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2010 Youth Concerto Competition
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The
Clear Lake Symphony held a competition on January 9, 2010 for young artists from Houston
Metro 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 as a featured soloist with the Clear Lake
Symphony at the March 12, 2010 concert. Fifty seven (57) participants
participated in this year's competition. |
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Junior Wind
Division
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Nikita Patel (Flute)
Winner, "Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise", by Doppler. Age
13 in the 9th grade at The Woodlands High School. Daughter of Paresh
& Beni Patel. Nikita has studied flute for over 8 years.
Teacher: Rosane O'Conor. Kikita loves music and plays the flute and
piano. Art is another passion and she loves to discover how to work with new
techniques and materials. Nikita hopes to double major in Architecture
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Musical Achievements:
· Winner of Dennis Jennings Competition at the Houston Flute Festival -
last 4 years
· 1st Chair,
Conroe ISD Band - past 3 years
· Region Band,
past 3 years
· TMTA music theory gold medalist - past 6 years
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Honorable Mention*
Kaitlyn Alvarez (Bassoon), "Bassoon Concerto"
by Mozart. Music teacher:
Cheryl Huddleston. |
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Senior Wind
Division |
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Megan Pogue
(Flute) Winner,
"Concerto for Flute, CN 223", by George. Age 17 in the 12th grade at
Clear Lake High School (CLHS). Daughter of Glenn and Molly Pogue. Studied
flute and piccolo for 7 years. Music teacher: Norma Williams.
She participated in the CLHS senior musical. Megan spends her time
reading, enjoying family and friends, dancing and playing the flute.
Megan would like to become an elementary teacher and have a family while
playing the flute here and there. |
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Musical Achievements:
· State & Solo Ensemble Contest - Received a 1 rating
· 2nd Chair, Clear Lake High school, Junior year
· Clear Lake Symphony Youth Concerto Junior Wind Division - Honorable
Mention (2009)
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Honorable Mention*
Daniel Cruz
(Oboe),
"Oboe Concerto, 1st mvt." by Mozart. |
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Junior Piano
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Liana Wang (Piano) Winner,
"Piano Concerto No.23 in A, K488, 1st mvt." by Mozart. Age 11 in the
6th grade at
T. H. Rogers School. Daughter of Yuqing Zhu. Liana studied piano
for 7 years. Music Teacher: Shu Hao Pao. She is an avid speller,
reader and artist who enjoys drawing, volleyball, swimming, skiing, and
badminton with her friends in her spare time. Liana hopes to be able
to become a doctor or architect in the future and to be able to travel
around the world. |
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Musical Achievements:
· Winner, Houston Young Artist Concert Gala (2009)
· Runner up, Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2009)
· 1st Place, Rochelle Liebling Kahan Child Piano Prodigy Competition
(2008)
· 1st Place, HMTA Piano Contest & Brookmays Piano Festival (2007, 2008)
· Invited to play the piano on The Front Row Live Broadcast for KUHF
88.7 Houston Public Radio Channel (2009)
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Honorable Mention*
Nathan Lo
(Piano),
"Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22, 1st mvt." by
Saint-Saens. Music Teacher:
John Weems. |
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Senior Piano
Division |
Lulu Chang (Piano) Winner,
"Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-Flat, 1st mvt." by Prokofiev. Age 16 in the
11th grade at A&M Consolidated High School in College Station. Daughter
of Ping Chang and Zheng Ye (Lan) Yang. Lulu studied piano since the
age of 3 years.
Piano teacher: John Weems since 2001. Lulu has been a prize winner in
state, regional, national and international competitions. She made her
orchestral debut at age 9 and has performed with the Clear Lake and Brazos
Valley Symphony Orchestra.
