Tri-County Concerts Association, Inc.Box 222 • Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087

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www.tricountyconcerts.org68th Annual Youth Festival Concert

Saturday • May 15, 2010 • 7:00 pm • Montgomery County Community College

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good music and good health.

Ananda Acupunture & Herbs

Sunday, October 25, 2009 • 2:30 pm

Vinca String QuartetJessica Tong and Kathryn Andersen, violin; Jacob Adams, viola; An-Lin Bardin, cello

Sunday, February 14, 2010 • 2:30 pm

Giora Schmidt, violin

Michal Kalekin-Schmidt, piano

Sunday, May 2, 2010 • 2:30 pm

Spencer Myer, piano

Sunday, March 14, 2010 • 2:30 pm

Petar Jankovic, guitar

Saturday, January 23, 2010 • 7:30 pm

Yukiko Sekino, piano

69 YEARS • 2009-2010 SEASON

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For over sixty years, the Tri-County Concerts Association has served the Chester,Delaware, and Montgomery County communities by fostering the performanceand appreciation of the highest quality solo and ensemble chamber music. It isthe only chamber music series in the area run by an independent communityboard. Tri-County Concerts is unique in presenting recitals both by emergingprofessional artists and by promising local youths.

The association has been particularly adept at promoting the careers of exceptionallytalented artists on the verge of achieving major recognition. Emerging artists whohave performed in Tri-County Concerts include William Kapell, MarianAnderson, Paul Badura-Skoda, Eugene Istomin, the Budapest String Quartet,Leontyne Price, the Juilliard String Quartet, and Vladimir Sokoloff. Many ofthese artists have shown appreciation for this early support by returning years laterto perform again for the Tri-County community audience.

Part of the Tri-County mission is to reach a widely varied audience with subsi-dized ticket arrangements. In this manner, many young people have receivedtheir introduction to chamber music, conservatory students their inspiration, andmembers of retirement communities sheer musical enjoyment in exposure toworld-class artists. Ticket prices are kept low to enable families to share a richcultural experience.

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IIn 1941, chamber music in the Philadelphia suburbs received a remarkable boostfrom Ellen Winsor and Rebecca Winsor Evans when the two sisters decided tosponsor the original Curtis String Quartet in a free public concert at RadnorJunior High School. The musicians were enthusiastically received and the Tri-County Concerts Association was successfully launched. Two years later, thefledgling organization held its first Youth Music Festival and assumed a vital positionin the area’s cultural life.

From the early 1950’s to the late 1970’s, the driving force behind the Tri-CountyConcerts Association was Mrs. Guida Smith. Her energies were devoted to bringingtop musical artists to the community, as well as relatively unknown virtuosi wholater became internationally renowned. The Youth Music Festival proved a majorspringboard to young area talent during this period. Several winners went on toprincipal positions with such leading orchestras as the Pittsburgh Symphony, thePhiladelphia Orchestra, and the San Francisco Symphony. One well-knownFestival winner was Metropolitan Opera star Anna Moffo. Another was sopranoClamma Dale, who later achieved stardom following her much acclaimed leadrole in the Houston Opera Company’s Broadway production of Porgy and Bess.

In 1979 Jean Wetherill of Radnor assumed leadership of the Association. She fos-tered the organization’s continued health during a period of transition. That year,the Association became a nonprofit corporation in order to strengthen its missionand its increasingly important fund-raising functions. When the Radnor MiddleSchool underwent renovations in 1980, the concert series was relocated toDelaware County Community College. After a brief return to WayneAuditorium in 1987, the series moved to Centennial Hall at Haverford Collegein 1989, then to the Main Line Unitarian Church in 1992 and now to our presentlocation at Eastern University since 1999. Throughout these changes, the tradition of high music standards has continued. In recent years our focus hasbeen on “Emerging Artists,” selected by our artist selection committee. These aretalented young artists who have demonstrated exceptional abilities and preparation,and who will, in a few seasons, become important personalities on the musicscene. Our goal is to provide exposure at our concerts and a modest stipendwhich will afford needed assistance at a crucial time in their careers. At the sametime we afford our audiences the opportunity to see and hear tomorrow’s stars.

