Vienna, Austria. -Repertoire must meet the new requirements outlined below. QYO FINALE Saturday 28 October 7pm, QPAC Concert Hall $45 Adult | $38 Concession | $18 Full-Time Student All seven QYO orchestras and ensembles perform highlights from their 2023 repertoire. Her main passion, though, was Education & Outreach. Mendelssohn, Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op. Crain-Maling winner Isabella Brown looks to past victors for guidance. 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. At the University of Delaware, Njioma is a student of Ryan Meehan and previously studied with Ronald Copes at Juilliard, where she was a recipient of a Jerome L. Greene scholarship. She currently studies with Catherine Cho at the Pre-college division of the Juilliard School, and previously studied with Lee Snyder at Settlement Music School. Alison won the UD Music Department Jefferson Award to spend a week studying with Jeffrey Khaner, principal flutist of the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Curtis Summerfest last summer. Congratulations to violinist Esme Aris-Kim on winning the 2023 Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition! She has also been a member of the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra (PYAO) and is currently a member of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO). Audition works must include the following: a) A complete concerto of the applicants choice. She currently studies with Dr. Vladimir Dyo and previously studied under Julianne Murphy Ruiz at the Music School of Delaware. former Chicago Symphony Orchestra principle keyboardist, Mary Sauer. No other form of accompaniment is permitted. Congratulations to the National Finalists competing in the Australian Youth Classical Music Competition this year! She is also a member of Nota Bene Winds, a woodwind quintet that performs throughout the state of Delaware. The Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition is a prestigious concerto competition for Illinois top young soloists. He has also performed in major concert venues likes Carnegie Hall. In addition, she is a recipient of the Sphinx MPower Grant and the Coastal Concerts Scholarship. Applicants must be school students, living in Australia, and either studying at an Australian school or undertaking home schooling. 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. The winner is featured on the following season as soloist with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as part of CSO School and Family Concerts. 8. Woodwind, brass and percussion players areeligible to apply. Facebook Twitter Email. The International Young Artist Concerto Competition Stands Out The IYACC is the premier concerto competition providing the opportunity for sixteen competitors to perform with a professional orchestra for the semi & final rounds. From 2014 to 2018, Maxine was a member of the Delaware Youth Symphony Orchestra and Delaware Youth Soloists. Sabine also received 2nd place for the Tri-County Concerts Youth Festival Competition in the Senior Division in 2016. Current members who have previously won this competition are eligible to participate in this competition. Daniel made his solo orchestra debut at the age of 11. 21, I, Sarah C. Park, Grade 9, Jacksonville, FL, violin QYO can assist with transport from The Old Museum to and from recital venues, but QYO does not provide or pay for transfers to and from airports. It was amazing how 15 of my peers and I had the opportunity to be able to rehearse and perform with orchestra in beautiful Ganz hall. It prepares them well for their careers. The musical selections were so beautiful, and again so timely., HHSO Overtures Fall 2022HHSO Overtures Spring 2022HHSO Overtures Winter 2021-2022HHSOOverturesFall 2021HHSOOverturesSummer 2021HHSOOverturesSpring 2021HHSOOverturesWinter 2021. -Concerto in G Major, 1st movement, Mozart- Concerto in A Major, K. 622, 1st movement, Spohr- Concerto #1 in C Minor, Op. He also serves as the New Castle County regional director of the Back to Bach project and participates in the DoReMi volunteer project. Violinist Njioma Grevious of Boston, MA and Washington, DC, is a versatile chamber and orchestral musician who completed her undergraduate studies at The Juilliard School and is currently studying at the University of Delaware as a graduate string quartet fellow. Besides performing, Bethany has been recognized by The Strad and The ViolinChannel for using her musical talent to help others. Purchase STRING SENSATIONS tickets soon! Entry is restricted to Australian residents and citizens, or musicians who have been resident in Australia for no less than two years prior to the closing date of 30 June 2023. When posting to YouTube, applicants may also designate the video as "unlisted," meaning it is viewable only by people who have the direct link. Music and/or orchestration are different than typical European tradition. 