Awards and Distinctions of Dr. Shkoda’s Piano Students
Megan Schwartz, Christian Stathopoulos, Daniel Rosales and Jasmine Saechao participated in a piano master class with visiting NSS guest pianist Yi-Nuo Wang at CSU, Chico, May 10, 2019
Dr. Shkoda’s piano and vocal students performed in the fifth “88 Keys at Chico State” Keyboard Fundraising Recital at CSU, Chico, April 28, 2019
Leeya Flanagan performed her Senior Piano Recital at CSU, Chico, November 1, 2018
Leeya Flanagan and Jake Holke performed in a piano master class with visiting artist Dr. Kirill Gliadkovsky (Saddleback College) at CSU, Chico, September 30, 2018
Nicholas Bajada performed his Junior Piano Recital at CSU, Chico, April 12, 2018
Jack Belton was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Music: Keyboard Performance and Pedagogy Pathway and Certificate in Keyboard Pedagogy from CSU, Chico, December 2017
Jack Belton performed his Senior Piano Recital at CSU, Chico, November 9, 2017
Leeya Flanagan performed her Junior Piano Recital at CSU, Chico, October 26, 2017
Max Crab was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Music: Keyboard Performance and Pedagogy and Certificate in Keyboard Pedagogy from CSU, Chico, May 2017
Enid Gonzalez was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Music: Keyboard Performance and Pedagogy and Certificate in Keyboard Pedagogy from CSU, Chico, May 2017
Jack Belton, First Prize winner and Special Prize winner, 2017 Earl R. and Marilyn Ann Kruschke Prize in Piano Competition at CSU, Chico, April 22, 2017
Enid Gonzalez, Brady Harris, Max Crab and Jack Belton performed at a grand opening of the new Arts and Humanities building at CSU, Chico, October 22, 2016
Mac Crab performed his Junior Piano Recital at CSU, Chico, October 6, 2016
Enid Gonzalez performed her Junior Piano Recital at CSU, Chico, October 6, 2016
Jack Belton performed his Junior Piano Recital at CSU, Chico, September 29, 2016
Brady Harris performed his Junior Piano Recital at CSU, Chico, September 29, 2016
Jack Belton, Special Prize winner, 2016 Earl R. and Marilyn Ann Kruschke Prize in Piano Competition at CSU, Chico, March 5, 2016
Don Parrish was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Music degree and Certificate in Keyboard Pedagogy from CSU, Chico, December 2014
Ashley Alexandru was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Music degree and Certificate in Keyboard Pedagogy from CSU, Chico, May 2014
Wade Gess performed Dmitry Kabalevsky’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Major with the Paradise Symphony Orchestra in Paradise, California, May 4, 2014
Ashley Alexandru, Max Besterman, Haley Chamberlain, Max Crab, Wade Gess, Daniel Hashim, Kelsey Hernandez, Brittany Masloski, Daniel Michelson and Corey Walles performed in “88 Keys at Chico State,” Keyboard Fund Fundraising Recital at CSU, Chico, April 26, 2014
Wade Gess, Daniel Michelson and Max Crab were selected to perform in a piano master class with visiting artist Natsuki Fukasawa at CSU, Chico, April 5, 2014
Ashley Alexandu, Second Prize winner, 2014 Earl R. and Marilyn Ann Kruschke Prize in Piano Competition at CSU, Chico, April 5, 2014
Brittany Masloski, Special Prize winner, 2014 Earl R. and Marilyn Ann Kruschke Prize in Piano Competition at CSU, Chico, April 5, 2014
Wade Gess, First Prize winner, 2014 Paradise Symphony Orchestra Young Artists’ Competition, March 7, 2014
Wade Gess, Haley Chamberlain, Max Besterman and Janelle Borges were selected to perform in “Glorious Sounds of the Season” Department of Music and Theatre Fundraising Recitals at CSU, Chico, December 2013
