Student News 2018-19
Carol Yao completed all requirements for AIM Level 12, concluding with a Level 12 Recital, presented on Saturday, October 26, 2019, at 10:00 am at the Vernon Area Library in Lincolnshire. She presented a joint recital with Ellie Ouyang. Carol performed works by Bach, Beethoven, Schumann and Ravel. You can view her performances in the Level 12 Recital video links here. Please scroll down to find links to Carol's recital videos, recital program, program notes and bio.
Ellie Ouyang completed all requirements for AIM Level 12, concluding with a Level 12 Recital, presented on Saturday, October 26, 2019, at 10:00 am at the Vernon Area Library in Lincolnshire. She presented a joint recital with Carol Yao. Ellie performed works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Debussy. You can view her performances in the Level 12 Recital video links here. Please scroll down to find links to Ellie's recital videos, recital program, program notes and bio.
Timmy Zhang completed all requirements for AIM Level 12, concluding with a Level 12 Recital, presented on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at 3:00 pm at Family Piano Co. in Waukegan. He presented a joint recital with William Dai. Timmy performed works by Bach, Beethoven, Liszt and Debussy. You can view his performances in the Level 12 Recital video links here. Please scroll down to find links to Timmy's recital videos, recital program, program notes and bio.
William Dai completed all requirements for AIM Level 12, concluding with a Level 12 Recital, presented on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at 3:00 pm at Family Piano Co. in Waukegan. He presented a joint recital with Timmy Zhang. William performed works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Debussy. You can view his performances in the Level 12 Recital video links here. Please scroll down to find links to William's recital videos, recital program, program notes and bio.
Sophia Li completed all requirements for AIM Level 12, concluding with a Level 12 Recital, presented on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at 5:00 pm at Family Piano Co. in Waukegan. He presented a joint recital with Phyllis Wang. Sophia performed works by Bach, Mozart, Brahms and Barber. You can view her performances in the Level 12 Recital video links here. Please scroll down to find links to Sophia's recital videos, recital program, program notes and bio.
Phyllis Wang completed all requirements for AIM Level 12, concluding with a Level 12 Recital, presented on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at 5:00 pm at Family Piano Co. in Waukegan. He presented a joint recital with Sophia Li. Phyllis performed works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Ravel. You can view her performances in the Level 12 Recital video links here. Please scroll down to find links to Phyllis' recital videos, recital program, program notes and bio.
Congratulations to William Dai, Sophia Li, Ellie Ouyang, Phyllis Wang, Carol Yao and Timmy Zhang on successfully completing AIM Level 12 this year and earning the NSMTA Level 12 trophy and ISMTA AIM Achievement bar.
Congratulations to Maddy Aquino, Michael Chen, Elena Fang and Isabella Robieson on successfully completing AIM Level 10 this year and earning the NSMTA Level 10 trophy and ISMTA AIM Achievement bar.
AIM Level 9 Plaque earned in 2019
Congratulations to Jenny Huang, Sophie Liu and Ellen Niu on successfully completing AIM Level 9 this year and earning the ISMTA level 9 AIM Achievement plaque.
Congratulations to all students that successfully completed AIM Performance exams this year. The following students were invited to perform in the AIM Honors Recital on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at St. James Lutheran Church in Lake Forest: Joy Nind, Iris Niu, level 6; Stephanie Aquino, level 7; Alex Gou, level 8; Sophie Liu, level 9; Maddy Aquino, Michael Chen, Jenny Huang, Isabella Robieson, level 10.
Congratulations to the following students who earned silver medals at the NSMTA Sonata-Sonatina Festival on February 10, 2019: Ellen Niu and Ellie Ouyang.
Students earn points each year of participation at the Libertyville Piano Festival, based on their rating. 1st Place rating earns 5 points, 2nd place rating earns 4 points and 3rd place rating earns 3 points. Once students accumulate a total of 15 points, they are awarded a 1st Trophy, and each subsequent accumulation of 15 points earns additional trophies.
Earning the Libertyville Piano Festival 1st Trophy this year are Stephanie Aquino and Iris Niu. Congratulations!
Congratulations to the following students who participated in the Libertyville Piano Festival on Saturday, February 2, 2019: Stephanie Aquino, Lily Fan, Alex Gou, Samuel He, Jenny Huang, Sophie Liu, Ellen Meng, Joy Ning, Ellen Niu, Iris Niu, Janie Tsai and Warren Zha.
Congratulations to Alex Gou, Jenny Huang, Sophie Liu, Joy Ning, Ellen Niu and Iris Niu who were among the 16 students chosen by the judges as "Outstanding Performances" of the festival. These students will perform in the Festival Honors Recital on Sunday, February 10, 2019, at the Nemmers Family Chapel in the West Tower of Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.
AIM Theory Exams, January 20 and 27, 2018
Congratulations to all students who took the AIM Theory exam on January 20 or 27, 2019. The following students received a Superior Rating, earning a score of 96 or higher.
Level 3: Lily Fan, Jessica Fang, Samuel He, Janie Tsai, Warren Zha
Level 5: Ellen Meng
Level 6: Joy Ning
Level 9: Sophie Liu
Level 10: Michael Chen, Elena Fang
Level 12: William Dai, Sophia Li, Ellie Ouyang, Phyllis Wang, Timmy Zhang
NWSMTA Sonata-Sonatina Festival, November 4, 2018
Congratulations to all students that participated in the NWSMTA Sonata-Sonatina Festival on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Harper College. Gold Medal Winners were Elena Fang, Alex Gou and Jenny Huang. These students were invited to perform in the Gold Medal Winners Recital at the TheGarlands of Barrington on Saturday, November 10, 2018.
Silver Medal Winners were Maddy Aquino, Stephanie Aquino, Nina He, Sophie Liu, Ellen Meng, Joy Ning, Iris Niu, Isabella Robieson and Cici Tu.
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