9. During 2014, Sabine attended the Philadelphia International Music Festival (PIMF) and received third place for the Kennett Symphony Junior Instrumental Competition for Young Artists. Please do not put your name on the audio file. Next year, she hopes to attend a conservatory to prepare for a career in violin performance. Maya Anjali Buchanan, violin performs with the Civic Orchestra during Young Artist Competition finals in 2017. In his free time, Zeke enjoys hiking with his family in the Wasatch Mountains, playing basketball and video games and spending time with friends. 64, III, Abby Reed, Grade 12, Murfreesboro, TN, violin 6, I 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. 06 Jan - 20 Oct, 2023. He has also served as principal cellist in the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra. Bethany has won numerous prizes, including winner of the Lynn Harrell Competition, Adelphi Young Artists Competition, LISMA International Competition, Houston Symphony Concerto Competition, and an award at the National YoungArts Competition. Beginning her oboe studies at age ten, Laura spent her high school years playing in various orchestras, including the Peabody Youth Orchestra and the Maryland All-State Senior Orchestra. He is the co-principal cellist at Temple Music Programs pre-college division and is a full scholarship at Settlement Music School, where he plays in the Trowbridge Advanced Study String Quartet. Stephanie soloed with the Millersville University Orchestra and Reading Symphony Youth Orchestra and won the Allentown Symphony Orchestras Voorhees Concerto Competition in May 2015. Fletcher Music Center in Greenville, Ferguson Center for the Arts in Newport News, and Ewell Hall in Williamsburg. NOTE: After applications close for the 2023 competition,the next opportunity forwoodwind, brass and percussionplayers to apply will be for the 2025 competition (applications due Nov. 2024). Paganini, Concerto No. The Negaunee Music Institute connects people to the extraordinary musical resources of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. American Youth Symphony is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization. She studies with Masao Kawasaki at The Juilliard Pre-College where she has served as Concertmaster of The Pre-College Orchestra. Njioma is also grateful to have been a scholarship recipient for many years through Bostons Project STEP string training program for underrepresented youth, where she studied with Farhoud Moshfegh, Marianna Green-Hill and later James Buswell. The JCNYCC is recognised as the most prestigious competition in Australia for string soloists aged up to 18 years. Maxine has also studied with Amy Barston and Joann Whang. The actual competition was run very well and I truly cherish the experience of performing for the jury and meeting the other competitors. Recently, he was named a winner of the YoungArts National Competition. Audition Requirements: 1. John Curro National Youth Concerto Competition. She has studied with Barbara Girdler, Lloyd Shorter, and is currently studying with her principal teacher, Jeffrey ODonnell. Her honors and achievements for cello include High Honors in the New Jersey Music Teachers Association Recital Auditions in 2012. Nicolette Marie Sullivan-Cozza began studying the violin at the age of 4 and viola at the age of 11. Outside of music, Sivani is a member of her schools chapters of the NHS and Tri-M honors societies and has been on various competition teams, including academic teams and the speech and debate team. For enquiries, please contact the JCNYCC Coordinator:Phone: (07) 3257 3028 Email: marketing@qyo.org.au. QYO cannot pay for additional airline costs for instruments that airlines consider over size, e.g. AYS reserves the right not to name a winner, based on auditions and/or programming needs for the next season. Last summer she attended the Northern Lights Music Festival, where she won the concerto competition and soloed with the Northern Lights Orchestra, and Techne Music Camp. For both of these competitions, she has performed at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall in New York City. 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. He has also taken master classes with principles and concertmasters in prestigious orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 3. The 43rd National Youth Concerto Competition is Australia's leading competition for string soloists aged up to 17 years. Congratulations to 13 year old Ein Na from Brisbane who was this year's winner. I would encourage any serious young musician to apply. Travel and lodging for this performance will be provided for the winner and one guardian. 