ASTA solo competition draws top string artists. (Items of Interest).The ASTA 12th National Solo Competition at Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. 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 United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , 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 Violinist, Cyrus Forough, began violin studies at age five with his mother, a graduate of the Brussels Royal Conservatory of Music. At nine Forough was admitted to the Royal Conservatory of Music, Brussels as a pupil of Arthur Grumiaux. ; 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 “Boise” redirects here. For other uses, see Boise (disambiguation). Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the county seat of Ada County and the principal city of the Boise metropolitan area. , was named the 2002 Merle merle a pattern of coat color pigmentation with dark, irregular blotches on a lighter background. Seen in some Collies and Welsh corgis. In shorthaired dogs, e.g. Great Danes and Dachshunds, the similar pattern is called dapple. 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 Treasure Valley is a region in southwestern Idaho which includes the five-county Boise Metropolitan Area (Ada, Boise, Canyon, Gem and Owyhee), as well as Payette County and Washington County in Idaho and portions of Malheur County in eastern Oregon. Wind Ensemble. She is currently finishing a second master's degree in flute pedagogy. |
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