The Instrumental Performance Competition will be held October 12-14, 2023.
The Piano Performance Competition will be held October 19-21, 2023.
MTNA Competitions
2023 MTNA Performance Competitions and Composition Competition
All performance competitions will be held at Daynes Music in Midvale.
The Composition Competitions are submitted online.
Registration for all competitions will open in August 1, 2023.
The registration deadline for all competitions is 1:00 p.m. MST on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. No exceptions.
Required State Fee: Each MTNA performance competitor is required to pay a $25 state fee to UMTA to receive their competition times after they are registered with MTNA. Please follow the link below to pay.
Check MTNA Website for detailed competition information.
2023 MTNA/UMTA Winner Results
COMPOSITION:
Judges: Trent Hanna, Jacob Lee, Benjamin Taylor
Junior Division:
Winner: Desmond Smedley – Kaleidoscope, Student of Sean Steiner, NCTM
Honorable mention: Charlee Crump – Arcade Action, Student of Dr. Carmen Hall, NCTM
Senior Division:
Winner: Ethan Stanger – Sonorum, Student of Dan Tate
Honorable mention: Cohen Brough – Desert Psalm, Student of Dr. Kevin Olson
Honorable mention: Elijah Hemingway – Waltz in E Minor: Watercolor, Student of Dr. Stephen Allen, NCTM
Honorable mention: Arianna Shamy – Ground Zero: a Dedication to 9/11, Student of Morgan Shamy and Asheley Watabe
Young Artist Division:
Representative: Rebecca Farmer – Paradise On Fire, Student of Dr. Kevin Olson
INTSRUMENTAL
Judges:
Strings: Megan Thorup, Melisa Draper & Judd Sheranian
Woodwinds: Drew Powell, Gabriel Gutierrez & Leslie Timmons
Junior String:
Winner: Deann Huang, student of Eugene Watanabe, accompanied by Conlan Miller
Alternate: Neysa Fertel, student of Robert Lipsett, accompanied by Conlan Miller
Senior String:
Winner: Grant Brady, student of Eugene Watanabe, accompanied by Conlan Miller
Alternate: Olivia Gill, student of Tina Chang Qu, accompanied by Allison Gill
Honorable Mention: Jenna Hyde, student of Morgan Shamy, accompanied by Lois Waltman
Young Artist String:
Winner: Nathan Cox, student of Michelle Kessler, accompanied by Molly Smith
Alternate: Pei Hsuan Tang, student of Shi-Hwa Wang, accompanied by Tingan Chiu
Honorable Mention: Miexi Zhou, student of Shi-Hwa Wang, accompanied by Tingan Chiu
Junior Woodwind State Representative:
Elisa West, student of Nancy Toone
Senior Woodwind:
Winner: Leah Keyes, student of Nancy Toone, accompanied by Elizabeth Lund
Alternate: Olivia Iachimcuic, a student of April Clayton, accompanied by Filipe Latore
Young Artist Woodwind State Representative:
Briaunna Young, student of Jeiran Hasan
Senior Voice State Representative:
Landon Fugal, a student of Lawrence Gee
PIANO
Judges:
Dr. Jose Mendez (Arizona)
Lori Sims (Michigan)
Dr. Koji Attwood (Utah)
Dr. Steven Vanhauwaert (Utah)
Dr. Paul Pisano (Utah)
Junior Division:
Winner: Christina Sung, student of Jihea Hong-Park
Alternate: Victor Young, student of Ning Lu
Honorable Mention: Olivia Jiang, student of Ning Lu
Senior Division:
Winner: Samuel Lu, student of Ning Lu and Jie Deng Lu
Alternate: Isabella Bueno, student of Koji Attwood
Honorable Mention: Brennan Flach, student of Elizabeth Grace
Honorable Mention: Conlin Patch, student of Vedrana Subotic
Young Artist Division:
Winner: Jacob Warnick, student of Jihea Hong-Park
Alternate: James Wilson, student of Stephen Beus
Honorable Mention: Ting-An Chiu, student of Yu-Jane Yang
Honorable Mention: Amberlee Woodhouse Abbott, student of Jihea Hong-Park
2022 MTNA/UMTA Winner Results
COMPOSITION:
Judge: Joseph Sowa, Massachusetts
Elementary Division:
Winner: Alician Zhang, student of Kevin Olson
Junior Division:
Winner: Elijah Hemingway, student of Stephen Allen
Senior Division:
Winner: Spencer Sanders, student of Kevin Olson
Honorable Mention: Anson Baliel, student of Tricia West
Young Artist Division:
Winner: Ian Wagman, student of Vedrana Subotic
INTSRUMENTAL
Judges:
String: LeeAnn Morgan, Richard Hoyt, Leslie Henrie
Woodwind: Luca de la Florin, Lorinda Atwater, Jeiran Hasan
Voice: Melissa Mills
Junior String:
Winner: Whitney Baron, student of Chandelle Fairbanks
Alternate: Dalloway Smith student of Lauren Posey
Honorable Mention: Deann Huang student of Eugene Watanabe
Senior String:
Winner: Ezekiel Sokoloff student of Eugene Watanabe
Alternate: Evelyn Meiwes student of William Hagen
Honorable Mention: Alina Baron student of Chandelle Fairbanks
Young Artist String Representative: Madeleine Riding, student of Monte Belknap
Junior Woodwind:
Winner: Molly Pickett, student of Cindy Henderson
Alternate: Olivia Iachimcuic student of April Clayton
Senior Woodwind:
Winner: Leah Keyes, student of Nancy Toone
Alternate: Leah Saxon, student of Rebecca Chapman
Young Artist Woodwind:
Winner: Lillian Hatch, student of Lisa Byrnes
Alternate: Kendra Hamblin, student of Rebecca Chapman
Honorable Mention: Mickayla Hunter, student of Rebecca Chapman
Young Artist Voice:
Winner: Jacob Kenison, student of Lawrence Gee
Alternate Liliena Pupua, student of Lawrence Gee
PIANO
Judges:
Dr. Drew Le (Ohio)
Dr. Amy Gustafson (Pennsylvania)
Dr. Sookkyung Cho (Michigan)
Junior Division:
Winner: Christina Sung, student of Jihea Hong-Park
Alternate: Olivia Jiang, student of Jie Lu
Honorable Mention: Victor Young, student of Ning Lu
Senior Division:
Winner: Samuel Lu, student of Ning Lu and Jie Deng Lu
Alternate: Jillian Smith, student of Irene Fox
Honorable Mention: Conrad Flake, student of Ning Lu
Young Artist Division:
Winner: Chia-Ying (Julia) Shen, student of Yu-Jane Yang
Alternate: Jacob Warnick, student of Jihea Hong-Park
Honorable Mentions: Beth VanDam, student of Ralph Van der Beek/Christian Nielsen, student of Stephen Beus