2008–2009 Concerto Competition
Midwest Young Artists celebrates the 13th year of its annual Walgreens National Concerto Competition! Held at the MYA Center at Fort Sheridan, on December 28 & 29, 2008 (December 30, if needed), the competition draws more than 200 of the most talented young musicians from across the country. Prizes include an opportunity to perform with the MYA Symphony Orchestra and on the prestigious From the Top radio program. Walgreens Corporation’s annual sponsorship enables MYA to provide students with distinguished judges, a DVD recording of their performance, written performance evaluations, and an inviting and nurturing environment in which to participate. Invite your friends and family to listen to the nation’s rising stars. Tickets will be available at the door; $10/adult and $5/student and senior for both December 28 (Junior) & 29 (Senior). December 30 is an overflow date where we could schedule either junior or senior performances depending on the number of contestants.
Download the 2008–2009 Competition brochure (PDF)
MYA Division Junior Level Results
String Category
Honorable Mentions:
Natalie Clarke, viola
Miki Graf, cello
Carrie Jones, viola
String Category Winner: Emily Jones, violin
Winds & Percussion
Honorable Mentions:
Sarah Beth Householder, marimba
Theodore Mavrakis, clarinet
Camille Michelotti, bassoon
Other Instruments Category Winner: Ian Peter Pappas, marimba
Early Music Category
Honorable Mention: Rachel Stenzel, violin
Early Music Category Winner: Carrie Jones, viola
MYA Division Junior Level Overall Winner: Emily Jones
Open Division Junior Level Results
String Category
Honorable Mentions:
Stephen Waarts, violin
Clark Ikezu, violin
Jennifer Eugena Cha, violin
Lucie Ticho, cello
Ju-Hyun Lee, cello
String Category Winner: Johannes Gray, cello
Piano Category
Honorable Mentions:
Yoan Ganev
John-Paul Pendowski
Ryan Jannak-Huang
Piano Category Winner: Adam Kim
Early Music Category
Honorable Mention: Scott Johnston, violin
Early Music Category Winner: Clark Ikezu, violin
Open Division Junior Level Overall Winner: Johannes Gray
MYA Division Senior Level Results
String Category
Honorable Mentions:
Ariel Chapman, viola
Stephanie Doong, violin
Daniel Carson, double bass
DeLaney Harter,violin
String Category Winners:
Tylee Lin,violin
Stan Moore, cello
Piano Category
Piano Category Winner: Stella Tu
Voice Category
Honorable Mention: Sarah Greene
Winds & Percussion Category
Honorable Mentions:
Ian Daugherty, oboe
Christian Schmidt, marimba
Zachary Popp, french horn
Winds & Percussion Category Winner: Lauren Williams, oboe
Early Music Category
Honorable Mention: Tom Haile, violin
Early Music Category Winner: Amy Pikler, alto recorder, and Evan Fojtik, flute
MYA Division Senior Level Overall Winner: Tylee Lin, violin
Open Division Senior Level Results
String Category
Honorable Mentions: Emily Hyun, violin
Benjamin Lash, cello
Austin Huntington, cello
Thomas Huntington, violin
Kiyoshi Hayashi, violin
Alexander Hersh, cello
String Category Winners: Emma Bobbs, cello, and Kevin Hu, violin
Piano Category
Honorable Mentions:
Kate Liu
Brian Chang
Piano Category Winner:Alice Huang
Voice Category
Honorable Mention:
Willson Oppendahl
Winds & Percussion Category
Winds & Percussion Category Winner: Daniel Taubenheim, trumpet
Early Music Category
Early Music Category Winner:Nathaniel Ortega, cello
Open Division Senior Level Overall Winner: Emma Bobbs, cello
Overall Open Division Winner: Johannes Gray, cello
Eligibility
There are two Divisions in the contest: MYA Orchestra Division (MYA Division) and Open Division. Students in the MYA Division must be an active participant in the MYA Orchestra Program. All other entrants will participate in the Open Division (including students in MYA Chamber Music, Choral and Jazz Programs).
