47th John Curro National Youth Concerto Competition 2022 Three of Australia's most outstanding young violinists performed popular concertos with the Queensland Youth Symphony conducted by Paul Dean. Currently, she is a member of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra. Elgar, Concerto in E minor, Op. She has gone on tour with the Symphony Orchestra to China and the Wind Ensemble toSpain. 2nd Place: Nathan Shepherd |Bassoon - Lanesville, IN, 3rd Place: Nikka Gershman |Flute -Los Angeles, CA, Christopher Dechant |Clarinet - Lucas, TX, Julianna Hollenbach |Horn - American Fork, UT, Christopher Petrella |Trumpet - Hudson, OH. She is also honing her skills in fiction writing and composition, for which she has won several accolades. 9. The winner does not have to be a current member at the time of performance. Sabines achievement continued in 2015 as a member of the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra (PYAO); she received 1st place for PYAOs first annual concerto competition and performed as a soloist with the orchestra in Kimmel Center. Saint-Sans - Vi The winner will appear as a guest soloist with theMarine Band during the 2023 concert season and receive a $2,500 scholarship from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. Miss Sullivan-Cozza has participated in and won numerous competitions including first prize in the Delaware Concerto Competition for Young Musicians, the IU Jacobs School of Music Summer String Academy Concerto Competition, and the Catholic University of America Young Artist Competition. This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. She is also a member of Nota Bene Winds, a woodwind quintet that performs throughout the state of Delaware. 2022 HHSO Youth Concerto Competition - Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra He began playing the violin at the age of four and started playing the viola three years ago. He is a member of the Youth Chamber Orchestra at the Temple University Music Preps Center for Gifted Young Musicians. Gabriel Huang is currently 15 years old and is studying at Tower Hill High School. Second Place, Tri County Youth Festival Junior Strings 2022 Second Place, Bucks County Youth Concerto Competition 2022 Honorable Mention, Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute Ninth Annual Solo Competition 2023. She started taking piano lessons at the age of four and has studied with Takashi Kato, Masumi Ueda, Reiko Kikuchi, Dr. Bruce Berr, and. Christine is the studio graduate assistant to UDs percussion studio, and the teaching assistant for the steel band. For enquiries, please contact the JCNYCC Coordinator:Phone: (07) 3257 3028 Email: marketing@qyo.org.au. For questions regarding the Young Artists Competition, contact Rachael Cohen via email or call 312-294-3400. 16-year-old Natalie Kendy from Australia has this week been awarded 1st prize at the 2019 Australian National Youth Concerto Competition - in Brisbane, Australia. Esme Arias Kim, first place winner 2022Korngold Violin Concerto in D major, Op. The applicant must be prepared to perform the entire movement, should they proceed to the final round, even if it exceeds the 10-minute limit. He received his diploma in violin performance with distinction from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in 2018 and has appeared as a guest soloist in various universities and schools since then, such as Fudan University in Shanghai and the Haverford Conservatory. After a full semester of student teaching elementary and high school band this spring, Alison hopes to pursue a masters in flute performance starting in the fall. All the applications were judged by Alan Smith, David Deacon, and Matthew Farrell. Applicants to previous NYCCs may not repeat the same works unless they can show that they have exhausted the repertoire for their instrument. The winner of the competition will be awarded prize money and perform a work for solo instrument and orchestra during the May Symphony Series concert. 2022 John Curro National Youth Concerto Competition Queensland Youth Orchestras Queensland Youth Symphony Queensland Youth Orchestra 2 Queensland Youth Orchestra 3 Junior String Ensemble 1 Junior String Ensemble 2 Wind Symphony Wind Ensemble Big Band QYO Policies Join QYO in 2023 Apply Now Join QYO in 2023 - new applicants 2023 Audition Brochure In 2021, Gabriela was selected as one of ten participants of the inaugural national cohort of Fortissima, an artistic and leadership development program for high school-age young women in classical music at the Colburn School, where she is mentored by Karla Donehew-Perez of the Catalyst Quartet. When posting to YouTube, applicants may also designate the video as "unlisted," meaning it is viewable only by people who have the direct link. She has been studying violin for nine years, currently with Sylvia Ahramjian, who she has been studying with for 7 years, and Dr. Timothy Schwarz. Conor won the Delaware Concerto Competition for Young Musicians at the Music School of Delaware in 2014 and 2011 and was also awarded the Estella Hillersohn Frankel Award Recipient in 2014 and 2012. . She has been playing for ten years and currently studies with Kerri Ryan, assistant principal viola in the Philadelphia Orchestra. 2022 John Curro National Youth Concerto Competition Queensland Youth He has won many prestigious awards and competitions including The First Great China Area Youth Arts Festival in 2007; second place in the Internationaler Deutscher Irmler-Klavierwettbewerb in 2013; and The Dandelion Selective Activity for Youngsters Outstanding Artistic Stars in 2013 sponsored by SrikDu. 49, lst movement, Lalo, Edouard- Concerto in D Minor, lst movement, Saint-Saens -Concerto in A Minor, 1st movement, Schumann, Robert- Concerto in A Minor, Op. In her pursuits as a flautist, Genna has fulfilled the positions of principal flute or piccolo in the UD Symphony Orchestra and the UD Wind Ensemble, of which she is presently principal. Last March, she performed as a soloist with the Wilmington Community Orchestra after winning first place in the senior division of the Delaware Concerto Competition for Young Musicians. Application Deadline: TBD November, 2023. Sabine also won the Newark Symphonys concerto competition and will perform with the orchestra in May 2017. She attends Unionville High School, where she is in the top chamber choir, which has performed at venues and events such as Longwood Gardens and the Phillies baseball games. It was established by Queensland Youth Orchestras in 1976 to encourage the development of young Australian string players. Her compositions have won the MTNA