*THE PROGRAM:
Piano
John Samuell Varcoe (age 14) Annandale, VA
Piano Concerto in D minor, Op. 15 movt. 3 by Johannes Brahms
Evelyn Shengxi Yang (age 14) New York, NY
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 movt. 1 by Edward Grieg
Alexander Zhou (age 9) New York, NY
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major K. 488 movt. 3 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Brass/Woodwinds
Sophie Dong (age 16), Flute; Chino Hills, CA
Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 314, movt. 1 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Xueheng Wang (age 17), Alto Sax; Bellevue, WA
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble, movt. 1 by David Maslanka
Ella Xu (age 14), Oboe; New York, NY
Oboe Concerto, Op. 45 by Eugene Goossens
Strings
Neal Eisfeldt (age 17), Violin; Lake Zurich, IL
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77, movt. 1 by Johannes Brahms
Aurelia Faidley-Solars (age 16), Cello; New York, NY
Cello Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 104, movt. 1 by Antonín Dvořák
Elizabeth Poppy Song (age 16), Violin; Haworth, NJ
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63, movt. 1 by Sergei Prokofiev
OUR JUDGES:
Zuill Bailey: GRAMMY Award-winning cello virtuoso, Artistic Director of several major music festivals in the US, including Sitka Summer Music Festival, and a professor of Cello at UT El Paso.
Dr. Igal Kesselman: Internationally renowned piano educator, Director of Lucy Moses School in NYC, Music Director of Special Music School and Artistic Director of Kaufman Music Center International Piano Competition.
Natasha Paremski: Award-winning solo and chamber pianist and Artistic Director of the New York Piano Society.
Dr. Ken Selden: Award-winning Director of Orchestral Studies at Portland State University and the conductor and music director of the Portland State University Orchestra.
Dr. Igor Shakhman: Principal Clarinetist and Chief Executive Officer of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Co-founder of the Vancouver USA Arts and Music Festival and VSO Chamber Music Series. Former Clarinet Faculty of the University of Portland and Willamette University.
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*The Young Artist Competition pieces will be accompanied by Melissa Terrall and Steve Lewis.
Special Event
The Paul & Loti Christensen VSO-USA Young Artist Competition
Free and open to the public! Come be inspired as nine of the nation’s finest young musicians compete across three categories for cash prizes and the opportunity to perform alongside the VSO-USA under the baton of Maestro Salvador Brotons. Please RSVP below.