2022 J. D. Kelly Piano Competition

Presented by Arkansas State University and Music Teachers Assoc. of the Delta

We are sad to report that this year will be the first without our beloved friend and mentor, Dr. Kelly, who passed away in Dec. 2021.
The 2022 competition will take place on October 29 and 30. and the deadline for application and videos will be October 10.  
We will have some exciting new offerings this year, including non-competitive options for performers!

Sponsors for the 2021 Competitions:

Dr. J. D. Kelly
Michael, Kaye, and Holly Farrah
Dr. Chris Thompson
Music Teachers Association of the Delta
​Treble Clef Music Club
Other generous individuals​
2021 Competition Results
Group 1, Grades 1-3
1st Prize: 
  • Ryan Li, student of Miguel Carballo and Raymond Chong
2nd Prize:
  • Ella Liu, student of Lei Cai
Honorable Mention: 
  • Joanna Ren, student of Lei Cai
 
Group 2, Grades 4-6
1st Prize: 
  • Ethan Tang, student of Naoki Hakutani
2nd Prize (tie): 
  • Anna Beth Bagley, student of Miguel Carballo and Raymond Chong
  • Yosef Tam, student of Naoki Hakutani
Honorable Mention (tie):
  • Annie Chen, student of Lisa Ramirez
  • Pericles Wang, student of Giovanni Antipolo
  • Kenneth Yu, student of Lei Cai
 
Group 3, Grades 7-9
1st Prize: 
  • Jason Kirchner, student of Lisa Ramirez
2nd Prize: 
  • Andrew Vo, student of Lisa Ramirez
Honorable Mention (tie):
  • Naomi Brown, student of Lisa Ramirez
  • Jack Liu, student of Lei Cai
 
Group 4, Grades 10-12
1st Prize: 
  • Yuka Yang, student of Yukiko Terada
2nd Prize (tie):
  • Ann Gao, student of Naoki Hakutani
  • Marissa Liu, student of Jonathan Tsay
Honorable Mention (tie):
  • David Shu, student of Naoki Hakutani
  • Eric Xie, student of Lisa Ramirez (my apologies for my incorrect reporting of this result previously!)
 
Group 5, Collegiate
1st Prize: 
  • Sean Yang, student of Amy Dorfman
2nd Prize: 
  • Holly Farrah, student of Lauren Schack Clark
Honorable Mention: 
  • Madison Betz, student of Lauren Schack Clark

​Congratulations to all!  We hope to see all of you again next year!