Young Artist and Recitalist Competitions
News from the Bay Philharmonic Guild about two great youth competitions.
55th ANNUAL YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION
JANUARY 6, 2024
The 55th Annual Young Artists competition was held on Saturday, January 6th and administered by the Bay Philharmonic Guild. This year's competition was open to piano, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. We had 10 participants ranging from age 11-17.
The judges awarded $1,000 for 1st place to Xinran Shi, playing Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini. $500 for 2nd place went to Connor Roham, playing Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 in e minor. $250 for 3rd place went to Katelyn Deng, playing Liszt's 2nd Piano Concerto.
The Dockter Award in the amount of $150 was given to Meining Wu, playing the first movement of Prokofiev's 3rd piano concerto. This award is given to the top player, age 16 and under, playing one movement of a concerto. Both Xinran and Meining played excerpts of their pieces during Saturday's Bay Philharmonic Youth Orchestra performance (3 pm on January 13th, at Irvington Presbyterian Church).
They absolutely entertained all with their magnificent talent.
YOUNG RECITALIST COMPETITION
MARCH 23, 2024
The Guild is excited to once again hold the Young Recitalist Competition! The 2024 Young Recitalist Competition will take place on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the First United Methodist Church beginning at 9:00 AM. The church is located at 2950 Washington Blvd., Fremont.
The 2024 competition is open to instrumentalists up to 18 years of age as of January 1, 2024. They must reside in Castro Valley, Dublin, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Milpitas, Newark, Pleasanton, San Ramon, Sunol, or Union City. The judges will select up to ten finalists to perform their audition pieces in a widely publicized recital on April 21, 2024. Each finalist will receive a certificate recognizing his or her achievement. Application forms and detailed regulations can be found on the Bay Philharmonic Guild website. Completed applications must be received or postmarked by March 15, 2024. The finalist recital will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday April 21, 2024, at the First United Methodist Church, Fremont.
We invite all to come and enjoy this event. Tickets are $20 for adults and students are $10. Tickets will be available at the door (cash or check only) and there is free parking at the church. We invite all to come and hope to see you there. It should be very entertaining to see and hear the finalists perform in such a truly enjoyable program.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Shelby Foster-Cavette, Chairman of the YRC Competition, at shelbyfosterpiano@gmail.com or telephone 510-381-2702 or you can contact Barbara Gorsuch.
DRAWING EVENT
The Guild is once again excited to hold our annual Drawing Event. A mailing was done January17th to all patrons and we eagerly hope you will participate in this annual fundraiser. We will again have wonderful prizes for the drawing. Our drawing will be held at our June 23, 2024, Tchaikovsky Gold concert. You do not have to be present to win.
You will find 6 tickets in your mailing with the following options: 1 for $5.00, 3 for $12.00, or 6 for $20.00. Please return your choice with the ticket stubs in the enclosed envelope. Please make checks payable to “The Guild”. Do not forget to include your name, address, telephone number or email address on the tick-et stub so we are able to contact you if you are one of the lucky winners. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at 510-673-0085 or email at blgorsuch@att.net.
Barbara Gorsuch, President
Bay Philharmonic Guild
510-673-0085
blgorsuch@att.net