The Tempe Heinatz Award was established for Junior Club members in 1974 and named in 1977 for the club’s Distinguished Service member, Tempe Heinatz, whose devotion to junior musicians spanned the years. Prior to 2007, winners received scholarships to summer music camps. In 2007, eligibility rules changed requiring achievement of All State at the State Festival and auditioning for judges from the club. The award is supported by the club budget and individual contributions.
2016 AWARDS
The 2016 Tempe Heinatz Award Auditions were held on Friday, June 3 at Steinway Piano Gallery. WMMC Member Janie Keys listened to the 4 participants and awarded the following:
Division I
William Clift-$30.00 Student of Yulia Klueva
Division II
Phoebe Surmadi-$40.00 Student of Valentina Klueva
Omeed Tehrani-$40.00 Student of Asako Crystal
Division III – no entries this year
Division IV
David Truong-$50.00 Student of Asako Crystal
Winners of the award since 2007 follow:
2016 David Truong , Phoebe Surmadi, Omeed Tehrani, William Clift
2015 Alisha AHmed, Juhi Malwade
2014 Michael Chong, Kim Tan, Britney Pham-Vu, Serena Etienne
2013 Jason Darmawan, Mariell Schneider, Alex Tan
2012 Serena Etienne, Melissa Wijona, Varun Adiga
2011 David Truong, Erica Donnelly
2010 Caleb Lee, Austin Thompson, Jasmine Lin
2009 Nayan Shashidhar, Sang Lee, Charlie Gao
2008 Erica Donnelly, Derrick Ngo, Tyler Jacks, Audrey Nguyen
2007 Diptoroop Murherjee, Dan Yang
“Keeping the Music Alive for the Future”