Haley Chamberlain, Daniel Michelson and Brittany Masloski were selected to perform in a piano master class with visiting artist Vadym Kholodenko, Gold Medal Winner of the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, at CSU, Chico, October 3, 2013
Max Besterman, Janelle Borges, Ashley Alexandru and Naoko Terakado were selected to perform in a piano master class with visiting artist Richard Cionco (CSU, Sacramento) at CSU, Chico, October 13, 2013
Naoko Terakado was awarded a Bachelor of Art in Music degree and Certificate in Keyboard Pedagogy from California State University, Chico, May 2013
Naoko Terakado, Second Prize and Special Prize Winner, Earl R. and Marilyn Ann Kruschke Prize in Piano Performance Competition at CSU, Chico, March 2, 2013
Ashley Alexandru and Naoko Terakado are the CSU, Chico Keyboard Program scholarship recipients for the academic year 2012-2013
Megumi Ito was awarded a Bachelor of Art in Music degree from California State University, Chico, May 2012
Yuko McWhorter was awarded a Bachelor of Art in Music degree from California State University, Chico, May 2012
Megumi Ito, First Prize Winner, Earl R. and Marilyn Ann Kruschke Prize in Piano Performance Competition at CSU, Chico, March 3, 2012
Naoko Terakado, Special Prize Winner, Earl R. and Marilyn Ann Kruschke Prize in Piano Performance Competition at CSU, Chico, March 3, 2012
Ashley Alexandru, Yuko McWhorter, Naoko Terakado and Megumi Ito performed in a master class with visiting artist Dr. Dena Kay Jones (University of Texas, El Paso) at CSU, Chico, March 3, 2012
Megumi Ito, Naoko Terakado and Yuko McWhorter are the CSU, Chico Keyboard Program scholarship recipients for the academic year 2011-2012
Naoko Terakado, Second Prize Winner, Earl R. and Marilyn Ann Kruschke Prize in Piano Performance Competition at CSU, Chico, March 5, 2011
Megumi Ito, Special Prize Winner, Earl R. and Marilyn Ann Kruschke Prize in Piano Performance Competition at CSU, Chico, March 5, 2011
Don Parrish, Megumi Ito, Naoko Terakado and Yuko McWhorter performed in the “88 Keys at Chico State,” Keyboard Fund Fundraising Recital at CSU, Chico, February 26, 2011
Naoko Terakado, Second Place Winner, North State Symphony Young Artists’ Auditions, College Division, February 13, 2011
Don Parrish, Megumi Ito, Naoko Terakado and Yuko McWhorter performed in the “88 Keys at Chico State,” Keyboard Fund Fundraising Recital at CSU, Chico, December 10, 2010
Yuko McWhorter, Naoko Terakado and Megumi Ito performed in a master class with visiting artist Mykola Suk (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) at CSU, Chico, October 17, 2010
Megumi Ito and Yuko McWhorter are the CSU, Chico Keyboard Program scholarship recipients for the academic year 2010-2011
Megumi Ito, Special Prize Winner, Earl R. and Marilyn Ann Kruschke Prize in Piano Performance Competition, April 3, 2010
Yuko McWhorter, Melissa Ng, Ryan Hensley, Megumi Ito and Melody Glassier performed in the Keyboard Fund Fundraising Recital at Chico Women’s Club, November 12, 2009
Ryan Hensley, Megumi Ito and Yuko McWhorter performed in a master class with visiting artist Dr. Dena Kay Jones (University of Texas, El Paso) at CSU, Chico, October 16, 2009
Megumi Ito, Michael Kellogg and Melissa Ng performed in a master class with Haochen Jiang, the Gold Medal Winner of the 13th International Van Cliburn Piano Competition, at CSU, Chico, September 30, 2009
Melissa Ng, Special Prize Winner, Earl R. and Marilyn Ann Kruschke Prize in Piano Performance Competition, March 11, 2009
