A large group of our students, ages 5 to 15, performed on April 7th at Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York. These students were the prize winners of the International Little Mozarts Competition. Many of them not only have received an honor to perform on the greatest stage in the world , but also have received the cash prizes. Our congratulations to : Nina Roco, Danny Li, Matthew and Michele Wang, Emily Youm, Jason Sima, Maria Papoulidis, Steven Lio and Huilin Emily Zhou. .

Margaret Potagal, age 8

• Winner of New England Piano Teachers Association Alice Procter Award for outstanding original composition.Below are some comments from Ruth Shyu, Recital Chair, Composition Recital, NEPTA.

  .... . Her pieces has originality, logical structure, great mood/color. She made good use of sequence, and contrary motion between the melodic and bass line. ... overall, it is an expressive and creative piece of music which the audience clearly enjoyed.

Chris Constantinou, age 13

• Principal Cello - junior SEMSBA orchestra

Angelique Scully, age 15

• 1^st place - New England Paino Teachers' Association Ruth Davidson High School Competition and cash prize of $350. This competition was adjudicated by the famous musicians and music professors David Deveau, Alexander Korsantia and Max Levinson.
• 1^st place and $150 cash prize - 2013 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition

Bonnie Liu, age 10

• Gershwin Award for Most Stylish Playing , 2013 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition

Maggie Xu, age 10

• Chopin Award for Most Sensitive Playing, 2013 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition
• Honorable Mention - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2013 Bay State Contest.

Catherine Song, age 15

• 1^st place winner - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2013 Bay State Contest.
• Rachmaninoff Award for the Greatest Showmanship , 2013 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition

Michael Karshis, age 8

• 3^rd place winner - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2013 Bay State Contest.

Sabrina Zhang, age 10

• Honorable Mention - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2013 Bay State Contest.

Tiffany Cheung, age 9

• Gershwin Award for Most Stylish Playing , 2013 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition

Taoran Ye, age 8

• Schuman Award for Most Rhapsodic Playing, 2013 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition

Janelle Li, age 9

• Schubert Award for Most Lyrical Playing, 2013 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition

In January and April of 2012 32 of our students has performed at Carnegie Hall and Merkin Hall in New York and at Pickman Concert Hall in Boston as the finalists and the winners of the 2012 Crescendo International Music Festival

Christopher Chen, age 15

• Grand Prize Winner - 2012 Crescendo International Music Competition
  

Catherine Song, age 14

• 2^nd place winner - New England Paino Teachers' Association Annual Piano Competition
• Wanda Paik Award for artistic achievement - New England Paino Teachers' Association

Andrew Song , age 13

• Nancy Oliva Award for artistic achievement - New England Paino Teachers' Association

Danielle Oh, age 13

• First violin section second stand - junior SEMSBA orchestra
• First violin section fourth stand - South Eastern Massachustetts District Junior Orchestra

Lucy Zhou, age 13

• Concertmaster - junior SEMSBA orchestra

Angelique Scully, age 14

• 2^nd place - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2012 Bay State Contest.

Huilin Emily Zhou, age 11

• Concertmaster training track - STO orchestra at New England Conservatory
• First violin section - South Eastern Massachustetts District Junior Orchestra

Maggie Xu, age 9

• 3^rd place - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2012 Bay State Contest.

Emily Sun, age 8

• 4^th place and Honorable Mention- Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2012 Bay State Contest.

More than 30 of our students became 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners in Crescendo International Festival and "Little Mozarts" competition and have performed at Carnegie Hall in NYC and Longy School of Music in Boston.

Catherine Song, age 13

• Nancy Oliva Award for artistic achievement - New England Paino Teachers' Association
• Beethoven Award for Greatest Perseverance, 2011 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition
• Grand Prize at Young Promise International Music Competition
• 1^st place - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2011 Bay State Contest.

Angelique Scully, age 13

• Wanda Paik Award for artistic achievement - New England Paino Teachers' Association
• 1st Place and $150 cash award in New England Paino Teachers' Association the Mildred Freiberg Middle School Competition

Christopher Chen, age 14

• 1st place and $500 cash award in Chaminade Music Society Competition
• Liszt Award for Greatest Showmanship, 2011 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition
• 2^nd place - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2011 Bay State Contest.

