May/June
2019 Composition Contest Winners
Younger Division (10 and under)
1st Place:
Curious Kitty Dance
by Isaac Thomas, age 7
Teacher: Bette Hunting
2nd Place:
Pounce of the Sneaky Cat
by Celia White, age 7
Teacher: Jeffrey Miller
3rd Place:
Waiting on June
by Abby Camille Slay, age 10
Teacher: Terry Doremus
Honorable Mentions:
Fish of Iridescence
by Ezra A. Frazier, age 8
Teacher: Heather Atagan
Kiki
by Mikaila Grizel, age 10
Teacher: Samara Rice
Bouncing Baby Bunnies
by Leah Darling, age 10
Teacher: Christine Erickson
Older Division (11 and up)
1st Place:
Pupcorn’s Playtime
by Allie Cabiles, age 13
Teacher: Tammy Prenot
2nd Place:
Alley Cat
by Gabe Stordahl, age 11
Teacher: Jessica Olson
3rd Place (tie):
The Adventures of Fintan the Dog
by Colleen Leacock, age 15
Teacher: Lydia McCool
Bella and Zoe
by Micah Primack, age 14
Teacher: William Davidson
Honorable Mentions:
Saying Goodbye
by Noah Meeks, age 13
Teacher: Jessica Olson
A Cat’s Red String
by Berlynn Smith, age 15
Teacher: Tammy Prenot
100-day Challenge
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Students who have completed the 100-day practice chart
Composer of the month
Felix Mendelssohn
1809-1847
Hebrides Overture
Violin Concerto in E Minor
(this is one of the most famous violin concertos)
Symphony #4 (Italian Symphony)
The Hunting Song from Songs Without Words, played by Daniel Barenboim
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Overture
Wedding March
Scherzo
Nocturne
Composer of the month
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
1805-1847
September: At the River from The Year (or Das Jahr)
Nocturne in G Minor, performed by Heather Schmidt
Easter Sonata – solving a musical mystery
Piano Trio, Op. 11 – violin, piano, and cello. Performed by the Claremont Trio
Instrument of the Month
The Clarinet
Opening clarinet solo for Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, performed by Benjamin Christ
About the clarinet: U.S. Army Field Band
May/June Musical Birthdays
May
4 - Bartolommeo Cristofori (1655-1731) Italian harpsichord maker credited with inventing the piano
7 - Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) German composer
7 - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Russian composer
17 - Erik Satie (1866-1925) French composer
21 - “Fats” (Thomas) Waller (1904-1943) American jazz pianist and composer
22 - Richard Wagner (1813-1883) German opera composer
23 - Alicia de Larrocha (1923-2009) Spanish pianist
30 - Benny Goodman (1909-1986) American jazz clarinetist
June
1 - Marvin Hamlisch (1944-2012) American popular composer
2 - Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) English composer
5 - Martha Argerich (1941- ) Argentine pianist
8 - Robert Schumann (1810-1856) German composer
11 - Richard Strauss (1864-1949) German composer and conductor
14 - Lang Lang (1982- ) Chinese pianist
15 - Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Norwegian composer
17 - Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Russian-American composer and conductor
18 - Ignaz Pleyel (1757-1831) French piano manufacturer
20 - André Watts (b. 1946) American pianist