2023 Phyllis Triolo Music Competition Results
Junior Division Winners

1st place Alexander Yu (piano)
2nd place Patrick Darragjiati (piano)
3rd place Evan Zhang (violin)
Honorable Mention Elijah Lin (piano)

(left to right): Elijah Lin, Evan Zhang, Patrick Darragjiati, Alexander Yu, competition judges Ian Duh and Steven Smith

Senior Division Winners

1st place William Liu (piano)
2nd place Abby Chen (violin)
3rd place Aaron Le (piano)

(left to right): Aaron Le, William Liu, Abby Chen, competition judges Ian Duh and Steven Smith

Judges for the Competition were: Ian Duh, PSU School of music, Steven Smith, retired PSU School of Music.

2022 Phyllis Triolo Music Competition Results
Junior Division Winners

1st place Aaron Le, piano (student of Dea Baba)
2nd place Alexander Yu, piano (student of Christopher Guzman)
3rd place Evan Zhang, violin (student of James Lyon)
Honorable Mention William Liu, piano (Student of Qing Liu)

(left to right): William Liu, Evan Zhang, Alexander Yu, Aaron Le

Senior Division Winners

1st place Jedidiah Yang, piano (student of Dea Baba)
2nd place Maggie Yang, piano (student of Kristin Stephenson)
3rd place Paul Rose, piano (student of Steven Smith)

(left to right): Jedidiah Yang, Paul Rose, Maggie Yang

Judges for the Competition were: Gerardo Edelstein, PSU School of Music, Ian Duh, PSU School of music, Steven Smith, retired PSU School of Music.

JUNIOR DIVISION PARTICIPANTS (left to right): Chase Zhou, Ella Yang, Jingyang Wan, William Liu, Evan Zhang, Alexander Yu, Aaron Le

SENIOR DIVISION PARTICIPANTS (left to right): Jedidiah Yang, Caleb Du, Paul Rose, Serena Duncan, Jerry Zhang, Velvet Wu, Maggie Yang

2020 Phyllis Triolo Music Competition Announcement The 36th Phyllis Triolo Music Competition will be held on May 16, 2020 for talented Middle and High School students in Central Pennsylvania. The competition is sponsored by the Central Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association in co-operation with the School of Music at Penn State.

Instrumentalists, vocalists and pianists compete in two divisions in Music Building 1, University Park, PA. The Junior Division consists of students in grades 6-8, the Senior Division consists of students in grades 9-12.

Prizes in each division are: $300 for the first prize, $200 for second prize, and a possible third Prize of $100. Deadline to enter the competition is April 20, 2020. Fees to enter the competition are: $35 for students of teachers who are not members of the Central Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association and $25 for students of teachers who are members.

For more information contact Patricia Lloyd at: 814-238-2374, prlmusic@live.com or Victoria Petrosky at: 610-497-4475 , victoriakravchuk@yahoo.com

For the entry form and more information visit the Phyllis Triolo Page.

2019 Phyllis Triolo Music Competition Results
Senior Division Winners

[Left to Right] Yifan Lu, piano (3rd place), John Rose, cello (honorable mention), Ben Deighton, cello (1st place), Michael Fisher, violin (2nd place).

Senior Division Participants

[Left to Right] Olga Stefanovich, violin; Carolyn Barr, piano; Yifan Lu, piano; John Rose, cello; Ben Deighton, cello; Michael Fisher, violin; Michelle Zhang, harp

Junior Division Winners

[Left to Right] Caleb Du, piano (3rd place), Audrey Shu, piano (1st place), Amithi Tadigadapa, cello (honorable mention), Evie Zhang, piano (2nd place)

Junior Division Participants

[Left to Right] Lauren Lee, piano; Caleb Du, piano; Audrey Shu, piano; Amithi Tadigadapa, cello; Evie Zhang, piano; Isabelle Kim, violin; Quiano Guo, violin

Phyllis Triolo Music Competition Results
Senior Division Winners

1st place: Brian Curtin, 2nd place: Ellie Kim, 3rd place: Yifan Lu, Honorable Mentions: Maria Lan Bressan, Leah Maines

Senior Division Participants


Junior Division Participants

Junior Division Winners

1st place: Jedidiah Yang, 2nd place: Audrey Shu, 3rd place: Gale Szczepkowski, Honorable Mentions: Jadelyn Ding, Yuki Yoshida

Phyllis Triolo Chair

[Left] Pat Lloyd, [right] Victoria Petrosky

Phyllis Triolo Music Competition Results
Junior Division Participants


Junior Division Winners

1st place: Krista Chen, 2nd place: Yifan Lu, 3rd place: Ben Deighton, Honorable Mentions: Ben Curtin

Senior Division Participants

Senior Division Winners

1st place: Baron Cao, 2nd place: Brian Curtin, 3rd place: Lora Boll,Honorable Mentions: Ay Kawasaki, Ellie Kim, Maria Lan Bressan

CPMTA Recital

Brian Curtin performing at the CPMTA music recital accompanied by Hyun Ju Curtin

CPMTA Meeting and PSU Student Recital

On Tuesday, April 12 2016 the Central Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association held a meeting discussing various topics on the future of the organization. One of the topics discussed was the upcoming Phyllis Triolo competition on which information can be found here
Also, the Penn State University Student recital was hosted after the meeting with students of Steven Smith and Jose Ramon Mendez. Thank you to all the students who participated and thanks to the great teachers that made this happen!

New Website Design and updated pictures

If you are reading this you should also be seeing the new website design! Vladimir Kravchuk also took pictures of the members and officers to give the site a fresh new look. If you have any questions, concerns, or problems with the new website, contact Vladimir at vladimirkravchuk@yahoo.com. Thank you!

[Left to Right Standing] Dr. Jose Ramon Mendez, Qing Liu, Linda Hoffman, Dr. Steven Smith, Pat Lloyd, Peggy Albertson, Nancy Willis, Judy Moore, Joanne Feldman, Fang-Mei Chu, Anne-Marie Hildebrandt, Victoria Petrosky, Koya Ohmoto
[Left to Right Kneeling] Peggy Myers, Wendy Bachman