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2008 Youth Concerto Competition
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Clear Lake Symphony held a competition on March 1, 2008 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 5, 2008 concert. Forty six (46) participants
participated in this year's competition. |
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Junior Wind/Percussion
Division
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Virginia McDowell (Oboe)
Winner, "Oboe Concerto in G minor, 1st & 2nd mvts.", by Handel. Age
14 in the 9th grade at Clear Lake High School. Daughter of Bill
& Debbie McDowell. Studied oboe 4
years and piano 10-1/2 years. Oboe teacher: Colin Gatwood. Piano teacher: Joan Nassiri.
She enjoys girl scouting and
church activities including orchestra. Virginia has just earned the
Girl Scout Silver Award. |
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Oboe achievements:
· Member - 2008 TMEA All State Philharmonic Orchestra
· Bay Area Youth
Symphony
· Clear Lake
High School Full Orchestra and Wind Ensemble
· 1st Chair - All Area, 2007 - 2008
· Regional Band, 7th - 9th Grade
· UIL Solo and Ensemble, Level One rating, 6th - 9th Grade
·Piano achievements:
· Member - Piano Guild, 9 years
· Sonatina Festival & Gold Cup, Superior Rating for 9 years
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Honorable Mention
Saya Kawahara (Clarinet), "Clarinet
Concerto No. 1, 3rd mvt.", by Weber. Music teacher: Natalie Landanyi |
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Senior Wind/Percussion
Division |
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Jamie Jackson (Flute) Winner,
"Fantasie Pastorale Hongroise", by Doppler. Age 17 in the 12th grade at
Clear Brook High School.
Daughter of Mark & Jana Jackson. Studied flute 8 years. Teacher:
Norma Williams and Donna Jerz.
Jamie is a member of the Latin Club and church choir. Her ambitions
are to succeed in college and major in Biology with a possible double major
in Classics. |
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· Received a No. 1 rating
on Solos
· Region Band (2004 - 2008)
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Honorable Mention
Lindsay Smith (French
Horn),
"Horn Concerto, 1st mvt.", by Jacob. Music Teacher: Roger Kaza. |
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Junior Piano
Division |
Winston Wu (Piano) Winner,
"Totentanz", by Liszt. Age 14 in the 9th grade at
Friendswood High School. Son of Honglu & Lisa Wu.
Winston studied piano 7 years. Music Teachers: William Chaisson,
Timothy Hester, Denise Prebilski, Kaori Kawata. He enjoys computer
programming. |
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· 1st Place, Student
Affiliated Local Jr. Concerto Division
· Honorable Mention, 5th International Chopin Youth Competition
Semi-Final, Jr. Division
· 2nd Pianist, All Region Jazz Band
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Honorable Mention
Jia Ying Han (Piano),
"Piano Concerto in D, 1st mvt." by Haydin. Music Teacher: Kana
Mimaki. |
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Senior Piano
Division |
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Wayne Lin (Piano) Winner,
"Piano Concerto, 3rd mvt." by Grieg. Age 18 in the
12th grade at Dulles High School. Son
of Yi-Fu Lin & and Hui-Mei Chen. Wayne studied piano 13 years and
violin for 10 years.
Piano teacher: Yanzi Lin. He enjoys music, tennis and natural
sciences. |
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Member - TMEA All
State Symphony Orchestra, 4 years
· 2nd Place, HTMA - HYAC Piano Competition
· Winner, Houston Civic Symphony Concerto Competition (violin)
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Junior
String Division |
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Reshena Liao
(Violin) Winner,
"Violin Concerto No. 2, 1st mvt.", by Wieniawski. Age 15 in the 9th grade
at St. John's School. Daughter of Warren and Jennifer Liao. Studied
violin 10 years. Teachers: Fredell Lack and Eileen Chen.
Reshena's hobbies and interest include reading, running, spending time with
friends, eating, spending time on the computer,
and listening to all kinds of music. |
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· 1st Place - soloist,
Greater Houston Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition
· Symphony Concertmaster, All Region, 2005 - 2006 & 2006 - 2007
· Scholarship Recipient, Starling Foundation
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Honorable Mention
Ben Zanoni (Viola),
"Viola Concerto in D. Op.1, 3rd mvt." by Stamitz. Music Teacher: Judy
Offman. |
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Senior
String Division |
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Wayne Lin (Violin) Winner,
"Violin Concerto, No. 2, 3rd mvt." by Wieniawski. Age
18 in the
12th grade at Dulles High School. Son
of Yi-Fu Lin & and Hui-Mei Chen. Wayne studied violin for 10 years and
piano 13 years.
Violin teacher: Eric Halen. He enjoys music, tennis and natural
sciences. |
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Member - TMEA All
State Symphony Orchestra, 4 years
· 2nd Place, HTMA - HYAC Piano Competition
· Winner, Houston Civic Symphony Concerto Competition (violin)
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Honorable Mention
Kyeok Kwon (Cello),
"Cello Concerto, Op. 104, 1st mvt." by Dvorak. Music Teacher: Donna
Rogers. |
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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
1, 2008.
A
fine job was done by the competition Judges.
This
year's judges were the following:
| WIND/PERCUSSION
DIVISION |
Mr.
Robert Wall |
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· Associate Conductor - Clear Lake Symphony |
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· Principal Clarinet - Clear Lake Symphony |
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Ms.
Melodie Cunningham |
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· Principal Flute - Clear Lake Symphony |
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Mr.
John Stuckey |
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· French Horn Artist - Clear Lake Symphony |
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| PIANO
DIVISION |
Dr.
Sooah Chae |
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· Affiliate Artist in Piano - Moores School of Music |
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Mr.
Matthew Loudermilk |
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· Founder & Director - International Music Academy |
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· Doctoral Candidate - Moores School of Music |
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Dr. Kim
Tyree |
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· Pianist - University Baptist Church |
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| STRING
DIVISION |
Ms.
Alice Steele |
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· Concertmaster Emeritus - Clear Lake Symphony |
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· Texas Orchestra Director (retired) |
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Mr.
Kevin Black |
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· Principal Cello - Clear Lake Symphony |
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Mr.
Kurt Gilman |
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· Director of String Activities - Lamar University |
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