How Exciting!!! Here are the competition Results for 2014

Suffolk Piano Teachers Foundation 9th Annual Competition

March 16, 2013 at Faust Harrison Piano

Official Results

·       Congratulations to all students, parents, and teachers!

·       Results are final.

·       All 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winners must attend the Awards Ceremony held between the Honors Recitals to receive their awards and prizes.

·       Honors Recitals will be held on Thursday evening, June 5^th, 2014 at Staller Center Recital Hall, Stony Brook University (5:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.).

·       First Place winners should perform their winning pieces at one of the Honors Recitals.

·       First Place tie winners will each receive medals, and the total monetary prize for their division will be equally split.

Elementary Division (100s)

First Place: (Tie)

#121 Kate Parnell                5th grade, Mt. Sinai Middle School, Mt. Sinai

(Spooks, C. Poole)

–Johanna Kosak, Teacher

            #125 Zoe Marks                    3^rd grade, Boyle Elementary School, Port Jefferson Station

(Thunder on the Plains, J. Linn)

–Esther Chung Marks, Teacher

Second Place:

            #119 Maxim Pustovoit         3^rd grade, Minnesauke Elementary School, Setauket

(Reflections in the Moonlight, M. Springer)

–Daniel Fogel, Teacher

Third Place:

             #106 Fan Trinity                    4^th grade, Bowling Green Elementary School, Westbury

                                                            (Mystic Prelude, T. Brown)

                                                            –Wen Ling Cheng, Teacher

Early Intermediate Division (200s)

First Place: (Tie)

            #206 Dorothy Pierre                        6^th grade, Smithtown Christian School, Smithtown

(Sonatina Op. 55, No. 1, 1^st mvt. F. Kuhlau)

–Johanna Kosak, Teacher

            #209 Alicia Heintzelman      6^th grade, Nassakeag Middle School, Setauket

                                                             (Tokyo Twilight, by M. Bober)

                                                            –Esther Chung Marks, Teacher

Second Place:

#212 Sofia Stacchiola           5^th grade, W.S. Mount Elementary School, Stony Brook

                                                             (Gypsy Dance, H. Lichner)

                                                            –Tamara Slobodkin, Teacher

Third Place:

            #211 Abigail Walker             5th grade, Longwood Middle School, Coram

            (Dance of the Marionettes, M. Tarenghi)

            –Esther Chung Marks, Teacher

Late Intermediate Division (300s)

First Place: (Tie)

#312 Karen Xie         6^th grade, W.S. Mount Elementary School, Stony Brook

(Variations, Op. 40, No. 1, D. Kabalevsky)

–Esther Chung Marks, Teacher

            #314 Cole Hempel     7^th grade, WHB Middle School, West Hampton Beach

                                                (3-part Sinfonia in G minor, No. 11, J.S. Bach)

                                                –Tatiana Balepina, Teacher

Second Place:

            #305 Sarah Wong     5^th grade, Smithtown Christian School, Smithtown

(Le petit Negre, C. Debussy)

–Dan Fogel, Teacher

Third Place:

            #311 Francine Leung  7^th grade, Port Jefferson Middle School, Port Jefferson

(Le Petit âne blanc, J. Ibert)

–Esther Chung Marks, Teacher

                                   

Early Advanced Division (400s)

First Place:

            #415 Rebecca Nelsen  6^th grade, Eastport Elementary School, Eastport

                                                  (Children’s Corner Suite: Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum, C. Debussy)

                                                  –Esther Chung Marks, Teacher

Second Place:

#407 Gabrielle Lim     5^th grade, Northside Elementary School, Levittown

 (Sonatina in C Major, Op. 13, No. 1, 3^rd mvt., D. Kabalevsky )

 –Wen Ling Cheng, Teacher

Third Place:

            #408 Nathaniel Lim  7^th grade, Wisdom Lane Middle School, Levittown

(Impromptu in Ab Major, Op. 142, No. 2, F. Schubert)

–Wen Ling Cheng, Teacher

Advanced Division (500s)

First Place:

#505 Grace Cimaszewski     12^th grade, St. Anthony’s High School, South Huntington

(Scherzo in Bb minor, Op.31, No.2, F. Chopin)

–Teresa Dybvig, Teacher

Second Place:

            #512 Krista Olson     12^th grade, Ward Melville High School, Setauket

                                                (Libestraume, No. 3, F. Liszt)

                                                –Kathy Lee, Teacher

 Third Place:

            #517 Gabriel Downs 11^th grade, Ward Melville High School, East Setauket

(Rustles of Spring, C. Sinding)

–Esther Chung Marks, Teacher