PAMTA is the local affiliate of the Illinois State Music Teachers Association and the Music Teachers National Association. The objective of this group is to Encourage and exchange of ideas in the field; to Enrich the love and understanding of music; and to Elevate the standards of teaching music by recognizing the experience, training, and challenge necessary for professional growth.

Sonata/Sonatina Festival

Chairman: Grace Trang, Carrie Purtell, Liz Reed, Joyce Schupp, Rebecca Gebbink

PAMTA’s Sonata/Sonatina Festival is held biennially, in odd numbered years.   This event seeks to promote an understanding of sonata form, primarily developed in the Classical period (1750-1825).

2026 Festival

2024 Finalist

Grace Trang and students

Rebecca Gebbink and students

 

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       2022 Sonata Festival Winners!

SSF – 2022 Results

Sonata Sonatina Competition Repertoire List – 2022

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Winners — 2019

Table of Awards

Laura Otto, Nathan Otto, Natalie Otto – checking in.

Desk personnel: Pam Eyerly & Liz Reed

Monitor Barb Huebner & Allison Ninnam

Judges: Joyce Schupp, Dr. Mickey Chien, Dr. Chee Hyeon Choi

And the Winners are………2019

Duets:
1st: Allison and Nathan Ninnam, students of Rebecca Gebbink
1st: Natalie and Nathan Otto, students of Rebecca Gebbink
2nd: Julie and Sonia Theodorof, students of Liz Reed
Level 1:
1st: Margaret Li, student of Rosa Chang
2nd: Amelia Li, student of Rosa Chang
3rd: Renae Lee, student of Chee-Hyeon Choi

Level 2:
1st: Spencer Shi, student of Rosa Chang
2nd: Joshua Wang, student of Rosa Chang
Level 3:
1st: Natalie Otto, student of Rebecca Gebbink
2nd: Owen Russell, student of Mickey Chien
3rd: Wolfgang Waibel, student of Rebecca Gebbink
Level 4A:
1st: Mandy Dong, student of Rosa Chang
2nd: Isabelle Jiao, student of Chee-Hyeon Choi
3rd: Srihan Kadiyam, student of Mickey Chien
Honorable mention: Basil Oram, student of Philippa Williams
Level 4B:
1st: Keira Dang, student of Chee-Hyeon Choi
2nd: Rachel Kim, student of Mickey Chien
3rd: Evan Oberle, student of Grace Trang
Level 5:
1st: Scarlett Ren, student of Chee-Hyeon Choi
2nd: Ellen Guan, student of Liz Reed
3rd: Kaylee Song, student of Kathleen Murray
3rd: William Song, student of Kathleen Murray
Level 6:
1st: Sophie Yan, student of Chee-Hyeon Choi
2nd: Silvana Solsoloy, student of Chee-Hyeon Choi
Level 7:
1st: Alastair Jack, student of Chee-Hyeon Choi
1st: Nathan Ninnam, student of Rebecca Gebbink
2nd: Rena Zhang, student of Rosa Chang
Level 8A:
1st: Delaney Geer, student of Pam Eyerly
2nd: Allison Ninnam, student of Rebecca Gebbink
3rd: Tobias Michlik, student of Annalise Duffer
Level 8B:
1st: Emily Yu, student of Alyssa Kuhn
2nd: Rachel Qi, student of Chee-Hyeon Choi

Level 9:
1st: Adelai Wright, student of Chee-Hyeon Choi
2nd: Alison Baldwin, student of Andrea Molina
Level 10:
1st: Felicia Cai, student of Chee-Hyeon Choi
2nd: Hye-Lin Yoo, student of Chee-Hyeon Choi
3rd: Sophie Liu, student of Rosa Chang
Level 11:
1st: Felix Yang, student of Chee-Hyeon Choi
2nd: Monica Baldwin, student of Chee-Hyeon Choi
3rd: Ivy Dong, student of Rosa Chang

 

Governing Rules

Parent letter

Guidelines for Monitors

Guidelines for Judges

 









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SSF 2017 – printable

 

Governing Rules Sonata Sontaina Festival 2017

Sonata Sonatina Competition Repertoire List 2017

Letter to the Parents

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Susan Twitty & Philippa Williams

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