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CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST FOR 3RD GRADERS
Reinforcing the importance of reading through the power of music.
Through Fischoff’s Arts-in-Education Residency and the S.A.M. I Am program, we are offering an opportunity for area 3rd graders to participate in a creative writing contest! The winner will be honored on Monday, November 11th at Aeolus Quartet’s performance at Barnes & Noble in Mishawaka.
Entry forms can be picked up at Barnes & Noble or downloaded. Forms are due October 30th.
Project Fusion in Concert
The 2013 Senior Wind Division Gold Medalist, Project Fusion, return to the site of their Gold Medal triumph. Come see them on Thursday, September 26, 7:00 p.m. at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
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Project Fusion currently studies at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY. Members include Dannel Espinoza (soprano saxophone), Matt Amedio (alto saxophone), Michael Sawzin (tenor saxophone), and Matt Evans (baritone saxophone)
Barkada Quartet tours Italy & performs at the Emilia Romagna Festival
As winners of the 2012 Grand Prize, Barkada Quartet performed at the Emilia Romagna earlier this month!
“Powering through a one day trip to Rome on 3 hours of sleep, Italian espresso, & pizza slices was THE best idea ever. Tomorrow–Pisa…Our first performance as part of the Emilia Romagna Festival was last evening (July 31) and was a great success!”
To see more photos of their trip, visit their Facebook page.
(photos courtesy of Barkada Quartet)
Announcing the Winners of the 2013 Fischoff Competition
NOTRE DAME, IN (May 12, 2013) – Out of 48 competing ensembles from across the nation and around the world, the Omer Quartet has won the coveted Grand Prize of the 2013 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition ($7,500.00) and the Gold Medal ($3,500.00) in the Senior String Division. The Project Fusion captured the Gold Medal ($3,500.00) in the Senior Wind Division. In addition to prize money, both ensembles will participate in a Winner’s Tour of the Midwestern United States this fall, and the Omer Quartet will perform several concerts in the Emilia Romagna Festival in Italy in 2014. Omer Quartet members Mason Yu (violin), Erica Tursi (violin), Joseph Locicero (viola) and Alexander Cox (cello) currently study at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, Ohio. Project Fusion members Dannel Espinoza (soprano saxophone), Matt Amedio (alto saxophone), Michael Sawzin (tenor saxophone) and Matt Evans (baritone saxophone), currently study at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York.
In the Senior Wind Division, the Silver Medal ($3,000) was awarded to the Kenari Quartet of Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Members include Robert Eason (soprano saxophone), Durand Jones (alto saxophone), Corey Dundee (tenor saxophone) and Steven Banks (baritone saxophone). The Senior Wind Division Bronze Medal ($2,000) was awarded to the The Midic Winds, who currently study at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York. Ensemble members include Johanna Gruskin (flute), June Kim (oboe), Rebecca Tobin (clarinet), Russell Rybicki (horn) and Quinn Delaney (bassoon).
The Senior String Division Silver Medal ($3,000) went to the Wasmuth String Quartet, whose members Brendan Shea (violin), Jonathan Ong (violin), Abigail Rojansky (viola) and Warren Hagerty (cello) study at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. The Senior String Division Barbara Shields Byrum Bronze Medal ($2,000) went to the Trio Concorde of the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts. Members include Zenas Hsu (violin), Yina Tong (cello), and Livan (piano).
In the Junior Division (for musicians eighteen and under), the First Place Medal and Scholarship of $2,300 was won by the Quartet Lumiére of The Academy of the Music Institute of Chicago, Illinois. Members include Rebecca Benjamin (violin), Gallia Kastner (violin), Mira Williams (viola) and Josiah Yoo (cello). The Second Place Medal and Scholarship of $1,800 was won by the Mazel Trio of the Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, Michigan. Members include Dylan Naroff (violin), Daniel Blumhard (cello) and Ariela Bohrod (piano). The Third Place Medal and Scholarship ($1,300) went to the Quartet Morina of Midwest Young Artists, Highwood, Illinois. Members include Rachel Stenzel (violin), Genevieve Smelser (violin), Aidan Perreault (viola) and Chris Gao (cello).
Announcing the 2013 Fischoff Competition Finalists
Join us in congratulating the finalists in the Senior Wind, Senior String, and Junior Divisions! The following ensembles will vie for gold tomorrow, May 12:
Senior String Division:
· S5 – Omer Quartet
· S8 – The Wasmuth String Quartet
· S12 – Trio Concorde
Senior Wind Division:
· W1 – Kenari Quartet
· W5 – Project Fusion
· W8 – The Midic Winds
Junior Division:
· J1 – Quartet Morina
· J3 – Quartet Lumiére
· J10 – Mazel Trio
Announcing the 40th Annual Fischoff Competition
It’s almost here! The 2013 Fischoff Competition is scheduled for May 10 – 12 on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, USA. Join us!
Did you know?
- 130 ensembles applied and 48 ensembles were accepted
- 26 countries are represented in the entries
- Youngest entry: age 13
- Live streaming of the 2012 competition reached 6,784 global viewers
- Recent Grammy Award winners in Classical ensemble music have been Fischoff alumni
SCHEDULE
Friday, May 10 – FREE
Winds 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Juniors 9:20 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.
