Music Educators Association of New Jersey
Serving teachers and students since 1927
34 students performed in the Ragtime Festival at the Morris Museum on November 19th, 2017. The event was a huge success and a wonderful way of sharing the celebratory spirit of the MEA’s 90th Anniversary. Congratulations to all the students, their teachers and the committee for creating such a memorable event!
| Ellie & Chloe She | Blackberry Rag | Martha Meir |
| Sebastian Soloff | New Orleans Jamboree | Bill Boyd |
| Carissa Su | Munchkin Rag | Wynn-Anne Rossi |
| Michael Steiger | 42nd Street Rag | Danette Whelan |
| Evan Fan | Dill Pickles | Charles Johnson |
| Zora Williams | Downright Happy Rag | Martha Mier |
| Aviv Cohen | Lemons and Limes | Cora Calisbury |
| Isabelle Qi | Magnetic Rag | Scott Joplin |
| Nathan Crisci | Jump Around Rag | Bill Boyd |
| Gabriel Margolies | Jelly Bean Rag | Martha Mier |
| Dominic Tse | Maple Leaf Rag | Scott Joplin |
| Ava Augustine | Ragtime Do-si-do | Martha Mier |
| Juliette Trumbull | Sneaky Business | Martha Mier |
| George Dailey | Good Time Rag | Martha Mier |
| Michael Dovano | Shreveport Stomp | Jelly Roll Morton |
| Catherine & James Nolan | Teasing Rag | Martha Meir |
| Parker Howell | Snowflake Rag | Nancy Faber |
| Julia Margolies | Summertime Rag | James Bastien |
| Xavier Germain | Ragtime Do-si-do | Martha Mier |
| Anika Seshan | Good Time Rag | Martha Mier |
| Violet Kasm | The Entertainer | Scott Joplin, arr. L. Grant |
| Anya Terry | Nashville Rag | Catherine Rollin |
| Jayden Adams | St. Louis Rag | Jennifer Linn |
| Kaitlin Knipe | Pleasant Moments-Ragtime Waltz | Scott Joplin |
| Katherine Mc Caig | Sunflower Slow Drag | Scott Joplin, arr. Scott Hayden |
| Brandon Williams | Downright Happy Rag | Martha Mier |
| Emma Zhang | Honeysuckle Rag | Martha Mier |
| Ritika & Mahika Calyanakoti | Main Street Rag | Carol Matz |
| Charles Love | The Mississippi Magpie Rag | Eric Baumgartner |
| Sarah Barber | Birmingham Blues | Martha Mier |
| Sophia Augustine | Maple Leaf Rag | Scott Joplin |
Student performers from the studios of Colette Adams, Ruth Kallen, Ruth Kotik, Linda Loria, Marcia Maull, Nancy Modell, Caroline Parker, Yudit Terry, and Tiffany Vuong.
Ruth Pasquariello, Coordinator
Ragtime Festival Team: Bertha Mandel and Nancy Modell
The Music Teachers Association of New Jersey is grateful for the opportunity to present the Guinness Collection to our members, their students and their families.
Special thanks to the Morris Museum
Michele Marinelli - Curator of the Guinness Collection
Jere Ryder - Guinness Collection Conservator
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The Music Educators Association of NJ is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization of private piano teachers founded in 1927. Our mission is to raise the standards of private music teaching throughout New Jersey, while encouraging musical excellence and instilling a love of music in our students.
