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2006 Youth Concerto Competition
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Clear Lake Symphony held a competition on March 4 & 5, 2006 for young artists from Houston area high schools,
junior highs, and elementary schools. |
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The Youth Concerto Competition winners
will be provided with a scholarship and perform with the Clear Lake
Symphony at the April 1, 2006 concert. |
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Junior Wind
Division
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| Hailey
Gowan (Flute)
Winner, "Fantasie on Hungarian Motives", by Doppler. Age
14 in the 9th grade at Clear Brook High School. Daughter of Brian
& Kelly Gowan. Studied flute 3
years. Teachers: Norma Williams, Stan Mauldin and Michael Ary. Formerly studied under
Bob Anderson and Ema Armanious.
She enjoys baking, dancing, music and spending time with family and
friends. She is an actress in the 2006 Clear Brook Winter Percussion
Ensemble, directed by Christopher Retschulte. Hailey plans to major in music performance in college. |
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· District Band, 7th
Grade
· Regional Band & Orchestra, 8th Grade
· 1st Chair, Clear Brook Wind Ensemble (2005/2006)
· 1st Place Ensemble, 2005 Houston Flute Festival
· Ema Armanious Flute Choir
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| Carole
Pouzar (Flute)
Winner, "Fantasie on Hungarian Motives", by Doppler. Age 14
in the 9th grade at Clear Lake High School. Daughter of Drs. Joe
& Linda Pouzar. Studied flute 6 years. Teacher: Norma
Williams. Carole enjoys drama, musical theater, writing and music
competition. She takes voice and piano lessons, plays in the school
band and sings in the school choir. Carole plans to major in musical
and vocal performance. |
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· Junior Wind Division
Winner, Clear Lake Symphony Youth (2004)
· 8th Grade Division Winner, Houston Flute Competition (2005)
· 1st Chair, Region Symphonic Winds (2005/2006)
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Senior Wind
Division |
| Maristel
A. Cedillo (Flute) Winner,
"Ballade", by Martin. Age 18 in the 12th grade at
Westfield High School.
Daughter of Aniceto & Imelda Cedillo. Studied flute 8 years. Teacher:
Dr. Sidney Carlson. Maristel enjoys music, playing her electric bass
guitar, dinging, dance, poetry, horseback riding and spending time with
the family. She plans to major in music performance and music
education. |
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· TEMA All-State Member,
3 Years, (1st Overall Junior year)
· Winner, Westfield Area Concerto Competition, 2 Years
· Winner, Houston Flute Club's Denise Jennings Concerto Competition
· Top 5 Finalist, A/G National Fine arts Competition, Instrumental
& Female Vocal Solo Category
· 1st Chair (4 of 6 years), Regional Band (6 consecutive years)
· 2nd Place, Virtuosi Concerto Competition with a $1500 Scholarship
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Junior Piano
Division |
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Benjamin Kwak (Piano) Winner,
"Piano Concerto No, 1 in D-flat, by Prokofiev. Age 15 in the 10th grade at
Kinkaid Lake High School. Son of Larry and Ruth Kwak. Benjamin studied piano
10 years. Teacher: John Weems. He enjoys playing tennis and
reading novels by Vince Flynn. He is also a member of the Kinkaid HS
Debate Team. Benjamin plans to pursue a career in medical research. |
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· First Place (2001
& 2002),
Bay Area Young Artist Competition
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Houston Young Artist Concert (2003)
· TMTA District Winner & Houston Winner (2003)
· All-Region Orchestra (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
· Region Orchestra Assistance Concert Master (2004, 2005)
· All- State Orchestra (2005)
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Senior Piano
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Stephanie Chan (Piano) Winner,
"Piano Concerto No. 2 in A," by Liszt. Age 17 in the
12th grade at High School for Performing & Visual Arts. Daughter
of Man-Ying & Clara Chan. Stephanie studied piano 11years.
Teacher: John Weems. She enjoys reading and watching sports. |
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· National Finalist,
MTNA Senior Piano Performance Competition
· Winner, Houston School for Performing & Visual Arts Concerto
Competition
· Member, Houston School for Performing & Visual Arts Orchestra
· Competing in National Finals in March 2006
· 1st Place, TMTA in 9 - 10 Piano Concerto Division (2005)
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Junior
String Division |
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M. Simon (Violin) Winner,
"Violin Concerto in A minor", by Accolay. Age 12 in the 6th grade at
Memorial Middle School. Son of Leonard and Mary Jane Simon. Studied
violin 7 years. Teacher: Kathy Karpicke. Brandon's hobbies
include playing in a band he formed and playing baseball. His
ambition is to become a solo violinist and a studio guitar player. |
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· 2nd Place, GHYO
Concerto Competition (2004)
· 1st Place, GHYO Concerto Competition (2005)
· Made judges at SHISD Solo & Ensemble Competition clap (per
Brandon, they never clap)
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Senior
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Mark Yee (Cello) Winner,
"Cello Concerto in B minor," by Dvorak. Age 18 in the 12th grade
in the High School for Performing & Visual Arts. Son of Jun and
Ann Yee. Studied cello 7
years. Mark started his cello lessons at age 11.
He currently studies with Richard Aaron from the Cleveland Institute of
Music and Chris French from Rice University, Associate Principal of the
Houston Symphony. Mark has spent his summers at the Aria International
Festival, the Texas Music Festival, and the Aspen Music Festival. He
has also served principal cellist of Region XIX for four consecutive years
and has been assistant principal of the Texas Music Educators Association,
Houston Youth Symphony, and in the Virtuosi of Houston.
Mark has performed in master classes of Lynn Harrell, Desmond Hoebig, David
Finckel, and Laszlo Varga. He currently plays on an 1834 Brenardel
cello. |
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· 1st Place, Fort Bend
Concerto Competition
· 1st Place, Houston Civic Symphony
· 1st Place, Clear Lake Symphony Youth Concerto Competition
· Honorable Mention, Lennox Young Artist Competition
· Honorable Mention, Blount Young Artist Competition
· Honorable Mention, Texas Associates Symphony Orchestras Concerto
Competition
· Finalist, Lennox Young Arts Competition (2006)
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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 and the judges on March
4 & 5, 2006.
The committee members are:
· Carla
Sugar
· Betty
Wall
· Jens
Houken
· C.Y.
Cheng
A
fine job was done by the competition Judges. This
year's judges were the following:
| WIND
DIVISION |
Mr.
Robert Wall |
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· Associate Conductor - Clear Lake Symphony |
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· Orchestra Director - University Baptist Church |
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Mr.
Guinn Pitts |
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· Band Director - Sam Rayburn High School |
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Mr.
Charles Salyer |
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· Band Director (retired) |
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| PIANO
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Mr.
Robert Wall |
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· Associate Conductor - Clear Lake Symphony |
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· Orchestra Director - University Baptist Church |
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Dr.
Vicki Seldon |
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· Professor of Piano - Prairie View A&M |
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Dr.
Sooah Chae |
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· Professor of Piano - College of the Mainland |
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| STRING
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Dr.
Kurt Gilman |
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· Professor of Strings - Lamar University |
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Ms.
Anabel Johnson |
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· Violinist - Houston Grand Opera |
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Ms.
Erika Lawson |
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· Violinist - Houston Grand Opera |
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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 April 1, 2006
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