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2017 Awards and Honors

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MSMTA Piano Solo Competition – Student Achievement

Congratulations to RSM student Sean Cheng for winning 2nd place in the 2017 MSMTA Spring Piano Festival Competition! The MSMTA Spring Festival Piano Competition happens once a year at Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and the University of Maryland, College Park. Students perform two pieces from different periods. Sean performed pieces by Villa-Lobos and Beethoven. Way to go Sean!

Miriam Shields Gottlieb Memorial Piano Competition

Congratulations to RSM student Sean Cheng for winning 2nd place in the 2017 Miriam Shields Gottlieb Memorial Piano Competition! Miriam Shields Gottlieb Memorial Piano Competition is held for students in 12th grade and below. All students must perform three works by three different composers. Sean performed pieces by Bach, Beethoven and Villa-Lobos. Way to Go Sean!

MSMTA Music Theory Exam – Student Achievement

Congratulations to RSM students that participated in the 2017 MSMTA theory exam this year. All students scored in the 90% percentile or above, a superior rating:

Cecilia Cuffe, Catherine Dorsey, John Dorsey, Nicholas Emig, Samaira Hammond, Shihir Nallar, Valentina Rosa, Soraya Sharif, Alexander Sleeman, Danielle Spence, Matthew Wu, Matthew Yang.

MTNA Studio Festival Awards

Congratulations to RSM’s 2017 MTNA Studio Festival Winners Scoring Superior, Excellent and Good Ratings

  • Pledge Winner (performed 2 memorized pieces): Dev Patel
  • Local Winners (performed 3-4 memorized pieces):Samaira Hammond and Cameron Grissom

Piano Guild Awards

Congratulations to RSM’s 2017 Piano Guild Winners Scoring Superior Plus, Superior Superior Minus, Excellent Plus and Excellent Ratings

  • State Winners (performed 7-9 memorized pieces): Cecilia Cuffe, Nicholas Emig
  • District Winners (performed 4-6 memorized pieces): Catherine Dorsey, John Dorsey, Aiko Gulston, Olivia Hammond, Samaira Hammond, Shishir Nallar, Soraya Sharif, Sydney Smith, Matthew Yang
  • Local Winners (performed 2-3 memorized pieces): Priya Antes, Ava Choi, Sebastian Clare, Sophia Clare, Corleigh Forrester, Anisa Jackson, Mishty Patel, Divya Philip, Laila Sheikh, Alexander Sleeman, Nadia, Walcott, Steven Wang, Shravan Yoagentharan, Shruthe Yoagentharan, Jason Yu