Andrew Bae (Theory Level 5) – First Class Honors with Distinction
Sebastian Richardson (Piano, level 4) – First Class Honors

RJ Wakefield, oboe
Greyson Porth, piano

Dylan Huang, piano - Third Place

RJ Wakefield-Carl - First Place High School Senior Woodwind Award
Greyson Porth - Second Place Eunee Yee Memorial Scholarship Junior Pianist Award
Rachael Mar - Honorable Mention Eunee Yee Memorial Scholarship Junior Pianist Award
Bailee Lin - Honorable Mention Eunee Yee Memorial Scholarship Junior Pianist Award

Dylan Huang - First Place
Bailee Lin - Second Place
Rachael Mar - Second Place
Greyson Porth - Honorable Mention

Dylan Huang , piano - Third Place - Concerto Competition
Dylan Huang, piano - Honorable Mention - Contemporary Competition

Dylan Huang has been among the top ten out of more than 100 students selected to compete in Round 1

Greyson Porth, piano - Honorable Mention

RJ Wakefield-Carl - First Place

Dylan Huang , piano - First Place - Concerto Competition
Dylan Huang , piano - Honorable - Honors Competition
Dylan Huang , piano - First Place - Contemporary Music Competition

Andrew Bae (viola, level 4) – First Class Honors
Sofia Brys (piano, level 7) – First Class Honors
Melanie Kowalewski (piano, level 4) – Honors
Bailee Lin (piano, level 4) – First Class Honors
Rachael Mar (piano, level 7) – Honors
April Stalder (piano, level 4) – Honors
Thomas Valente (History, level 9)

Congratulations to our students who have been accepted to the Asia America Youth Symphony (AAYS)
RJ Wakefield oboe (principal) – teacher: Dr. Laura Arganbright
Christine Xie, French horn (principal) – teacher: Phil Yao
Andrew Bae, viola – teacher: Etienne Gara
William Zhang, French horn – teacher: Phil Yao

Another award for 7-year-old Dylan Huang: He received "Honorable Mention" at the James Ramos International Video Competition 2018. Congratulation!!
Dylan competed in the category 9 years and younger which included all instruments and genres.

Congratulations to Dylan Huang for winning 2x Third Prize at the GLORY Int'l Music Competition 2018!
Dylan participated in the Romantic Music category in the age group 7 to 10 years and received the Award from the Professional Jury Board and from the Students Jury Group.

Congratulations to Bailee Lin and Greyson Porth on receiving the 2018 Royal Conservatory Center Certificate of Excellence Award!
Bailee received this award for her piano exams level 2 (fall 2017) and level 3 (spring 2018).
Greyson received this award for his piano exam level 4 (summer 2018).
The Center Certificate of Excellence is awarded to students who achieved the highest mark in their examination center in each level and discipline.

Dylan Huang adds another award to his list: Second Prize in the “Piano Open Baroque Category” (Age 8 or under) at the Southwestern Youth Music Festival held at CSULB. Open categories are designed for superior students. Great accomplishment, especially for being again the youngest in the group of winners. Congratulations!

Dylan Huang, 7-year-old student of Herbert Waltl, has been chosen as a FIRST PRIZE Winner of the 2018 "Golden Classical Music Awards" International Competition, New York. This is the second time Dylan received this award; and the second time he has been selected to perform in the Winners’ Recital at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York this fall. Congratulations!

Greyson Porth (piano, level 4) - First Class Honors
Thomas Valente (piano, level 9) – Honors
Mayuko Nagata (piano, level 10) – First Class Honors
Kumiko Nagata (clarinet, level 7) – First Class Honors

7-year-old Dylan Huang competed in the Steinway Competition (5/5/18; Div. I - Ages 9 and under) in San Marcos against more than 90 contestants from all over California and won third place! Huge success! Congratulations!

The day after competing in the Steinway Competition, Dylan Huang won FIRST PLACE at CAPMT’s Sonata/Sonatina competition. What a weekend for Dylan! Big congrats again!

Adjudication, Sofia Brys (student of Herbert Waltl) received HONORABLE MENTION for her piano performance at MTAC’s highly competitive Scholarship Audition on May 5th. Huge Congratulations to multi-talented Sofia!!

Great success for SOFIA BRYS, cello student of Hans Goldstein, at the Long Beach USD Wind and String Solo Adjudication. Sofia received the highest grade “SUPERIOR” for her performance of Bach’s Bourrée 1 - Suite No. 3. Congratulations

CAPMT District 3 president Lina Lee welcomed 18 performers, their teachers, parents and friends to CAPMT’s first Spring Festival which was held at Hc on April 15th. Distinguished Prof. Antoinette Perry (USC Thornton School of Music) was the adjudicator for the talented young pianists. Congratulations to Danielle Yi, Festival chair, on this great success

Huge Congratulations to MAYUKO NAGATA and DYLAN HUANG on their amazing results at the Great Composers International Music Competition.
Both of Herbert Waltl’s students made it to the final round in “The Music of Austria & Germany” division. Dylan won first prize in the age category 5-7! Mayuko won second prize in the age category 17-19!