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This year NEMTA is pleased to offer both VIRTUAL and IN-PERSON events as part of its Festival 2025 "Music Without Borders". The auditions will be followed by the AWARDS CEREMONY at the Annunciation Hall. Join Us Today!
College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ
* Standard Auditions
* Open Auditions
* Evaluations
* Virtuoso Auditions - Round 1 (Preliminaries) & Round 2 (Finals)
College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ
College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ
* Awards Ceremony
College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ
NEMTA offers Competition & Evaluations for all instruments, levels & age groups. Standard Categories are based on level of knowledge. Thus, standard categories are not dictated by age. Students entering Open Categories should apply based on age (as if 4/1/22). The age groups for Open Categories are as follows:
*6 - 8
* 9 - 11
* 12 - 14
* 15 - 17
* 18 & older
Please note: a younger contestant may enter into an older category (for example, a 5-year old may enter the 6 - 8 age category). However, an older student may not compete in younger categories.
Please refer to the application forms for a list of available categories for a particular instrument. We are thrilled to offer the following categories for this year's Festival:
PIANO - Standard, Open, Virtuoso
STRINGS - Standard, Open, Virtuoso
VOICE - Open Auditions
OTHER INSTRUMENTS - Open Auditions
STANDARD REPERTOIRE consists of pre-selected pieces chosen to assess a student's ability at a given level. A list of standard repertoire is available in the Forms below.
OPEN CATEGORIES include any & all pieces within a prescribed time limit & subject to a certain age group.
VIRTUOSO CATEGORIES represent the most competitive event at the NEMTA Festival where in serious musicians have a chance to compete for the top prizes, cash awards and artist promotion.
Live Auditions will be adjudicated separately from the recorded auditions and winners from both events are eligible for participation in the Winners' Recital. Applications for LIVE Auditions must indicate "LIVE" on the Application form and be submitted by the time specified. All ONLINE applicants must enter the Festival with a pre-recorded performance submitted to the Festival via a YouTube link. The judges will review the submission as part of the applicable category & age group, provide comments on the performance & award placement. WINNER'S RECITAL & AWARDS The Awards and Placement will be announced on our website and diplomas/trophies will be distributed at the Awards Ceremony as part of the Winners Recital. Teachers and/or students need to make arrangements to pick up their trophies at the Winners Recital or shortly thereafter. For international participants, awards/diplomas will be mailed out.
ACCOMPANIMENT: Participants are responsible to provide their own accompaniment. For classical categories, accompaniment is required. Unaccompanied submissions in Classical Open categories will be disqualified.
DRESS CODE: Formal stage attire is appropriate for all live or recorded performances at the festival. No sneakers, flip-flops, T-shirts, shorts or tank tops are allowed. NEMTA reserves the right to disqualify a performer whose dress code is inappropriate & offensive.
Every participant must present a valid published copy of music to the judge. It is strongly recommended that all solo performance pieces are memorized. For ensembles, no memorization is required.
Video editing, montage or enhancement of any kind is not allowed at the Festival. Entries that appear to be professionally edited will be disqualified. Microphone use is allowed for vocal performances only.
In order to minimize the handling of papers, checks and equipment, we ask that applicants attempt to submit all paperwork online. Alternatively, we ask that the schools submit one packet for all of their students (as opposed to their students doing individual submissions). For LIVE Auditions, the scheduling will be done to allow for social distancing, proper disinfecting between performances and the masks are mandatory in common areas. A performer may remove their mask on stage during audition. Additional details will be emailed to those interested after receipt of application.
