Brazos Valley Youth Concerto
Competition Names Five Finalists
Information courtesy of
Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra
The Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra and the Friends Association of the Symphony Orchestra (FASO) announces its 22nd Annual Youth Concerto Competition finalists. The finalists were selected by a panel of principal musicians and Dr. Marcelo Bussiki, Music Director & Conductor of the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra, in a blind judging of the student’s audio recordings. This year, Mr. Jerry Hsieh, Mr. Andrew Kim, Ms. Anna Kimber, Ms. Misato Koiwa and Ms. Christina Yum are the fortunate students selected as finalists in the competition. Each competitor will perform their selection live before a panel of judges and spectators on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 506 E. 28th Street, Bryan, Texas. This event is free to the public.
What: Brazos Valley 22nd Annual Youth Concerto Competition
When: Sunday, November 13, 2022, at 3 p.m.
Where: First United Methodist Church, Bryan, TX
Program:
Brazos Valley Youth Concerto Competition
Fritz Kreisler – Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani
Jerry Hsieh, Violin
Felix Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, Mvt. 1
Andrew Kim, Violin
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- A. Mozart – Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K.216, Mvt. 1
Anna Kimber, Violin
Joseph Haydn – Concerto in D Major, Mvt. 1
Misato Koiwa, Flute
Henryk Wieniawski – Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22, Mvt. 3
Christina Yum, Violin
Hsieh is in the 9th grade at College Station High School and a student of Jason Hooper and Yuan Wu. Kim is in the 10th grade at College Station High School and studies with Ranyeong Kang. Kimber is taught by Marianne Henry and is a senior at College Station High School. Koiwa is in the 8th grade at Wellborn Middle School and is a student of Andrew Klingsick, Kristen Seale, and Nami Kimura. Yum is a student of Marianne Henry and is in the 10th grade at A&M Consolidated High School.
The winner will be featured as a soloist in the upcoming Children’s Concert with the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra on January 24, 2023. FASO will pay the entry fee for the student to participate in the Juanita Miller Concerto Competition presented by the Texas Association of Symphony Orchestras. This year the winner will also receive the Tracy and Tamara Carter Youth Concerto Endowed Scholarship of $1000.00 to the College or University of their choice.
As part of its mission, FASO supports the Brazos Valley Symphony by educating and inspiring all citizens of the Brazos Valley to appreciate fine music. The Youth Concerto Competition is just one way the organization seeks to fulfill this goal.
Coordinated by FASO volunteers, the competition encourages appreciation of symphonic music for the students involved, and the public also benefits by being able to attend this free event. Audience members can enjoy the opportunity to see young people perform pieces that they may not hear the symphony play and a reception will be held while the judges deliberate to choose the winner.
“We invite the public to join us as these students compete to become this year’s winner. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear some of the finest young musicians in the Brazos Valley,” said Competition Chair Penny Zent. “Plus, admission is free!”
About the Brazos Valley Symphony: The Brazos Valley Symphony is a non-profit performing arts organization with the mission to maintain a symphony of high artistic standards, and to promote the musical arts for cultural and education purposes in the Brazos Valley. For more information about the Symphony’s 2022-2023 Season, please visit the Brazos Valley Symphony Website at www.bvso.org.
The Brazos Valley Symphony Society wishes to recognize and thank our programming sponsors, grant funding providers, and charitable trust contributors:
The Clearfield Family, the Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust, the Eugene Edge, III Charitable Trust, The Ham Family Trust, and the Gilbert & Thyra Plass Arts Foundation
