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2005 Youth Concerto Competition
Winners |
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The
Clear Lake Symphony held a competition on January 8 & 9, 2005 for young artists from Houston area high schools,
junior highs, and elementary schools. The winners will be provided with a
scholarship and perform with the symphony. |
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The Youth Concerto Competition winners
were provided with a scholarship and performed with the Clear Lake
Symphony at the February 19, 2005 concert. |
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Nesrsta (Bassoon)
Winner, Junior Wind Division, "Bassoon Concerto", 1st Mvmt. by
Mozart. Age 15 in the 9th grade at Clear Brook High School.
Son of Paul & Patti Nesrsta. Studied bassoon 3-1/2
years. Teacher: Amy Cupitt. Jeff enjoys running cross-country and
competitive swimming. He is an avid reader; can semi-fluently speak
Hebrew and currently studying Latin. He is actively involved in his
synagogue's youth group. |
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· First place in UIL
Solo & Ensemble Competition (7th & 8th grade)
· First chair, All-Region Band 2003 - 2004
· Member of Houston Youth Symphony
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| Amanda
Swain (Bassoon) Winner, Senior Wind Division, "Bassoon Concerto",
1st Mvmt. by Weber. Age 18 in the 12th grade at Friendswood High School.
Daughter of Craig & Diane Swain. Studied bassoon 6 years. Teacher:
Jeff Robinson. Amanda plans to major in bassoon performance.
She is a 4 year active member of the Friendswood High School Wind ensemble
under the direction of Grey Dick. She has also studied piano for the
past 11 years and is a student of Joan Nassiri. |
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· Texas All-State
Member - 3 years
· Member of Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists
Orchestra
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Winner of the Greater Houston Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition
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Anna Czerniak
(Violin) Winner, Junior String Division, "Violin Concerto in E minor,"
1st Mvmt. by Conus. Age 13 in the 8th grade at Memorial Middle School in
Houston. Daughter of Bogdan & Elizabeth Czerniak. Studied violin
10
years. Anna started her violin lessons at the age of 3 and quickly
became a member of the Texas Young Virtuosi as a student of Joyce Durfee.
She continued her studies of violin with Zarchary Karrettin and musical
theory with Yelena Brusilovskaya. Since 1997, Anna studied violin as a
student of Kenneth Goldsmith in a Preparatory Program at The Shepherd School
of Music of Rice University. Anna also studied piano with Dariusz
Pawlas and John Weems. Currently, Anna continues her studies of violin
with Fredell Lack. In 2001, she participated in a summer music program
with the eminent violinist and teacher, Kaja Danczowska in Krakow
Conservatory of Music in Poland. In the summer of 2004, Anna attended Marrow
Stone Music Festival at the University of Washington. |
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· Winner of several
local competitions for junior violinist
· Played Mozart's Adelaide concerto in D-major with Houston North
Symphony
· Member of Houston Region Symphony
· Member of Greater Houston Youth Symphony
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Nepomuceno (Violin) Winner, Senior String Division, "Violin Concerto
No. 2 in D minor," 3rd mvmt. by Wieniawski. Age 16 in the 10th grade at
Bellaire High School in Bellaire. Son of Merick and Ana Nepomuceno. Studied violin
12 years. Teachers: Joyce Duree Gertman and Henry Rubin.
Andrew's hobbies
and interests include: swimming, guitar/bass, basketball, violin, and
attempting to play the voila. He is looking forward to graduating from
Rice University, being successful in his endeavors and spreading
happiness in the world to all. |
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· All-Region Symphony
Orchestra (2003/2004, 2004/2005)
· All-State Philharmonic
Orchestra (2003/2004, 2004/2005)
· Texas Young Virtuosos as student
of Joyce Durfee
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Darwin Weng (Piano) Winner, Junior Piano Division, "Piano Concerto
in A minor," 1st Mvmt. by Grieg. Age 14 in the 9th grade at
Clear Lake High School. Son of Weiqing Weng and Meiqi Zhou.
Darwin studied piano 7 years under teachers: Timothy Hester (current),
Annette Chen and Meiqi Zhou. He also studied violin 10 years under
Meiqi Zhou. He enjoys reading, playing basketball and listening to music. |
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For piano:
· First Place (2001
& 2002),
Bay Area Young Artist Competition
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Houston Young Artist Concert (2003)
· TMTA District Winner & Houston Winner (2003)
For violin:
· All-Region Orchestra (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
· Region Orchestra Assistance Concert Master (2004, 2005)
· All- State Orchestra (2005)
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2005 Youth Concerto
Competition Honorable
Mentions |
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Lindsay Smith (French
Horn) Honorable Mention, Junior Wind Division, "Horn Concerto No. 3,"
1st Mvmt. by Mozart. Age 14 in the 8th grade at
Deer Park Junior High. Daughter of Michael & Linda Smith.
Lindsay studied french horn for 3-1/2
years. Teacher: Bruce Henniss. She enjoys camping and hiking
and is active with her church and school student council. |
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· All-City Honor Band -
3 years
· All-Region Orchestra - 3 years
· All-District & All-Region Band - 3 years
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James Patrick Tyler
Jr. (Oboe) Honorable Mention, Senior Wind Division, "Oboe Concerto in C,"
1st Mvmt. by Vivaldi. Age 18 enrolled at the University of Houston as
a freshman. Son of James & Angela Tyler. Studied oboe for 4
years. Teachers: Laquita Sue Lawrence and Ann Leek. James
plans to become a professional musician. He will being applying to
several conservatories this year in hopes of receiving the best training
available for his desired career choice. |
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· All-Region Band
· All-Region Orchestra
· 1st Division, UIL Solo & Ensemble Contest
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Thank You Roje Yap
Many thanks go to
Competition Coordinator, Roje Yap for his tireless work to put this
competition and concert together. A big thank you also goes to his
committee who helped during the competition on January 8 and 9, 2005.
They are: C.Y. Cheng, Kyra Espinosa, Jens Houken, and Betty Wall. A
fine job was done by the competition Judges: Dr. Charles Johnson, Mr.
Robert Wall, Ms. Charlotte Tull, Mr. John Stuckey, Dr. Kim Ellis, and Dr.
Kurt Gilman.
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wishes to
express our special appreciation to
Fred and Nancy Forshey of
Forshey
Piano Company
for providing the beautiful
Steinway
Piano
for the Youth Concerto
Competition
and the concert performance on February 19, 2005 |
