About Rene' Johnson

René W. Johnson, NCTM, CAGO is a former Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association President and serves as the VMTA Recording secretary. From 2013-2022, René led the creation of MTFest, a digital platform that handles event planning for NVMTA's 21 festivals, recitals, and competitions and serves thousands of students. She was part of a team who re-discovered the music of Albert Rozin (1907-1987) and brought to light over 100 unpublished pieces along with his history on a new website albertrozin.com. She loves being outdoors, backpacking, speaking Spanish, and is an avid organist. She has published articles in the American Music Teacher Magazine, the Canadian Music Teachers Magazine, and The American Organist magazine. She has presented at Local and State MTNA meetings and will present at the National MTNA conference in 2025.

Judged Recitals

Recitals of September 17, October 16, and November 13, 2011   Honors Katie Bode (Lisa Emenheiser Sarratt) Elaine Chen (Rosita Mang) Elsie Hendricks (Maribeth Frank) Bryan Ho (Marjorie Lee) Kimberly Hou (Marjorie Lee) Niki Hua and Antonia Stabile (Nancy Breth) Ryo Kaneko (Mar

By |2018-10-03T06:19:29-04:00February 23rd, 2012|Uncategorized|

Woodwind Concerto Competition

February 18, 2012 Judges:  Nancy Garlick, Lora Ferguson, William Wright Primary 1st    Ashley Hsu (Albert Hunt) 2nd   Anna Sotelo (Ken Lee) 3rd   Grace Chung (Robert Little)   Elementary 1st    Jane Kim (Ken Lee) 2nd   Michelle Ma (Ken Lee) 3rd    Allison Meakem (Nancy Genov

By |2018-10-03T06:19:37-04:00February 20th, 2012|Uncategorized|

Strings Concerto Competition

January 7, 2012 Judges: NancyJo Snider, Caroline Kessler, Deb Brudvig Lower Strings, Elementary Division 1st Gabrielle Li, cello (Miron Yampolsky) 2nd Emma Rood, harp (Elizabeth Blakeslee) 3rd An-Ya Olson, harp (Eizabeth Blakeslee) Intermediate No first place awarded 2nd Zubin Ka

By |2018-10-03T06:19:48-04:00February 7th, 2012|Uncategorized|

President’s Message

Ken Lee, Aug 2011 Thanksgiving and then the Holidays…  I certainly wish everyone the very best of times and perhaps a chance to spend a few relaxing days with those who are closest to us. I’m reminded of the first thing Leon Russianoff asked me when I started lessons with him a

By |2018-10-02T20:35:55-04:00November 27th, 2011|Uncategorized|
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