Lulu has performed in master classes with Olga Kern, Jean-Phillippe
Collard, Abby Simon, and Stephen Hough. She enjoys reading, writing,
singing and debate. Lulu is president of the national chapter of the
Model Organization of American states. She is an outstanding academic
scholar, taking seven AP courses as a junior. Currently, she is ranked
third in her class of 659. |
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Musical Achievements:
· One of seven finalists, MTNA Junior Piano Competition (2007, 2008)
· One of six finalists, Kingsville International Isable Sconti Piano
Competition (2007)
· Winner, Texas State Music Teachers Association Piano Concerto
Competition (2009)
· Grand Prize Winner, Annual Juanita Miller Concerto Competition (2010)
· 1st Place, Forum Young Artist Piano Competition
· 1st Place, Texas State University Young Pianist Competition
· 1st Place, Cypress Creek Music Teachers High School Piano Competition
· 1st Place, Baylor/Waco Piano Competition
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Honorable Mention*
Gaurav Kikani (Piano), "Piano
Concerto in A minor, Op. 16, 1st mvt." by Grieg. Music teacher: John
Weems. |
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Junior
String Division |
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Patrick H. Pan
(Violin) Winner, "Symphonie
Espagnole, Op. 21, 1st mvt.", by Lalo. Age 11 in the 8th grade
at Westbrook Intermediate School. Son of Dr. & Mrs. Y. S. Pan.
Patrick started playing piano at three and violin at seven. Music teachers: Henry Rubin
(violin) and John Weems (piano).
In addition to classical music, Patrick is interested in science (Grand
Prize, Houston Regional Science Fair), math (First Place, Chapter MathCounts),
computers (founder of his school's computer club and builder and constant
rebuilder of his own computers), medicine (Board of the Houston Medical
Museum). He enjoys music composition and computer programming,
Patrick also plays chess (Texas State Prize) and tennis. He plans to
major in medical science and law in college and pursue classical music as
his lifelong enrichment. |
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Musical Achievements:
· 1st Place, Houston Forum Young Artist Piano Competition (2006, 2007,
2009)
· Houston Young Artist Piano, Houston Young Artist's Concert (2009-2010)
· Concertmaster, Houston Youth Symphony, Sinfonietta Orchestra
(2008-2009)
· 1st Violin, Regional Orchestra (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Other Honors
· State & National Grand Medals, Duke University Talent Identification
(7th grade recognition - 2007)
· Keynote Speaker, Annual Meeting of Gulf Coast Environmental Affairs
Group (2007)
·Featured Figure, Child Prodigy television programs & Duke University
interviews & publications (2007, 2008)
· Achievement Awards, from various government agencies, institutes &
corporations (2007 - 2009)
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Honorable Mention*
Andrew Shiau (Cello),
"Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, 1st & 2nd mvts." by
Saint-Saens. Music Teacher:
Cornelia Watkins. |
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Senior
String Division |
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Audrey Lee (Violin) Winner,
"Violin Concerto, 1st mvt." by Barber.
Age 17 in the 12th grade at Cy-Fair High School. Daughter Hitai and
Catherine Lee. Audrey studied violin for 12 years.
Music teachers: Kenneth Goldsmith (present); Lucy Shaw (former).
Audrey's ambition is to major in violin performance and form a professional
string quartet. Her hobbies and interests include: baking, knitting, chamber
music, sailing, reading and volunteering. |
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Musical Achievements:
· All State, Regional Band
· Concertmaster, Cy-Fair High School
· Quartet member, chosen for Gala from Madeline Island Music Camp
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Honorable Mention*
Ben Zannoni (Viola), "Theme
& Variations", by Shulman. Music teacher: James Dunham. |
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* Honorable Mention - will not
be performing |
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Thank You Roje Yap
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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
January 9, 2010.
A
fine job was done by the competition Judges.
This
year's judges were the following:
| WIND
DIVISION |
Ms.
Linda Smith |
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· Clarinet Player - Clear Lake Symphony |
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· Texas Band Director |
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Mr.
Bruce Brown |
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· French Horn Player - Clear Lake Symphony |
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· Free-Lance French Horn Artist |
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Mr.
John Stuckey |
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· French Horn Player - Clear Lake Symphony |
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· Private Music Teacher |
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| PIANO
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Dr.
Charles Johnson |
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· Music Director - Clear Lake Symphony |
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· Viola Player - Houston Ballet Orchestra |
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Dr.
Sooah Chae |
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· Faculty - UH Moores School of Music |
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Dr.
Soyoon Lee |
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· Piano Faculty - Lone Star College |
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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.
Patrick Sloan, Sr. |
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· Principal String Bass - Clear Lake Symphony0 |
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· Director of Orchestra & Keyboard - Albright Fine Arts Academy |
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Dr.
Kurt Gilman |
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· Director of String Activities - Lamar University |
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