I feel honored and fortunate to have the trust of so many talented faculty and students to lead an institution of such high quality and will work very hard to continue CIM's tradition of excellence.
Michael Tseitlin, CIM President

I consider myself fortunate to have had the opportunity to study with the world-class faculty at CIM. Eleven years of training Received at CIM gave me the skills and confidence to pursue a professional musician career..
David Chan, Alumni Class 1991, Laureate of the Tchaikovsky and Indianapolis International Competitions. Concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Faculty at the Juilliard School of Music

CIM NEWS

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Results of 2009 VOCE State Competition:
Intermediate Ensembles: Honorable Mention to Trio of Jasmine Wang, Mai Tokumaru, and Grace Chen,
Senior Ensembles: alt 1st place: Quintet of Corrie Bunnell, Care Bunnell, Ross Bunnell, Karen Bunnell and Kimberly Bunnell.

SDYO Results:
Annelle Gregory, 1st place

ASTA Results:
Allen Haung, Violin, won 1st Place in Senior Division of San Diego
Carolyn Lee, Violin, won 2nd Place in Senior Division of San Diego
Annelle Gregory, Violin, won 2nd Place in Junior Division of San Diego
Jarvis Chang, violin, Finalist
Elli Sawada, violin, Finalist
Alice Fang, violin, Finalist

Mija Reyese, won 2nd place at the La Jolla Symphony competition.

Elizabeth Peto, won 2nd place at the San Diego Symphony competition.

Results of 2009 VOCE Competition:
Allen Haung, 1st Place in Senior Division, solo strings
Sofia Hashemi-Asasi, 1st Place in Junior Division
Quintet: Allen Huang, Carolyn Lee, Elizabeth Peto, Euki Sawada, Steven Burnett & Quintet: Corrie Bunnell, Cara Bunnell, Ross Bunnell, Karen Bunnell, Kimberly Bunnell, tied 1st Place in Senior Chamber Music Division
Trio: Mai Toukumaru, Jasmine Wang & Grace Chen & Quintet: Oksana Germain, Jarvis Chang, Annelle Gregory, Pilar Albert & Kimberly Bunnell tied 1st Place in Intermediate Chamber Music Division

Pasha Tseitlin performed with the San Diego Symphany, Perpetual Motion by Paganini on February 17, 18 and 19th.

Irina Tseitlin will be performing in Belgium and France in May 2009.

Irina and Michael Tseitlin will be giving master classes and performing
in Spain, Italy, Portugal and New York from July to August, 2009

Tseitlin class alumni Italian violinist
Francesca Dego was selected as one of four finalists for prestigious Paganini International Competition in Genoa, Italy. In final round Francesca performed Paganini Concerto No.1 and tchaikovsky Concerto with orchestra.

Takashi Ishikawa, Tseitlin class web cam student was selected to go to semi-finals of Japan national competition.

Irina and Michael Tseitlin will be giving master classes and performing in Tokyo from November 28 - December 5, 2009.

News from CIYAC MusicFest 2008:

"A" division
SofiaHashemi Asasi, 1st place
Amanda Lipski, 2nd place

"B" division
Alice Fang, 2nd place
Jarvis Change, 3rd place
Evelyn Liu, 3rd place

"B" piano division
Oksana Germain, 1st place

"A" chamber musc division
Trio: Jasmine Wang, Mai Tokumaru, Grace Chen, 2nd place

"C" chambr music division
Quintet: Allen Huang, Carolyn Lee, Euki Sawada, Elizabeth Peto, Steven Burnett.

Results Goodlin Scholarship Auditions, 2008:
Mija Reyes, Violin, won 1st Place, Senior Instrumental; Allen Huang, Violin; Carolyn Lee, Violin; Elizabeth Peto, Viola, - received Honorable Mention,
Senior Instrumental: Jasmine Wang, Violin, received Honorable Mention, Junior Division. All class of Prof. Michael & Prof. Irina Tseitlin

Hayato Ishibashi, won won 2nd place in the Los Angeles Philharmonic Bronislav Kaper Awards and will be performing Bartok Concerto No. 2 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra next season at the Disney Hall.

Whittney Thomas and Donald McCinnes won 1st prize and $4,000 at Pasadena Instrumental Competition.

Takashi Ishikawa, Class of Prof. Michael & Prof. Irina Tseitlin won 1st & 2nd rounds of the violin Japan National Competition with performance of Paganini Concerto #1 and in December competed in finals in Tokyo.

Pasha Tseitlin won Grand Prize and $7,000 in Pasadena Instrumental Competition

Results of 2008 Concerto Competition
Mija Reyes, 1st Prize and performance with Civic Youth Symphony in Instrumental Senior Division;
Oksana Germain, 3rd Prize in Piano Division;
Sofia Hashemi-Asasi, Honorable Mention in Instrumental Junior Division

Michael Irina Tseitlin will be appearing this summer at the festivals in New York, Italy, Spain and Portugal. For more information look at CIM Faculty or www.VianaMusicFest.org.

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