Joanna Hodges Memorial Award
The Joanna Hodges Memorial Award - For Exceptional Musical Achievement
“You must create your own world of music, wherever you are!”
-Joanna Hodges
the Joanna Hodges Memorial Award was created to honor the life’s work of world renown concert pianist, master teacher, and founder of the Joanna Hodges International Piano Competition (JHIPC) that was held in Palm Desert for over a decade. If Joanna hodges was your teacher, or if your teacher was one of the many teaching assistants of Joanna Hodges, please consider donating to this award that will honor a student of a current teacher who studied with Joanna Hodges. May the legacy of Joanna’s life’s work, helping her students to succeed in life, live on.
The Joanna Hodges Memorial Award was created to honor my piano teacher and teaching mentor, Joanna Hodges. This award will be given to the graduating high school senior who best exhibits the qualities exemplified by Joanna Hodges; determination, musicality, creativity with music, achieving goals and recognition throughout high school and the previous years at Wenjen Piano Studios. The awardee will receive a cash prize.
The Precious Gift of Music
A tribute to my piano teachers by Noreen Wenjen
Joanna Hodges
Joanna Hodges affected thousands of lives through her teaching and international competition. I collaborated with Leonne Lewis, who wrote this wonderful article, published in MTAC’s California Music Teacher magazine in 2016.
2019 Winner Robert Gerschultz
Robert has been a dedicated, competitive student at Wenjen Piano Studios for 14 years.
irene lee, winner of the Joanna hodges memorial award 2018 and student for 12 1/2 years at Wenjen piano studios
Michelle Lu, Winner of the Joanna hodges memorial award 2017 and student for 12 years at wenjen piano studios
Jaclyn Gerschultz, winner of the Joanna Hodges Memorial Award 2016 and student for 14 years at Wenjen piano studios