamski
Peter Dedaj
VOCAL EVALUATION SOLO
V O C A L
17
SATURDAY ROOM: MCNAIR
JUDGE: Alaina Brown
3:30 PM
Olivia Godin
Derick Alzaga
Mikhaella Lanac
Nivritti Varanasi
Iulia Costa
4:00 PM
Teah Duron
Courtney Farrell
Dante Dagati
Alexander Pavlik
Julia Cancellara
4:30 PM
Peter Dedaj
Jennifer Okony
Jordon Mehlhose
Dante Dagati
Kate Kraft
5:00 PM
Katherine Giannetti
Tyler Schwartz
Teah Duron
Alexander Pavlik
Claire Kraft
VOCAL EVALUATION SOLO
SATURDAY ROOM: WRIGHT
JUDGE: Chris Dallo
11:30 AM
Kate Kraft
Katherine Giannetti
Jordon Mehlhose
Tyler Schwartz
Claire Kraft
VOCAL MUSICAL THEATRE
AGE QUALIFICATION
SATURDAY
ROOM: WRIGHT
JUDGE: Chris Dallo
2:15 PM-AGE 14
Mikhaella Lanac
Alexandra Matthews
Olivia Godin
Addison Sauve
Elianna Haces
2:45 PM-AGE 15
Anika Bourassa
Paige Gilbert
Iulia Costa
Srinithi Chitikeshi
Jordon Mehlhose
Carter Bradley
Cameryn Beaty-Burnett
3:30 PM-AGE 9 & 10
Millie Sorenson
Derick Alzaga
Rosie Cao (Liu)
Madeline Spagnolo
3:45 PM-AGE 12
Lily Stoutenburgh
Arya Karwande
Siya Karani
Nivritti Varanasi
Elie Brode
Mehulee Mondal
Aarna Meghadri
Yuri Caluag
4:30 PM-AGE 13
Alex Rohs
Sonia Reddy
Ava Burton
Erin Steinbrenner
Evelyn Howes
Ava Clark
Ruhi Balaji
VOCAL EVALUATION SOLO
SATURDAY ROOM: WRIGHT
JUDGE: Chris Dallo
5:00 PM
Peter Dedaj
Courtney Farrell
Jennifer Okony
VOCAL SELF-ACCOMPANIED POP
SUNDAY
ROOM: MCNAIR
JUDGE: Chris Dallo
9:00 AM-AGE 12
Dhruv Rathod
9:10 AM-AGE 14
Alexandra Matthews
Elianna Haces
VOCAL POP SOLO
SUNDAY ROOM: MCNAIR
JUDGE: Chris Dallo
10:10 AM-AGE 9 & 10
Madeline Spagnolo
Rosie Cao (Liu)
Millie Sorenson
10:20 AM-AGE 12
Mehulee Mondal
Elie Brode
Yuri Caluag
Aarna Meghadri
Lily Stoutenburgh
Arya Karwande
Dhruv Rathod
Siya Karani
Nivritti Varanasi
11:10 AM-AGE 13
Erin Steinbrenner
Sonia Reddy
Ava Clark
Evelyn Howes
Alex Rohs
Ava Burton
Ruhi Balaji
Lillie Minard
VOCAL POP SOLO
SUNDAY ROOM: WRIGHT
JUDGE: Alaina Brown
9:00 AM-AGE 14
Abrielle Turien
Elianna Haces
Alexandra Matthews
Mikhaella Lanac
Addison Sauve
Olivia Godin
9:40 AM-AGE 15
Anika Bourassa
Jordon Mehlhose
Srinithi Chitikeshi
Cameryn Beaty-Burnett
Carter Bradley
10:10 AM-AGE 16
Lydia Cuthbert
Rianna Gjoka
Kayla Cal
Grace Gasparovic
Kate Kraft
Heidi Langford
Clayton Sayer
Rithi Ramamurthy
Dante Dagati
11:05 AM-AGE 17
Gwendalynn Knowles
Gabriel Cozzetto
Gianna Tabacchi
Megan Jankowsky
11:30 AM-AGE 18 & 19
Alexander Pavlik
Claire Kraft
Angelina Jabboori
Tyler Schwartz
Kaitlyn Fernando
11:50 AM-ADULT STUDENT
Courtney Farrell
Jennifer Okony
PIANO
18 v o c a l
CLASSICAL DUET
FRIDAY
ROOM: DESOTO
JUDGE: Theresa Stager
4:00 PM-PREPARATORY
Charis Fang & Henry Zhao
4:05 PM-JUNIOR
Saanvi Khot & Rachel Lau
Rithika Rao & Smrithi Mahesh
4:15 PM-INTERMEDIATE
Reina Kitsuda & Shoichiro Kitsuda
Andy Song & Kevin Song
Aadhya Sooda & Hilary Lakinam
4:35 PM-SENIOR
