Coltman Chamber Competition
Announcing the 2012 Coltman Chamber Competition!
The annual Felicity Coltman Chamber Music Competition provides performance experience and expert commentary to advanced applicants. Each year we’re seeing more and more talented and enthusiastic student ensembles from string quartets, to saxophone quintets, to piano trios, to woodwind and brass quintets. Come out and see the talent that Austin and surrounding areas have to offer either through competing or being an audience member (Free Admission)!
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The Coltman Competition will take place on Sunday, February 5, 2012 from 3:00-6:00pm (winning ensembles will be announced at 6pm) at the Armstrong Community Music School, 901 Barton Springs Rd.
Application & Entry Fees ($15 per ensemble member) Deadline: February 1, 2012
Information on eligibility & repertoire requirements, prizes and application form: 2012-competition-application.pdf
1st Place Winning Ensemble Prizes:
$500 cash prize; Scholarship to ACMC’s 2012 Summer Workshop OR 2012-13 Young Artists Academy; Live taping & interview with Dianne Donovan at KMFA 89.5; Performance at an ACMC Synchronism Concert during the 2012 spring semester.
2nd Place Winning Ensemble Prizes:
$250 cash prize; Scholarship to ACMC’s 2012 Summer Workshop OR 2012-13 Young Artists Academy; Performance at an ACMC Synchronism Concert during the 2012 spring semester.
2011 Winning Ensembles
1st Place: Westwood Piano Quintet
Dongsoo Cha, violin
Kevin Tian, viola
Virginia Wang & Wells Leng, cello
Brian Park, piano
Repertoire: Franz Schubert Piano Quintet in A Major “The Trout” – I. Allegro vivace
2nd Place: Clementine Piano Trio
Saskia Gregg, violin
Rachel Rivero, cello
Sofia Currie, piano
Repertoire: Joseph Haydn Trio in G Major, No. 25 – I. Andante
Honorable Mention: McCallum Brass Quintet
Eylam Anidjar & John Walden, trumpet
Chelsie Dever-Lewallen, horn
Matt Flores, trombone
Sydney Barber, tuba
Repertoire: Irving Berlin Alexander’s Ragtime Band
2010 Winning Ensembles
Winning Ensemble: Newburger-Andrade Duo
Joshua Newburger, violin
Laura Andrade, cello
Repertoire: Handel-Halvorsen “Passacaglia”
Winning Ensemble: Westwood String Quartet
Jonathan Chang & Danny Chen, violin
Jimmy Wu, viola
Zach Lockett-Streiff, cello
Repertoire: Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Opus 11
Honorable Mention: Clementine Piano Trio
Saskia Gregg, violin
Rachel Rivero, cello
Sofia Currie, piano
Repertoire: Clementi Rondo, Opus 35, No. 2
Honorable Mention: McCallum String Quartet
Malini Riddle & Dylan Feldpausch, violin
Theresa Steele, viola
Eve Galbraith, cello
Repertoire: Stamitz String Quartet No. 2