35, I Application Deadline: TBD November, 2023. Works are to be recorded in order (ie. She is presently a second-year graduate student pursuing two Masters degrees in Flute Performance and Vocal Performance at the University of Delaware, where she studies flute with Professor Eileen Grycky and voice with Dr. Isai Jess Munoz. 14, I, Roy Lee, Grade 11, Suwanee, GA, violin Letter of Recommendation: A teacher familiar with your musicianship must provide a letter of recommendation. All finalists must perform a minimum of one public recital in addition to their solo concerto performance. Gabriela is an alum of the Sphinx Performance Academy at the Curtis Institute in 2018, 2019, and 2021, and at Cleveland Institute of Music in 2020; She is a two-year recipient of the SPA X-Factor Award, and in 2019 was awarded the prestigious Sphinx MPower Grant to continue her studies in the Honors Program at Music School of Delaware. Three of Australias most outstanding young violinists - Finalists in the 48th John Curro National Youth Concerto Competition - perform popular concertos with the Queensland Youth Symphony conducted by Paul Dean. She began studying the piano at age five and cello at age eight with Jennifer Stomberg. 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. Esme Arias Kim, first place winner 2022Korngold Violin Concerto in D major, Op. Vibha made her orchestral debut at the age of 11 with the Wilmington Community Orchestra as a winner of the 2017 Delaware Concerto Competition for Young Musicians. At the university, Genna has fulfilled the positions of principal flute or piccolo in the UD Symphony Orchestra and the UD Wind Ensemble. She is principal violist in the Youth Chamber Orchestra at Temple Universitys Center for Gifted Young Musicians and a scholarship student in Settlement Music Schools Trowbridge Advanced Study String Quartet. If desired, the applicant can choose not to be visible in the video. Isaiah has won numerous concerto competitions during his young musical career and has performed as a soloist with the Warminster Symphony, the Bucks County Symphony, the Old York Road Symphony, the Ambler Symphony and Temple Universitys Youth Chamber orchestras. She was selected to take part in a 12-day choral residency at Cambridge University in the winter of 2022. April 23, 2023: The competition winner returns to Washington, D.C., to perform his or her solo selection in concert with the Marine Band. Mendelssohn, Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op. Vibha Janakiraman, age 14, began her violin studies when she was 6 years old. Hilton Head International Piano Competition. Tobias made his solo debut at age eleven with the Georgia Philharmonic as the first prize winner of the Samuel Fordis Young Artists Concerto Competition. In addition to performance opportunities during the JCNYCC Finals Week, the following prize money is allocated:- Winner: $3,000- Other Finalists: $1,200Prizes will not be awarded if the judges consider that the finalists are not of the required standard. Ms. Jung also won the Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra (SPSO) Young Artists Competition and played with the orchestra, and won first place for the Kennett Symphony Junior Instrumental Competition for Young Artists. Round-1 begins at the Local Association level, Round-2 continues at the regional level, and Round-3 concludes the audition . Outstanding performers are selected for Round 2 based on their virtual submissions. He has previously participated in Delaware All State Orchestra and Delaware Youth Symphony Orchestra. Special thanks to all our generous individual contributors and the following businesses, foundations, and public support entities who have committed generous support for the 2022-2023 season! 2022 String Sensations - JCNYCC Finals Concert - On sale soon, Sunday 8 October 2023 3pmThe Old Museum Concert Hall. Last Spring, Alison won the Murray Panitz Memorial competition of the Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia and performed Olivier Messiaens Le Merle Noir on a winners recital at the FSGP Flute Fair. 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. Teachers National Associations chamber music competition. Bethany Bobbs is a cellist at The Juilliard School, where she studies with Joel Krosnick and Astrid Schween. Her former teachers include Dr. Mira Kang and Dr. Tomasz Rzeczycki. She started taking piano lessons at the age of four and has studied with Takashi Kato, Masumi Ueda, Reiko Kikuchi, Dr. Bruce Berr, and. For information about hosting your next event at SoundWaves, call 843-842-2055 today. c) Violin, Viola & Cello - Two works of the applicants choosing; one from the 19th and one from the 20th/21st centuries. Jonathan Duanis a native of QingDao China where he began piano lessons at the age of four. Second Runner Up TieZarin Mehta & Serge Kalinovsky. -Musician and instrument must be fully visible in the recording. Current members who have previously won this competition are eligible to participate in this competition. A dynamic and adventurous clarinetist, Mr. Wilkes repertoire includes diverse selections from every period and genre of music. 