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Grand Prizes, Gold, Silver and Bronze Medalists2009 World Piano Competition, Cincinnati, Ohio

Left to right: Brynn Elcock, Gold Medal & Grand Prize Winner of Levels 9-12; Mrs. Kiszely;Rayleen Hu, Gold Medal; Helen Wang, Bronze Medal; Christine Weng, Gold Medal, Below:

Sophia Hu, Silver Medal; not pictured, Benjamin Song, Bronze Medal

1941 Curtis String Quartet1942 William Kincaid, flute1943 William Kapell, piano1944 Marian Anderson, contralto1946 Budapest String Quartet1946 Samuel Mayes, cello and

Vincent Persichetti, piano1947 Roland Hayes, tenor1949 Juilliard String Quartet1952 M. Horszowski, piano1953 Anna Moffo, soprano1954 Paul Badura-Skoda, piano1955 Joseph Szigeti, violin1956 Eugene Istomin, piano1957 Leontyne Price, soprano1958 Guiomar Novaes, piano1960 Rosalyn Tureck, piano1963 Ruggiero Ricci, violin1964 Hans Richter-Haaser, piano1966 Benita Valente, soprano1971 Balsam, Kroll & Heifetz Trio1972 Masuko Ushioda, violin1973 Orlando Cole, cello and

Vladimir Sokoloff, piano1974 Gyorgy Sandor, piano

1976 Clamma Dale, soprano1981 Katherine Ciesinski, soprano1982 David Wetherill, French horn1983 The Ridge String Quartet1986 Cynthia Raim, piano1987 Peter Wiley, cello1989 Gil Shaham, violin1989 Pamela Frank,violin1991 Gyorgy Sandor, piano1993 Peabody Trio1995 Meng-Chieh Liu, piano

Brentano String Quartet1996 Ying Quartet1997 Juliette Kang, violin1998 Alexander Shtarkman, piano1999 Jason Vieaux, guitar

Alon Goldstein, piano2000 Sari Gruber, soprano2001 Eric Owens, basso

Reiko Watanabe, violin2002 Sergey Schepkin, piano

Mimi Stillman, flute2004 Shunsuke Sato, violin2005 Matthew Bengtson,

harpsichord and piano

Rosalyn Tureck, pianoAlan Stepansky, celloFei-Ping Hsu, pianoTimothy Baker, violinJames Barbagallo, piano

Marcantonio Barone, pianoDeborah Carter, fluteDavid Hamilton, tenor

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Community support makes this remarkable organization possible. Individualsand local businesses have been generous with both financial and in-kind gifts.Corporations and foundations, recognizing the unique benefits that a communi-ty-based cultural association can offer, have given their essential support to theorganization.

Support in any of the following categories entitles contributors to a given num-ber of tickets for each subscription concert. These tickets may be given to cus-tomers or employees, or may be made available to the Association for distributionto schools, retirement communities, and other special groups for use by theirmembers. Donor suggestions will be honored.

Sponsor $2,500 and overBenefactor $1,000-$2,499Patron $500-$999Donor $250-$499Friend $100-$249Contributor up to $99

Tri-County Concerts Association is a non-profit corporation, exempt from income taxesunder Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are tax-deductibleunder Section 170 (c) (1) to the extent permitted by law. Official registration and financialinformation concerning Tri-County Concerts Association can be obtained from thePennsylvania Department of State by calling 1-800-732-0999 toll-free withinPennsylvania. Registration does not imply endorsement.

Rick TouhillGeneral Manager

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salutes the talented young musicians in the Youth Festival

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TTri-County Concerts Association thanks the following individuals and organiza-tions for their generous contributions over the past year.

We thank the many special individuals and organizations who supported our pro-gram in important ways, apart from financial contribution, in the past year.

