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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 22, 2007
MEDIA CONTACT
Dr. Maria R. Busch-Cox
Alice May Director of Education & Community Programs
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Office: 812/425-5050 ext. 316
EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC 51st ANNUAL YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION SELECT WINNERS
Evansville, Indiana – On Sunday, January 21, 2007, a panel of judges appointed by the Evansville Philharmonic selected winners for the orchestra’s 51st Annual Young Artist Competition held at the Victory Theatre in downtown Evansville. Seventeen talented instrumental musicians (violin, string bass, piano, piccolo, French horn and trombone) throughout the tri-State area in grades 6-12 competed. Top three prizes were awarded.
The GRAND PRIZE was awarded to William Sievern of Evansville, Indiana. Mr. Sievern’s passionate performance of Rachmaninoff’s piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor won him a $1000 cash prize and the opportunity to perform with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and at the Winners’ Concert. William Sievern is a freshman at Memorial High School in Evansville, IN.
The second place prize, or CONDUCTOR’S AWARD, went to Alec Sievern, also of Evansville, IN. Young Alec’s brilliant performance of Mozart’s piano Concerto No. 16 in D Major won him a $600 cash prize and a performance at the Winners’ Concert. At age 12, he was the youngest performer in the contest. Alec Sievern is a sixth grader at St. Benedict Cathedral School in Evansville, IN.
The third place prize, or ORCHESTRA AWARD, went to Rachel Bennett of Evansville, IN. Her bold French horn performance of R. Gliere’s Concerto in B Flat Major won her a $300 cash prize and a performance at the Winners’ Concert. Rachel is a junior at F. J. Reitz High School in Evansville, IN.
HONORABLE MENTIONS include Matthew Boothe of Owensboro, KY on String Bass and Amelia Lant of Newburgh, IN on violin. Mr. Boothe is a junior at Apollo High School in Owensboro, KY. Ms. Lant is a junior at Reitz Memorial High in Evansville, IN.
WINNERS’ CONCERT – Winners will perform at a Winners’ Concert on Sunday, February 18, 2007, Eastminster Presbyterian Church in Evansville, 3:00 p.m. The concert is part of Eastminister’s Christianity and the Arts Series. It is free and open to the public.
The purpose of the Young Artist Competition is to promote, encourage, and nurture the talents of tri-state youth through performance opportunities. The Young Artist Competition is funded in part by the Musicians Club of Evansville/Margaret B. & Leo E. Heim Memorial Scholarship Fund. For more information on or how to support the Young Artist Competition, please contact the Evansville Philharmonic Education Department at 821/425-5050 ext. 316.
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