WAMSO Young Artist Competition winners announced.Conor Nelson, a 24-year old flutist from Toronto, Ontario, was awarded first prize and grand prize at the 51st annual WAMSO Young Artist Competition. Nelson is a doctoral candidate 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 New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , where he studies with Carol Wincenc. He received a $1,000 award from the Minnesota Orchestral Association; the $5,000 WAMSO Young Artist Award; the $2,500 WAMSO Achievement Award; a performance in a subscription concert with the Minnesota Orchestra The Minnesota Orchestra is an American orchestra that was founded in 1903 by Emil Oberhoffer as the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. The group's first performance took place on November 5 of that year. ; a taped performance on McGraw Hill's Young Artist Showcase, WQXR in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. ; and the Erma Strachauer First Place medal. Second prize was awarded to 25-year-old bass trombonist, Ilan Morgenstern. Morgenstern, a native of Israel, is pursuing a master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in performance at the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. , School of Music Theater and Dance in Ann Arbor. The second prize includes a $4,000 award from WAMSO plus a taped performance on McGraw Hill's Young Artist Showcase on WQXR in New York City. The $2,000 third prize went to Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Evstuhin, 25-year-old pianist from St. Petersburg, Russia. Evstuhin is pursuing an artist diploma at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota where he studies with Alexander Braginsky. Siwoo Kim, 17-year-old violinist and a native of South Korea, was the recipient of a $5,000 scholarship to the Aspen Music School in Boulder, Colorado. Kim is a junior at Westerville South High School in Westerville, Ohio. He studies with Roland and Almita Vamos Roland and Almita Vamos are a husband and wife teaching team who are the leading violin/viola instructors in the United States. Many of their pupils have become laureates of in the most prestigious international competitions. . Kim was awarded the Elaine Louise Lagerstrom Memorial Violin Award that carries a prize of $1,000 and was also awarded a performance opportunity with The Schubert Club of St. Paul. The Young Artist Competition is a collaborative effort between WAMSO-Minnesota Orchestra Volunteer Association and the Minnesota Orchestra. Musicians under age 26 compete for more than $15,000 in cash prizes, scholarships, performance opportunities and summer program scholarships. The six finalists were drawn from an original field of 68 applicants who submitted audition CDs for the preliminary round. Sixteen contestants advanced to the semifinals held at Macalester College. Started in 1956, the competition draws talented young musicians to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area from all over the world. WAMSO-Minnesota Orchestra Volunteer Association is in its 56th year of providing support for the Minnesota Orchestra and promoting music education throughout Minnesota. |
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