AVA BAKER wins 1st PLACE in the UMTA (Utah Music Teachers' Association) CONCERTO COMPETITION, Jr. High Division!! 

• Ava competed Friday, February 14th, in SLC against competitors from all around Utah. There were students from Logan, SLC, Utah County, and even Vernal. 
• She received $100! When asked what she will do with the $100 check it was an easy reply, "I already cashed it in for $100 bill and I'm saving it for Disneyland!" 
• As the First Place Winner, Ava will perform in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square on March 5th at 7:30pm.
• The Winner's Concert is free and open to the public. I hope you will all go support Ava and watch the winners from the competition perform. 
• My former student (and current student of Dr. Irene Peery-Fox at BYU) HANNAH HARKNESS, accompanied her and will play with her at the Winner's Concert.

Here is a short clip of Ava "warming up" her Mendelssohn Concerto. 

Ava is 13 years old.