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Middle and Upper School string and Lower School students were celebrated last month after earning First Division (Superior) ratings at the TPSMEA Solo and Ensemble Contest. Students received a First Division rating (the highest designation at the contest) along with adjudicator feedback and a ribbon or medal based on the difficulty of their selected music.
As a result of their performances, 11 students who earned First Division ratings on Class I solos qualified to advance to the State Contest on May 9 in Duncanville.
This year also marked increased participation from Lower School students. Although strings is not part of the Lower School curriculum, students from the Third Grade Ensemble and Fourth Grade Ensemble were invited to participate in the contest. Their involvement broadened the program’s presence and provided students with early performance experience.
Congratulations to all participating students for their efforts and accomplishments. See the full list below.
US Strings participants
Arjun Chhabra '28 (violin), Justin Rajji '27 (violin), Wayne Wang '28 (violin), Ohad Wong '28 (violin), Austin Yao '29 (violin), Emma Zhu '29 (violin)
MS Strings Participants
Shaina Bekal '31 (cello), Sanjith Bogullu '30 (viola), Dhruv Chaturvedi '32 (cello), Aarav Chhabra '31 (violin), Ethan Chiang '33 (violin), Ian Crownover '32 (cello), Elle Davis '31 (violin), Hannah Hager '33 (violin), Lou Heeringa '31 (string bass), Lila Jennings '33 (violin), Jennifer Lei '30 (cello), Joshua Lin '33 (violin), Fiona Ou '31 (violin), Trey Ousley '32 (viola), Ayana Prasad '33 (viola), Aditi Rao '31 (violin), Everett Shiung '33 (violin), Malek Tawil ’32 (piano), Vikram Thoduguli '31 (cello), Sophie Trombley '30 (violin), Noah White '33 (cello), Joretta Wu '31 (cello), Rebecca Yao '31 (violin)
LS Strings Participants
Eden Arroyo '35 (violin), AnnaSophia Barjum '36 (violin), Nathaniel Chu '35 (violin), Azhar Gowani '37 (violin), Alina Gowani '34 (violin), Jack Kelly '35 (violin), Ella Koh '35 (viola), Hannah Lee '34 (violin), Zaynah Mithani '35 (violin), Kiki Rao '34 (cello), Akshara Senthil '35 (violin), and Jocelyn Wu '35 (cello) '35
State Contest Qualified
Arjun Chhabra '28 – Violin Concerto n.1 in A Minor, by J.S. Bach
Aarav Chhabra '31 – La Follia Variations for Violin, A. Corelli
Jennifer Lei '30 – Sonata n.2 in A Minor, by N. Myaskowski
Fiona Ou '31 – Violin Concerto n.1 in A Minor, by J.S. Bach
Justin Rajji '27 – Violin Concerto, by Samuel Barber
Wayne Wang '28 – Symphonie Espagnole, by E. Lalo
Ohad Wong '28 – Scene de Ballet, by Charles deBeriot
Joretta Wu '31 – Cello Sonata in A Minor, by E. Grieg
Austin Yao '29 – Cantabile, by N. Paganini
Rebecca Yao '31 – Meditation from Thais, by J. Massenet
Emma Zhu '29 – Meditation from Thais, by J. Massenet
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