Rishan Patel & Vindhya Patel
Rhema Lakinam & Hilary Lakinam
Emily Li & Anna Li
4:50 PM-ADVANCED
Alicia Li & Angelina Ma
Zhixuan Shania Zhu & Angela Yu
5:00 PM-OPEN
Charlie Chen & Ethan Z Liu
Charles Huang & Harry Wang
PIANO POP DUET
FRIDAY
ROOM: DESOTO
JUDGE: Theresa Stager
5:15 PM-NOVICE
Aaron Fu & Baron Fu
Ethan Yu & Audrey Yu
5:25 PM-FRESHMEN
Saanvi Khot & Anika Dongaonkar
Aarush Hebbar & Rithika Rao
Arnav Shah & Rithika Rao
Kevin Novin & Ken Novin
5:45 PM-SOPHOMORE
Naishini Tavva & Rhema Lakinam
Olivia Kou & Jessica Kou
5:55 PM-ADULT/STUDENT
Isaiah Chuang & Bonne Chuang
6:00 PM-PRO
Charlie Chen & Peter Xie
Angel Pan & Victoria Wang
Nithya Kannan & Shriya Kannan
SATURDAY
ROOM: EARHART
JUDGE: Clinton Pratt
3:15 PM-JUNIOR
Aadhya Sooda & Rithika Rao
Saanvi Khot & Rachel Lau
3:25 PM-INTERMEDIATE
Rachel Renny & Smrithi Mahesh
Rhema Lakinam & Sophie Tang
3:35 PM-ADVANCED
Hilary Lakinam & Ruhan Nalamati
Sho Hamawaki & Nicole Lau
VOCAL
DUET
SUNDAY ROOM: MCNAIR
JUDGE: Chris Dallo
9:20 AM-AGE 15 & UNDER
Yuri Caluag & Mia Bustamante
Kayla Cal & Srinithi Chitikeshi
Lily Stoutenburgh & Paige Gilbert
9:40 AM-AGE 16 - 19
Alexander Pavlik & Tyler Schwartz
Rianna Gjoka & Gianna Tabacchi
Alexander Pavlik & Tyler Schwartz
9:55 AM-ADULT STUDENT
Megan Adamski & Jennifer Okony
Peter Dedaj & Michael Emshwiller
Courtney Farrell & Tyler Schwartz
VOCAL ENSEMBLE
SATURDAY
ROOM: WRIGHT
JUDGE: Chris Dallo
12:00 PM
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Meet Your AGM Board
Suzanne Pennington (Romulus, Michigan) - President has been an active member of American Guild of Music since 1989. She began her music studies on piano and organ study at Wyandotte Conservatory of Music with Professor Arnold. She has worked as church musician, accompanist and Member of Michigan State Band and Orchestra Association for 19 years. Sue is accredited Schaum Clinician and has conducted hundreds of teacher clinics around the country including one for music dealers for NAMM. She has published teaching curriculum for keyboard classes using Schaum materials in addition to the theory workbook series. She has maintained a full private studio in her home for 50 years.
Gina Selvaggi (Vaughan, Ontario)Past President & Contest Director Owner and music director of Musaic School of Music, Virginia Gina Selvaggi received the R.A.V.E award as 2012 Music Educator from the City of Vaughan. Virginia earned her degree in Mathematics from York University while continuing her studies in music through the Royal Conservatory of Music. With 27 years of teaching and performance experience, Virginia has also taken on roles as adjudicator and clinician. Virginia has been the Contest Director for the American Guild of Music since 2010 and currently sits on the Board of Directors as the 1st Vice President.
