Young Artist Competition Applications Now Being Accepted
The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, in partnership with the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, invites high school students to compete in the 18th Annual Young Artist Competition on Saturday, November 20, 2010. Prizes are awarded in both the preliminary and finalist rounds for a total of $5,000, one of the largest combined prize winnings in the state.
This competition, generously sponsored by the Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation, draws high school students from across Florida to compete in one of four categories: piano, strings, brass/woodwinds, or voice. Competition winners have gone on to study at prestigious schools such as The Juilliard School and Northwestern University, and many now lead successful music careers.
Soprano Janette Zilioli, winner of the First Annual Young Artist Competition, now has a successful performing career and will join the Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra October 23 and 24, 2010, for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and the World Premiere of Jaron Lanier’s Symphony for Amelia. Ms. Zilioli made her debut at Carnegie Hall at the age of 17 and has since performed nationally and internationally. She is the winner of numerous awards, including two notable fellowships in 2004 and 2008 to the Music Academy of the West to study with Marilyn Horne and Warren Jones.
Applications due Wednesday, November 3.