Brianna Arnold, age 13

• First chair alt saxophone of the Jazz Ensemble of the South Eastern District MMEA Junior Festival

Leina Xu, age 17

• First chair cello of the South Eastern District MMEA Festival Orchestra

Emily Sun, age 7

• Mozart Award for the Youngest Performer/Most Promising, 2011 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition

Matthieu Huss, age 9

• Debussy Award for Most Picturesque Playing, 2011 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition

Lucas Zheng, age 11

• Gershwin Award for Most Stylish Playing, 2011 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition

Eleni Constantinou, age 12

• The first violin fourth stand in SEMSBA orchestra

Maggie Xu, age 8

• 2^nd place and a special award for "The Best Performance of the Impressionistic Work" at the 3^rd Young Promise International Music Competition.

Michael Karshis, age 6

• 1^st place at the Kenneth A. Darrel Piano Competition.
• 3^rd place and a special award for "The Most Artistic Performance" at the 3^rd Young Promise International Music Competition.

Danielle Oh, age 12

• 2^nd place at the Kenneth A. Darrel Piano Competition.

Sabrina Zhang, age 8

• 1^st place at the 3^rd Young Promise International Music Competition..

Henry Karshis, age 11

• 3^rd place and a special award for "The Best Performance of the Shchedrin's Work " at the 3^rd Young Promise International Music Competition.

Andrew Song , age 12

• 3^rd place and a special award for "The Best Performance of the Shchedrin's Work " at the 3^rd Young Promise International Music Competition.

Amelia Yu , age 13

• 3^rd place at the Kenneth A. Darrel Piano Competition.

Angelique Scully, age 12

• Nancy Oliva Award for artistic achievement - New England Paino Teachers' Association
• 1^st place - 2^nd Young Promise International Music Competition
• 1^st place - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2010 Bay State Contest.
• 1^st place - the First Kenneth A. Darrel Piano Competition.

Catherine Song, age 12

• 1^st place - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2010 Bay State Contest.

Sabrina Zhang, age 8

• 1^st place - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2010 Bay State Contest.
• 1^st place ($225) for the Best Performance of Chinese Piece - 25^th International Young Artists Piano Competition in Washington, DC.

Kunwoo Shin, age 13

• Nancy Oliva Award for artistic achievement - New England Paino Teachers' Association
• 2^nd place - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2010 Bay State Contest.
• 2^nd place - 2^nd Young Promise International Music Competition.
• Recepient of the Official Citation from Massachusetts State Senate

Christopher Chen, age 13

• Wanda Paik Award for artistic achievement - New England Paino Teachers' Association
• 3^rd place - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2010 Bay State Contest.

Patrick Yu , age 8

• Arthur Rubinstein Award for the most poised performance, 2010 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition

Andrew Song , age 11

• Glenn Gould Award for the most inventive interpretation, 2010 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition
• 2^nd place - 2^nd Young Promise International Music Competition.
• 4^th place (Honorable Mention) - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2010 Bay State Contest.

Victoria Kray, age 8.

• 2^nd place - 2^nd Young Promise International Music Competition.

Lynn Fu , age 9

• Schubert Award for the most lyrical interpretation, 2010 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition

Matthew Wang, age 9

• 4^th place (Honorable Mention) - the First Kenneth A. Darrel Piano Competition.

Derek Nong, age 12

• Liszt Award for showmanship and technique, 2010 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition

Lucy Zhou, age 11

• Schumann Award for the most sensitive interpretation, 2010 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition

Isabelle Ng, age 11

• 1^st place winner ($250 scolarship) of 2010 Foxboro Music Association Competition

Trio Allegro (Renee Yang -piano, Angela Zhang - violin, Kristina Sharra - violin).

• Special Award for the "Most Spirited Performance"- 2^nd Young Promise International Music Competition.

