2007-2008 Student Accomplishments & Awards

THEATRE

Tara Graff and Max DuBowy ‘08, Musical Theatre students, won the Marcella Halter Award for Choreographer 18 and under at the 10th Annual Dance Under the Stars Choreography Festival in Palm Desert, California.

MUSIC

David Ordovskiy ‘08, Music (flute) , won 3rd prize in category "A" of the woodwind group at the LISMA Foundation International Music Competition that took place at the Long Island Conservatory in New York.

Victor Yen ’08, Music (violin), won first place and the special price at the 2007 International Asian Youth Musicians Competition in Singapore

Alice Hwang ’09, Music (piano) Honorable Mention in the California State Music Teacher’s National Association Yahama Piano Competition. Finalist at the 3rd Schimmel Senior USASU INternational Piano Competition for Young Pianists. Recipient of the "Sarra and Emmanuil Senderov Award for the most outstand performance of composition by a Russian composer" playing Rachmaninov's Etude Tableau Op. 39 No. 5 in e-flat minor.

Alan Woo ’09, Music (piano) 1st Place in the Virginia State Music Teacher’s National Association Yamaha Piano Competition

MOVING PICTURES

“Chope” by Mike Fishbein ‘07 was screened at the 2007 Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films –

Breeana Essrig's ’08 LEMONADE (co-producers: Leila Battersby & Taylor Ghrist ’09), Taylor Ghrist's SEX AMONG OTHER THINGS (producer: Jon Fu ’08) and sophmore Leila Battersby's THE BEAR ESSENTIAL (producer: Anna Li ’08) were showcased at the Big Bear Film Festival, on Saturday, September 15.

James Baumann ’06, will also be there, showing his IAA thesis film, THE WAITING ROOM

Yea Sul Park’s ’07 film, PINKY (producer: Julia Horowitz ’07) was accepted to the highly-competitive Austin Film Festival. PINKY will screen on October 14th and 16th, in Austin, Texas.

Please see the respective Major pages for more information on alumni awards and accomplishments.