Information for Louisiana MTNA State Competitions
Registration will open in August 4, 2025
Date: October 18, 2025
Deadline: 3:00 PM Eastern Time, September 10, 2025
Location: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, LA
Contact Chee Hyeon Choi, LMTA MTNA Performance Competitions Chair with any questions.
2024 MTNA State Competitions Results:
Senior Performance Piano:
Winner: Xin Chen Wu (Teacher: Chia-Ling Lien)
Alternate: Preston Parker (Teacher: Denise Cox)
Young Artist Piano:
Winner: James Petros (Teacher: Faina Lushtak)
Alternate: Mario Gomez (Teacher: Francis Yang)
*Thank you to this year’s judge: Michael Gurt, Professor of Piano, Louisiana State University
Junior Performance Piano
Representative: Samuel Lin (Christine Lien)
Junior Performance String
Representative: Xiyuan Wu, violin (Teacher: Adrienne Gabriel))
Young Artist Performance Woodwind:
Representative: Preston Hernandez, saxophone (Teacher: Kendra Wheeler); Geoffrey Stemen (collaborative pianist)
My only competition is my potential.
Anonymous
