American Pianists Association Announces Two New Fellows at Classical Fellowship Awards Gala.INDIANAPOLIS -- Mr. Spencer Myer was named the Christel DeHaan Classical Fellow and Mr. Stephen Beus was chosen as the Max I. Allen Classical Fellow at the Classical Fellowships Awards Gala Finals held at Hilbert Circle Theatre on Saturday, April 29, 2006 the American Pianists Association (APA (All Points Addressable) Refers to an array (bitmapped screen, matrix, etc.) in which all bits or cells can be individually manipulated. APA - Application Portability Architecture ) announced. Support for each Fellow includes a cash award, publicity, career assistance and performances in national and international venues. Each APA Fellowship is valued at over $75,000. Steve Beck, Sean Kennard and Mei-Ting Sun Mei-Ting Sun is a classical pianist. A native of Shanghai, Sun arrived in New York at the age of 9. He entered the Professional Children's School and the Mannes College of Music, where he studied ear training with Marie Powers, theory with Robert Cuckson, and piano with were the other Finalists featured during the 2006 Classical Fellowship Awards Discovery Week from April 23-29, 2006. Each finalist performed in a chamber music recital with the Pacifica String Quartet, a Lieder recital, commissioned works by Butler University composition students and solo programs during the Gala Finals. The 2006 Classical Fellows were selected by a distinguished panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
Spencer Myer, 28, is a native of North Ridgeville, Ohio North Ridgeville is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The population was 22,338 at the 2000 census. Geography North Ridgeville is located at (41.389546, -82.004605)GR1. . He is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, located in Oberlin, Ohio, was founded in 1865 and is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. Students of Oberlin Conservatory enter a very broad network within the music world, as the school's alumni can be found in , where he studied with Peter Takacs. He is the recipient of numerous awards from Oberlin, including the Dean's Talent Award, the John Elvin Piano Prize, the Faustina Hurlbutt Piano Prize, the Louis & Annette Kaufman Award in Chamber Music, the Piano Department Accompanying Award and the Ernest Wilkins Academic Award. Mr. Myer completed his Doctor of Musical Arts Noun 1. Doctor of Musical Arts - a doctor's degree in musical arts AMusD doctor's degree, doctorate - one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university degree at Stony Brook University The State University of New York at Stony Brook (SUNYSB), also known as Stony Brook University (SBU) is a public research university located in Stony Brook, New York (on the north side of Long Island, about 55 miles east of Manhattan, New York). in May 2005. Stephen Beus, 23, is a native of Othello, Washington and has been playing recitals and concerti since the age of 8. He was the 2003 National Collegiate Artist winner of the Music Teachers National Association competition and a competitor in the 2005 Van Cliburn International Competition. He served on a two-year mission to Finland as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ Church of Jesus Christ may refer to:
The American Pianists Association is a non-profit organization whose mission is to discover, promote and advance the careers of world-class, classical and jazz pianists, who are citizens of the United States between the ages of 18 and 30. Editor's Note: A photo of the winners is available upon request. |
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