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Results of State Finals of ASTA Competition 2009
Jarvis Chang - 2nd Place
Annelle Gregory - 3rd Place
Carolyn Wen - Honorable Mention

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

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

Results of 2008 Los Angeles Region ASTA:
Mija Reyes, 1st place in Senior Division of the Greater Los Angeles ASTA Competition. Keren Bunnel, Viola, Class of Prof. Michael & Prof. Irina Tseitlin won 1st Place in Senior Division of San Diego ASTA Competition. Elizabeth Peto, Viola, Class of Prof. Michael & Prof. Irina Tseitlin won 1st Place in Junior Division of San Diego ASTA Competition. Corrie Bunnel, Violin, Class of Prof. Michael & Prof. Irina Tseitlin won 1st Place in Junior Division of San Diego ASTA Competition. Allen Huang, Violin, Class of Prof. Michael & Prof. Irina Tseitlin won 2nd Place in Senior Division of San Diego ASTA Competition. Carolyn Lee, Violin, Class of Prof. Michael & Prof. Irina Tseitlin won 2nd Place in Junior Division of San Diego ASTA Competition. Amanda Lipski, Violin, Class of Prof. Michael & Prof. Irina Tseitlin was selected to compete in Junior Division of State ASTA Competition. Sofia Hashemi-Asasi, Violin, Class of Prof. Michael & Prof. Irina Tseitlin was selected to compete in Junior Division of State ASTA Competition.

Results of 2008 VOCE Competition
Elizabeth Peto, 1st Place in Senior Division (Viola)
Mija Reyes, 1st Place in Senior Division
Carolyn Lee, 1st Place in Intermediate Division
Timothy Kung, 3rd Place in Intermediate Division
Sofia Hashemi-Asasi, 2nd Place in Junior Division
TRIO: Allen Huang, Euki Sawada, Steven Burnett won 1st Place in Senior Chamber Music Division
Duo: Carolyn Lee and Phillip Zhang won 2nd Place in Intermediate Chamber Music Division
Trio: Amanda Lipski, Elli Sawada, and Elias Butrterfield won 3rd place in Intermediate Chamber Music Division.
cellist, Phillip Zhang has won 1st place in san Diego Youth Symphony Competition.

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

Results of 2007 CIYAC MusicFest:
Corrie Bunnell, Class of Prof. Michael & Prof. Irina Tseitlin won 1st place & $1,000.
Phillip Zhang, Cello Class of Prof. Gaiana Mndoian won 2nd place
Euki Sawada, Class of Prof. Michael & Prof. Irina Tseitlin won 3rd in 16-18 age division
Carolyn Lee, Class of Prof. Michael & Prof. Irina Tseitlin won won 2nd in 13-15
Kaija Germain, Class of Prof. Michael & Prof. Irina Tseitlin won 3rd in under 13.

Hayato Ishibashi, Class of Prof. Michael & Prof. Irina Tseitlin 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, Class of Prof. Michael & Prof. Irina Tseitlin 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.

Hayato Ishibashi, Class of Prof. Michael & Prof. Irina Tseitlin won 1st place in MTAC State VOCE Competition Finals.

Hayato Ishibashi, Class of Prof. Michael & Prof. Irina Tseitlin won 1st place in 2006 San Diego Symphony's "Hot Shots" Competition and performed Mozart Concerto No. 4 with the S.D.Symphony on May 10,11,13.

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

Pasha Tseitlin won 1^st prize and $1,500 in La Jolla Symphony Competition and will be performing solo with La Jolla Symphony in late spring.

Hayato Ishibashi was selected to compete at the Sendai International Violin Competition in May in Japan.

Pasha Tseitlin performed solo in Rimski-Korsakov's Cappriccio Espagnol as a concertmaster of the USC Symphony under Carl St. Clair conducting.

Elizabeth Peto was featured on Fox Channel TV in Corelli Concerto Grosso on 12/13, she also was chosen to go to Germany as La Jolla Country Day music program exchange student.

Pasha Tseitlin performed solo with Monica Mancini with USC Symphony at the annual USC fund-raiser.

Whittney Thomas won 1st ($4,000) and Pasha Tseitlin won 2nd ($2,500) prize in 2007 Pasadena Instrumental Competition.
Results of 2006 CIYAC MUSICFEST at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. 50 contestants from San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles were competing in this event.

