
Collin is the National First Prize Winner of MTNA!!
As many of you know, Jo Anne and I traveled to Baltimore last weekend to attend the National Finals of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) National Young Artist Competition. The competition is a long grueling one beginning at the State Level in the fall, moving to the Regional in January, and culminating in the Finals at the annual National Convention of MTNA, the largest organization of musicians in the world. There were roughly 2,500 musicians in attendance fro

Nita is a Minnesota Varsity 2017 Featured Artist!!
Nita Qiu has been selected a Minnesota Varsity 2017 Featured Artist of Minnesota Public Radio!! Nita's "hair raising" performance of Chopin's Scherzo No. 1 in B minor will be aired this Thursday, March 9, at 7:45 am and 3:45 pm on Classical MPR (in the Twin Cities, KSJN 99.5). Nita is one of eleven selected for this Featured Round from which five will be selected for the Showcase Concert to be held at the Fitzgerald Theater on April 30. The next step is up to the Showcase

Noah Wins First Place in Thursday Musical!!
This past Saturday, along with all the excitement of Kenny Broberg's win in the UK, Naoh Qiu continued his blistering senior year by winning the coveted First Place Award in Thursday Musical's Young Artist Competition. Noah won $750 and will be a guest artist on Thursday Musical's Winner's Concert on March 30. The concert will be at 7:00 pm at beautiful Antonello Hall, MacPhail Center for the Arts, in downtown Minneapolis. In addition to this, Noah is preparing for the Schu

Kenny Wins First Prize in the Hastings International Piano Competition!!
This past Saturday our great alumnus, Kenny Broberg, won First Prize in the Hastings International Piano Competition in England!! He was awarded $12,300 and a performance with the Royal Philharmonic in June in Bexhill. Bexhill is a resort community just south of London on the southern coast of the United Kingdom. He will be performing Tchaikovsky's Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor. As a result of his First Place win, Kenny will also receive additional engagements in the U.S