On Sunday, April 24, 2022, Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association’s Concerto Competition prizewinners performed with the Amadeus Orchestra under the direction of A. Scott Wood. Saint Luke Catholic Church in McLean hosted the program, which was well-attended. The students participated in NVMTA’s Robert Spencer Piano Concerto Competition, the NVMTA Woodwind Concerto Competition, and the NVMTA String Concerto Competition.
Over 120 students competed in these three competitions in 2022. Six students performed with the Amadeus Orchestra including two students from 2020. They were unable to perform in 2020 when the event was canceled due to covid-19. This year’s performers included Jude Giddons (piano) and Runa Matsushita (violin), Mikhail Mints (clarinet), Christopher Tate (cello), Kevin Wu (clarinet), and Angela J. Zhang (piano).
The program featured piano, string, and woodwind concertos by Beethoven, Copland, Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky, and Von Weber.
Congratulations to these students, their teachers, and their families! Thank you to Artistic Director Scott Wood and the Amadeus Orchestra and NVMTA for making this wonderful experience possible.
Donations are gratefully accepted to make this a continuing event for these talented students and can be made at nvmta.org. Please indicate that it is for opportunities with the Amadeus Orchestra.
Teachers represented from this program include Nancy Genovese (clarinet), June Huang (violin), Albert Hunt (clarinet), Jim Litzelman (piano), Lisa Sarratt (piano), and Ben Wensel (cello).
