Marié Morshita Rossano of Bellevue won top honors at the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Junior String Competition.
Rossano, 14, is an eigth-grade student at Woodinville Montessori School and the daughter of Kit and Eriko Rossano. She has studied the violin for more than 10 years and is currently a student of Simon James.
The MTNA Junior String Competition took place Friday, March 28 during the 2008 MTNA National Conference in Denver. As a national competition winner, Rossano received $1,000, provided by the Yamaha Corporation of America, Orchestral Strings Division.
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