PIANO
CATEGORY: OPEN CLASSICAL:
Prep 9:00 AM
Elementary 9:45 AM
Junior 11:00 AM
Intermediate 12:00 PM
Adult 12:30 PM
CATEGORY: STANDARD CLASSICAL
Prep 9:00 AM
Level 1 12:30 PM
Level 3 9:20 AM
Level 4 9:35 AM
Level 5 9:45 AM
Level 6 10:00 AM
Level 7 10:45 AM
Level 8 11:10 AM
CATEGORY: NON-CLASSICAL (Pop/Jazz/Rag)
Open Pop 11:30 AM
Open Jazz 12:00 PM
Standard Jazz 12:15 PM
Standard Pop 12:30 PM
Standard Rag 1:00 PM
Duets 12:00 PM
Piano Virtuoso 1:00 PM
VOICE
Jazz 9:00 AM
Musical Theater 9:30 AM
Pop 10:00 AM
Classical 11:30 AM
Idol/Virtuoso/Talent Showcase 12:00 PM
Talent Showcase 12:10 PM
Adult 12:15 PM
INSTRUMENTS
Violin 12:30 PM
Violin Virtuoso 1:00 PM
Accordion 1:00 PM
Awards Ceremony 3:00 PM
* Please arrive no more than 15 min before your scheduled call time
* Results will be posted on the board in the foyer after each category is completed
Accordion
Open Junior
1st Place: Elizaveta Pokislyuk (Marina Pilipenko)
Piano
Open Classical- Duet:
1st Place: Valentina Sheyn Ofenbakh and Natalie Claire Sheyn Ofenbakh (Scherzo Music Studio)
Open Classical- Prep:
1st Place: Miyuki Fujiita (Scherzo Music Studio)
2nd Place: Natalie Claire Sheyn Ofenbakh (Scherzo Music Studio)
3rd Place: Tommy Gonella (Maki Yoneta)
Honorable Mention: Cayden Chen (Maki Yoneta)
Open Classical- Elementary:
1st Place: Joanna Luo (Maki Yoneta)
2nd Place: Max Smith (Bartello Music)
3rd Place: Shi Sheng (Scherzo Music Studio)
Honorable Mention: Valentina Sheyn Ofenbakh (Scherzo), Leah Zeng (Scherzo)
Open Classical- Junior:
1st Place: Elizaveta Pokislyuk (Marina Pilipenko)
2nd Place: Anna Smith (Bartello Music)
3rd Place: Charles Lupia (Maki Yoneta)
Honorable Mention: Yash Sayanekor (Sixteenth Notes)
Open Classical- Intermediate:
1st Place: Jason Jiang (Maki Yoneta)
2nd Place: Raymond Trombadore (Al Terzo)
3rd Place: Akanksha Bagchi (Al Terzo)
Honorable Mention: Shibani Prasad (Al Terzo)
Open Classical- Adult:
1st Place: Mauricio Tuiron (Sixteenth Notes)
Standard Classical- Prep:
1st Place: Ariel Berlyand (Scherzo Music Studio)
2nd Place: Kai Liu (Scherzo Music Studio)
3rd Place: Srujan Betigeri (Scherzo Music Studio)
Honorable Mention: Ayaan Korada (Maki Yoneta)
Standard Classical- Level 1:
1st Place: Sophia Smith (Bartello Music)
2nd Place: Scarlett Siciliano (Voice Studios)
3rd Place: Adrian Lin (Maki Yoneta)
Honorable Mention: Tara Mansi Kapadia (Maki Yoneta)
Standard Classical- Level 2:
1st Place: Jonathan Leo (Voice Studios)
Standard Classical- Level 3:
1st Place: Nathaniel Lin (Maki Yoneta)
2nd Place: Katherine Li (Scherzo Music Studio)
3rd Place: Brandon Yu (Scherzo Music Studio)
Honorable Mention: Scott Chiu (Maki Yoneta)
Standard Classical- Level 4:
1st Place: Aanya Pothupalem (Scherzo Music Studio)
2nd Place: Anjali Sanghvi (Scherzo Music Studio)
3rd Place: Nishika Avula (Al Terzo)
Standard Classical- Level 5:
1st Place: Divisha Choudhary (Al Terzo)
Standard Classical- Level 6:
1st Place: Yulia Gavrylak (Scherzo Music Studio)
2nd Place: Divisha Choudhary (Al Terzo)
3rd Place: Arjun Korada (Maki Yoneta)
Honorable Mention: Shibani Prasad (Al Terzo)
Standard Classical- Level 7:
1st Place: Hana Malabanan (Scherzo Music Studio)
2nd Place: Lana Gonella (Maki Yoneta)
3rd Place: Swairee Soska (Maki Yoneta), Jack Caravallo (Al Terzo)
Honorable Mention: Aaron Yu (Scherzo Music Studio)
Standard Classical- Level 8
1st Place: Raymond Trombadore (Al Terzo)
2nd Place: Akanksha Bagchi (Al Terzo)
Open Pop- Elementary:
1st Place: Maxine Arellano (Heart’s Desire)
Open Pop- Junior:
1st Place: Analisse Vera (Heart’s Desire)
2nd Place: Jack Caravallo (Al Terzo)
3rd Place: Ekekiel Thomas (Heart’s Desire)
Honorable Mention: Elijah Thomas (Heart’s Desire)
Open Pop- Intermediate:
1st Place: Akanksha Bagchi (Al Terzo)
2nd Place: Adhya Pothupalem (Scherzo Music Studio)
Open Jazz- Junior:
1st Place: Lenoh Ayari-Shalon (Sixteenth Notes)
Standard Pop- Elementary:
1st Place: James Harb (Scherzo Music Studio)