Danielle Oh, age 12

• Brahms Award for the most warmest/sonorous performance, 2010 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition

Kristina Sharra, age 14

• Silver Medal, 2010 Massachusetts Instrumental & Choral Conductors Association Award

Sabrina Zhang, age 7

• 1^st place - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2009 Bay State Contest.
• Glen Gould Award for most inventive interpretation, 2009 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition
• 2nd Prize and the Special Young Virtuoso Award - 2009 Young Promise International Music Competition

Patrick Yu, age 7

• Special Young Promise Award - 2009 Young Promise International Music Competition

Henry Karshis, age 10

• Haydn Award for the most witty playing, 2009 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition
  

Andrew Song, age 10

• Honorable Mention - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2009 Bay State Contest
• 2nd Prize and the Special Award for Musicianship and Spirit-- 2009 Young Promise International Music Competition

Benjamin Zheng, age 12

• Tchaikovsky Award for most dramatic performance, 2009 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition
  

Lucy Zhou, age 10

• Gershwin Award for most stylish playing, 2009 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition
  

Sophie Tollefson, age 14

• 2nd place ($300) in Chaminade Music Society Competition
• Recepient of the Official Citation from Massachusetts State Senate

Catherine Song, age 11

• Recepient of the Official Citation from Massachusetts State Senate
• 2nd Prize and the Special Award for the Best Performance of Baroque Music - 2009 Young Promise International Music Competition

Angelique Scully, age 11

• 1^st place - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2009 Bay State Contest.
• Recepient of the Official Citation from Massachusetts State Senate
• 1st Prize and the Special Special Award for the Best Performance of Shchedrin's work - 2009 Young Promise International Music Competition
• 3rd place and a Bronze Medal - 53rd World Piano Competition in Cincinnati, OH.

Kunwoo Shin, age 12

• 3rd place - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2009 Bay State Contest

Christopher Chen , age 12

• Honorable Mention - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2009 Bay State Contest
• 1st Prize and the Special Special Award for Musicianship and Interpretation - 2009 Young Promise International Music Competition

Kevin Lee, age 15

• Honorable Mention and the Special Award for the Best Interpretation of Romantic Music and Outstanding Musicianship -2009 Young Promise International Music Competition

Brandon Bloch, age 19

• 1st place in 2008-2009 UPenn Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition. As the 1st place winner he has performed with UPenn Symphony Orchestra on March 22, 2009. Brandon performed Piano Concerto #1 by S. Prokofiev.

Finale of 5th American Fine Arts Festival in NYC

Every year students of the Sharon Music Academy compete with young musicians from 8 different states for the honor of performing on the best stages of New York in the finale of American Fine Arts Festival . And this year 15 our students became finalists and have played at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall and German Cultural Center. 

Christopher Chen , age 11

• "Overall Best" Award and a cash prize  - 2008 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition.
•  1st place - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2008 Bay State Contest

Angelique Scully, age 10

• Special "Schumann Award" - 2008 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition.
• 2nd place - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2008 Bay State Contest

Kevin Lee, age 14

• Special "Ravel" Award - 2008 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition.

Isabelle Ng, age 9

• Special "Beethoven Award" - 2008 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition.

Kunwoo Shin, age 11

• Special "Horowitz Award" - 2008 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition.
• Honorable Mention - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2008 Bay State Contest

Sophie Tollefson , age 13

• Special "Schubert Award" - 2008 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition.

Catherine Song , age 10

• 2nd place - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2008 Bay State Contest

 Helen Gao, age 12

• Honorable Mention - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2007 Bay State Contest

Sabrina Wang, age 6

• Winner of American Fine Arts Festival with featured performance at Carnegie Hall.

