Dr. Michael with his two students who placed in the CPTF Concerto Competition!

CPTF Concerto Competition Winners!

We would like to congratulate the winners of the CPTF Concerto Auditions as well as their teachers, and invite everyone to join us tomorrow to hear them play in the Honors Recital.  The winners of the Primary, Intermediate and Senior Divisions will be playing at 1:30.  The Elementary, Junior and Graduating Senior Division winners will play at 4:00.  Both recitals are in Dana Auditorium at Queens University.  Our winners are-- Elementary Division, 3rd place:  Evana Wang (student of  Diann Clark),  Junior Division, FIRST place:  Cody Qiu and 2nd place:  Jared Beavers (both students of Michael Lehtinen); Graduating Senior Division, 3rd place:  Jessica Quach (student of Diann Clark).  Congratulations to all Southern Park students who entered the concerto competition!

Two Recitals this Sunday!

This Sunday, November 13, we will have two recitals featuring cello and piano students.  The first recital will be at 2:00 pm and the second recital will be at 3:30 pm.  Everyone is welcome to attend!

Recital, October 30, 2:00 pm

All spooks and goblins are invited to our second recital of the season!

Fall Recital October 9, 2011

Our first recital of the Fall Term will be Sunday, October 9, at 2:00 in our beautiful Recital Hall!  Come hear our students perform.  Everyone is welcome to attend!

Summer 2011 - Music Scholarships & Music Awards for SPMS Students!

We're thrilled to announce these Music Scholarships & Music Awards for Charlotte, NC Southern Park Music School Students!

Jared Beavers – piano
1st place, NCFMC District Level
Finalist, CPTF Solo Auditions
Honorable Mention, NCFMC Scholarship

Hannah Cheung – piano
1st place, NCFMC District Level

Michelle Fogarty – piano
Finalist, CPTF Solo Auditions

Evana Wang – piano
1st place, NCFMC District Level
2nd place, NCFMC Scholarship

Raymon Wang – piano – piano
Finalist, CPTF Solo Auditions

Ryan Zhang – piano
1st place, CPTF Concerto Competition, Elementary Division
1st place, NCFMC District Level
Superior, State NCMTA Piano Festival
Winner of Marlene Speece Clifford Memorial Scholarship, NCFMC State Level

Summer 2011: North Carolina Federated Music Clubs (NCFMC)

NORTH CAROLINA FEDERATED MUSIC CLUBS (NCFMC) The Federated Music Clubs of North Carolina sponsor a Festival for all instruments, ages, and abilities. Students may choose festival participation or scholarship competition. 

Achievements for students of Southern Park Music School for the Summer 2011 North Carolina Federated Music Clubs (NCFMC) include:

NCFMC PIANO SCHOLARSHIP DIVISION WINNERS
Jared Beavers, Hannah Cheung, Evana Wang, Ryan Zhang

NCFMC PIANO SCHOLARSHIP STATE COMPETITION

• Ryan Zhang - WINNER

Marlene Speece - Clifford Memorial Scholarship
Evana Wang - 2nd place, NCFMC Scholarship
Jared Beavers - Honorable Mention, NCFMC Scholarship

NCFMC PIANO SCHOLARSHIP RATINGS
The following students received the rating of Superior at the 2011 Junior Music Festival:
Conner Beavers, Veronica Leahy, Alan Wang, Ashley Zhao, Brooke Feinglass, Jessica Quach, Raymon Wang, FeiFei Zhao, Michelle Fogarty, Julien Souffrant, Julia Yu

The following students received the rating of Excellent at the 2011 Junior Music Festival: Anna Ayazyan and Andrew Choi