Strings 11:50 a.m. – 2:20 p.m.
Juniors 1:50 – 6:45 p.m.
Winds 2:40 – 5:10 p.m.
Strings 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
(If you’re interested in hearing a particular type of ensemble, click here)
Saturday, May 11 – FREE
Winds 8:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Strings 11:15 a.m. – 1:40 p.m.
Juniors 2:20 – 6:35 p.m.
Sunday, May 12 – Finals FREE
Senior Finals 11:00 a.m. – 1:40 p.m.
Junior Finals 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Awards and Grand Prize Concert 3:30 p.m. Tickets required, call 574 631 2800
DIRECTIONS & PARKING INFORMATION
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All Fischoff Competition rounds take place in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, just north of South Bend, Indiana, USA. For detailed directions, click here.
Tickets
Friday, Saturday and Sunday Competition rounds are free and open to the public. Tickets are required for the Sunday afternoon Awards and Gold Medalist Concert, and are available from the DeBartolo Ticket Office (phone 574-631-2800).
WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE COMPETITION
Expect to hear extraordinary music performed by young people who will knock your socks off! This unique weekend features remarkable young musicians from around the world in three divisions: Juniors, Senior Strings and Senior Winds. Ensembles may include brass quintets, string quartets, woodwind quintets, piano trios, saxophone quartets, string sextets, percussion ensembles, wind trios and an eclectic mix of winds and strings.
Attending the Performances
The Competition weekend features Quarterfinal Rounds on Friday, Semifinal Rounds on Saturday and Final Rounds on Sunday. Each round consists of 20 minutes (Seniors) or 15 minutes (Juniors) of music per ensemble. Each round of the Competition is free and open to the public. Audiences have 81 brilliant performances to select from throughout the weekend. Come for one performance or all 81!
Before you enjoy these breathtaking performances, please remember to turn off all cell phones and pagers.
When entering a venue, please follow the directions of DeBartolo ushers. If a performance has already begun, ushers will ask you to wait in the lobby until you can enter between movements. If ushers are not present, television monitors in the lobby will help you know when to enter the hall without disrupting the performance.
Audiences are encouraged to show their appreciation at the conclusion of the performance. Ensembles will stand and bow when they conclude, or a juror may indicate the conclusion of the performance by clapping (see below).
Audience attire generally ranges from informal to business casual during Competition rounds, and business casual to business attire for the Finals and Award Presentation on Sunday.
Families are most welcome and encouraged to attend the Competition; however, in fairness to the competitors and jurors, we do ask that children sit quietly throughout each performance.
Competition Format
Ensembles submit their repertoire prior to the Competition. From this submitted repertoire, the jurors select the particular program for each round of the Competition. If an ensemble’s performance exceeds 20 minutes (Seniors) or 15 minutes (Juniors), the jurors will stop the performance by clapping. Audiences are encouraged to clap and show support at the conclusion of the performance.
DINING
While attending the Competition, you may choose to dine on campus, or explore South Bend area restaurant options.
2013 SPONSORS
The Fischoff Competition is made possible through the generous support of:
- ArtsEverywhere Initiative of the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County
- College of Arts and Letters, University of Notre Dame
- DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, University of Notre Dame
- Indiana Arts Commission
- Inn at Saint Mary’s*
- The Georgina Joshi Foundation
- National Endowment of the Arts
- South Bend/Mishawaka Convention & Visitors Bureau
- University of Notre Dame
*Denotes in-kind support
Fischoff Presents 2013 Winter Gala “Midnight in Paris”
Join us as we revisit the 1920’s Paris of Hemingway, the Fitzgeralds, Cole Porter, Josephine Baker, Salvidore Dali, Picasso.
Aeolus Quartet Wins Fischoff’s 2013 Educator Award
The Fischoff National Chamber Music Association is delighted to announce that the Aeolus Quartet has been selected as the winner of the 2013 Fischoff Educator Award. This national award recognizes the educational outreach work of Fischoff Competition alumni who have demonstrated outstanding and imaginative programming for children and youth in the United States. It honors musicians who have established professional careers in chamber music, and have proven their ability to successfully build a career in both chamber music performance and outreach education.
The Aeolus Quartet won the 2011 Fischoff Competition’s Senior String Division Silver Medal. They were also grand prize winners of the 2011 Plowman Chamber Music Competition and the Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition, and received the 2012 John Lad Prize awarded by the St. Lawrence String Quartet in recognition of their “high level of musicianship…the passion, the dedication, and the great generosity of spirit they have demonstrated…” The Quartet has performed across North America, Europe and Asia, in venues such as Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Reinberger Recital Hall at Severance Hall, Merkin Hall, The Library of Congress, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, and the Shanghai Oriental Arts Center.
Dedicated to bringing music into communities, the Aeolus Quartet has served as teaching faculty at Stanford University’s Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY), the Austin Chamber Music Workshop, and Da Camera of Houston’s Music Encounters Program. The Quartet is currently the Graduate Fellowship String Quartet at the University of Maryland, where they are pursuing Doctoral degrees.
As winner of the Fischoff Educator Award, the Aeolus Quartet will receive a coveted endorsement from Fischoff, a cash award, and a week of community outreach programs in the South Bend region during the fall of 2013 as part of Fischoff’s award-winning Arts-in-Education Residency.