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Masters’ Student Jing Lin Advances to the Finals in the Lotte Lenya Vocal Competition

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Masters’ Student Jing Lin advanced to the finals in the 2011 Lotte Lenya Vocal Competition. The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music made the announcement on their website, saying, “Twelve exceptionally talented young singer-actors from the United States, United Kingdom and China have been selected to compete for top prizes of $15,000, $10,000 and $7,500 in the finals of the 2011 Lotte Lenya Competition, to be held on April 16, 2011, at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Judges for this year’s finals will be Tony Award-winning singer-actress Judy Kaye, Broadway and Encores! music director Rob Berman, and Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization president and Chairman of the Board of the American Theater Wing, Theodore S. Chapin.”

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(Submitted by Myra Darlene Merritt)

BGSU Chamber Music Competition winners announced

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Four student chamber ensembles from Bowling Green State University’s College of Musical Arts have been announced as the winners of the fifth annual Chamber Music Competition held Feb. 20.

The winner of the undergraduate division was the “Four Corners Quartet,” coached by graduate assistant Noa Even. Playing soprano saxophone was Xiao Han from Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. On alto saxophone was Ryan Hurd from Parma, Ohio; on tenor saxophone, Corey Whitt from Pulaski, Wis., and on baritone saxophone Anthony Nicolia from Rochester, N.Y.

Taking second place in the undergraduate division was “Flow Like Water,” a percussion trio consisting of Alvin Dawson from Toledo, Jacob Bori from Swanton, and Elizabeth Hall from Medina.

The graduate division winner was the “Ying Quartet,” coached by Distinguished Artist Professor John Sampen and consisting of John Cummins, on soprano saxophone, from Grinnell, Iowa; Drew Sevel, on alto saxophone, from Columbus; Pin-hua Chen, on tenor saxophone, from Taipei, Taiwan; and Elissa Kana, playing baritone saxophone, from Katy, Texas.

The second-place winners of the graduate division were the “Color Field Ensemble” coached by Dr. Jane Schoonmaker Rodgers. The ensemble consisted of soprano Amanda DeBoer, from Papillion, Neb.; pianist Karl Larson, from McFarland, Wis., and clarinetist Spencer Prewitt, from Braymer, Mo.

Finalists in each division received a certificate of merit. The winners of the competition received the Chamber Music Community Engagement Award and the Pro Musica Award. Pro Musica is a community organization dedicated to supporting students in the College of Musical Arts. First- and second-place winners of each division received a certificate of merit and cash prizes sponsored by Pro Musica.
Richard and Carolyn Lineback established the Chamber Music Community Engagement Award in 2006. It provides travel funds for the winning chamber ensembles to present concerts and clinics in the community and region following the chamber music competition.

(Submitted by Susan Knapp)

Results 5th Annual BGSU Chamber Music Competition

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Below please find the results of the final round of the 5th Annual
Chamber Music Competition held Sunday, Feb. 20 at 3:00 PM in Bryan
Hall.

Congratulations to all those who participated, their studio teachers
and coaches!!!

UNDERGRADUATE DIVISION

First Place: FOUR CORNERS QUARTET (Noa Even, coach)
Xiao Han, soprano saxophone
Ryan Hurd, alto saxophone
Corey Whitt, tenor saxophone
Anthony Nicolia, baritone saxophone

Second Place: FLOW LIKE WATER (Roger Schupp, coach)
Alvin Dawson, percussion
Jacob Bori, percussion
Elizabeth Hall, percussion

GRADUATE DIVISION

First Place: YING QUARTET (John Sampen, coach)
John Cummins, soprano saxophone
Drew Sevel, alto saxophone
Pin-hua Chen, tenor saxophone
Elissa Kana, baritone saxophone

Second Place: COLOR FIELD ENSEMBLE (Jane Schoonmaker Rodgers, coach)
Amanda DeBoer, soprano
Karl Larson, piano
Spencer Prewitt, clarinet

(Submitted by Douglas Wayland)

BGSU A Cappella, Collegiate choirs to give joint concert

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The BGSU A Cappella Choir and Collegiate Chorale will perform together at 8 p.m. Nov. 20 in Kobacker Hall of the Moore Musical Arts Center.

The A Cappella Choir will perform sacred and secular works from the 1700s to the present. Highlights of the concert will include W.A. Mozart’s lively “Regina coeli” K. 276 for chorus and soloists, Edvard Grieg’s heartfelt “Ave Maris Stella,” Maurice Durufle’s contemplative “Ubi caritas,” Eric Whitacre’s sensuous “Water Night,” and Sean Caldwell’s driving arrangement of the gospel number “John the Revelator.” A Cappella Choir is an auditioned, 60-voice, mixed choir conducted by Timothy Cloeter, the newest addition to the choral faculty at BGSU.

The Collegiate Chorale, under the direction of Sandra Frey Stegman, will perform repertoire from a variety of style periods and genres. The opening sacred selections from the Renaissance period are contrasted with contemporary composer M. Shafer’s soundscape “Epitaph for Moonlight,” selected movements from “Zigeunerlieder” by J. Brahms, and music both beautiful and playful by American composers Samuel Barber and Eric Whitacre. Several members of the chorale will be featured in the uplifting closing gospel piece “He Is Marvelous,” by Rosephanye Powell. The Collegiate Chorale is a select mixed chamber ensemble consisting of predominantly upper class music majors.

Tickets are $10 for adults in advance or $13 if purchased at the door. Students can attend free with their student ID. Tickets may be purchased at the center box office weekdays from noon to 6 p.m. or by calling 419-372-8171, toll-free at 1-800-589-2224, or by e-mail at musictickets@bgsu.edu.

(Submitted by Susan Knapp)