129, lst movement, Dragonetti -Concerto in A Major, lst movement, Mozart -Concerto in G Major, K. 313, 1st movement, Quantz, J. J. In April, he will perform in Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium as principal second of MSMs Philharmonic Orchestra in Manhattan School of Musics Centennial Gala. She also won the DSMTA Award at UD for Outstanding Performance in 2017, the NSO Youth Concerto Competition College Division in 2018, and the UD Honors Recital Competition in 2020. The competition events draws young artists from countries the world over. AYS will not provide one for you. 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. He is a member of the Youth Chamber Orchestra at the Temple University Music Preps Center for Gifted Young Musicians. She has been playing for ten years and currently studies with Kerri Ryan, assistant principal viola in the Philadelphia Orchestra. 5. She was a first place winner in 2012 for the Crescendo International Competition and a second place winner in 2013 for the Golden Key Festival. When Conor is not playing his viola or violin, he likes to spend time playing basketball, photography, watching movies, and spending time with his family and friends. Genna has been, and is presently, a part of a number of chamber ensembles, including Collegium Musicum, in which she plays the Baroque flute as well as various recorders. Each entrant must arrange for their own accompanists. Three of Australias most outstanding young violinists performed popular concertos with the Queensland Youth Symphony conducted by Paul Dean. Sibelius, Concerto in D minor, Op. Elgar, Concerto in E minor, Op. In 2014 and 2015, Stephanie won top prize in the Reading Symphony Orchestra League Competition and placed second in the Atonement Bach Competition. 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. Ms. Suzuki has been teaching piano more than two decades with over 15 years at Merit School of Music. This summer, Juliana attended the Perlman Music Program Summer Music School.Juliana received the Coastal Concerts Music Scholarship in 2018. Along with her colleagues in the Abeo Quartet, Njioma participated in the Banff International String Quartet Competition, won First Prize and the Audience Favorite Prize in the Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition for Emerging Professional Ensembles and was Silver Medal winner of the 2022 Chesapeake International Chamber Music Competition, all in 2022. in Music Education in the spring of 2019 from the University of Delaware as well. Congratulations to JSE for the excellent performance. He started playing violin at the age of four and came to the U.S. for high school. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on www.DelawareScene.com . She is currently the Principal Violist of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, the Associate Principal Violist of the Temple University Music Preparatory Youth Chamber Orchestra, is a Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth (PMAY) artist and a Primavera artist. She was also a 2020 and 2021 recipient of the MSD Honor Award and Merit Scholarship, and winner of the Estella Hillersohn Frankel Violin Scholarship Competition. 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. She is an honor roll student involved in multiple clubs, including student council, the student newspaper, the Interact club partnered with the Longwood Rotary club, and Tri-M Music Honor Society. Nov. 15, 2022: All application materials are due. In addition, she is a member of the Con Pepe Trio, a competitive woodwind trio that has been named a finalist in the Music. Queensland Youth Orchestras respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Elders of theAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations on whose lands we live and work. 3 in D minor, Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date, Contact us: hello@iyaccompetition.comPhone: +1-312-212-8043, International Young Artist Concerto Competition. Gabriela Salvador-Riera is a 10th grade vocal and strings major at Cab Calloway School of the Arts in Wilmington. Support for CSO.org has been provided by the Mr. and Mrs. William Gardner Brown Digital Media Fund, the TAWANI Foundation and Megan and Steve Shebik. Examples are as follows: Need help choosing a concerto? He was the principal violist of both the Delaware All State Orchestra in 2015 and the Delaware Honors Orchestra Festival in 2014. October 2019, the Newark Symphony Orchestra Annual Youth Concerto Competition was dedicated to