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SE Missouri horn player is a division finalist in the MTNA Senior Brass Competition
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Jordan Pavelka, a Sikeston, Missouri native, will compete as a Division Finalist in the MTNA West Central Senior Brass Competition.
Pavelka earned this opportunity after winning the Missouri State Senior Brass Competition. A freshman at Southeast Missouri State University, Pavelka has been studying Horn for six years and is currently a student of Dr. Nicholas A. Kenney.
Pavelka was a member of the All-District Band in Southeast Missouri since eighth grade. She was first chair two years in a row – in her junior and senior years. She advanced to state auditions all four years and was an all-state alternate her senior year. Pavelka’s passion for horn performance shines when she competes at solo and ensemble competitions. She competed at state solo and ensemble all four years of high school and earned a gold rating as a senior.
Pavelka is currently a freshman at Southeast Missouri State University where she studies horn performance and accounting.
The winner of the division competition will compete in the National Finals. Division winners will be announced in mid-January.
The three-tiered MTNA competitions begin at the state level. Winners of each State Competition advance to the Division Competition. Division winners then proceed to the National Competition Finals.