Julie Kopasz (Harrison Twp, Michigan)
-1st Vice President had been a board member since 2009 and has sent her students to AGM Contests for 20 years. She teaches piano at Evola Music and Privately. Julie is the Banquet Chairman, Syllabus Chairman, Judges Liaison, Practice Room Chairman, Co Director of the Cadet teachers and Volunteer Co-ordinator.
Rick Chizmadia (Cincinnati, Ohio)
-Executive Director, Treasurer, Past President has been at the helm of AGM for 45 years and began his relationship with AGM as a young child competing on accordion and piano. Rick was the first AGM Student Council president. He was Convention Orchestra director from 1990 to 2002 and currently holds the positions of President, Convention Manger and Newsletter Editor at the American Guild of Music. Rick toured Europe several times with a 30 piece accordion orchestra and performed with several groups over his lifetime. He has as BA in Music from Oakland University and Master of Arts degree in Communications and Multimedia from Saginaw Valley State University. He has instructed hundreds of champion piano, keyboard, accordion and vocal students over his vast teaching career and is the owner of Keyboard Centre.
Angelique Antoon (St. Clair Shores, Michigan) - Director - Angie is a past American Guild of Music competitor turned Board Member. After competing for many years, she began as a volunteer. Working all positions from Room Captain and Registration, to helping in the Score Room, and finally earning a spot as a Board Member. Angelique is currently working in the Score Room for our Virtual Competition
Michael Emshwiller (Lenox, Michigan) - Director is a Private Music Instructor, teaching Voice, all Woodwinds and Middle Brass and Piano, as well as an Adjunct Professor of Humanities and Music at Macomb College. Michael also serves as the Minister of Music at Faith Macomb United Methodist Church. He holds a M.A. in Pastoral Liturgical Studies from St. Joseph’s College, and two Bachelor’s of Music of Applied Music in Voice and Bassoon from the University of South Dakota. Michael has served on the Board since 2016, and it is indeed a pleasure to serve on the Board for the American Guild of Music.
Adriane Galea (Allen Park, Michigan)2nd Vice President, Assistant Contest Director
–Adriane Galea is a vocal and piano instructor from Allen Park, Michigan. In addition to teaching, Adriane runs a non-profit performing arts initiative and serves on several arts-based boards of directors, mentors high school students wishing to pursue theatre/musical theatre at the collegiate level for their college auditions, and is a company member of several Detroit-area professional theatres where she has worked as an actor, director, music director, and stage manager. Adriane holds a Bachelors degree from the University of Michigan.
Nicole Tolentino (Chicago, Illinois) - Director
Nicole (Nikki) Tolentino grew up in Carol Stream, Illinois. She began taking private piano lessons with Perla Cudal in the fifth grade, and began competing in the National Conventions and eventually the Regional Convention in Detroit with the American Guild of Music a year later. From age eleven to age eighteen, she has participated in several divisions of piano, voice, and keyboard. She began volunteering as a room monitor after she entered college, and then the following year joined the Board. She has since then taken the responsibilities of registration and ombudsperson. She now attends Northern Illinois University, pursuing a degree in vocal music education.
Alyssa Phelps (Mt Clemons, Michigan ) - Director
Alyssa is a professional singer, vocal, and piano instructor with an Associates of Arts degree in vocal performance from Macomb Community College. She is the current lead singer of Cosmic Groove Band. Alyssa also sings with Steve King and the Dittilies and The Sound Alternative Band. She started as a student competitor at AGM in 2008, became a teacher member in 2016 and was nominated to the American Guild of Music Board of Directors in 2019. Alyssa has judged many other competitions. . As an AGM student competitor Alyssa was awarded the 2011 Vocal All-Around Winner as well as 42 various trophies. Since graduating Alyssa has performed as a comedy improvisation actress as well as acted in various community theater productions. As a vocalist and teacher her goal is to teach every student the fundamentals of vocal performing as well as that Vocal Health Matters!!
Jacob Chludzinski (Washington, DC) - Director
Jacob attended his first AGM at the age of 5 as a student in drums and guitar, going on to compete for over a decade. Throughout his years competing, Jacob won two NAIC Championships for drum set, was the first recipient of the Terry Breese Memorial Award, competed with percussion and guitar ensembles, and took first place in several Battle of the Bands. In 2020, Jacob graduated from the University of Michigan where he received a minor in music and was also the section leader of the Michigan Marching Band Drumline.
