The 2023 Instrumental Competition will take place May 6th and 7th at
Park Central Church, 504 E. Fayette St., Syracuse, NY
More information will be coming.
Chairpersons: Dana DiGennaro Jim Kriehbel

Eligibility Requirements: 

• Intermediate division, all instruments: Grades 4 - 8 

• Senior division, STRINGS: Grades 9 -12 

• Senior division, WINDS and PERCUSSION: Grades 9 -12 

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Entry Fees (non-refundable): Please submit payments by PayPal below

• $35.00 for students whose teachers are CNYAMT members.  

• $45.00 for students whose teachers are not members of CNYAMT.  

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Co-Chairs for Competition:  

James Krehbiel - Phone: 315-445-9390 / email: jkrehbie@twcny.rr.com 

 Dana DiGennaro - Phone: 315-254-9995 / email: danadigennaro@gmail.com

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Competition Repertoire Requirements: 

• Intermediate: 6-10 minutes 

  • One or two pieces (or movements of one piece) that demonstrates contrasting character.

• Senior Division (all instruments) 10-15 minutes 

  • Two different pieces from two different time periods that demonstrate contrasting character. 

• Student compositions will be allowed only if the student performs two other contrasting pieces from standard. published repertoire, within the allotted performance time. 

• No chamber music transcriptions will be allowed. 

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Competition Guidelines: Please read carefully. 

• Auditions are open to families, but closed to teachers. Teachers may listen from outside  the sanctuary at Park Central Presbyterian Church. 

• Accompaniment is required. Contestants must furnish their own accompanist. 

• Contestants must furnish one original solo part or accompaniment part of all repertoire to  the judges. (No copies allowed) 

• Memorization is recommended, but not required. In case of a tie, the advantage will be  given to the applicant performing from memory. 

• Students must reside in Onondaga, Madison, Oswego, Oneida, Cayuga, Thompson, or  Cortland counties to be entered in the competition.  

• All Winners commit themselves to performing on the winner’s recital, Sunday, April 3,  2022 at 7:00 PM at Park Central Presbyterian Church. 

• Monetary awards will be given, depending upon enrollment, up to a maximum of three  places per division. 

• Information about competition day details and final results will be given to teachers only,  by e-mail or telephone. 

• Prior division winners will be required to move up to the next division regardless of grade. • Rules set forth on this page will be strictly enforced.  

2022 COMPETITION WINNERS
Intermediate Division

Honorable Mention - Daniel Yang, Violin - Student of Peter Rovit

Senior Division - Strings

1st prize - Mia Sakonju, Violin - Student of James Krehbiel

2nd prize - Abigail Feng, Cello - Student of Walden Bass

Senior Division - Winds/Brass/Percussion

1st prize - Bianca Lucas, Flute - Student of Dana DiGennaro

2nd prize - Frank Wang, Saxophone - Student of Kathleen Freer

We are so grateful to our wonderful judges Anne Kunkle, saxophone and Joshua Lohner, viola. We so appreciate their patience, knowledge, and expertise. 

Anne Kunkle is an award-winning saxophonist and educator based in Rochester, New York.  Prior to her doctoral studies, Ms. Kunkle received her Bachelor of Music with High Distinction in Saxophone Performance and Music Education from the Eastman School of Music, and a Master of Music from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She was also inaugurated into the Beta Pi Eastman Chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda for her academic excellence, and earned a certificate from the Arts Leadership Program. Ms. Kunkle is a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Saxophone Performance and Literature with a minor in Music Theory at the Eastman School of Music, where she was a member of the Eastman Wind Ensemble, and former Assistant Director and chief arranger of the Eastman Saxophone Project. Ms. Kunkle is the Instructor of Saxophone at Syracuse University Setnor School of Music, Nazareth College, and an Adjunct Professor of Saxophone at Roberts Wesleyan College. She also teaches at the Eastman Community Music School. Her primary teachers include Chien-Kwan Lin and Debra Richtmeyer.

Violist Joshua Lohner enjoys an active and multifaceted as a performer and music educator. Recently he joined the Buffalo Philharmonic, and has performed with various orchestras in New York and Pennsylvania, including the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphoria, the Binghamton Philharmonic, the Harrisburg Symphony, and the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra. Joshua holds a Master’s Degree from the Eastman School of Music and a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Utah. His education also included a year of study abroad at the Netherlands’ Rotterdam Conservatory.As a chamber musician, Joshua is a founding member of the Maven Piano Quartet and a former member of the Alloro String Quartet. He performs often and has recorded with the Syracuse Society for New Music as a soloist and chamber musician.  As an educator, Joshua is currently the viola and chamber music instructor at Roberts Wesleyan Colle and maintains a private studio for violin and viola students.

James Krehbiel and Dana DiGennaro, competition chairpersons

2022

Instrumental Competition

Saturday, April 2, 2022 

Park Central Presbyterian Church

504 E. Fayette St., Syracuse, NY

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James Krehbiel and

Dana DiGennaro,

Competition Chairpersons