BENEFACTORS ($1,000- $2,499)AnonymousBNG Foundation

PATRONS ($500-$999)W. Thomas BerrimanThe Rotary Club of Chesterbrook

DONORS ($250-$499)Marvin KnoppEleanor JamesRobert RossiPearl Steinberg

FRIENDS ($100-$249)Anne Marie BedfordBonnie and Ray BrebachRosemary MalatestaGarry Moholt and Jui-Lan Eva LouThe Music Study ClubSherrill and Margaret ShafferJohn Stamps

CONTRIBUTORS (up to $99)Leslie and Gertrude CohenMarcia GovermanAnn MoscowitzMarie Sedlack

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Malvern Preparatory SchoolPresident, Mr. James H. StewartHead of School, Rev. James R. Flynn, O.S.ABoard of TrusteesJacqueline White, Chair,

Fine Arts DepartmentMontgomery County Community CollegeKaren Stout, PresidentHelen Haynes, Director of Cultural AffairsBrent Woods,

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HHailed by The New York Times as “stunning” and“musicians worth keeping an eye on,” the VincaQuartet is a charismatic young string quartet com-mitted to forging bonds between audiences and per-formers by sharing their own love of chamber musicthrough the highest caliber performances.

First Place winners in the 2008 International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition,the Vincas were also recipients of a special award at the 2008 Premio Paolo BorcianiInternational Quartet Competition in Reggio Emilia, Italy, which enabled them totravel to Germany to study with the Artemis Quartet and perform on German nation-al radio. The Vincas are also prizewinners in the 2006 Plowman Chamber MusicCompetition and the 2005 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, andfinalists in the 2006 Chesapeake International Chamber Music Competition

The quartet has performed in major concert halls including Weill Recital Hall atCarnegie Hall, Sprague Memorial Hall at Yale University, Aspen’s Harris Hall, Vail’sVilar Arts Center at Beaver Creek, and the Weikersheim Castle in Germany. Theyhave performed twice on the Tákacs Quartet Series in Boulder, CO.

The Vinca Quartet has worked with many prominent quartets in workshops and fes-tivals both nationally and internationally. As the graduate quartet-in-residence at theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder, they worked with the Takacs Quartet for threeyears. They have also worked closely with the Artemis, Colorado, Emerson, Juilliard,Muir, and Tokyo Quartets. Recent festival appearances have included Carnegie HallProfessional Training Workshops, The International Musician’s Seminar at PrussiaCove in Cornwall, England, the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, the JuilliardQuartet Seminar, the Banff Centre Chamber Music Festival, Soundfest ChamberMusic Festival on Cape Cod, and the Deer Valley Music Festival’s Emerging Quartetsand Composers Seminar.

Strongly committed to inspiring new audiences and strengthening communitiesthrough their own passion and dedication to chamber music, the Vincas have helpedlaunch concert series catering to communities overlooked by major classical groups.In 2007-2008, they helped to establish Music Haven, a tuition-free strings and men-torship program devoted to transforming the lives of urban youth and their familiesin New Haven, CT through music. As part of their ongoing educational mission, theVinca Quartet offers lectures, performances, and interactive workshops for audiencesof all ages. In 2008-2009, they were the resident quartet at the Westport SuzukiSchool in Westport, CT. Through residencies with the Aspen Music Festival, theBravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, and the Peaks to Plains Suzuki Institute, the quartethas coached many young musicians.

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SUNDAY • OCTOBER 25, 2009 • 2 :30 P.M .McInnis Auditorium, Eastern University

Jessica Tong, violin Aaron Requiro, violin

Yi Zhou, violaAn-Lin Bardin, cello

String Quartet No. 40 in F Major, Op. 50, No. 5, Franz Joseph HaydnHob.III:48 (“The Dream”) (1732 – 1809)

Allegro moderatoPoco adagioMenuetto: AllegrettoFinale: Vivace

String Quartet in A minor, Op. 13 Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)

Adagio – Allegro vivaceAdagio non lentoIntermezzo: Allegretto con moto– Allegro di moltoPresto – Adagio non lento

