League Concerto Competition
Announcing the 2012 Houston Symphony League Concerto Competition Winners!
Gold ($1000)
Anna Han, piano
11th Grade, James E. Taylor High School, Katy
Private Teacher -- Scott Holshouser
School Music Teacher -- Kevin Riehle
Parent(s) -- Charlie Han
Silver ($500)
Charles Seo, cello
Parent: Jin Seo
School: HSPVA, 10th grade
Private Music Teacher: Dr. Brinton Smith
Bronze ($250)
Andrew Shiau, cello
11th Grade, Jersey Village High School, CY Fair ISD
Private Teacher -- Cornelia Watkins
High School Music Teacher -- Denis Kidwell
Parent(s) -- Dennis Shiau
One of the oldest projects of the Houston Symphony League, this Competition is open to student musicians 18 years of age or younger who have not yet graduated from high school and who play any standard orchestral instrument or piano.
This year's competition will take place at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston on Saturday, January 7, 2012.
The winner of the 2011 Competition, Reshena Liao, will perform with the Houston Symphony at the 2012 Salute to Educators concert on January 26.
Applicants must be a resident of one of these counties:
Anderson
Angelina
Aransas
Austin
Bastrop
Bee
Bell
Bexar
Blanco
Brazoria
Brazos
Burleson
Burnet
Caldwell
Calhoun
|
Chambers
Cherokee
Colorado
Comal
Coryell
DeWitt
Falls
Fayette
Fort Bend
Freestone
Galveston
Goliad
Gonzales
Grimes
Guadalupe
|
Hardin
Harris
Hays
Henderson
Houston
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Karnes
Lavaca
Lee
Leon
Liberty
Limestone
McLennan
|
Madison
Matagorda
Milam
Montgomery
Nacogdoches
Navarro
Newton
Orange
Panola
Polk
Refugio
Robertson
Rusk
Sabine
San Augustine
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San Jacinto
San Patricio
Shelby
Smith
Travis
Trinity
Tyler
Victoria
Walker
Waller
Washington
Wharton
Williamson
Wilson |
Click here for the 2012 Application and Rules.
Click here to download the 2012 Repertoire List.
The Houston Symphony League Concerto Competition for advanced student instrumentalists is a major educational and artistic experience for young area musicians.
The 2011 event was held on January 8, 2011. The winners and prizes are:
- Reshena Liao, violin - 12th grader at St. John's School - $1,000 and a performance with the Houston Symphony at the Salute to Educators Concert in 2012
- Elijah Baik, cello - 11th grader at Taylor High School in Katy - $500 and a performance at the Houston Symphony League luncheon in May, 2011
- Erik Wheeler, cello - 11th grader at HSPVA - $250
