July 2019 e-Notes
2019 State Buckeye Auditions Results
& 2020 Foundation Fellow Nominee
CONGRATULATIONS!
2019 State Buckeye Auditions Winners*

 ELEMENTARY PIANO
Winner - Henry Shao (NW, Teacher - Esther Chiu)
Honorable Mention - Levi Li (CE, Teacher - Nina Polonsky)
Honorable Mention - Lang Chen (SW, Teacher - Naoko Tanaka)

JUNIOR PIANO
Winner - Marina Ziegler (ME, Teacher - Mayumi Kikuchi)
Honorable Mention - Cory Wu (CE, Teacher - Kathleen Sadoff)
Honorable Mention - Jason Xiao (W, Teacher - Daira Skriblis)
 
SENIOR PIANO
Winner - Wending Wu (ME, Teacher - Nancy Bachus)
Honorable Mention - George Shum (NE, Teacher - Haewon Song)
Honorable Mention - Remy Irvine (SW, Teacher - David Warf)
 
ELEMENTARY STRINGS
Winner - Vivian Chang (NE, Teacher - Hong Cheng)
Honorable Mention - Oliver Martin (CE - Tatiana Hanna)
 
JUNIOR STRINGS
Winner - Moonhee Kim (NW, Teacher - Sibbi Bernhardsson) 
Honorable Mention - Cecilia Martin (CE, Teacher - Tatiana Hanna)
Honorable Mention - Ari Webb (SW, Teacher - Sarah Kim)

SENIOR STRINGS
Winner - Samantha Ma (ME, Teacher - Wei-Fang Gu)
 
ELEMENTARY BRASS/WOODWINDS
Winner - Taoran Wang (CE, Teacher - Beth Owen)
 
JUNIOR BRASS/WOODWINDS
Winner - Stella Bixler (CE, Teacher - Beth Owen)
Honorable Mention - Kevin Burchmore (NE, Teacher - Heather Mandujano)
 
SENIOR BRASS/WOODWINDS
Winner - Zoe Bowers (ME, Teacher - Pat Kroft)

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Dr. Michael Benson, Chair, OhioMTA State Buckeye Auditions; Malone University, host site; Adjudicators: Dr. Sebastian Birch, Mrs.Yao Lu (piano), Mrs. Julie Sarver (brass/woodwinds), Mrs. Janice Moore (strings); Volunteers: Mr. Brent Schloneger, Mrs. Denise Benson.

*winners photos may be seen on OhioMTA's Facebook page
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President-Elect Bids Farewell
Dear Fellow Members of OhioMTA,
I have some news to share.... I will be moving to Centennial, Colorado this summer due to a career opportunity for my husband.  It was a very difficult decision to leave, because we love Ohio so much and after 17 years in Columbus, have many roots here. I am very sad to leave Ohio’s wonderful professional teaching community and never imagined when I accepted the President-Elect position that this would come about. I couldn't ask for a better group of colleagues. The Executive Committee and State Board have confirmed Dr. Margarita Denenburg as OhioMTA's new President-Elect upon my departure from Ohio. I look forward to reuniting with you at MTNA National Conferences. 

Warmest regards to each of you, 
Laura Benson, NCTM
OhioMTA Welcomes
New Member Heidi Williams!