Students
Yuting Liu is 17 years old, and she has been playing piano for almost twelve years now. It is her sixth year studying with Mrs. Sarratt. In previous years she won second and third place for the NVMTA Concerto Festival, and was selected for the NVMTA Sonata Festival Honors recital. She received Honorable Mention twice at the MSMTA piano solo festival, and was selected for the second round in the NVMTA Bach festival twice. Yuting received Honors in the NVMTA Judged Recital, and was awarded third place in the WMTA Specialty Competition. Recently, she was awarded with Honorable mention in the NVMTA Judged Recital and the Piano Achievement Awards Competition. This past summer Yuting participated in the National Symphony Summer Music Institute, performing chamber music on the Millennium Stage. Apart from piano, she loves track, reading, skiing, and programming. She looks forward to another year of learning with Mrs. Sarratt!
My name is Jessica Chen and I am seventeen years old. I have been studying with Mrs. Sarratt for ten years. I have been the first place winner of numerous events including the Virginia Music Teacher's Association State Auditions, NVMTA District Auditions, Awards and the MSMTA Gertrude S. Brown Memorial Concerto Competition, providing me the opportunity to play with orchestra. Most recently I was awarded first place in the Lions Club State Bland Competition and was awarded a scholarship of $3,000. In addition, I am a pianist in the National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship Program, in which my piano trio, the LBD Trio, was selected as a semifinalist in the 2024 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. I also participated in the 2023 NSO Summer Music Institute and have performed as a soloist and chamber musician at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage and Concert Hall as part of these programs! I am ac active member and chief intern of the Tacy Foundation and I regularly perform at assisted living centers and hospitals as well as organize benefit concerts for people in need. Besides piano, I enjoy drawing, reading and hiking!