Several students of ASMTA teachers recently competed in the South Central Division Competitions in Houston, TX. All the winners, alternates and honorable mentions representing Arkansas are listed below. We’re so proud of these students’ and teachers’ hard work!
2016 MTNA South Central Division Competitions Laureates from Arkansas
Junior
Woodwind, Alternate: Noah Smith, Bassoon, student of Kenneth Futterer (and son of Tim Smith)
Piano, Honorable Mention: Tian Lam, student of Naoki Hakutani
Senior
Piano, Honorable Mention: Chi Zhang, student of Naoki Hakutani
Young Artist
Brass, Winner: Cody Hutchinson, Euphonium, student of Ed Owen (will compete at Nationals at MTNA Conference in San Antonio in April 2016)
Woodwind, Honorable Mention: Rafael Powell III, Saxophone, student of Steve Becraft
Chamber Music
Woodwind, Honorable Mention: The Arkansas State University Bassoon Quartet (Taylor Gambill, Lane Hall, Nathan Liouh, Brianna Allen), students of Dale Clark