Congratulations to Sophia Rader, junior at Marshall High School, received a check for $200 from the Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association (NVMTA). Sophia was first place winner in the advanced high school classical voice competition in March. She performed two songs, one in French and one in English.
On Saturday, March 16, several of my teen and adult students participated in the Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association (NVMTA) Classical Vocal Achievements Competition, held at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Annandale. This was a quite competitive event with lots of excellent singers and repertoire. Congratulations to all of these outstanding students!
Division 1 - 8th, 9th, 10th graders
Leah Jacob, 8th grader, Cooper Middle School
Division 2 – 11th and 12th graders
Abigail Fred, junior, Meridian High School
Adi Gupta, senior, Langley High School
Michaela Pearce, senior, McLean High School
Sophia Rader, junior, Marshall High School
Sophia Rader received 1st Place in Division 2 (shown with Peggy)
Michaela Pearce received honorable mention
Division 3 – over 18
Katya Petry
Katherine Ralston Slott
Scrimal Choi
The 2024 Virginia Choral Directors Association (VCDA) District XII Choir concert was held Saturday, Feb. 10, at Oakton High School. Congratulations to the following students who auditioned for and were selected to participate!
Langley High School
George C. Marshall High School
Adi Gupta also was selected as an alternate for the All-Virginia Choir Event, which will be held in April in Richmond.
Cindi Roden, adult student and president of the a cappella group, Polyhymnia, pictured with Peggy at the conclusion of their program, which was held at St. Columba's Episcopal Church.
Adi Gupta, senior at Langley High School, was selected for VMEA Senior Honors Choir, which presented a concert earlier this month in Richmond, Va. The choir director for this event teaches at Miami University in Florida.
Michaela Pearce, senior at McLean High School, played the part of Maria in the school's production of Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play.
Han Nguyen, junior at George C. Marshall High School, played the part of Romaine Patterson and Amanda Gronich in the school's production of The Laramie Project.
An informal pre-recital performance class was held at McNulty Studio on Sunday, October 22, 2023. The purpose of the class was to allow students an opportunity to sing for one another in a relaxed environment. Each student sang one or two of the songs that they are currently studying and will perform at the upcoming Winter Recital (Sat., Dec. 2, at the Woman's Club of Arlington).
On Saturday, October 14, four of my students took part in Division 3 (17-year-olds) of the Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association (NVMTA) Musical Theatre Competition, held at the Woman’s Club of Arlington. These students are (shown left to right): Sophia Petry, junior, George C. Marshall High School; Michaela Pearce, senior, McLean High School; Ellie Fox, junior, Langley High School; and Riya Hemanth, junior, McLean High School.
Michaela was awarded Honorable Mention. I was so proud of each of these young singers. This was a very competitive event, in which 49 singers competed! Each singer performed cuts from two songs, and there was no rehearsal with the professional pianist. Such a great experience!!
The Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association (NVMTA) Vocal Achievements competition was held on Saturday, March 25, at the Woman’s Club of Arlington. Ruth Locker, pianist, accompanied Peggy’s students. Congratulations to all who prepared for and took part in this event.
Shown at left with Peggy (l to right): Katherine Ralston-Slott, Michelle Menezes, and Srimal Choi. Click here for more Photos >
Div. 2 – 11th and 12th grades:
Aneesha Singh – 1st place (11th grade, Langley High School)
Elise McClorey – Honorable mention (11th grade, Trinity School at Meadowview)
Div. 3 – over 18:
Michelle Menezes – 1st place
Srimal Choi – 2nd place
Katherine Ralston-Slott – 3rd place
The following students also participated:
Div. 1 (8th, 9th,10th grades): Sophia Petry, Sophia Rader, and Abby Joe
Div. 2: Victoria Wang and Michaela Pearce
The 2023 James C. Macdonald Performing Arts Scholarship Competition in Vocal Music was held Wednesday, April 19. Congratulations to the following students:
Second place: Adi Gupta (junior, Langley High School)
Third place: Michaela Pearce (junior, McLean High School)
Congratulations to three of Peggy’s students who participated in the 2023 James C. Macdonald Performing Arts Scholarship Competition in Vocal Music:
Michaela Pearce (junior, McLean High School)
Adi Gupta (junior, Langley High School)
Riya Hemanth (sophomore, McLean High School)
George Peachey, pianist, accompanied the singers.
Shown at left: Peggy with Michaela Pearce. Click here for more photos
Sponsored by the McLean Community Center (MCC), the competition recognizes the hard work and talent of young performing artists who reside in or go to school in the MCC tax district. Cash prizes are awarded to first, second, and third place winners in the competition.
The preliminary round was held Wednesday, February 8. Michaela Pearce and Adi Gupta were selected to perform in the final round on April 19.
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