Congratulations to these students who won or placed in the following competitions!
LAGRANGE SYMPHONY YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION
Traian Sturza, bassoon, a student of Dr. Ron Wirt, won the 2016 LSO competition and will perform the Mozart Bassoon Concerto with the symphony on April 19th.
MTNA SOUTHERN DIVISION COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED
All Schwob School of Music participants earned awards
Congratulations to all the Schwob student performers in the MTNA Southern Division Competition! All of them placed in the competition, which was held in Tampa, FL, in January and included participants from nine states.
The following students won and will advance to the national competition in April in San Antonio, TX:
Traian Sturza, bassoon, a student of Dr. Ron Wirt, Senior (woodwind)
Zhou Zhirui, piano, a student of Prof. Alexander Kobrin, Young Artist (piano)
And the following students were selected as alternates in their respective categories:
Lar’Karra Betha, voice, a student of Dr. Michelle DeBruyn, Senior (voice)
Victor Hernandez, flute, a student of Dr. Andrée Martin, Young Artist (woodwind)
CSU String Quartet, coached by Prof. Boris Abramov, Chamber Music
Eric Tsai, a student of Prof. Sergiu Schwartz
Leah Bonas, a student of Prof. Sergiu Schwartz
Mario Rivera, a student of Prof. Zoran Jakovcic
Maxwell Frank, a student of Prof. Wendy Warner
SAMUEL FORDIS CONCERTO COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Schwob School of Music winners will be featured in concerto performances with the Georgia Philharmonic in Marietta, GA in February
Congratulations to the following Schwob winners in the Samuel Fordis Young Artists Concerto Competition:
Esther Holliday, cello, won First Place in the Virtuoso category, performing the first movement of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto. Esther is a student of Prof. Wendy Warner.
Sarah Velasco, violin, won Laureate in the Virtuoso category, performing the first movement of Wieniawski’s Second Violin Concerto. Sarah is a student of Prof. Sergiu Schwartz.
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