The winners of the 2012-13 Maritsa Brookes Concerto Competition are:
Third Place: Vladimir Soloviev, Piano
Jill Ball, Winds, Brass, and Percussion
Torin Chiles, Voice
Sophie Roland, Chair, Music Performance Studies Department
Stephan Sylvestre, Piano
Tom Wiebe, Strings
Thank all students who participated in the preliminary and final rounds, their professors, their accompanists, and staff for the help they provided.
Awarded to any undergraduate or graduate student in the Don Wright Faculty of Music on the basis of performance excellence demonstrated in solo concerto competition, this annual competition has been a highlight for many students over the years. This award was made possible through the generous donation by Maritsa Ateena Brookes (BA '57) to Foundation Western. The winner receives the honour of performing their selection in a public concert with the UWO Symphony Orchestra in the following school year. In addition a generous monetary award is shared amongst the winner and the two runners-up, received in the fall following the competition.
Please note that candidates must be full-time students in the DWFOM for 2012-2013 and also intend to be registered students during 2013-2014.
Additional Information:
First Place: Joel Tangjerd, cello
$1,500
Second Place: Margie Bernal, soprano
$1,000
Third Place: Bryn Blackwood, piano
$500
First Place: Tim Cheung
Camille Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto #2
Second Place: Eric Mohr
David Amram: Bassoon Concerto
Third Place: Catherine Folstad
Ernest Bloch: Schelomo
Alternate: Grace Baker
First Place: Peter Gajdek, trumpet
Second Place: Courtney Murias, voice
Third Place: Edgar Suski, piano
Runners-up (in alphabetical order)
Elisa Jinga, piano
Zachary Peterson, violin
Vlad Soloviev, piano
First Place: Neal Cabigon
To perform the Beethoven 3rd Piano Concerto
Second Place: Mark Prince
To perform the Ibert Flute Concerto
Third Place: Victoria Grigg
To perform the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Fourth Place: Adam Falconi
To perform the Ewazen Concerto for Marimba