2nd Place: Adrianna Fenelon (Sixteenth Notes)
Standard Pop- Junior:
1st Place: Zlatoslava Dolotina (Scherzo Music Studio)
2nd Place: Ella Betman (Scherzo Music Studio)
Standard Rag- Junior:
1st Place: Elizaveta Pokislyuk (Marina Pilipenko)
Virtuoso:
1st Place: Elizaveta Pokislyuk (Marina Pilipenko)
2nd Place: Anna Smith (Bartello Music)
Violin
Open Classical- Elementary:
1st Place: Shaina Das (violin)
Open Classical- Intermediate:
1st Place: Jake Caravallo (Al Terzo)
Virtuoso:
1st Place: Nikhil Das (Scherzo Music Studio)
2nd Place: Anooshka Sen (Scherzo Music Studio)
Viola:
Virtuoso:
1st Place: Ava Legasto (Scherzo Music Studio)
Voice:
Jazz- Elementary:
coming
Jazz- Junior:
1st Place: Faith Gibson (Voice Studios)
2nd Place: Musette Jardinico (Heart’s Desire)
Jazz- Adult
1st Place: Emily Pinsky (Voice Studios)
Musical Theater- Prep:
1st Place: Polina Zaslavsky (Scherzo Music Studio)
2nd Place: Natalie Claire Sheyn (Scherzo Music Studio)
3rd Place: Kirsten Badajos (Heart’s Desire)
Musical Theater- Elementary:
1st Place: Erin Jeon (Voice Studios)
2nd Place: Johnathan Leo (Voice Studios)
3rd Place: Zion Flores (Heart’s Desire)
Honorable Mention: Valentina Sheyn (Scherzo Music Studio)
Musical Theater- Junior:
1st Place: Sofia Hindley (Voice Studios)
2nd Place: Emily Marte (Heart’s Desire)
3rd Place: Ariel Cupersmith (Voice Studios)
Honorable Mention: Faith Gibson (Voice Studios)
Musical Theater- Adult
1st Place: Emily Pinsky (Voice Studios)
Voice Pop- Prep:
1st Place: James Harb (Scherzo Music Studio)
Voice Pop- Elementary:
1st Place: Lianna Vasserman (Scherzo Music Studio)
2nd Place: Jonathan Leo (Voice Studios)
3rd Place: Zion Flores (Heart’s Desire)
Honorable Mention: Khairah Badajos (Heart’s Desire)
Voice Pop- Intermediate:
1st Place: Wendy Ouyang (Scherzo Music Studio)
Voice Pop- Junior:
1st Place: Emily Marte (Heart’s Desire)
2nd Place: Ariel Cupersmith (Voice Studios)
3rd Place: Faith Gibson (Voice Studios)
Honorable Mention: Musette Jardinico (Heart’s Desire)
Classical- Elementary:
1st Place: Valentina Sheyn (Scherzo Music Studio)
Classical- Intermediate:
1st Place: Sofia Hindley (Voice Studios)
Classical- Junior:
1st Place: Ariel Cupersmith (Voice Studios)
2nd Place: Musette Jardinico (Heart’s Desire)
Idol- Junior
1st Place: Sofia Hindley (Voice Studios)
2nd Place: Faith Gibson (Voice Studios)
Talent Showcase- Junior:
1st Place: Zion Flores (Heart’s Desire)
PIANO
Open Jazz-Intermediate:
1st Place: Huy Khang Kayden Nguyen
Open Jazz - Junior:
1st Place: Chris Li
2nd Place: Diba Sanikhatam
3rd Place: Ayaan Chigurupati
Open Pop - Intermediate:
1st Place: Varun Bhat
2nd Place: Alyona Matveyeva
Open Pop - Junior:
1st Place: Rhiya Parmar
2nd Place: Robert DeAllaume
3rd Place: Avisa Sanikhatam
Honorable Mention: Vinil Gummadi
Open Rag - Intermediate:
1st Place: Amogh Chigurupati
Open Rag - Junior:
1st Place: Leo Dong
2nd Place: Mangi Chigurupati
Open Classical - Prep:
1st Place: Nina Blank
2nd Place: Vivin Gummadi
Open Classical - Elementary:
1st Place: Katherine Li
2nd Place: Ayla Lima Eryazici
Open Classical - Junior:
1st Place: Aleena Marenko
2nd Place: Stuti Upadhya
Open Classical - Intermediate:
1st Place: Reva Segireddy
2nd Place: Nhat-Minh Nguyen
3rd Place: Sara Lima Eryazici
Standard Classical - Level 6:
1st Place: Robert DeAllaume
2nd Place: Rhiya Parmar
Standard Classical - Level 5:
1st Place: Tressa Williams
2nd Place: Miles Yang
Standard Pop - Junior:
1st Place: Olivia Kim
Standard Pop - Senior:
1st Place: Isabella Urgilez
VOICE:
Open Pop - Prep:
1st Place: Jhanina Gregorio
Open Pop - Intermediate:
1st Place: Joanna Gregorio
Talent Showcase - Senior:
1st Place: Joanna Gregorio
NEMTA is pleased to offer the Awards Ceremony to the winners in each category & will feature 2 soloists chosen by the judges as part of its Awards Ceremony. There will not be a separate winners recital this year. Thank you!
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