Congratulations to all performer participants this year! We had a great turn out and the energy was very high with the amount of talented students who brought their A game. Special thanks to our judges, Yuka Yanagi, Sondra Tammam, Makeda Hampton, and Katherine Glinka for all their constructive critiques. Student certificates and rating sheets will be mailed to each teacher. The following winners will be participating in the Winners Concert on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 7 PM at Grace Episcopal Church in Madison, NJ.
Harrison Kessler Stein won the National Incentive Award for his composition The Attack of Grimfall. He participated in Class 4 and was advanced from the local state level to Regionals and then moved onto Nationals. We're so proud of this achievement. Click here to listen to his composition.
Junior Composers Winners are invited to perform their original composition at the NJFMC Gold Cup Concert.
We had a great turn out with competition entrants this year and all the performances were stellar! Special thanks to our judges for taking the time to grade and give constructive comments: Yuka Yanagi, Youhi Kim, Katie Gornick, and Sacha Iskra. Student certificates and rating sheets will be mailed to each teacher. The following winners will be performing in our Winners Concert on December 3, 2022 at 7 PM at Grace Episcopal Church in Madison, NJ. Congratulations to all performers!
2022 NFMC's Claire Ulrich Whitehurst Piano Solo Competition
Congratulations to Wesley Liu, student of Beatrice Long, who won 2nd place in the NFMC's Claire Ulrich Whitehurst Piano Solo Competition. What a great honor for our NJ chapter. Below are links to his performances.
Joseph Haydn (Australian), Sonata in C Minor HobXVI20
Heitor Villa Lobos (Brazilian), ImpressõesSeresteiras
Margaret Bonds (American), Troubled Water
Johann Sebastian Bach(German), Prelude and Fugue No.16 in Gminor
Junior Composer Winners are invited to perform their original composition at the Gold Cup concert.
View the Virtual Winners Concert here!
View the Virtual Winners' Concert here!
2021 NFMC Marilyn Caldwell Piano Solo Award
Congratulations to Natalie Chow, student of Beatrice Long, who is the 1st place winner of the Marilyn Caldwell Piano Solo award. Natalie earned a $1,000 prize. Bravo! Below are links to her performances.
Chopin Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60
Beethoven Sonata in E-flat Major, Op.81a 1st movement
2020 NJFMC Competition Winners and Results
Congratulations to all 2020 Competition participants. This year's competition was held online through video submissions. Thank you to the hard work of our dedicated competition chairs: Lisa Villamaria Casia and Rebecca Eng for organizing and transferring this event to the online platform. All winners will be performing in the Online Winners Concert on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at 1 PM and 3 PM. Download your souvenir program of the concert.
2020 NJFMC Young Artist Winners Concert Program - 1 PM
2020 NJFMC Young Artist Winners Concert Program - 3 PM
The NFMC Claire Ulrich Whitehurst (Flanagan) Piano Award Competition Winner
Congratulations to Natalie Chow, National winner of the Whitehurst Piano Award Competition! Natalie is the student of NJFMC member Beatrice Long.
Caldwell University - May 4, 2019