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Meet Your AGM Board
Linda Tamburri–(WELLAND, ONTARIO)
- Director holds a Master of Arts degree in Ethnomusicology (York University) and an Honours Bachelor of Music History and Theory degree (McMaster University). She teaches piano, voice and theory at her home studios in Port Colborne and Welland, and is Music Director at St. James & St. Brendan Anglican Church. Linda has been attending AGM competitions since she was a youngster and is thrilled to serve on the Board of Director
Joe Boehnlein (Sterling Hts, Michigan)Director was a very successful competitor in AGM and holds a bachelor degree from Oakland University. Joe has served on various AGM committees, including Student Council, Volunteer recruitment, Registration and Scoreroom. Joe is currently is the All Around Contest Chair at Nationals.
Daren Peplinski (Sterling Hts, Michigan)
- Past President Daren Peplinski began playing drums in 1969. Over the next dozen years Daren learned a variety of percussion instruments including rudimental snare, drum set, tympani and mallet instruments such as marimba and vibraphone. After several years of competitive playing, he embarked upon a successful career as performer and instructor, working the gambit of musical styles from classical to pop, theater to experimental, and all points in between. His students captured awards from many local and national music organizations including three NAIC winners and one All Around champion at American Guild of Music national competitions. Having competed, taught and adjudicated in the AGM since 1974, he joined the board of directors in 1999.
Kiah Manthei - Director (Belleville, Michigan) is a past American Guild of Music competitor and holds a Master of Social Work from Wayne State University. She started volunteering as a room captain while still participating in contests and never stopped! You might also find her at registration, in the score room, or with student council. She is a vocalist and actress and performs in various community theaters around the Metro Detroit Area. Kiah also has experience in stage managing and directing.
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Perla Cudal (Carol Stream, Illinois)Past President – Perla owns and operates her own studio in Carol Sream, Illinois. She joined the American Guild of Music in 1983 and was elected to the board of directors in 1995. Perla is a very dedicated and valuable member. She holds the positions of being the director of practice rooms, and the banquet chairperson.
Perla obatained her Bachelor of Music from Laperal Music Academy in the Philippines. She also has a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from far Eastern University also in the Philippines. She is the Musical Director for Manila Central University Medical Choral Group and is a hall of fame awardee for her musical contributions in the Fillipino-American Association of Chicago.
Leonard Mostek (Omaha, Nebraska)Past President – Leonard is no stranger to AGM, as he served many years on the board of directors, was past president and past contest director. Leonard studied at the Universtiy of Nebraska at Lincoln under Harvey Hinshaw. Later hed studied at U of N- Omaha under Julliard gratuate Clarke Mullen. He is frequently called to judge piano and voice throught out the USA and Canada. He maintains a studio in Omaha, Nebraska
Lorelei Eccleston (Toronto, Ontario)Past President
Lorelei began competing in the American Guild of Music Nationals at the age of 9. During her competitive years with AGM she won the North American Invitational Championships 6 times, and the All Around Award once. She was 12 years old when she won her first NAIC. Upon retirement from competitions she moved on to adjudicate for AGM. Lorelei was appointed to the Board of Directors and went on to become President for a short term. She is now a Past President but continues active involvement with the American Guild of Music Association where she assists with membership and convention choir. In addition to her musical career, Lorelei is an elementary school Principal at an inner city school in Toronto. She has 4 webisode commercials on Smart Steps for Parents with the Bank of Montreal. Lorelei is a busy mom to her 5 children: Tyler, Courtney Maxwell, Jenna and Lauren.
Tracey King (Taylor, Michigan) - Past President, began AGM participation with students in 1991, and joined the board of directors in 2002. Her students have repeatedly won NAICs and All-Around Awards in Voice and Piano. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Music (Cleveland State U/Spring Arbor U-1980) and has forty-one years of teaching privately (piano/vocal); is the founder of studio ‘King School of Music.
She served as: Recording Secretary from 20022010; Treasurer: 2009-2014; and Co-Secretary (communications) 2010-present She created the first Vocal test list with assistance from Adriane Galea and works on updating the piano and vocal sight-reading test lists, etc. Tracey accompanies (ocassionally directs) the National Convention Choir.
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Dick Pavlov, Joanne Darby, Barry Carr and Linda Lucido
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