WINNERS OF THE NOVEMBER 4, 2006 MUSICFEST AUDITION
AGE CATEGORIES: A: 12 and under B: 13-15 C: 16-18 or in H.S
Piano A

1St Place: Oksana Germain (11) ,Alpine
2nd Place: Elias Butterfield (12), Encinitas
3rd Place: Valerie Narumi (7), Yorba Linda
Hon Mention: Emma D'Esopo (8), San Diego
Hon Mention: Marshall Lee (9), La Palm
Hon Mention: J. Derrick Tiu (12), Murrieta

Piano B

1st Place: Jonathan Metcalfe (15), San Marcos
1st Place: Joseph Tsai (14), Northridge

Piano C

2nd Place: Andrew Lu (14), San Marino
3rd Place: Brigid Drury (16), Oceanside

Strings A

1st Place: Sofia Hashemi-Asasi (8), Violin - San Marcos
2nd Place: Daniel Goss (12), Violin - San Diego
3rd Place: Amanda Lipski (9), Violin - Del Mar

Strings B

1st Place: David Robbins (15), Cello - Oceanside
2nd Place: Solomon Mizrachi (13), Guitar - San Diego
2nd Place: Jonathan Song (14), Guitar - Chula Vista
Hon. Mention: Alice Fang (13), Violin - San Diego
Hon. Mention: Caitlin Payne (14), Viola - Encinitas

Strings C

1st Place: Keita Ishibashi (17), Violin - San Diego
Hon. Mention: Bernard Hsiao (16), Violin - Manhattan Beach

Winds A

Hon. Mention: Lopez Yanez, Emilia (12), Oboe

Winds B

1st Place: Gaidarov, Ilya (14), Clarinet

Winds C

1st Place: Lopez Yanez, Enrico (17), Trumpet
2nd Place: Seaver, Alex (17), French Horn
3rd Place: Wu, Stephen (16), Bassoon

Tamara Louie received the La Jolla Country Day School Strings Department Award for Excellence for the 5th consecutive year. She also was awarded the Rensselaer Medal and $60,000 academic scholarship and selected Concert Misteress of the La Jolla Country Day School Orchestra.

Takashi Ishikawa made finals of the Japan National Music Competition.

Pasha Tseitlin performed in quartet with Midori on November 27, 29 and December 1. On September 18

Pasha Tseitlin performed Szymanovski Concerto No.1 with USC Symphony to a standing ovation.

On September 15 and 17 Pasha Tseitlin performed Schubert’s “Death & the Maiden” with Midori, Whittney Thomas and David Mayer.

On October 18 Pasha performed at the Disney Hall with the USC Symphony, Carl St. Clair conducting. As the concertmaster of the USC Symphony he played cadenza solo in the Tower’s Violin Concerto with an associate concertmaster of New York Philharmonic Michelle Kim (alumna of IMF).

Hayato Ishibashi won 1st place in Goodlin Scholarship Competition

Pasha Tseitlin won 1st place in USC Concerto Competition and performed Szymanovski Concerto No. 1 with USC Symphony on September 18.

Pasha Tseitlin won 1st place in Greater Los Angeles 2006 ASTA Competition.

Pasha Tseitlin won 1st place in Pasadena 2006 ASTA Competition.

Hayato Ishibashi won 1st place in 2006 MTAC State VOCE Competition Finals.

Hayato Ishibashi  won 1st place in 2006 San Diego Symphony's "Hot Shots" Competition and will be performing Mozart Concerto No. 4 with the S.D.Symphony on May 10,11,13.

Keita Ishibashi got honorable mention in 2006 MTAC State VOCE Competition Finals.

Pasha Tseitlin won 2^nd place and $2,500 in 2005 Pasadena Instrumental Competition.

2006 San Diego ASTA Competition results: 1st Place - Hayato Ishibashi, 2nd place - Keita Ishibashi

2006 VOCE Competition results: 12years old and under: 1st place Andrea Yu; 2nd place Amy Ingermanson

13-15: 1st place Hayato Ishibashi; 2nd place Takashi Ishikawa; 16 – 18: 1^st place Keita Ishibashi

Hayato Ishibashi won 1st prize in 2006 MTAC Concerto Competition and performed Tchaikovsky Concerto with CYO.

Oksana Germain won 3rd prize in 2006 MTAC Concerto Competition.

Hayato Ishibashi won the 1st Prize at American String Teachers Association State Finals Elizabeth Peto received the Middle School Music Department Award for excellence in strings in La Jolla Country Day School.-

Whittney Thomas won a $3000 at the Musical Merit Foundation of Greater San Diego scholarship competition

2005 MTAC-San Diego Branch Duo Festival:

 In Category 1 (ages 7 - 9), Oksana & Kaija Germain received honorable mention.

 In Category 2(10 - 12), Oksana Germain & Ayumi Tachikawa received honorable mention.

H.B. Goodlin Scholarship Competition: Whittney Thomas and Hayato Ishibashi won 1st & 2nd places, respectively in the Senior Instrumental Division.  Floyd Oliver received honorable mention.  

Keita Ishibashi won 1st prize at the 2005 San Diego Symphony Competition and performed Ravel's Tzigane with the SDSymphony on April 27  & 28 at the Copley Symphony Hall.  

Keita Ishibashi  was awarded honorable mention at the La Jolla Symphony Competition.

Hayato Ishibashi won 1st Prize at2005  Young Musicians Foundation's National Debut Competition.

Hayato Ishibashi won 1st prize at 2005 San Diego American String Teachers Association Competition.

Hayato Ishibashi won the silver medal and $2,500 at the 2005 CIYAC Violin Competition.

Whittney Thomas won 2nd prize at 2005 American String Teachers Association competition.