Congrats to these amazing flutists!
KUDOS from the Arizona Flute Society to the 2017 Flute Festival Favorites and Competition Winners
Debut Division
FIRST PLACE
Daniel Quan
SECOND PLACE
Minsuh Yu
THIRD PLACE
Candice Liu
HONORABLE MENTION
Kaja Hammerschmidt
Junior Division
FIRST PLACE
Jennyfer Park
SECOND PLACE Katie Ikesaki
THIRD PLACE Victoria Arora HONORABLE MENTIONS Norbu Shastri
Felix Shen
Senior Division
FIRST PLACE
Alicia Wu
SECOND PLACE Seoyoon Kim
THIRD PLACE Katie Ortiz
HONORABLE MENTION
Rachel Eisinger-Levitt
Young Artist Competition
FIRST PLACE Stephanie Hoeckley SECOND PLACE
Michelle Stolper
THIRD PLACE Sarah Hartong
Festival Favorites
Samual Lupe
Elizabeth Pickens
Kaja Hammerschmidt
Trio - Shelley Atchison, Riki Cleveland, Samuel Lupe
Duet - Sherry Finzer & Brianna Orill
KUDOS from Veronica
We would like to recognize Victoria Arora (age 14) for her hard work. She attends Sunnyslope High School and participates in their marching and concert band. This past year, Victoria auditioned for the Northwest Regional Honor Band and earned third chair in the ensemble. In addition, with encouragement from her Flute Teacher, Mrs. Katie, she entered the Arizona Flute Society Competition in April. She earned third place in the Junior Division with a beautiful piece "Donjon-Offentoire." She also enjoys volunteering at the middle school she attended where she helps younger students with the flute.
Congratulations, Victoria!!
KUDOS from the Petersons
Congratulations to Danielle Peterson for graduating with highest honors from Seton Catholic, and for earning a full scholarship to NAU where (among other things) you'll study flute under Dr. Emily Hoppe-McKay! Good luck with your level 10 performance assessment with the Royal Conservatory this week! Love, Mom & Dad
KUDOS from Christina Steffen
Madison Kearny - 1st chair, All-State Band (2nd in the state)
Martin Eslava - piccolo, All-State Orchestra
Kati Dean - 4th chair, All-State Band
Chenhan Zhang - 11th chair, All-State Band
Madison Kearney - John Philip Sousa Award
Kati Dean - Excellent
PYS Musicianship Award