Washington Adventist University Music Student Recognized in Young Artist Competition
Takoma Park, Md. (February 10, 2016) Washington Adventist University music student Geofrey Cua was recently awarded “Alternate” (equivalent to second place) in the String category (Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass) at the regional Eastern MTNA (Music Teachers National Association) Young Artist Performance Competition. The event was held January 31 at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey.
Cua competed on the violin against young artists between the ages of 19 and 26 from the states of Delaware, Maryland, Maine, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, West Virginia, Connecticut, New York, Vermont and the District of Columbia. He performed the 1st movement of Beethoven’s Sonata No.7, Romance from Wieniawski’s 2nd Concerto, and Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole, 1st Movement.
“We are very proud of Geofrey Cua,” said Preston Hawes, D.M.A, Washington Adventist University’s Director of Orchestral Studies. “He competed against students from some of the best music conservatories in the world, and his achievement is significant.”
The jurisdictions represented in the regional competition are home to such music conservatories as Juilliard, Manhattan School of Music, Mannes, Curtis, New England Conservatory, and Yale School of Music.
“It was an honor to represent the state of Maryland, and it was a great learning experience that has helped me in my live auditions to grad school,” said Cua.
Geofrey Cua will perform as a featured graduating student during the faculty concert on Thursday, February 11 at 8 p.m. The concert will be held in the sanctuary of Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church, located at 7700 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland 20912. The faculty concert is part of the university’s Music Festival that will run from Wednesday, February 10 through Saturday, February 13. The festival is free and open to the public.
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Washington Adventist University is Montgomery County’s only four-year private college. Part of the Seventh-day Adventist system of higher education, Washington Adventist University has been educating college students since 1904 on a 19-acre campus in suburban Takoma Park, close to the nation’s capital. Approximately 1,100 students of all faiths participate in the university’s nine graduate and 31 undergraduate programs. The 2016 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked Washington Adventist University among the best regional colleges in the north.
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