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String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41, No. 1 Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)

Introduzione: Andante espressivo - AllegroScherzo: Presto - IntermezzoAdagioPresto

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TThe Gold Medalist of the 2006 International Russian MusicPiano Competition, Yukiko Sekino is a pianist of versatilityand wide-ranging interests. Her playing has been praised as“thrilling, inspirational” by Florida Sun-Sentinel and noted for“elegance of line, leaping energy” by San Jose Mercury News.Since making her debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestraat age sixteen, she has appeared as a soloist with orchestrasincluding the New World Symphony, Harvard-RadcliffeOrchestra, Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra, LakesideSymphony, Nova Vista Symphony, and Suburban Symphony.

Performing the Rachmaninoff Piano Concert No. 3 during the final round of theInternational Russian Music Piano Competition, Ms. Sekino was awarded, throughaudience vote, the Public Prize in addition to the first prize. Other competition suc-cesses include those at the Japanese-American Association of New York Competition,MTNA National Yamaha Competition, and concerto competitions at SUNY StonyBrook, New World Symphony, and Harvard University.

An avid chamber musician, Ms. Sekino has been invited to Tanglewood, Kneisel Hall,Music Academy of the West, and Thy (Denmark) festivals. While a fellow at TanglewoodMusic Center, she received the Jackson Prize, and her solo and chamber performanceswere broadcast on WQXR-FM New York’s “Music from Tanglewood” Series for twoyears. She recently completed a three-year term as the pianist of New World Symphonyunder the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. During her tenure, she appeared innumerous chamber music and orchestra concerts in Florida and New York.

Ms. Sekino is an enthusiastic performer of new music. She has been a soloist in suchunusual 20th century works as Xenakis’ Eonta and Palimpsest, and has premieredworks in New York, Miami, and at Tanglewood. She was a member of the StonyBrook Contemporary Chamber Players from 2002 - 2005.

Ms. Sekino is a graduate of Harvard University, where she majored in biochemistry,the Juilliard School, where she received a master’s in piano performance, and the StateUniversity of New York at Stony Brook, where she obtained her doctorate. Her teach-ers include Gilbert Kalish, Seymour Lipkin, Robert Levin, and Eda Shlyam. Ms.Sekino has just completed a year as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at ColbyCollege in Maine.

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SATURDAY • JANUARY 23, 2010 • 7 :30 P.M .Duffy Arts Center, Malvern Preparatory School

Yukiko Sekino, piano

Sonata in D minor, K. 516 Domenico Scarlatti(1685-1757)

Sonata in D minor, K. 517

Sonata in C Major, K. 309 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(1756-1791)

Allegro con spiritoAndante un poco adagioRondo: Allegretto grazioso

From Preludes, Op. 11 Alexander Scriabin(1872-1915)

No. 1 in C Major No. 2 in A minorNo. 7 in A Major No. 8 in F sharp minor No. 11 in B MajorNo. 12 in G sharp minor No. 13 in G flat MajorNo. 14 in E flat minorNo. 16 in B flat minorNo. 19 in E flat MajorNo. 23 in F MajorNo. 24 in D minor

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Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Robert Schumann(1810-1856)

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SUNDAY • FEBRUARY 14, 2010 • 2 :30 P.M .McInnis Auditorium, Eastern University

Giora Schmidt, violin Michal Kalekin Schmidt, piano

Sonata in G minor, “Devil’s Trill” Giuseppe Tartini(1692-1770)

Larghetto affettuosoAllegro moderatoAndanteAllegro assai-Andante-Allegro assai

Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100 Johannes Brahms(1843-1907)

Allegro amabileAndante tranquillo-Vivace-AndanteAllegretto grazioso (quasi Andante)

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Sonata in G minor, L 140 Claude Debussy(1862-1918)

Allegro vivoIntermède: Fantasque et légerFinale: Trés animé

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Giora Schmidt appears by arrangement withColbert Artists Management, Inc. 111 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019

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HHailed by The Miami Herald for recalling “Perlman in his prime,“violinist Giora Schmidt is quickly establishing himself as a virtuoso ofthe grand tradition, with a distinctive sound. His performances areilluminated by a richness of color and effortless technique, makingGiora one of the most commanding young artists on the stage today.

