Junior & Senior Division Finals Concert

24th Annual Presented by JUNIOR & SENIOR DIVISION FINALS CONCERT Saturday, January 30, 2021 7:00pm “Symphonic Variations on an African Air”

Welcome Afa S. Dworkin

Hosts Elena Urioste Melissa White

Junior Division

Concerto for Violin No. 3 in G Major, K. 216 “Strassburg” W. A. Mozart (1756 -1791) I. Allegro Jonathan Okseniuk, Violin Qingqing Ye, Piano

Viola Concerto in D Major F. A. Hoffmeister (1754 - 1812) I. Allegro Dillon P. Scott, Viola Tatiana Abramova, Piano

Concerto for Violin No. 3 in G Major, K. 216 “Strassburg” W. A. Mozart (1756 -1791) I. Allegro Amaryn Olmeda, Violin Amy Chiu, Piano

Fate Now Conquers C. Simon (b. 1986)

Sphinx Symphony Orchestra

Senior Division

Concerto for Violoncello in B Minor, Op. 104 A. Dvořák (1841-1904) I. Allegro Luiz Fernando Venturelli, Cello Maria Cecília Moita, Piano

Concerto for Double Bass No. 1 A. Martín (b. 1981) III. Allegro Obsesivo Christian Gray, Bass Polina Khatsko, Piano

Concerto for Violin No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61 C. Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) I. Allegro non troppo Samuel Abraham Vargas Teixeira, Violin Ksenia Kurenysheva, Piano

Sphinx Overview Video Awards Presentation

First Place Senior Division Award sponsored by Robert F. Smith First Place Junior Division Award sponsored by Lillian & Don Bauder Audience Choice Awards sponsored by SENIOR DIVISION FINALISTS JUNIOR DIVISION FINALISTS Yamaha Young Performing Artist NationwideWinner Grand PrizeJefferson SymphonyOrchestra ConcertoCompetition, MTNA Winner Young Artist Category, Woodruff InternationalScholarship, Credits: FirstPrizeVirtuoso CategoryattheSamuelFordisCompetition, Teacher: Araure, Venezuela Samuel AbrahamVargas Teixeira, Violin,ColumbusStateUniversity of BassistsSoloCompetition ‘Artist In You’ SoloCompetition;Semi-Finalist,InternationalSociety Center OperaHouseOrchestra;1stPrize,DoublestopFoundation Credits: Tutti DoubleBass,Washington NationalOpera/Kennedy Teachers: Winston-Salem, NC Christian Gray, Bass,Boston University Artists Association, OSESP ConcertoCompetition Goiás PhilarmonicConcertoCompetition.Finalist,New York Young Credits: 1stPlace, Thaviu Competition,PauloBosísio Competition, Teacher: Praia Grande-SãoPaulo, Brazil Luiz Fernando Venturelli, Cello, Northwestern University Music Competition-Bach Award School ofMusicMcAllisterHonorsRecital,UnitedStatesInternational and HolyNamesCollege,SolanoSymphony Young Artist, Colburn Competition ofthe American String Teachers Association, DiabloValley Competition, MercedSymphony Young Artist, CaliforniaStateSolo Society, Sacramento Youth Symphony Academic OrchestraConcerto Artists, MusicintheMountains Young Musicians,PacificMusical Credits: 1stPlace,ClassicalMusicMasters, Auburn Symphony Young Teachers Loomis, CA Olmeda,Violin,Homeschooled Amaryn Orchestra. PMEA District11 FestivalPrincipal (for2years) (Southeastern Pennsylvania). Associate Principal,Philadelphia Youth of Tomorrow Competition. 2ndPlace, Tri-County Competition Credits: 1stPlaceGoldDivision,NellyBerman Young Virtuosos Teacher: Lansdale, PA Dillon P. Scott,Viola,North PennHigh School Virtuoso, Metropolitan Youth SymphonyScholarshipCompetition Junior Division,PhoenixInternationalMusicCompetitionfor Young American String Teachers Association Arizona StateSoloCompetition Arizona Musicfest Young MusiciansCompetitionDivisionIStrings, Symphony Young MusiciansCompetitionJuniorDivisionUpperStrings, Association JuniorPerformanceStringCompetition,Phoenix Youth Credits: 1stPlace,NationalWinnerMusic Teachers National Teacher: Mesa, AZ Jonathan Academy Okseniuk,Violin,AretePreparatory SergiuSchwartz HansJørgenJensen Linares Adriana JingZeng : SimonJames,IanSwensen EdBarker, PaulEllison For moreinformationonour Semi-Finalists and Jury visit Semi-Finalists andJury Milena Pajaro-van deStadt www.SphinxMusic.org/ 2021 JuryPanel Matthew VanBesien sphinx-competition Dmitry SitkovetskyDmitry Jennifer Arnold Philippe Quint Joel Krosnick Tai Murray Sphinx Symphony Orchestra 2021

