ASTA solo competition draws top string artists. (Items of Interest).
The ASTA 12th National Solo Competition at Michigan State University in May included fifty-four finalists competing for prizes totaling $30,000, sponsored by members of the String Industry Council.Chosen from more than 350 entrants from all across the United States, finalists competed in all string categories, including violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar and harp.
Among the winners of the Senior Division was DaXun Zhang, bass, who won the Grand Prize of $4,500 and studies with Lawrence Hurst and also is the recipient of the Bass First Prize award. All Senior Division First Prize winners received $1,400 each. The winners include Rebekka Hartmann, violin: teacher, Alice Schoenfeld; Karina Schmitz, viola: teacher, Jeffrey Irvine; Karol Marianowski, cello: teacher, Andrew Mark; Ross Mann, guitar: teacher, John Holmquist; and Julia Kay Jamieson, harp: teacher, Ann Yeung.
Junior Division winners included Max Zuckerman, guitar, who received the $2,500 Grand Prize and studies with Scott Cmiel and also is the recipient of the Guitar First Prize. All Junior Division First Prize winners received $1,200 each. They include Eunice Keem, violin: teacher, Cyrus Forough; Molly Carr, viola: teacher, Virginia Blakeman Lenz; Mikiko Fujiwara, cello: teacher, Hans Jorgen Jensen; Erik Higgins, bass: teacher, Will Clifton; and Cheryl Losey, harp: teacher, Tara Goodrich.
In addition to these winners, Linda Yordy of Boise, Idaho, was named the 2002 Merle J. Isaac Composition Contest winner for her composition, Meditation for Strings. Her composition was chosen from among fifty-two entries. Yordy is a composer and flutist who plays both modern and baroque flute and has been a flutist with Boise Philharmonic and the Treasure Valley Wind Ensemble. She is currently finishing a second master's degree in flute pedagogy.
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| Title Annotation: | American String Teachers Association |
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| Publication: | American Music Teacher |
| Article Type: | Brief Article |
| Geographic Code: | 1USA |
| Date: | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Words: | 281 |
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