Congratulations to our Competition Winners!
Division 1 (ages 7-9):
     1st Prize: Matthew Chang
     2nd Prize: Kalan Warusa
     3rd Prize: Anna Bray
     Honorable Mention: Michelle Wang & Annie Yuan
     Audience Award (chosen by the audience: $25): Anna Bray

Division 2 (ages 10-13)
     1st Prize: Nicole Papenfuss
     2nd Prize: Raelyn Hoang
     3rd Prize: Melissa Wu
     Honorable Mention: Michael Chen, Joanna Cheng, & Tongtong Ye
     Audience Award: Raelyn Hoang

Division 3 (ages 14-17)
     1st Prize, Samick Award: Emily Quan
     2nd Prize, David Pothier Award: Eric Lin
     3rd Prize, Dr. Ming Ge Award: Christopher Papenfuss
     Honorable Mention: Michelle Tang & Evan Hu
     Audience Award: Eric Lin
Finalist Program (Repertoire Chosen by Jury from Applicants' Audition Pieces)
Performed at UMBC on Sunday, June 11th, 2017

Division 1 (ages 7-9) in performance order:

1. Matthew Chang:  Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971 (I. Allegro) by Johann Sebastian Bach
2. Kalan Warusa: Nocturne in B Major, Op. 32, No. 1 by Frédéric Chopin
3. Annie Yuan: Variations in A Minor, Op. 40, No. 2 by Dmitri Kabalevsky
4. Anna Bray: The Snow Is Dancing (from “Children’s Corner”) by Claude Debussy
5. Michelle Wang: Rondo on Argentine Folk Tunes, Op. 19 by Alberto Ginastera


Division 2 (ages 10-13) in performance order:

1. Tongtong Ye: Fireflies, Op. 15 by Amy Beach
2. Melissa Wu: Basso Ostinato by Rodion Shchedrin
3. Joanna Cheng: Sonata in E Major, Hob. XVI:22 (II. Andante) by Franz Joseph Haydn
4. Raelyn Hoang: Impromptu in F Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 by Gabriel Fauré
5. Michael Chen: Variations on a Theme by Paganini by Isaak Berkovich
6. Nicole Papenfuss: Scherzo-Valse (from Pièces pittoresques) by Emmanuel Chabrier


Division 3 (ages 14-17) in performance order:

1. Christopher Papenfuss: Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 22 (I. Allegro con brio) Ludwig van Beethoven
2. Emily Quan: Piano Sonata No. 1 (II. Leggiero e legato) by Carl Vine
3. Michelle Tang: Trois Mouvements de Petrouchka (I. Danse Russe) by Igor Stravinsky
4.Evan Hu: Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 81a, “Les Adieux” (I. Adagio--Allegro) by Ludwig van Beethoven
5. Eric Lin: Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53, “Heroic” by Frederic Chopin