He has appeared with numerous symphony orchestras across NorthAmerica, including Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, New Jersey, FortWorth, San Diego, Vancouver, Toronto, and the Israel Philharmonic.In 2003, he made his Carnegie Hall debut performing the Barber

Violin Concerto with the New York Youth Symphony.

In recital, Giora has performed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the RaviniaRising Stars series, San Francisco Performances, the Louvre Museum in Paris, and Tokyo’sMusashino Cultural Hall. A passionate chamber musician, he has collaborated with eminentmusicians including Yefim Bronfman, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Lynn Harrell,Ralph Kirshbaum and Michael Tree. He is a regular participant at the Santa Fe ChamberMusic Festival, and frequently performs with pianist Navah Perlman and cellist Zuill Bailey aspart of the Perlman/Schmidt/Bailey Trio.

Born in 1983 to professional Israeli musicians, Giora began playing the violin at the age offour. At 13, he met Maestro Itzhak Perlman at the Perlman Music Program and at 16 wasinvited by Perlman to study under him full-time at Juilliard in the Pre-College Division. Gioracontinued his studies with Perlman at The Juilliard School and with the late Dorothy DeLay.Giora was the First Prize winner of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Greenfield Competition in2000, the recipient of a 2003 Avery Fisher Career Grant, and in 2005 won the ClassicalRecording Foundation’s Samuel Sanders Award. His debut recital disc Vocalise is currentlyavailable on Allegro/Endeavour Classics.

Michal Kalekin-Schmidt, pianist and cellist, is currently on the faculty at Haverford and BrynMawr Colleges and the University of Pennsylvania. She received her doctorate from TempleUniversity and master’s from the University of the Arts. As an undergraduate, she studied atthe Curtis Institute of Music and the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she receivedan Artist Diploma for both piano and cello. She has studied piano with Claude Frank, PeterSerkin, and Raquel Adonaylo, and cello with David Soyer, Lorne Munroe, and Jeffery Solow.She has participated in master classes and chamber music coachings with William Pleeth,Mischa Maisky, Lynn Harrell, Joeseph Gingold, Felix Galimir, and Karen Tuttle.

Mical has performed in Canada, England, France, Israel, South Korea, Sweden as well as inthe U.S. In 2006 and 2008 she was one of an international group of cellists on the faculty ofthe International Cello Festival in Israel. She is a member of the Network of New Music inPhiladelphia. In the current season, Michal will perform recitals dedicated to the works ofRobert Schumann, marking the 200th anniversary of his birth. She also performs at HaverfordCollege’s Music and Conversations and at the University of Pennsylvania’s College House series.

Since beginning his professional music career in 1985, PetarJankovic has delighted audiences at recitals and enlightenedstudents in his master classes throughout Europe and theUnited States. As a performer at major competitions aroundthe globe, his universally evocative sound has won highregard with the world’s classical music community, and as aresult, Jankovic has garnered numerous prestigious awards.

Jankovic began his guitar studies at age eight in his nativeYugoslavia, (presently Serbia) where he later earned a degree in classical guitarfrom the renowned Music Academy in Belgrade. While in Serbia, he became atwo-time gold medal, silver medal, and two-time bronze medal winner at theNational Music Competition. At age sixteen, he delivered his first professionalperformance, and by age twenty, the Community College in Belgrade invited theyoung, talented Jankovic to share his expertise with beginning classical guitar stu-dents. This marked the beginning of a distinguished teaching career that hasdeveloped alongside his successful performing career.

He went on to earn a master‘s degree from the Indiana University School ofMusic, and in the mid-90s, he pursued the esteemed Artist Diploma Degreeunder the guidance of Maestro Ernesto Bitetti. Still dedicated to sharing his tal-ent through both performing and teaching, Jankovic developed a guitar programat Franklin College of Indiana in 1997. At present, he lives in Indiana and is aprofessor at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, IN.

