2007–2008 Winners
MYA Junior Division
- Overall Winner: Ben Solomonow
- String Category Winner: Ben Solomonow
- String Honorable Mentions: Michaela Wellems, Devon Naftzger, Carrie Jones, Emily Jones, Natalie Clark, Jorie Butler-Geyer
- Piano Category Winner: James Stinehart
- Piano Honorable Mention: Kathy Qiu
- Winds and Percussion Category Winner: Ian Peter Carlis Pappas
- Early Music Category Winner: Ariel Chapman
- Early Music Honorable Mentions: Carrie Jones, Carissa McQuaid
Open Junior Division
- Overall Winner: Laura Park
- String Category Winner: Laura Park
- String Honorable Mentions: Brannon Cho, cello; Jennifer Cha, violin; Kiyoshi Hayaski, violin; Gallia Kastner, violin; Suzie Koh, violin; Austin Huntington, cello
- Piano Category Winner: Stephanie Laura Lee
- Piano Honorable Mentions: Yoan Ganev, Kyle Jannak-Huang, Andrew Guo, Arianna Korting, Trenton Takaki
- Early Music Category Winner: Stephanie Laura Lee
- Early Music Honorable Mentions: Brian Allen, violin, Arianna Korting, piano; Yoan Ganev, piano
MYA Senior Division
- Overall Winner: Marta Vieira, violin
- String Category Winner: Marta Vieira, violin
- 2nd. Place: Autumn Chodorowski, violin
- String Honorable Mentions: Emily Acri, violin; Drew Banzhaf, double bass; Daniel Berghoff, cello; Ian Hallas, double bass
- Piano Category Winner: Anna Zhou
- Early Music Category Winner: Amy Pikler, recorder
- Early Music Honorable Mentions: Ian Hallas, double bass; Daniel Stone, viola
- Winds & Percussion Category Winner: David Binder, trombone
- Winds & Percussion Honorable Mentions: Evan Fojtik, flute; Christine Murphy, flute; Michael Solotke, trombone; Lauren Williams, oboe
- Voice Category Winner: Elena Snow
Open Senior Division
- Overall Winner: Matthew Lipman, viola
- String Category Winner: Matthew Lipman, viola
- String Honorable Mentions: Vincent Meklis, violin; Thomas Huntington, violin; Andrea Jarrett, violin; Natsuki Kumagai, violin; Hillary Hempel, violin; Sonia Mantell, cello; Allen Steele, cello; Emma Bobbs, cello; Kevin Hu, violin; Emily Hyun, violin; Chelsea Sky Link, harp
- Piano Category Winner: John Rot
- Piano Honorable Mentions: Hong-En Chen, Reed Tetzloff
- Early Music Category Winner: Ben Lash, cello
- Early Music Honorable Mentions: George Hyun, violin; Jennifer Arnspong, oboe
- Winds & Percussion Category Winner: Sheri Zweier, clarinet
- Winds & Percussion Honorable Mentions: Natalie Turner, clarinet
- Voice Category Winner: Christian Ketter
- Voice Honorable Mentions: Yael Kurganoff
2007–2008 Concerto Competition
Midwest Young Artists celebrates the 12th year of its annual Walgreens National Concerto Competition! Held at the MYA Center at Fort Sheridan, on December 29 and 30, 2007, the competition draws more than 200 of the most talented young musicians from across the country. Prizes include an opportunity to perform with the MYA Symphony Orchestra and on the prestigious From the Top radio program. Walgreens Corporation’s annual sponsorship enables MYA to provide students with distinguished judges, a DVD recording of their performance, written performance evaluations, and an inviting and nurturing environment in which to participate. Invite your friends and family to listen to the nation’s rising stars. Tickets will be available at the door; $10/adult and $5/student and senior for both December 29 (Junior) & 30 (Senior).
