Friends of Music Concerto & Aria Competition

The Friends of Music Concerto & Aria Competition is open to students of Washington University in St. Louis.  The winner will perform with the Washington University Symphony Orchestra in the 22-23 season and will receive a Friends of Music $500 merit award. 

Panelists:
Davin Rubicz, Cello, Artistic Coordinator, Community Music School Preparatory Program
Alla Voskoboynikova, Teaching Professor and Director of Keyboard Studies, UMSL
Ann Choomack, flute & piccolo, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Keith Wehmeier, counter tenor
George Yeh, Friends of Music Council Representative

Competitors:
(4:10 PM) Jaden Lu, piano - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor by Frédéric Chopin
(4:20 PM) Cynthia Yan, flute - Serenade by Howard Hanson
(4:30 PM) Katie Chan, harp - Concertstück for Harp and Orchestra, Op. 39 by Gabriel Pierné
(4:40 PM) Noah Kennedy, violin - Violin Concerto in D minor, mvt. 1 by Jean Sibelius
(4:50 PM) Elizabeth Chen, flute  - Allegro Maestoso from Concerto in E minor by Saverio Mercadante
(5:00 PM)    BREAK                     
(5:10 PM) Jamie Xu, piano - Andante sostenuto from Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op. 22, No. 1 by Camille Saint-Saëns
(5:20 PM) Brittany Rogus, soprano - “O mio babbino caro” by Giacomo Puccini and “Si, mi chiamano Mimi” by Giacomo Puccini
(5:30 PM) Lilliana Rey, mezzo-soprano - "Una Voce poco fa" by Rossini and "Les Chemins de l'amour" by Francis Poulenc
(5:40 PM) Lillie Kang, flute - Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, Op. 8 by Otar Gordeli
(5:50 PM) Brendon Wang, piano - Allegro molto moderato from Piano Concerto in A minor, by Edvard Grieg

Accompanists:
Amanda Kirkpatrick
Sunghee Hinners
Matthew Mazzoni
Sarah Johnson