* At the 2009 NJMTA (NJ Music Teacher Assoc.) Young Musicians Competition (held on 11/08/09), YYGA students won 1st places in all 4 Chinese music categories, which includes Hannah Jin in 15-17 age group, Jennifer Zhang in 11-14 age group, Grace Chen in <10 age group and Queenie, Hannah and Jennifer's ensemble group.

* At the 2009 NJMTA (NJ Music Teacher Assoc.) Spring Recital Audition (held on 3/29/09), YYGA students won 9 solo and 2 ensemble High Honor Awards, as well as 7 solo and 3 ensemble Honor Awards. The Winners Recital will be held on May 9th at Rider University' BLC Theater.  Visit NJMTA's official website at www.njmta.com , or register for future NJMTA Chinese instrument competitions by click here.

* Congratulations to Hannah Jin who won the National Young Musicians Showcase Competition on March 22. A West Windsor High School sophomore student and a student of Yang Yi for 5 years, Hannah Jin will perform at the winners Concert on May 3 in Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall. This competition is hosted by the National League of Performing Arts, Inc.