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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 PlaceDavid Rosenfeld, oboe
Honorable Mention Grace Oh, flute