
Young Artist Achievement Awards Winners
The 2022 Young Artist Achievement Awards competition was held on
Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University
Judges were:
STRINGS
PIANO
A Superior rating at the 2022 local Tennessee Teacher’s National Association audition and a passing grade on the Theory exam were the eligibility requirements for entrants.
The following winners were chosen, each receiving a Category Winner plaque:
Piano, grades K-2:
Youyi Wang, student of Chi-Hee Hwang
Piano, grades 3-4:
Caleb Wang, student of Jerry Reed
(alternate: Tyler Schwartz, student of Heather Conner)
Piano, grades 5-6:
Suzie Zhao, student of Amy Dorfman
(alternate: Katie Shah, student of Susan Yang)
Piano, grades 7-8:
Sophie Tan, student of Jerry Reed
(alternate: Justin Guo, student of Jama Reagan)
Piano, grades 9-10:
Kalea Villas, student of Heather Conner
Piano, grades 11-12:
Austin Pitcher, student of Susan Yang
(alternate: Sophie Li, student of Heather Conner)
Strings, grades K-2:
Kerina Li, student of Christina McGann
Strings, grades 3-4:
Alexa Huang, student of Shuzheng Yang
Strings, grades 5-6:
Amanda Grace Murias, student of Annie Dupre
Strings, grades 9-10:
Brian Xu, student of Cornelia Heard
(alternate: Anne-Marie Nguyen, student of Christina McGann)
Strings, grades 11-12:
Amy Xu, student of Cornelia Heard
K-6 GRAND PRIZE WINNER:
Amanda Grace Murias (violin), student of Annie Dupre
7-12 GRAND PRIZE WINNER:
Austin Pitcher (piano), student of Susan Yang
Those who made this event possible:
Kristian Klefstad - chairman
Coordinators of the Performance Auditions, Dana Meyer, Sarah Barham, and Daniel Landes.
The NAMTA Board for supporting this event, all the participating teachers.

