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MTNA division composition winners for 2006
Monday, March 13, 2006
MTNA division composition winners for 2006 were recently announced.

Elementary & Young Artist winners are from Missouri.

Thanks to Sarah Miller, West Central Composition Chair and congratulations to students, teachers, and families of those who participated!

Elementary Winner:
Natalie O. Wells, Cy's Trolley Ride, MO, teacher: Mara Gibson

Elementary Honorable Mention:
Catherine A. Cole, Alice s Adventures in Wonderland, MN, teacher: Lisa Lungwitz
Allison R. Kantack, Colors of Autumn, SD, teacher: Diana Christiansen


Junior Winner:
Yukun (Rayna) Wang, Merry Clowns, MN, teacher: Dorothy Sandquist

Junior Honorable Mention:
Nikki L. Edmiston, Rainstorm, ND, teacher: Gloria Bethke
Brittany Bauer, Lancelot & Guinevere, NE, teacher: Regina Carnazzo

Senior Winner:
David F. Kolar, Piano Duet in F Minor, SD, teacher: Paul Kolar

Senior Honorable Mention:
Michael J. Gilbertson, Veil Dances, IA, teacher: Sharon Jensen
Emily G. Custer, Thank You!, ND, teacher: Dolores Loberg

Young Artist Winner:
John R. Ernst, The City Awakens, MO, teacher: Thomas McKenney

Young Artist Honorable Mention:
Carissa M. Karsky, Sienna Scherzo, SD, teacher: William Wieland
Matthew J. Fullen, Tempest, CO, teacher James Duncan

Judges:

Ralph Kendrick, Chairman, Board of Directors, Iowa Composers Forum
Deb DeWitt, Ph.D., Chair, Music Department, Manchester College, Indiana
Mary Ellen Childs, free-lance composer, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Piano Teachers needed in the Houston, TX, area
A teacher from Houston, Texas, recently made this announcement:
We need more teachers in the SE Houston area. One teacher is moving away from Pearland & leaving her entire studio. In the Clear Lake area several teachers have moved over the past few years and others are cutting back due to their small children. I don't know of anybody who doesn't have all the students they want & have had a full load for years. I would guess that at least 4 new teachers could move to the area & have a good load of students almost immediately. The Clear Lake area where I live supports the aerospace industry almost exclusively, so most families are well educated and value music study for their children.

If any of your seniors or graduate students are looking for a new place to call home, I'd be happy to talk to them & help them make contacts.
For more information contact Andrea Warren, pianocat (at) aaahawk.com.

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