Ruriko Osawa NVMTA Spotlight: February 2024 Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association presents Ruriko Osawa as our February 2024 spotlight teacher of the month! Bio Japanese-born pianist, Ruriko Osawa, is an accomplished performer both as a soloist and chamber musician.
Melissa Dvorak October 2023 Melissa Dvorak joins the NVMTA Board as the new NVMTA Recording Secretary. She is a harp teacher in Falls Church, VA. Melissa recently completed the MTNA requirements for becoming a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM). She said, “It was a ni
NVMTA welcomes new members to our organization. Please enjoy a few bios provided by some of our newest members. We hope that you find new friends and join in the many opportunities for student festivals and competitions and teacher development classes offered by NVMTA. Be sure t
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 (
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