A rising star among the world’s top musicians, Jankovic has never paused fromhoning his skills and developing artistically. In 1998, he released “Romantico,“ aCD exploring the sounds of the romantic Spanish and Latino-American world,and featuring Jankovic’s interpretations of pieces by famous composers such asAlbeniz, Torrobba, Pipo, Piazzolla, and Ponce. Commenting on this release,Serbian Studies, USA wrote: “Jankovic’s interpretation points to his interest in pre-senting the inherent beauty of the musical phrase with great care...His interpreta-tion testifies to his artistic maturity and dedication to the essence of the musicalcontent of the works.“ In 2002, Jankovic released his “Bogdanovic, Brouwer,Dyens” CD featuring works by the most prominent classical guitar composers liv-ing today. Luis Zea, a well-known Venezuelan composer and guitarist, perhapsbest captured the essence of Jankovic’s style when exclaiming, “He is a naturalpoet!” In 2008 Jankovic released his “Leyenda“ CD featuring works by Villa-Lobos, Albeniz, Tansman, Granados, Dyens and Merlin.

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SUNDAY • MARCH 14, 2010 • 2 :30 P.M .McInnis Auditorium, Eastern University

Petar Jankovic, guitar

Cinq Preludes Heitor Villa-Lobos(1887 -1959)

Prelude No 1Prelude No 5Prelude No 4Prelude No 3Prelude No 2

Sonatina in A major Federico Moreno-Torrobba (1891-1982)

AllegrettoAndanteAllegro

Asturias Isaac Albeniz(1860-1909)

Libra Sonatine Roland Dyens(b. 1955)IndiaLargoFuoco

Three Tangos Astor Piazzolla(1921-1992)

Verano PortenoMilonga del AngelLa Muerte del Angel

Petar will sign CDs in the lobby after the performance

GGold Medalist of the 2008 New Orleans InternationalPiano Competition, Spencer Myer is rapidly establishinghimself as one of the outstanding pianists of his generation.

The summer of 2009 included debuts at the Cape Codand Meadowlark Music Festivals, and the 2009-2010season contains debuts with the Bozeman, Knoxville ,Richmond (IN) and Wyoming symphony orchestras,

as well as return engagements with the Louisiana Philharmonic and Southeast IowaSymphony Orchestras, besides recitals throughout the United States.

Spencer Myer’s orchestral, recital and chamber music performances have been heardthroughout North America, Canada, Europe, Africa and Asia. He has been soloist withThe Cleveland Orchestra, Indianapolis, New Haven, Phoenix and Santa Fe SymphonyOrchestras, Dayton and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestras and Beijing ’s ChinaNational Symphony Orchestra. His recital appearances have been presented in New YorkCity’s Weill Recital Hall, 92nd Street Y and Steinway Hall, Philadelphia’s Kimmel Centerfor the Performing Arts and London’s Wigmore Hall, as well as in Chicago, Cincinnati,Fort Worth, Knoxville, Logan, and China. An avid chamber musician, he has also per-formed with the Blair and Pacifica string quartets.

In 2004, Spencer Myer captured First Prize in the 10th UNISA International PianoCompetition in Pretoria, South Africa. He is also a laureate in the 2007 William Kapell,2005 Cleveland, 2005 Busoni and 2004 Montréal International Piano Competitions.Winner of the 2006 Christel DeHaan Classical Fellowship from the American PianistsAssociation, Mr. Myer also received both of the competition’s special prizes in ChamberMusic and Lieder Accompanying. He is also the winner of the 2000 Marilyn HorneFoundation Competition, and subsequently enjoys a growing reputation as a vocal col-laborator.

An enthusiastic supporter of the education of young musicians, Spencer Myer has been afrequent guest artist at workshops for students and teachers, including Indiana’s GoshenCollege Piano Workshop and the Texas Conservatory for Young Artists in Dallas, and hasserved on the faculty of the Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music.

