Music Festival in Honor of Confucius

On Sunday, October 25, the Confucius Competition, part of the larger annual Music Festival in Honor of Confucius sponsored by the the Chinese Fine Arts Society, took place.  The competition, open to cellists, violinists and pianists, ages 18 years or younger, provides a great introduction for participants to the rich heritage of Chinese music.  Each year, hundreds of young musicians perform Chinese music selected from a required repertoire list, as well as a western piece of their choosing, for a panel of judges. Congratulations to all the Music Institute of Chicago students who participated in this exciting event.  In addition, a special "Winners Concert" featuring the top scoring performers in each age category on Sunday, December 6 at the Merit School of Music in Chicago.

Congratulations to the following Music Institute of Chicago Confucius Competition Winners 

* MIC Academy Student

PIANO SENIOR
1st Place: Yuelin Zhong - 14, student of Ralph Neiweem
2nd Place: Jisu Yang - 15, student of Katherine K. Lee

PIANO JUNIOR II
1st Place: Emily Cho - 13, student of Jay Kolin
2nd Place: Justin Chang - 13, student of Brenda Huang
 
PIANO JUNIOR I
Honorable Mention: Tyler Wang - 10, student of Katherine K. Lee
 

PIANO YOUTH
3rd Place: David Dai - 8, student of Christina Tio

VIOLIN SENIOR
1st Place: John Heo* - 15, student of Almita Vamos
2nd Place: Lauren Conroy 17, student of Hye-Sun Lee

3rd Place: Karisa Chiu* - 16, student of Almita Vamos

VIOLIN JUNIOR II
1st Place: Isabella Brown* - 12, student of Almita Vamos / Hannah Lin (tie)

VIOLIN JUNIOR I
Honorable Mention: Kelly Kim - 11, student of Sang Mee Lee
Honorable Mention: Linda Wang - 11, student of Hye-Sun Lee

VIOLIN YOUTH
2nd Place: Lauren Kim - 7, student of Injoo Choi
Honorable Mention: Jasmine Horton - 7, student of Hye-Sun Lee

CELLO SENIOR
2nd Place: Nathan Mo* - 16, student of Hans Jorgen Jensen

3rd Place: Nathaniel Blowers - 16, student of Gilda Barston

CELLO JUNIOR I
1st Place: Zehavi Rodriguez - 10, student of Gilda Barston

2nd Place: Mia Wimbiscus* - 11, student of Gilda Barston

CELLO YOUTH
2nd Place: Laila Valenti - 6, student of Mindy Park

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