The results are in! The level of all the candidates for the 2nd Annual Young Artist Competition was outstanding. Our judges represented some of the finest in Baltimore/Washington and Philadelphia freelance performers and respected Maryland music educators. After careful deliberation, the judges have selected the following winners.

Because of the exceptional level of candidates who made it past the cassette round in the auditions, all semi-finalists were asked to perform at the Gala Showcase Recital on March 18.

For instrumentalists up to and in the eighth grade.

Junior String Division
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Junior Wind Division
TIED
Alexis Lanz (clarinet) and Crosby Trencher (tuba)
Carl Maria von Weber Concerto No. 1 for Clarinet and Orchestra
First Movement
and
Frank Bencriscutto Concertino for Tuba and Band/Orchestra

Junior Piano Division
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The above instrumentalists performed at the Gala Showcase Recital held on Sunday afternoon, March 18, 2000, at 2:00 in (Big) Baker Memorial Chapel on the Campus of Western Maryland College.

Overall Junior Division Winner
and recipient of the
Encore Award for Artistic Excellence
TIED
Alexis Lanz (clarinet) and Crosby Trencher (tuba)
Carl Maria von Weber Concerto No. 1 for Clarinet and Orchestra
First Movement
and
Frank Bencriscutto Concertino for Tuba and Band/Orchestra

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SENIOR DIVISION

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For instrumentalists currently enrolled in Grades 9 through 12.

Senior String Division
Sonie Kamata
Mendelssohn Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
First Movement

Senior Wind/Percussion Division
Keith Carrick
Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints for Solo Xylophone and Orchestra

Senior Piano Division
Leslie Dragan
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1
First Movement

The above instrumentalists performed at the Gala Showcase Recital on Sunday afternoon, March 18, 2000, at 2:00 in (Big) Baker Memorial Chapel on the Campus of Western Maryland College.

Overall Senior Division Winner
and recipient of the
Encore Award for Artistic Excellence
TIED
Sonie Kamata (violin) and Keith Carrick (xylophone)

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Winners of the Encore Award for Artistic Excellence appeared with the Encore Orchestra on our Spring Concert on Sunday, April 2, at 3:00 pm. The concert took place at the North Carroll High School auditorium.

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1st Annual Encore Young Artist Competition Winners - 1998-1999

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JUNIOR DIVISION

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For instrumentalists up to and in the eighth grade.

Junior String Division
Christine Johnson
Bach Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra
Mvts. 1 and 2

Junior Wind Division
Eric Damashek
Mozart Concerto No. 1 for French Horn and Orchestra
in D Major, K. 412, First Movement

Junior Piano Division
Leslie Dragan
Mozart Concerto No. 19 for Piano and Orchestra, K. 459
First Movement

The above instrumentalists performed at the Gala Showcase Recital on Sunday afternoon, March 21, 1999, at 2:00 in (Big) Baker Memorial Chapel on the Campus of Western Maryland College.

Overall Junior Division Winner
and recipient of the
Encore Award for Artistic Excellence
Christine Johnson, violin

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SENIOR DIVISION

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For instrumentalists currently enrolled in Grades 9 through 12.

Senior String Division
Catherine Johnson
Vivaldi "Spring" from the Four Seasons

Senior Wind Division
Ashley Ryon
Mozart Concerto in C Major for Oboe and Orchestra

Senior Piano Division
Sarah Lantz
Mozart Concerto in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467
First Movement

Honorable Mention
Cassandra Hitchcock
Bach Concerto in E Major for Violin and Orchestra
First Movement

The above instrumentalists performed at the Gala Showcase Recital held on Sunday afternoon, March 21, 1999, at 2:00 in (Big) Baker Memorial Chapel on the Campus of Western Maryland College.

Overall Senior Division Winner
and recipient of the
Encore Award for Artistic Excellence
Catherine Johnson, violin

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Winners of the Encore Award for Artistic Excellence appeared with the Encore Orchestra on our Spring Concert on Sunday, May 16, at 3:00 pm. The concert took place in the North Carroll High School auditorium.

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