Spencer Myer is a graduate of The Juilliard School, where he studied with Julian Martin.Other teachers include Peter Takács, Joseph Schwartz and Christina Dahl. He spent twosummers at the Music Academy of the West, studying with Jerome Lowenthal and, later,Vocal Accompanying with Warren Jones and Marilyn Horne. As an undergraduate stud-ies at Oberlin, he received numerous awards, while, in 2000, he was named a recipient ofa four-year Jacob K. Javits Memorial Fellowship from the U. S. Department of Education.His doctoral degree was conferred by Stony Brook University in 2005.

Spencer Myer is a Steinway Artist.

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SUNDAY • MAY 2, 2010 • 2 :30 P.M .McInnis Auditorium, Eastern University

Spencer Myer, piano

Suite No. 2 in F Major, HWV 427 George Frederic Händel(1685-1759)

AdagioAllegroAdagioAllegro

Sonata 1.X.1905 (“From the Streets”) Leoš Janáček(1854-1928)

Presentiment (Con moto)Death (Adagio)

Sonata No. 14 in c-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (“Moonlight”) Ludwig van Beethoven(1770-1827)

Adagio sostenutoAllegrettoPresto agitato

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Four Impromptus, D. 899 (Op. 90) Franz Schubert(1797-1828)

No. 1 in c minorNo. 2 in E-flat MajorNo. 3 in G-flat MajorNo. 4 in A-flat Major

from Goyescas Enrique Granados(1867-1916)

El amor y la muerte: BaladaLos Requiebros

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Junior Honorable Mention . . . . . . . . .Violin-Piano Duo: Emily Lu, violin; Stephen Li, piano

MUSICA DIVERSA DIVISIONSenior Honorable Mention . . . . . . . . . . .Abby Dove, classical guitarSenior Honorable Mention . . . . . . . . . . .Harmony Mooney, harpJunior First Place . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mia Venezia, harp

PIANO DIVISIONSenior First Place (tie) . . . . . . . . .Kevin LiSenior First Place (tie) . . . . . . . . .Sukmin (Chris) OnSenior Second Place . . . . . . . . . . .Martha MingleSenior Honorable Mention . . . . . . . . . . .Teresa McCannJunior First Place . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dakyung (Daniel) SongJunior Second Place . . . . . . . . . . .Robin LuoJunior Honorable Mention . . . . . . . . . . .Stephen MinSoo YiJunior Honorable Mention . . . . . . . . . . .Jonathan Adler

STRINGS DIVISIONSenior First Place . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bradley Forrest Berman, celloSenior Second Place . . . . . . . . . . .Micah John Walter, violinSenior Honorable Mention . . . . .Nash Tomey, double bassJunior First Place . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeffrey Han, celloJunior Second Place . . . . . . . . . . .Alexandra Zhang, violinJunior Honorable Mention . . . . .Jason Herrmann, violin

VOICE DIVISIONSenior First Place . . . . . . . . . . . . .Leah Ann Stall, sopranoSenior Second Place . . . . . . . . . . .Charlotte Keating, sopranoSenior Honorable Mention . . . . . . . . . .Laura Katerina McCauley, sopranoJunior Honorable Mention . . . . . . . . . . .Lauren Lee, soprano

WINDS DIVISIONSenior First Place . . . . . . . . . . . . .Adam Gingery, euphoniumSenior Second Place . . . . . . . . . . .Je Ho (Brian) Lee, clarinetJunior First Place . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nicole Ozdowski, fluteJunior Honorable Mention . . . . . . . . . .Owen Phelan, clarinet

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6 8 T H ANN UA L YOUTH F E S T I VA L

2010 WINNERS’ RECITALMontgomery County Community College

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SATURDAY • MAY 15, 2010 • 7 :00 P.M .

SPRING 2010 AUDITIONS

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SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2010Strings, Voice, Ensembles, Musica Diversa instruments, and Senior Piano

SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2010Winds and Junior Piano

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