6:00 PM (Eastern)
Florence Harkness Memorial Chapel
Free – open to the public
ABOUT THE EVENT
Each spring, Case Western Reserve University undergraduate music majors compete in a recital format for an opportunity to perform as a soloist with Symphony Orchestra or Symphonic Winds the following academic year. The Department of Music is proud to offer this competition as an opportunity for our talented musicians to gain performance experience and receive public recognition for their work.
The full program will be available on concert day.
PERFORMED BY (in order of appearance)
- Noah Allemeier, cello: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 (E. Elgar)
- Sean Brown, piano: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (S. Rachmaninoff)
- Chaehyeon Kim, flute: Flute Concerto (J. Ibert)
- Isabella Montemore, violin: The Lark Ascending (R. Vaughn-Williams)
- Lana Hernandez, flute: Suite Modale (E. Bloch)
- Jojo Fujiwara, cello: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 (E. Elgar)
- Sooah Park, flute: Flute Concerto (O. Gordelli)
- Wesley Miller, piano: Introduction and Allegro, Op. 92 (R. Schumann)
- Emma Bentley, clarinet: Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 (C.M. Weber)
- Moses Lee, piano: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 (W.A. Mozart)
ACCOMPANISTS
- Alicja Basinska, Anne Wilson, Shuai Wang, Elizabeth DeMio
COMPETITION FACULTY JURY
- Dr. Kathleen Horvath, Professor, Director of Orchestras
Competition Coordinator - Dr. Ryan Scherber, Assistant Professor, Director of Bands
- Dr. George Nicholson, Lecturer, Director of Camerata Chamber Orchestra
- Dr. Susan McClary, Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Music, Head of Musicology
LOCATION AND LIVESTREAM
The CWRU Music Concert Series and special events are free (open to the public) unless otherwise noted. Can't be with us in person? Watch the performance on the Livestream Channel in Harkness Chapel. Visit our Upcoming Events schedule to enjoy future concerts, student recitals, and more!
PAST WINNERS
- 2023 | Maxine Chou (cello), Jesse Silverberg (horn), Angela Tsang (piano); Honorable Mentions: Lilyanne Dorilas (violin), Matthew Smutny (saxophone)
- 2022 | Michael Brough (saxophone), Grant Carr (piano), Jeremy Gray (clarinet), Hitomi Ono (flute), Gina Yang (piano)
- 2021 | Karen Ji (piano), Allison Siekmann (violin)
- 2020 | Samuel Chaffee (piano), Alexander Lenhart (trumpet), Nicholas Strawn (percussion), Rachel Beller (percussion)
- 2019 | Brian Liu (piano), Jon O’Brien (saxophone), Tim Orlando (violin), Nick Pogharian (trombone)
- 2018 | Julie Kim (violin), Bianca Pierson (saxophone), and Devin Reddy (horn)
- 2017 | Kieran Aulak (marimba), Tyler McMaken (piano), Jason Linn (trombone), Zoe Ruolin Yang (violin), Timothy Nicholas (violin)
- 2016 | David Hsiao (violin), Christina Liu (violin), Rebecca Pfeiffer (trumpet), Vincenzo Volpe (flute), Ann Wang (piano)
- 2015 | Ailin Yu (piano), Meigen Yu (piano), Robin Jo (violin)
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