VIOLIN I Leo, Eleanore & Ronald Cooney Fund Section FLUTE Ken & Penny Fischer Section Danielle Belen** Demarre McGill Mark Wallace Chair David J. Brown MD Chair Christina Castelli Vivian Pickard Chair Karla Donehew-Perez PICCOLO Ken & Penny Fischer Section C. Gloria Akers Chair Thank you to our Musical Chairs sponsors! Judy Dines Annelle Gregory C. Gloria Akers Shaun & Chrystal Wilson Chair Eric Ayers, in honor of Kelly Hall-Tompkins Artis Ayers Rainel Joubert OBOE Chacona & Harold Baugh Titus Underwood* Deidre & William Bounds Kyle Lombard David J. Brown MD Patricia Quintero Geoffrey Johnson Stephanie & Dennis Cohen Charitable Fund Carol & Tom Goss Chair RubÉn Rengel Joseph Conyers Meredith Riley Leo, Eleanore & Ronald Cooney Fund ENGLISH HORN Drs. Ronald A. & Betty Neal Crutcher, in memory of Lani Kelly Professor Elizabeth Potteiger Ken & Penny Fischer VIOLIN II Carol & Tom Goss Alex Gonzalez* Mary Beth Halprin Mary Beth Halprin Chair CLARINET Melanye K. Johnson Anita Dumar Alex Laing* Dmitri Murrath The Serras Family Chair Brendon Elliott Vivian Pickard Chacona & Harold Baugh Chair Terrance Patterson Frank Proto Joseph & Christina Rosen, in honor of Joseph & Christina Rosen, in honor of Allison Lovera Ricardo Morales Chair Ricardo Morales Emile Mettinbrink Sargent Family Foundation Lisa Muci Eckhoff BASSOON The Serras Family Clayton Penrose-Whitmore Francisco Joubert* Karen Tinsley, in memory of Edith Yokley Frederick Tinsley Maya Stone Mark Wallace Sargent Family Foundation Chair Shaun & Chrystal Wilson

VIOLA Melanye K. Johnson Section FRENCH HORN Dana Kelley* Alberto Suarez* Jason Amos Deidre & William Bounds Chair Leslie DeShazor Larry Williams Celia Hatton Juan-Miguel Hernandez Paul Laraia TRUMPET John Madison Billy Hunter* Derek Reeves Demarr Woods

CELLO Drs. Ronald A. & Betty Neal Crutcher, TIMPANI in memory of Professor Elizabeth Potteiger Section Douglas Cardwell Damon Coleman* Stephanie & Dennis Cohen Charitable Fund Chair Gabriel Cabezas Dmitri Murrath Chair Derek Menchan Mary Ann Ramos Karlos Rodriguez Erica Snowden-Rodriguez Eric Ayers, in honor of Artis Ayers Chair

BASS Joseph Conyers* Frank Proto Chair Jonathan Colbert Karen Tinsley, in memory of Frederick Tinsley Chair Eric Thompson Joseph Conyers Chair Patricia Weitzel

SPHINX MUSICAL CHAIRS

Sponsor a chair in the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra! Nationally, 4% of professional orchestra members are Black or Latinx. The Sphinx Symphony Orchestra is a unique, all Black and Latinx orchestra comprised of top professionals from around the country. We extend our sincerest gratitude to all our Musical Chairs sponsors for joining us as we transform lives through the power of diversity in the arts. For more information on becoming a sponsor, contact Elizabeth Lanni: ** concertmaster * principal [email protected] or 888-404-7073 x718. Musical Chairs Listings as of 1/22/21 The Sphinx Organization is the social justice organization dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts. Sphinx’s four program areas – Education & Access, Artist Development, Performing Artists, and Arts Leadership – form a pipeline that develops and supports diversity and inclusion in classical music at every level: music education, artists performing on stage, the repertoire and programing being performed, the communities represented in audiences, and the artistic and administrative leadership within the field.

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Aaron P. Dworkin Founder Sphinx Organization