NCFMC PIANO FESTIVAL RATINGS
The following students received the rating of Superior at the 2011 Junior Music Festival:
Leah Barnes, Leah Jarrell, John Solie, Katie Chai, Daniel Jones, Will Solie, Alexa Coe, Amber Lam, Maria-Nefeli Stefanidou, Claire Ellis, Audrey Nelson, Carissa Tai, William Fan, Claire Nelson, Katherine Teran, Jackie Fogarty, Billy Ngo, Borna Vujicic, Emma Geis, Hakim Oden, Karlo Vujicic, Lillian Geis, Tiffany Pham, Daniel Zhang, Grace Guinan, Remi Pogosov, Anne Frances Jarrell, Jeffrey Shao

The following students received the rating of Excellent at the 2011 Junior Music Festival: Sarah Buonanno, Jeffrey Chang, Kevin Chang, Elli Lybrand, Sarah Buonanno, Jeffrey Chang, Kevin Chang, Elli Lybrand

NCFMC STRINGS FESTIVAL RATINGS
The following student received the rating of Superior at the 2011 Junior Music Festival: Noelle Naughton, violin

The following students received the rating of Excellent at the 2011 Junior Music Festival: Eva Bauer, cello -- Beau Briggs, cello -- Justin Campbell, violin

NCFMC VOICE FESTIVAL RATINGS
The following student received the rating of Superior at the 2011 Junior Music Festival: Adam Cyzner

Summer 2011: Charlotte Music Club Scholarship Competition

We're proud to announce that the following Southern Park Music School students participated in the Summer 2011 CMC Scholarship Competition:

Kevin Chang, Andrew Choi,Jessica Quach, Hannah Cheung, Michelle Fogarty

2011 Summer: South Central District Bandmasters Association Solo and Ensemble Festival

These two Southern Park Music School students received a Superior rating at the Summer 2011 South Central District Bandmasters Association Solo and Ensemble Festival:

Jasmine Leahy, trumpet
Paul Champion, euphonium

2011 Summer: North Carolina Music Teachers Association (NCMTA) Contest-Festival Results

The following SPMS student received the rating of Superior at the NCMTA State Contest-Festival, and is invited to perform at the fall NCMTA convention in Wilmington:

• Ryan Zhang

The following SPMS student received the rating of Excellent at the NCMTA State Contest-Festival: Jackie Fogarty, Alan Wang, Ashley Zhao

The following students received the rating of Superior at the NCMTA Charlotte District Contest-Festival: Jackie Fogarty, Lillian Geis, Daniel Zhang, Ashley Zhao, Emma Geis, Alan Wang, Ryan Zhang

The following students received the rating of Excellent at the NCMTA Charlotte District Contest-Festival: Conner Beavers, Michelle Fogarty, Raymon Wang, Jared Beavers, Hakim Oden

2011 Summer: Charlotte Piano Teachers Forum (CPTF)

Southern Park Music School Student Achievements
CPTF - Concerto Competition Summer 2011 

• Ryan Zhang, 1st place, Elementary Division

The following students received a Superior rating:

Conner Beavers, Jeffrey Shao, Evana Wang, Ashley Zhao, Billy Ngo, Alan Wang, Raymon Wang

The following students also participated: Jared Beavers, Anne Frances, Jarrell Julia Yu, Andrew Choi, Hakim Oden, Daniel Zhang, William Fan, Carissa Tai

CHARLOTTE PIANO TEACHERS FORUM (CPTF) SOLO AUDITIONS

The following students were finalists in the 2011 CPTF Solo Auditions:
Jared Beavers, Michelle Fogarty, Raymon Wang

The following students received the rating of Superior at the CPTF Scholarship Auditions: Conner Beavers, Claire Nelson, Alan Wang, Hannah Cheung, Billy Ngo, Evana Wang, Andrew Choi, Hakim Oden, Ryan Zhang, William Fan, Jeffrey Shao, Ashley Zhao, Jackie Fogarty, John Solie, Anne Frances Jarrell, Carissa Tai

The following student received the rating of Excellent at the CPTF Scholarship Auditions: Will Solie

The following students received a Perfect Theory Test Score at the CPTF Scholarship Auditions: Jared Beavers, Michelle Fogarty, John Solie, Julia Yu, William Fan, Jeffrey Shao, Raymon Wang, Ryan Zhang

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