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2007 Youth Concerto Competition
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Clear Lake Symphony held a competition on March 3 & 4, 2007 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 14, 2007 concert. |
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Junior Wind
Division
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Matthew Barker (Trumpet)
Winner, "Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat", by Neruda. Age
14 in the 9th grade at Pasadena Memorial High School. Son of Mike
& Debbie Barker. Studied trumpet 4
years and piano 10 years. Trumpet teachers: Guinn Pitts, Jim Vassalo,
Randy Adams. Piano teacher: Joan Nassiri. He enjoys scouting and
has earned the Eagle Scout Award. He also enjoys playing video games.
Matthew plans to major in music performance and music education. |
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· National Piano Guild
Roll, 8 Years
· District Band, 6th - 9th Grade
· Regional Band, 6th - 9th Grade
· Regional Orchestra, 6th - 9th Grade
· Principal trumpet with Houston Youth Symphony, 8th & 9th Grade
· Area Band, 9th Grade
· Member,
TMEA
All-State Band (2007)
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Senior Wind
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Anastasia Koinis (Flute) Winner,
"Poem for Tlute & Orchestra", by Griffes. Age 17 in the 11th grade at
Pearland High School.
Daughter of Theodore & Pauline Koinis. Studied flute 10 years. Teacher:
Ema Armanious (lesson teacher) & Doug Grice (band director).
Anastasia enjoys playing basketball and soccer and spending time her
friends, being involved in Church activities and playing flute. She is
interested in veterinary medicine and hopes to be involved in a career in
this area. |
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· All-City Band (1998 -
2001)
· Region Band (2001 - 2007)
· All-Region Orchestra (2002)
· State Soloist - Level I Rating (2006)
· All-State Band Piccolo (2007)
· Houston Flute Club Solo Competition participant & finalist
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Honorable Mention
Xuemiao Liu (Flute),
"Flute Concerto", by Khachaturian. Music Teacher: Rosane Volchan
O'Conor. |
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Junior Piano
Division |
Alice Wang (Piano) Winner,
"Piano Concerto No. 2", by Saint-Saens. Age 14 in the 9th grade at
Clear Lake High School. Daughter of Bo Wang and Yuanyuan Gao.
Alice studied piano
10 years. Teacher: John Weems. She enjoys reading, music,
traveling and swimming. |
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· Oklahoma
representative for MTNA (2005)
· Starr Young Artist Piano Competition
· Houston Young Artist Concert (2007)
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Senior Piano
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Aidin Ashoori (Piano) Winner,
"Piano Concerto in F Minor" by Gershwin. Age 18 in the
12th grade at Pearland High School. Son
of Faramarz Ashoori and Jain Zhou. Aidin studied piano 13 years.
Teacher: John Weems. He enjoys electronic music composition,
skateboarding, and medical research. Aidin plans to study at Rice
University from Fall '07 to pursue medicine and music. |
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· 1st Place, Texas Music
Teachers Association State Piano Concerto
Competition (2006)
· 1st Place, Forum Music Teacher Association Hearne Memorial Scholarship
(2006)
· Houston's Young Artist Concert (2007)
· Selected to perform for national radio program "From the Top" (2007)
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Honorable Mention
Nam Nguyen (Piano),
"Piano Concerto in G" by Ravel. Music Teacher: John Weems. |
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Junior
String Division |
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Nathan Haley
(Cello) Winner,
"Cello Concerto No. 1", by Shostakovich. Age 14 in the 9th grade
and is home schooled. Son of James and Lisa Haley. Studied
cello 11 years and piano 4 years. Teacher: Lisa Vosdoganes and Chris
French. Nathan's hobbies and interest include building computers,
chamber music, academic challenge. He plans to major in music. |
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· 4th Place, TMEA
All-State Symphony
· 2nd Place, Greater Houston Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition
· Principal, GHYO (Orchestra Level)
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Senior
String Division (co-winners) |
Christopher Lee
(Violin) Co-Winner,
"Violin Concerto," by Tchaikovsky. Age 17 in the 11th grade
at Clear Brook High School. Son of Robert and Christina Lee. Studied
piano and violin for 13
years (starting at age 4).
He began his piano and violin lessons with Mrs. Chiu-Hui Wong and Mrs.
Beatrice Stanley and currently studies with violin with Professor Andrzej
Garbies at the University of Houston Moores School of Music.
Christopher has won many awards and has been a recipient of many
scholarships. He has won numerous solo appearances with the Clear Lake
Symphony, houston Civic Symphony, Symphony North of Houston, Greater Houston
Youth Orchestra, and Houston Young Artists Concert at Stude Concert hall at
Rice University.
Christopher is very active in community outreach programs, he has been
giving piano and violin recitals weekly at local Webster,TX nursing home and
has played at Memorial Herman Children's Hospital, DePelchin Children's
Center and many other special programs at churches and communities in the
Greater HoustonArea.
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· Who's Who Among
American High School Students
· High School National Honor Society
· Honor Orchestra of America (2007)
· Concert Master, Texas All-State Symphony Orchestra (2007)
· Member, Texas Regional XVII & XIX Symphony Orchestra
· Member, Clear Brook High School Orchestra
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Lillian Pettitt
(Cello) Co-Winner,
"Cello Concerto in Dr," by Haydn. Age 17 in the 12th grade
in the High School for Performing & Visual Arts. Daughter of Monte
and Jean Pettitt. Studied cello 11 years. Teacher: Chris French.
Lillian enjoys dancing, swimming, going to concerts and playing chamber
music. |
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· Principal Cellist, High
School for Performing & Visual Arts
· Symphony All-State
· Winner, Symphony North Concerto
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Honorable Mention
Diana Kim (Violin),
"Violin Concerto No. 3" by Saint-Saens. Music Teacher: Henry Rubin. |
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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
3 & 4, 2007.
A
fine job was done by the competition Judges.
This
year's judges were the following:
| WIND
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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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Mr.
Greg Dick |
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· Director - Friendswood High School Honor Band |
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Mr.
Bruce Brown |
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· Free-Lance French Horn Artist |
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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.
Sooah Chae |
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· Doctor of Musical Arts - University of Houston |
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Dr.
Ariane Alexander Liao |
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· Doctor of Musical Arts - University of Houston |
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| STRING
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Ms.
Alice Steele |
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· Violinist - Clear Lake Symphony |
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· Texas Orchestra Director (retired) |
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Mr.
George Tate |
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· Principal Violinist - Clear Lake Symphony |
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· Director - Dobie High School Orchestra |
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Mr.
Patrick Sloan, Sr. |
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· Principal String Bass - Clear Lake Symphony |
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· Director of Orchestra & Keyboard - Albright Fine Arts Academy |
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