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Young Classical Musicians Competition Concert

March 5, 2011, 8 p.m.
Knoxville Convention Center

This concert features winners of the Young Classical Musicians Competition, and Mass in C Major (Coronation) by Mozart performed by the Knoxville Choral Society and an orchestra.

Each competition winner will receive a $750 prize and perform his or her chosen piece at the 2011 Knoxville Choral Society Honors Concert.

Sample music submitted by previous winners:

Piano:                                                                               Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2         Chopin
Italian Concerto                                            Bach
Etude - Tableau IV                            Rachmaninoff
Cat and Mouse                                         Copland
Clair de Lune                                           Debussy
Beautiful Dreamer                                       Foster
Toccata - Rag                                         Rochberg
Jeux deau                                                  Boehm

Voice:
O Del Mio Amato Ben                               Donandy
Alma del Core                                          Caldara
Nymphs and Shepherds                              Purcell
Seligkeit                                                 Schubert

Flute:
Grand Polonaise in D Major                          Ravel

Saxophone:
Tableaux de Provence, Movements 1-3       Maurice

Cello:                                                       
Cello Concerto No. 1                           Saint-Saens

Violin:                                                         Cantabile                                                Paganini
Violin Concerto in G Minor                            Bruch
Sonata No. 2 (Obsession)                             Ysaye

Viola:
Sonata in A Minor                                    Schubert

Percussion:                                                          
Prelude Violin Partita No. 3                             Bach

 

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2010 Winners

Mark Laseter, Voice
Bixby Kennedy, Clarinet 
Jerry Feng, Piano

2009 Winners

Travis Jones, Flute
Katherine Benson, Piano
Grace Kihm, Violin
Steven Lawhon, Saxophone

2008 Winners

Frank Cui, Piano
Anna Rouéche, French Horn
Lydia Falconnier, Harp
Adara Towler, Soprano