The Academy of Music had 4 winners at this year's MacDowell Music Club's Award Competition.  The competition is held every two years in March and the first place winners receive a monetary award with a certificate.   The following Academy of Music students participated in the KMTA Music Festival at the University of Louisville on May 9:  Arun Raghavan, student of John Hernandez; Lydia Payton, student of Kristen Kinman; Moegi Amano, student of Nancy Albrink; and Lynn Ogawa, student of Nancy Albrink.
Kahoru Amano won the first place piano award in the middle school division.  She is an 8th grader at Noe Middle School and studies piano with Nancy Albrink.  
Congratulations to Meaghan Spencer who has received a scholarship to attend the Governor's School for the Performing Arts at Transylvania University this summer.  She is a 10th grader at North Oldham High School and studies piano with Kristen Kinman.
Mary Gail Richardson won the second place violin award in the middle school division.  She is in the 7th grade at Collegiate and studies violin with Peter McHugh.  

 

 

Anne Yang won the second place violin award in the high school division. She is a 12th grader at Manual High School and studies violin with Peter McHugh.  

 

 

 

John Zhou won the second place piano award in the high school division.  He is a 10th grader at Manual High School and studies piano with Nancy Albrink.  

 

 

 

     
 
               
  Photos from the January 15 Master Class with Stewart Goodyear, pianist    
               
  Playing for the masters class
Playing for the Master Class
     
                 
     
Stewart Goodyear instructs a student
Stewart Goodyear working with a student
     
                 
  Stewart Goodyear and Meaghan
Stewart Goodyear instructing a student on fingering
         
               
      Stewart Goodyear listening to a student preform
Stewart Goodyear listening to a performance
in the Master Class
     
                 
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