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Art and Music

Competitions

Each season, the Kennett Symphony of Chester County holds two competitions for young artists.

The competitions, which are limited to 20 entrants, are held in the auditorium of the Kendal at Longwood community in Kennett Square, PA. A panel of three judges, including Kennett Symphony Music Director Mary Woodmansee Green, determines the three prize winners, who receive a cash award. In addition, the first prize winner receives an invitation to perform with the Kennett Symphony in the upcoming season.


Instrumental Competition

Instrumental Competition

Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 1:00 p.m.
in the auditorium of Kendal at Longwood
Kennett Square, PA

Applications accepted after September 15, 2008.
Application due Nov. 1, 2008.   Click here for an application form.

The competition, chaired by Mr. and Mrs. David F. Gilbert, is for gifted musicians in grades 9-12 (during the 2008-2009 school year) who play string, woodwind, brass or percussion instruments. The public is invited to hear these young emerging artists.

Competitors will perform a classical composition or movement of a larger work for solo and orchestra.

Three prizes will be awarded:

  • First Prize: $500 and a solo performance with the Kennett Symphony.
  • Second Prize: $300
  • Third Prize: $100

2007 Instrumental Competition Winners

First Place Winner Violinist Heawon Shin
Second Place Winner Oboist Emily Snyder
Third Place Winner Violinist Natalie Kress
  

2006 Instrumental Competition Winners
First Place Winner Violinist Jamie Lee
Second Place Winners Cellist Michael Dahlberg and Violinist Rachel Field
Honorable Mention Cellist Yuki Koyama
  
Voice Competition
Colleen Daly

Voice Competition

Saturday, March 21, 2009 - 1:00 p.m.
in the auditorium of Kendal at Longwood
Kennett Square, PA

Applications accepted after January 15, 2009.
Application due March 1, 2009.   Click here for an application form.

The competition, chaired by Mr. and Mrs. David F. Gilbert, is for gifted singers age 18-26 as of January 1, 2009. The public is invited to hear these young emerging artists.

Competitors must perform three operatic, oratorio or concert arias from the 18th to the 20th centuries, with at least one in English.

Three prizes will be awarded:

  • First Prize: $500 and a solo performance with the Kennett Symphony.
  • Second Prize: $300
  • Third Prize: $100

2008 Voice Competition Winners

First Place Winner Mezzo Soprano Julia Mintzer
Second Place Winners Soprano Valerie Haber and Tenor Abdul Barr Khaliq
Honorable Mentions Sopranos Julie Bishop and Victoria Browers
  

2007 Voice Competition Winners
First Place Winner Soprano Colleen Daly
Second Place Winner Baritone/Bass Andrew T. McLaughlin
Third Place Winner Soprano Carolyn Pelley
Honorable Mentions Valerie Haber and Madelyn Wanner