composition competitions in both Delaware and Pennsylvania, and her solo piano works have been premiered throughout the United States including halls at the University of Miami, the University of Buffalo, Canisius College, and the Peabody Conservatory. Ezekiel (Zeke) Sokoloff is a 16 year old student of Eugene Watanabe and is currently enrolled at the Gifted Music School full scholarship, pre-college conservatory program in Salt Lake City, UT. Washington --. For any additional questions, please contact Major Ryan Nowlin at (202) 433-4002 or ryan.nowlin@usmc.mil. Gabriela Salvador-Riera is a 10th grade vocal and strings major at Cab Calloway School of the Arts in Wilmington. This past summer, Genna was accepted into the Spotlight on Opera program, where she performed the role of The Princess (Lenfant et les sortileges), in scene studies as Cleopatra (Giulio Cesare), and was featured in their concerts. Sivani recently began studying the piano with Dr. Anna Kislitsyna. Conor is a member of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra and is in the Advanced Studies Program at Settlement Music School where he receives a full scholarship to study chamber music with former Philadelphia Orchestra member Sidney Curtiss. g) Audio recording as per conditions 4 & 5 above. Previous Winners | Hopkins Symphony Orchestra He enjoys a demanding performance schedule and was recently selected as the winner of the 2015 Universityof Delaware concerto competition and is aDelaware representative for the Eastern Divisional Music Teacher National Association Woodwind Solo competition. Jared Cheung's Blog - My Music Journey Facebook Twitter Email. He has previously participated in Delaware All State Orchestra and Delaware Youth Symphony Orchestra. She received her B.M. Recently, he was named a winner of the YoungArts National Competition. The same piece must be performed during both rounds of competition. The IYACC is the premier concerto competition providing the opportunity for sixteen competitors to perform with a professional orchestra for the semi & final rounds. She received 1st in the instrumental division of the Pottstown Rotary Clubs 7th Annual Performing Arts Competition and accepted a musical scholarship. The winner does not have to be a current member at the time of performance. At UD, Alison has been a member of Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, multiple chamber groups, Flute Choir, Marching Band, and Pep Band. She has attended the Perlman Music Program and PMP Suncoast since 2017 where she studied with Clara Kim, Paul Katz, and Zvi Plesser. Gabriel has won many awards in competitions such as the MTNA Eastern Division Competition, MTNA Delaware Competition, American Protege, Betsy L Kent Youth Competition, and Delaware Concerto Competition for Young Musicians. Mendelssohn, Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op. She studies with Eileen Grycky, flute professor at UD. Bottom row, left to right:Seunne Khoo, Sarah Park, Abby Reed, Roy Lee, Joy Ni, Once again the HHSO Streaming Live gave us a beautiful concert this evening. Piano accompaniment is required with the concerto. He is a two-time winner of the Delaware Concerto Competition for Young Musicians (2019 and 2021), a gold winner of the 2021 Bsendorfer Youth Music Festival, the first-place winner of the 2019 Estella Hillersohn Frankel Violin Scholarship, and the winner of 2021 Delaware Music Teachers Association Competition in junior string division. The competition events draws young artists from countries the world over. At Cab Calloway, Gabriela is a soprano in the High School Vocal program, concertmaster of the select High School Chamber Orchestra, and a member of the Con Fuego steel drum ensemble. The finalists compete for the first prize with their chosen concerto (preferably performed from memory) in the public JCNYCC Finals Concert titled String Sensations. In her choral pursuits at the University of Delaware, she has been a member of University Singers, Schola Cantorum, and Chorale, of which she is presently a member. Current members who have previously won this competition are eligible to participate in this competition. It prepares them well for their careers. In 2018, she was named Outstanding Student Accompanist in the Festival Disney Vocal Competition in Orlando FL. The Marine Band will provide a piano accompanist for applicants who advance to the final round, but finalists may bring their own accompanist if desired. Laura Yawney,Oboe, a twenty-year-old native of Clarksville, Maryland pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in oboe performance at the University of Delaware. Christine Walthersis a first year graduate student at the University of Delaware, where she studies percussion performance. Ms. Jung expanded her orchestral experience by joining the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO) for their 2015-2016 season and by being selected to attend the inaugural year of the National Youth Orchestra 2 organized by the Weill Music Institute of Carnegie Hall as principal cellist. 2022 Hilton Head Symphony OrchestraYouth Concerto CompetitionList of Finalists (in Alphabetical Order) Ellie Dixon, Garde 10, Charlotte, NC, violin. He has also taken master classes with principles and concertmasters in prestigious orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Closing date: 15 Mar 2023. The concerto competition is open to all current members of the 2022/23 orchestra and AYS alumni. 85, IV, Joy Ni, Grade 9, Fort Mill, SC, violin ABOUT THE COMPETITION Dr. Richard R. Deas, for whom the student concerto competition was named and in whose memory it continues, helped create the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra in 1971.As the then-Chair of the UNCW Department of Music he assisted in developing the competition in 1976 as a way to give talented young musicians an opportunity to perform with a symphony orchestra. The CCO Concerto Competition is underwritten by: The CCO's Lee Strebel Memorial Youth Concerto Competition provides young area musicians the chance to compete, at the highest level, for performance opportunities and an honorarium to . Recently, he has been admitted to the PMEA district 12 region 6 festival and is yet to audition for all states. **Competition winners permit the Newark Symphony Orchestra to make photographs, audio recordings and video recordings of Symphony activities in which they participate for archives, publicity, sale or other purposes without additional notice, consent or compensation and disclaim any ownership or property interest in and any power to control any such services, photographs and recordings.