our dear friend and colleague, Betsy L. Kent. This concert takes place at the Old Museum Concert Hall, Brisbane on Sunday 8October 2023 where finalists perform their concerto with the Queensland Youth Symphony (QYS). National Youth Concerto Competition The 2023 John Curro National Youth Concerto Competition (NYCC) Finals Week is Saturday 30 September to Sunday 8 October. He also studied piano for 6 years with Drs. Six very talented young musicians from across the country will convene at John Philip Sousa Band Hall on Saturday, Feb. 19, to compete in the final round of the Marine Band's 2022 Concerto Competition. Natalie is a current student of Dr. Evgeny Sorkin at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music 'Rising Stars' Pre-College program. Born in Newark, Delaware, David is a junior at Radnor High School. He has also traveled to Ecuador to play and spread the influence of music and plans to travel more in the future. She is currently under the tutelage of Priscilla Lee, associate principal of the Philadelphia Philharmonic Orchestra. After coming to the States, he has followed Mr. Ying Fu, the associate concertmaster of the National Symphony Orchestra, for four years. She has also worked with Leon Fleisher, Richard Goode, and Seymour Lipkin among others. 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. Currently, she is a member of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra. 2023 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, History of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, National and International Friends of the CSO, Esme Arias-Kim wins 2023 Young Artists Competition, Rosie Wang and Isabella Brown make their long-awaited CSO debuts. . Lalo, Symphonie espagnole in D minor, Op. The winner will perform the concerto with AYS in the 2023/24 season. concerto first) and listed with the title of the piece. 2022 Hilton Head Symphony OrchestraYouth Concerto CompetitionList of Finalists (in Alphabetical Order) Ellie Dixon, Garde 10, Charlotte, NC, violin. This competition is open to high school musicians (grades 9-12) enrolled during the 2022-2023 academic year. He is a violin student at the Temple University Music Preps Center for Gifted Young Musicians (CGYM), where he studies with Charles Parker. She is currently studying for her Masters degree at Peabody Conservatory, studying piano with Brian Ganz and composition with Judah Adashi. He began his studies at age eight and has been studying with Gloria dePasquale and Thomas Kraines. He began playing the violin at the age of four and started playing the viola three years ago. 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. In 2020, he was selected as a finalist in the Philadelphia Orchestra Albert M. Greenfield Competition. Currently, he also serves as concertmaster of the Tower Hill School Youth Orchestra. 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. See online application form for more details. The 2023 John Curro National Youth Concerto Competition (NYCC) Finals Week is Saturday 30 September to Sunday 8 October. The three Finalists in the 48th National Youth Concerto Competition perform their chosen concertos with QYS. On the NSO Board, Betsy was a valued member of the NSO Program Committee. Playing with an orchestra is extremely important for young musicians, and the opportunity to do so does not come along very easily. Information about the 2024 Young Artists Competition will be available in September 2023. Sivani Srinivasan, 16, has been studying the violin since the age of five. The finalists compete for the first prize with their chosen concerto (preferably performed from memory) in the public JCNYCC Finals Concert titled String Sensations. Daniel has performed in masterclasses with many renowned violinists, including Ida Kavafian, Robert Chen, Daniel Phillips, Soovin Kim, Jennifer Koh, Katherine Cho, Hagai Shaham, and Simon James. And on the even more personal side, Genna is a Muppet and Disney fan living in Newark, DE with her parents, four cats, and crested gecko. Queensland Youth Orchestras (QYO) provides one return airfare, and accommodation with a host family (if required) for each finalist and recitalist. In addition to the solo performance in the 2023/24 season, the winner will also receive a $1,000 honorarium following performance. Isaiah Kimis a 15 years old cellist from Wallingford, PA. SCO is the first online Competition that is dedicated entirely to String Musicians. The GMTA Pre-College Piano Auditions is a three-round competition event. Applications must be received by 6pm Thursday, 30 June 2023. Since his orchestral debut at age 10, he has been invited to perform with the Newark Symphony Orchestra, Wilmington Community Orchestra, Tower Hill Chamber Orchestra, and Gloria Youth Orchestra. 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