Amadeus Orchestra and NVMTA Concerto Winners 2023 On Sunday, May 14, six students performed their concertos with the Amadeus Orchestra of McLean under the direction of Scott Wood. The audience was extremely impressed and appreciative of the great talent exhibited by these
This year, one hundred and twenty students participated in three concerto competitions for piano, string, and woodwind students sponsored by Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association (NVMTA). Students chosen to perform with the Amadeus Orchestra this year include: Ethan Chen (
Music Education David Kosutic grew up in Arlington. He says, “I started piano rather late, and was very happy when I was in 8th grade and was able to transfer to Maryen Herrett for my piano studies. She was a president of VMTA and very active in this area. She had very high sta
Our March Spotlight is on Aphrodite Mitsopoulou, one of our past NVMTA Presidents who currently plans the NVMTA Lecture Series and is a DMA candidate at JMU. Education Aphrodite Mitsopoulou was born in Greece and started her musical studies in the National Conservatory of Athens.
Rachel Harmatuk is our February spotlight teacher. She grew up in southwest Virginia. First, she lived in a little town called Riner, then moved to Blacksburg and finally to Floyd when she was in the 7th grade. She moved to Oakton in the summer of 2002. She and her family live
Madalina Petric Background NVMTA teacher, Madalina Petric, is a native of Baia Mare, Romania where she began studying piano at the age of five. Madalina attended Gheorghe Dima Music Academy from Cluj Napoca
Our December NVMTA Spotlight teacher is Dr. Ying Zhao. She is a music educator, active solo and collaborative pianist. Dr. Zhao holds a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from Pennsylvania State Univ
NVMTA is proud to introduce Candace Cleary as our spotlight teacher for November. She is currently serving as a Member-at-large on the Executive Committee. What do you like most about playing your instrument? I love the piano for the wealth of repertoire available to us. The more
The NVMTA Bach Baroque Competition and Festival is an annual event that celebrates the music of Johann Sebastian Bach as well as many other Baroque composers. The event takes place on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at Columbia Baptist Church in Falls Church, VA. Our committee welcom
Margarita Gramaticova is our NVMTA spotlight teacher for October. Enjoy reading about her love of music and teaching as well as her current projects and involvement in NVMTA. Personal What do you like most about playing your instrument? On the piano we can play the melody and th
