Annual Youth Festival
A very important part of Tri-County's program is its Annual Youth Festival, established in 1943. Tri-County Concerts Association organizes one of the area's most prestigious competitions for aspiring young musicians living in Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties. The festival offers talented high-school and middle-school students an opportunity to audition before and receive critiques from professional judges. The winners receive scholarships for their musical training and the opportunity to perform before a discriminating audience at the annual Tri-County Youth Festival Concert.
Click here for short biographies of the 2007 winners
2007 Winners
SENIOR
ENSEMBLE |
| First Place |
Hannah
and Rebecca
Selin, viola-clarinet duo |
| Honorable
Mention |
Emily
Eisner and Beah Jacobson, piano duo |
| |
JUNIOR
MUSICA
DIVERSA |
| First
Place |
Lindsey
McQuiston, harp |
| Honorable
Mention |
Caitlin
Mehrtens, harp |
| |
SENIOR
MUSICA
DIVERSA |
| First
Place |
Cassie
Cummings, harp |
| |
JUNIOR
PIANO |
| First
Place |
Michelle
Guo |
| Second
Place |
Sarah
Kim |
| Third
Place |
Ary
Swaminathan |
| Honorable
Mention |
Alexander
Jin |
| Honorable
Mention |
Benjamin
Song |
| |
SENIOR
PIANO |
| First
Place |
Matthew
Young |
| Second
Place Tie |
Jennifer
Campbell |
| Second
Place Tie |
Elise
Sun |
| Honorable
Mention |
Rebecca
Kenney |
| |
JUNIOR
STRINGS |
| First
Place |
Bradley
Forrest Berman, cello |
| Second
Place |
Thomas
Vernier, violin |
| Honorable
Mention |
Justin
Ying, violin |
| |
SENIOR
STRINGS |
| First
Place |
Samuel
Soltoff, cello |
| Second
Place |
Ryan
Jin Touhill, violin |
| Honorable
Mention |
Genevieve
Tabby, cello |
| Honorable
Mention |
Jamie
Lee, violin |
| |
JUNIOR
VOICE |
| First
Place |
Emilyn
Badgley, soprano |
| Second
Place |
James
Butler, tenor |
| |
SENIOR
VOICE |
| First
Place |
Shoba
Narayanan, soprano |
| Second
Place |
Kelly
Slota, mezzo-soprano |
| Honorable
Mention |
James
Erekson, baritone |
| Honorable
Mention |
Carly
Keating, soprano |
| |
JUNIOR
WINDS |
| Honorable
Mention |
Joann
Lee, flute |
| Honorable
Mention |
Judy
(Joohyeong) Lee, flute |
| |
SENIOR
WINDS |
| First Place |
Emeline Chong, bassoon |
| Second Place | David Rosenfeld, oboe |
| Honorable
Mention |
Grace Oh, flute |
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