Timotée Allouch: Performed second mvt of Mozart Concerto, K.482 with L. A. Doctors Symphony Orchestra; 1st place, in Division 1 of the Music Teachers Ass’n of Calif.-West L.A. Concerto Competition; 1st place Robert Turner Piano Concerto Competition; 2nd place in his category of the Los Angeles Young Pianist Competition; Winner, Regional Level, Southern California Junior Bach Festival; 1st place in his category of the Alice Frazier Kitchen Memorial Scholarship Competition; 3rd place in his category of the Calif. Ass’n of Prof. Music Teachers District III Sonatina Competition.
Nick Arjomand: Passed with Merit, Grade 3, ABRSM Piano Performance Exam
Ari Bone: Superior Performance, SCSBOA
Rufus Bordal: 3rd place in the Senior Division of the statewide Kathryn Gawartin Chopin Piano Competition; Awarded the Linda Smith scholarship from Westside Committee of the L. A. Philharmonic Winner, Branch, Southern California Junior Bach Festival; 2nd place in his category in the Bellflower Symphony Orchestra Young Artists’ Competition; Winner, Young Musicians Foundation Scholarship; 3rd place in his category of the Los Angeles Young Musicians International Competition; Performed the 1st movement of the Schumann concerto with the Palisades Symphony; Winner, Regional Level in the Southern California Junior Bach Festival; 1st place in his category of the Alice Frazier Kitchen Memorial Scholarship Competition; 1st place in his category of the Calif. Ass’n of Prof. Music Teachers District III Sonata Competition.
Nanki Chugh: CODA, All –State Honor Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Concertmistress; Santa Monica High School Symphony Orchestra Concertmistress; Scheherazade soloist with Santa Monica High School Symphony Orchestra; Scholarships from Palisades Westside Committee of the LA Philharmonic; 1st place, Kiwanis; Alfred Newman Award; Soloist with Palisades Symphony Orchestra performing Prokofiev Concerto 2; SCSBOA – Command Performance for Solo playing Prokofiev Concerto and Duo playing Navarra; Invited to attend the 2016 Heifetz Summer International Music Institute; Performed in a Master Class with Stephen Miahky.
Rubani Chugh: CODA, All –State Junior High Orchestra; Concertmistress of Lincoln Middle School; Chamber Ensemble; Directors Award, Lincoln Middle School; Soloist, Vivaldi (Spring) Concerto, Lincoln Middle School Chamber Ensemble; Meessy Holberg Scholarship, Westside Philharmonic; Palisades Symphony Chamber Award, Soloist with Palisades Symphony Orchestra; 3rd prize, Kiwanis; Command Performance for solo and trio, SCSBOA; Invited to attend the inaugural 2016 Heifetz PEG Summer International Music Institute; Performed in a Master Classes with: Maya Magub, Stephen Miahky
Isolde Parodi Fair: Honors Recital Recipient, Interlochen Music Camp; Featured Violinist, First National Bank Commercial; 1st place/ Award of Excellence, Los Angeles Middle School District Level, for performance of original song, “You Can Fly”; Chamber Orchestra at Lincoln Middle School; Superior/Command Performance, SCSBOA; Finalist, Kiwanis Competition; Scholarship Recipient, Westside LA Philharmonic Committee; Violin Merit Scholarship, Interlochen
Kaitlyn Hahn: Acceptance, Montecito International Music Festival
Ryan Hino: Certificate of Merit Level 9
Caroline Ho: 1st place in the Finals of the Edith Knox Performance Competition; Performed first mvt of Beethoven concerto No.5 (Emperor) with Culver City Symphony Orchestra; 2nd place in the Gail Newby Concerto Competition of the Antelope Valley Symphony Orchestra; 1st place in her Division of the Parness Concerto Competition; Performed the first movement of Prokofiev’s concerto #3 with the Palisades Symphony; 2nd place in her category of the Calif. Ass’n of Prof. Music Teachers District III Sonata Competition.
Daniella Janfaza: Superior Performance: SCSBOA
Anouk Jouffret: Command Performance, SCSBOA
James Kim: 3rd place, Gail Newby Concerto Competition of the Antelope Valley Symphony Orchestra; Winner, Young Musicians Foundation Scholarship; 1st place in his category of the Los Angeles Young Musicians International Competition; 1st place in his category of the Open Chopin competition in the Southwestern Youth Music Festival; Performed third movement of the Mendelssohn g minor concerto with the Cal State LA Orchestra; 1st place in his division of the statewide Dozen Charitable Trust Concerto Competition; Performed the 1st movement of Mozart Concerto K.246 with the Culver City Chamber Orchestra.
John Kim: 1st place, Los Angeles Young Pianist Competition; 3rd place, Los Angeles Young Musicians International Competition; 2nd place, Open Solo, Southwestern Youth Music Festival; Regional Level Winner, Southern California Junior Bach Festival; 1st place, Calif. Ass’n of Prof. Music Teachers District III Sonatina Competition.
Michelle LaJoie: Soloist, Samohi Senior Gala. This fall Michelle will be attending UCLA.
Amberly Lin: Command Performance, SCSBOA
Brooke Lin: Command Performance, SCSBOA
Helen Lu: Command Performance, Solo and Small Ensemble, SCSBOA; CODA Symphony Orchestra; SAMOHI Outstanding Musician Award; Samohi Senior Gala Audition; Senior Command Performance
Arya Shapouri: Piano: Certificate of Merit level 8; Winner Branch and Regional, Bach Festival. Violin: Superior rating for quartet and solo performance, SCSBOA; CODA Symphony Violinist; All State Symphony Violinist (3rd chair in All State Symphony Orchestra); Scholarship Winner, Westside Chamber Committee LA Philharmonic; Honorable Mention, Palisades Symphony competition; 2nd place Winner, Solo Performance, Kiwanis Competition.
Layla Shapouri: Piano: Certificate of Merit level 6; Honorable Mention, Bach Festival; Viola: Superior rating for quartet performance, SCSBOA; Excellent rating for solo viola performance, SCSBOA
Luna Suzuki: Samohi Symphony Orchestra, (Concert Master); Samohi Chamber Orchestra (Concert Master); Fermata Award (presented to seniors who have contributed to the Music Department for all four of their years at Samohi); Kenneth Liu Memorial Award & Scholarship; Montecito International Music Festival, Merit Scholaship; Westside Committee of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Scholarship in Recognition of Distinguished for Solo Performance, (Samohi Senior Gala Audition,); Senior Command Performance; Superior Command Performance Ensembles, String Quartet & Violin Duet, SCSBOA; 1st place & Scholarship, Kiwanis Competition; Acceptance and Scholarships to UCLA, Vanderbilt University, Bard College. This fall, Luna will attending UCLA, where she will pursue a degree in violin performance under the guidance of Professor Guillaume Sutre and Dr. Ambroise Aubrun.
Peter Sykes: 1st place, in Division 2 of the Music Teachers Ass’n of Calif.-West L.A. Concerto Competition; 2nd place in the Palisades Symphony concerto competition; Awarded the Joyce Benfield scholarship from the Westside Committee of the L. A. Philharmonic; 2nd place in his category of Calif. Ass’n of Prof. Music Teachers District III Honors Competition; Winner, Branch level in the Southern California Junior Bach Festival; Performed third mvt of Mozart Concerto, K. 595 with the L. A. Doctors Symphony Orchestra; 1st place in his category of the Robert Turner Piano Concerto Competition; 2nd place in his category of the Los Angeles Young Pianist.