Music Students Receive Awards at State Competition
Eighteen Truman woodwind, piano and brass students traveled to Columbia to compete in statewide competitions during the 2024 Missouri Music Teachers Association Conference, hosted this year by the University of Missouri, Nov. 7-8. They each performed three contrasting solos for judges in competition against students from other universities around the state, including Missouri State University, UMKC, University of Missouri, College of the Ozarks, Southeast Missouri State University and Central Methodist University. The following Truman students received awards:
MTNA Young Artist Woodwind Competition
Harper Golden (clarinet), Winner
Jennifer Jones (clarinet), Alternate
Yongzhuo Zhu (clarinet), Honorable Mention
MMTA Graduate Division College Woodwinds
Haochuan Zhang (saxophone), Winner
Shigan Zong (saxophone), Alternate
Danilo Viquez (clarinet), Honorable Mention
MMTA Lower Division College Woodwinds
Andrew Meyer (saxophone), Honorable Mention
As Missouri winner of the MTNA Young Artist State Competition, Harper Golden will now compete in the West Central Division Round against the winners from Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota. Collaborative pianist Kihwa Kim and Ruoyang Xiang also traveled with the students.