Download the 2007–2008 Competition brochure (PDF)
Walgreens National Concerto Competition Application
Eligibility
There are two Divisions in the contest: MYA Orchestra Division (MYA Division) and Open Division. Students in the MYA Division must be an active participant in the MYA Orchestra Program. All other entrants will participate in the Open Division (including students in MYA Chamber Music, Choral and Jazz Programs).
There are two Levels in each Division:
- Junior: for students in 8th grade and younger
- Senior: for students in 9th through 12th grades
The competition is open to all instruments. Each Level is further divided into Categories:
- String
- Piano
- Voice
- Winds & Percussion
- Early Music
Venue
Midwest Young Artists Center at Fort Sheridan
878 Lyster Road, Highwood, IL 60040
phone: (847) 926-9898
Warm-up rooms are furnished with Yamaha studio pianos. Performance halls will feature a Yamaha concert grand piano and a studio piano. A 5-octave Malletech marimba is also available for use.
Accompanist
Students must provide their own accompanist. Your accompanist’s name must be provided on your application. To search for a local accompanist, visit www.privatemusicteaching.org.
Application & Entry Fee
The application and payment deadline has passed. Please check back for information on next year’s competition.
Awards and Prizes
Open Division
One Overall winner will be selected from either the Junior or Senior Level
MYA Division
One Overall winner will be selected from the Senior Level
One Overall winner will be selected from the Junior Level
Overall Winners
- Overall winners will perform with orchestra on February 23, 2008 at the Pick-Staiger Concert Hall in Evanston.
- The Overall winners will receive a Cash Award of $500 plus a MYA Tuition Scholarship (valued at $600) to be used towards 2008-2009 academic year large ensemble tuition or 2008 Summer Music Festival programs.
- The Overall Senior MYA Division winner will have the opportunity to perform on the prestigious From the Top radio program. (Please note: this only applies to students who have not performed as a soloist on prior shows.)
Category Winners
- Category winners will receive a MYA Tuition Scholarship (valued at $300) to be used towards 2008-2009 academic year large ensemble tuition or 2008 Summer Music Festival programs.
- The Early Music winner will record with Ars Antigua and will be podcast from their website.
- Category winners will be chosen at the discretion of the director to perform at 3:00 p.m. , April 20, 2008 on the Winners’ Recital at a Chicago venue.
- Winning soloists may also be selected for performance opportunities with Midwest professional and community orchestras.
Repertoire
Students must perofrm a movement from a concerto or work with orchestral accompaniment. Selections must be performed from memory with piano accompaniment. Students will have 10 minutes to perform and will be timed. Appropriate accompaniment cuts are recommended. Please note: It is at the judges' discretion to ask for specific sections of a movement being performed. Please have movements prepared in their entirety.
Early Music Category Repertoire
For those entering the Early Music Category only, it is recommended that contestants choose one of the following pieces, to be performed from memory. We do not list suggested literature for all other categories.
Junior Level Senior Level Violin Vivaldi: Concerto in A minor (Suzuki vol. 4)
Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor (Suzuki vol. 5)
Bach: A minor Concerto BWV (Suzuki vol. 6)Bach: Concerto in E major BWV 1042
Vivaldi: Concerto Op. 8, No. 1 “Spring”Viola Telemann: Concerto in G major (Suzuki vol. 4)
Caix d'Hervelois: Tamborin (Suzuki vol. 7)Josef Schubert: Concerto in C
(pub. Warner Bros. distributed by European American Music Dist. Corp.)
Stamitz: Concerto in D major
Hoffmeister: Concerto in D majorCello Breval: Sonata in C major (Suzuki vol. 4)
Breval: Concerto No. 2 in D major (rondo) (Suzuki vol. 6)
Vivaldi: Concerto in E minorBoccherini: Concerto in Bb Double Bass Two adjacent movements of a baroque sonata Single movement of classical concerto Please note that exceptions to the above are possible, as long as the music is written prior to 1800. Harpsichord, recorders, gamba, winds, and bass are encouraged to participate in this category. If you have questions about repertoire, please contact the MYA office. Students are automatically entered into the Early Music Category if the piece they are performing was written before 1800.


