Woo Hoo! Victoria, Maggie, Claryssa, Benjamin and Hannah!

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Sault Symphony Young Artists’ Competition winners

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON (May 7, 2012) - The Sault Symphony Association hosted its 11th Young Artists’ Competition on Saturday, May 5 at St. Luke’s Cathedral.

The competition was open to music students aged 21 or under, living and/or studying in the Algoma District of Ontario and the Tri-County area of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

First place went to violinist Victoria Jones (14) for her outstanding performance of Mendelssohn's "Concerto in E Minor."

She received a cash prize of $500, plus the opportunity to perform with the Sault Symphony Orchestra as a soloist at a future concert (to be determined).

Vocalist Maggie Andersen (17) took home the second place prize of $300 for her renditions of Handel’s “Bel Piacere,” Guettel’s “The Light in the Piazza” and Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Poor Wand’ring One.”

Violinists Claryssa Webb (19), Benjamin Gulder (20) and Hannah Nicoletta (10) each received honourable mentions.

Other talented students in this year's competition were Matthew Wilkinson (15) on violin, and Melanie Case (21), Carrie Berkompas (17), and Becky McCauley (17) on voice; Hannah Nicoletta also competed on piano.

Three adjudicators evaluated the competitors: Louise Stephens (voice - Sault Ste. Marie), Nicholas Ross (violin - Sudbury) and Marie Ng-Au (piano - Sudbury).

For more information on this and all of the Sault Symphony Orchestra’s events, visit here.

PHOTO CAPTION: From left - Claryssa Webb, Victoria Jones, Hannah Nicoletta, Maggie Andersen and Benjamin Gulder. 

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