Performances and Recognitions
Fort Bend Concerto Competition 2021 Winners
Mitchell Litvinov - Senior Division Winner
Grieg Piano Concerto, Mvmt. 1
Sophia Kuo - Junior Division Winner
Kabalevsky Concerto No. 3, Mvmt. 1
Dorothy Kelly Memorial Scholarship Competition 2021
Alice Tian, 1st place winner
Clayton Smith, 2nd place winner
Magen Zeng, 3rd place winner
Congratulations to the winners!
Click on the winners’ photos to view their award winning videos!
1st place: Alice Tian (teacher - Dr. Sohyoung Park)
2nd place: Clayton Smith (teacher - Yolanda Li)
3rd place: Magen Zeng (teacher - Katarina Loudermilk)
Ryan Chen
Michael Chung
Mei Dickinson
Tonya Hu
Beethoven 250th Anniversary Celebration
Students of HMTA members are proud to present this video in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest composers in history, Ludwig van Beethoven. Enjoy!
HMTA Teacher Recognitions
Teacher of the Year
Katarina Loudermilk
2023 Teacher of the Year
To nominate an HMTA member for Teacher of the Year, please login to the members page, then click the “Nominate a Teacher” button.
HMTA Teachers of the Year
1962 Cora Reazer
1963 Ruth Seddon
1964 Kathryn Boyd Sakowitz
1965 Mary B. Richey
1966 Dorothy A. Kelly
1967 Leota Stilwell
1968 Donald D. Johnson
1969 Edward Acton
1970 Mabel Owen
1971 Ronald L. Becker
1972 Mozart Hammond
1973 Jeannie Cossitt
1973 Clara Radoff
1974 Kay Bjelland
1975 Audrey Griffith
1976 Emmajean Schreiber
1977 Edith Gutierrez
1978 Thelma Hearn
1979 Philelle McBrayer
1980 Louise Christensen
1981 Betty Curran
1982 Niki Jelson
1983 Cynthia Whitty
1984 Freda Rosenzweig
1985 Ruth Tomfohrde
1986 Fredell Lack
1987 Sophia Gilmson
1988 Elizabeth Stern
1989 Mary Norris
1990 Shu-Mei Shao
1991 Yelena Kurinets
1993 Paul Krystofiak
1994 Shu Hao Pao
1996 Robert Avalon
1998 Henry Rubin
2001 Constance Dvoretzky
2002 Danette Warren Schuh
2003 Anna Golka
2005 Beatrice Stanley
2006 Daiusz Pawlas
2007 Wilford E. Glenn, Jr.
2009 Galina Lay
2010 Yelena Brusilovskaya
2011 Rodolfo Morales
2012 Sohyoung Park
2013 Marina Agadjonva
2014 Tanya Chovanetz
2015 Clive Swansbourne
2017 Kana Mmaki
2019 Roy Wylie
2021 Sylvia Strong
2022 Kao Taniguchi
2023 Ekaterina Loudermilk
HMTA Teacher Service Award
Each year the committee reviews services rendered to HMTA by all of its members. The winner of this award is determined by a point system starting from the year 1969. Accumulated points are tabulated by the chair, and the member who has earned the most will be honored with the presentation of an engraved plaque.
1984 Bonnie Journeay
1984 Geraldine Sharpley
1985 Jane Sugars
1986 Martha Anne McBath
1987 JoAnn Hoffman
1987 Charles Cook
1988 Ethel Tucker
1989 Susan Wallet
1990 Jeanine Teltschik
1991 Patricia Rhoads
1992 Norma Auchter
1993 Paul Krystofiak
1994 Elizabeth Lumpkin
1994 Geraldine Sharpley
1995 Suzanne Marion
1997 Prudy Hey
1998 Ann Keyes
1999 Norman J. Schack
2000 Lynn Anders
2000 Meryl Ettelson
2001 Laurie Lindemulder
2002 Ann Rivers Witherspoon
2003 Kevin Guess
2004 Khiam Drury
2005 Wilford E. Glenn, Jr.
2006 John Ford
2007 Paul Boyd
2008 Cynthia Whitty
2009 Jerico Vasquez
2010 Constance Dvoretzky
2011 Yanzi Lin
2012 Marina Agadjanova
2013 Lisa Taylor
2014 Tanya Chovanetz
2015 Laura Wright
2016 Yelena Brusilovskaya
2017 Yolanda Li
2018 Anna Golka
2020 Janeal Sugars
2021 Rebecca McDonald
2022 Ann Gore
2023 Ada Wu