Catherine Song , age 10

• Special Award "Most Sensitive Interpretation" - 2007 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition.
• 1 prize ($100) - Concerto Competition, 22nd International Young Artists Piano Competition. As the winner of this competition Catherine has performed with Maryland Youth Symphony Orchestra on October 28th, 2007.
• 3^rd place - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2007 Bay State Contest

Christopher Chen , age 10

• Winner of American Fine Arts Festival with featured performance at Carnegie Hall.
• 2nd prize - Concerto Competition, 22nd International Young Artists Piano Competition.
• 4th prize ($100) - Solo Competition, 22nd International Young Artists Piano Competition. This prize was specifically created for Cristopher to award his performance.
• Honorable Mention - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2007 Bay State Contest

Shishi Chen, age 18

• Winner of 2007 Chaminade Music Society Award ($500)

Xinlan Li, age 13

• Special Award "Most Impressive Fingers" - 2007 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition with a comment from the judges -"A strikingly beautiful performance!”
• Honorable Mention - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2007 Bay State Contest
• 2nd prize - Concerto Competition, 22nd International Young Artists Piano Competition.

Helen Gao, age 11

• 3^rd place - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2007 Bay State Contest

Angelique Scully, age 9

• 3^rd place - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2007 Bay State Contest

Andrew Song , age 9

• Special Award "Greatest Perseverance" - 2007 URI Piano Extravaganza Festival Competition.

Brandon Bloch, age 17

• 1^st place - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2006 Bay State Contest. You can listen to his performance by following the links below: 
  L. van Beethoven - Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Opus 57
  A. Scriabin - Sonata No. 4, Opus 30

Catherine Song, age 8

• 3^rd place - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2006 Bay State Contest.
• 3^rd place - Solo Competition, 21^st International Young Artists Piano Competition

Christopher Chen, age 9

• Honorable Mention - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2006 Bay State Contest.

Angelique Scully, age 9

• Honorable Mention - Massachusetts Music Teachers Association 2006 Bay State Contest.
• Angelique Scully was invited to perform on June 28th at the State Department in Washington, DC during State of the Arts Concert Series, organized by US State Department to promote music education in US and abroad.

Finale of 3rd American Fine Arts Festival in NYC

In competition with young musicians from 8 different states many students of Sharon Music Academy won the honor to perform in the Finale of American Fine Arts Festival. Brandon Bloch, Angelique Scully, Sophie Tollefson played at Carnegie Hall. Sophie Tollefson, Matthew Freyman, Sophia Belilovsky, Michelle Cao, Renee Yang, Brooke Yang, Donna Zhang, Rodger Lu, Alex and Amelia Yu, Emily Xu, Grace and Gloria Han, Christopher Chen, Andrew and Catherine Song performed at wonderful concert hall at German Cultural Center. Sela Miller, together with guitarist Igor Golberg, performed an unusual and beautiful duo for flute and guitar.

Angelique Scully, age 8

• 1^st place - Concerto Competition, 20^th International Young Artists Piano Competition. Awarded an honor to perform with Maryland Youth Symphony Orchestra.
• 1^st place - Solo Competition, 20^th International Young Artists Piano Competition

Shsihi Chen, age 16

• 2nd place - Concerto Competition, 20^th Young Artists Piano Competition

Melody Chen, age 10

• Honorable Mention - Concerto Competition, 20^th Young Artists Piano Competition

Brandon Bloch, age 16

• Winner of Chaminade Music Society Award

2nd American Fine Arts Festival in NYC

Since March thousands of young musicians from all over the US have been competing for the honor to play on the best stages of New York City during the Festival finale. That’s why it is so remarkable that so many students of the Sharon Music Academy (SMA) have been selected to perform on the famous stages of New York. These students, ranging in age from 6 to 16, performed musical pieces as a reward for their hard work and perseverance that resulted in their winning of regional competitions in this area. Brandon Bloch, age 15 performed Prelude and Fugue in F# Minor by J.S. Bach at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Xinlan Li, Amy Gao and Grace Han have also won the honor of performing at Carnegie Hall. Ari Kriegel and Emily Bouton both performed at Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman Center.   Ari played Romance and Intermezzo from Viennese Carnival by R. Schumann for piano and Emily accompanied Sarah Kishinevsky in duet for violin and piano by Gluck. The Columbia Artists Management INC Recital Hall saw nine SMA students perform: Sophie Tollefson, Matthew Freyman, Nathan Gore, Sophia Belilovsky, Michelle Cao, Renee Yang, Brooke Yang, Joseph Lanzel, Julie Sun.