There are two Levels in each Division:
- Junior: for students in 8th grade and younger
- Senior: for students in 9th through 12th grades
The competition is open to all instruments. Each Level is further divided into Categories:
- String
- Piano
- Voice
- Winds & Percussion
- Early Music
Venue
Midwest Young Artists Center at Fort Sheridan
878 Lyster Road, Highwood, IL 60040
phone: (847) 926-9898
Warm-up rooms are furnished with Yamaha studio pianos. Performance halls will feature a Yamaha concert grand piano and a studio piano. A 5-octave Malletech marimba is also available for use.
Accompanist
Students must provide their own accompanist. Your accompanist’s name must be provided on your application. To search for a local accompanist, visit www.privatemusicteaching.org.
Application & Entry Fee
The application and payment deadline has passed. Please check back for information on next year’s competition.
Awards and Prizes
Open Division
One Overall winner will be selected from either the Junior or Senior Level
MYA Division
One Overall winner will be selected from the Senior Level
One Overall winner will be selected from the Junior Level
Overall Winners
- Overall winners will perform with orchestra on February 22, 2009 at the Pick-Staiger Concert Hall in Evanston.
- The Overall winners will receive a Cash Award of $500 plus a MYA Tuition Scholarship (valued at $680) to be used towards 2009-2010 academic year large ensemble tuition or 2009 Summer Music Festival programs.
- The Overall Senior MYA Division winner will have the opportunity to perform on the prestigious From the Top radio program. (Please note: this only applies to students who have not performed as a soloist on prior shows.)
Category Winners
- Category winners will receive a MYA Tuition Scholarship (valued at $340) to be used towards 2009-2010 academic year large ensemble tuition or 2009 Summer Music Festival programs.
- The Senior Level Early Music winner, at the discretion of the director, will record with Ars Antigua and will be podcasted from their website.
- Category winners will be chosen, at the discretion of the director, to perform at 3:00 p.m., April 19, 2009, on the Winners’ Recital at Preston Bradley Hall in the Chicago Cultural Center.
- Winning soloists may also be selected for performance opportunities with Midwest professional and community orchestras.
Repertoire
Students must perofrm a movement from a concerto or work with orchestral accompaniment. Selections must be performed from memory with piano accompaniment. Students will have 10 minutes to perform and will be timed. Appropriate accompaniment cuts are recommended. Please note: It is at the judges' discretion to ask for specific sections of a movement being performed. Please have movements prepared in their entirety.
Early Music Category Repertoire
For those entering the Early Music Category only, it is recommended that contestants choose one of the following pieces, to be performed from memory. We do not list suggested literature for all other categories.
Junior Level # Senior Level Violin Vivaldi: Concerto in A minor (Suzuki vol. 4)
Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor (Suzuki vol. 5)
Bach: A minor Concerto BWV (Suzuki vol. 6)Bach: Concerto in E major BWV 1042
Vivaldi: Concerto Op. 8, No. 1 “Spring”Viola Telemann: Concerto in G major (Suzuki vol. 4)
Caix d'Hervelois: Tamborin (Suzuki vol. 7)Josef Schubert: Concerto in C
(pub. Warner Bros. distributed by European American Music Dist. Corp.)
Stamitz: Concerto in D major
Hoffmeister: Concerto in D majorCello Breval: Sonata in C major (Suzuki vol. 4)
Breval: Concerto No. 2 in D major (rondo) (Suzuki vol. 6)
Vivaldi: Concerto in E minorBoccherini: Concerto in Bb Double Bass Two adjacent movements of a baroque sonata Single movement of classical concerto Please note that exceptions to the above are possible, as long as the music is written prior to 1800. Harpsichord, recorders, gamba, winds, and bass are encouraged to participate in this category. If you have questions about repertoire, please contact the MYA office. Students are automatically entered into the Early Music Category if the piece they are performing was written before 1800.
