Sussex county - The Annual Auditions for National Guild of Piano Teachers was held the week of May 1. This years adjudicator was Saul Rosenfeld. He is a graduate of New York University, Chicago Music College and has a Bachelor of Music from the University of Southern California. He has been teaching since 1946. The National Guild of Piano Teachers was founded in 1929 by Dr. Irl Allison and has a membership of more than 118,000. The primary function is to establish definite goals and awards for piano students of all ages. Certificates and Bronze, Silver and Gold pins were awarded according to the number of pieces performed. The emblem of musical achievements is being worn by some of the most famous musicians in the nation. Area students of Bev Flormann who earned their certificates were: Bryce Bartling Samantha Bartling Elisabeth Buback Laurel Benm’s Katie Cafferata Morgan Colfax Madison Colfax Deirdre Crowley Moria Crowley Thomas Crowley Pia Engle Justin Ernsting Luke Giugliano Samantha Giugliano Sarah Hetzler Courtney Johnson Brittany Johnson Jenna Keenan Dominique Klimek Elise Klimek Genevieve Klimek Joelle Klimek Justin Koss Socrates Leotsakos Stephanie Leotsakos Rachel Lynch Rachel Mojdehbakhsh Jordan Maylath Alex Moore Katherine Ozmeral Kristen Petrucci Olivia Passerini Megan Reading Cassie Shugart Dara Shugart Krista Shugart Kris Sullivan Special Commendation was awarded for completing a 10 piece memorized program: For 5 Year Nationals: Maria Cafferata Nisha Drummond Joshua Koss Ali Ozmeral Zac Petrucci Brian Rolph Patrick Crowley For 7 Year Nationals: Allison Reading