​Young Artist Award Winners to Perform in Concert

From City of Gaithersburg: The winners of the 14th Annual Young Artist Award will be presented in concert at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn on Friday, March 31, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by the City of Gaithersburg and the Kentlands Community Foundation, the Young Artist Award Competition is a juried event that provides talented musicians ages 12 to 18 with an enriching artistic experience.

Tickets are $12 and may be purchased online, at the box office, or by calling 301-258-6394 starting February 15. The Arts Barn is located at 311 Kent Square Road. For more information, visit the City’s website. Early reservation is recommended as this event typically sells out.

Winners of the 2017 awards are:

Piano

• First Place – Victoria Chai
• Second Place – Angela Wu
• Second Place – Andrew Zhang
• Third Place – Holly Lam
• Honorable Mention - Trung Nguyen, Tan Nguyen

Vocal

• First Place – Madison Middleton, Soprano
• Second Place – Austin Dye, Baritone
• Third Place – Hedy Hosford, Alto
• Honorable Mention - Allan Sun, Baritone

String

• First Place – Christopher Lu, Violin
• Second Place – Holly Lam, Violin
• Third Place – Miyabi Henriksen, Violin
• Honorable Mention - Michael Li, Cello

Other Strings

• First Place – Yuxuan Wang, Guzheng
• Second Place – Danting Liu, Guzheng
• Second Place – Marc Saura, Classical Guitar
• Third Place – Sophie Kim, Harp

Wind

• First Place – Dane Frandsen, Flute
• Second Place – Naomi Farkas, Clarinet
• Third Place – Mei Yuzuki, Flute
• Honorable Mention - Krystal Wu, Clarinet

Brass

• First Place – Jason McFadden, Trumpet
• Second Place – Arjun Guthal, Trumpet
• Third Place – Adam Solomon, Trumpet
• Honorable Mention - Kristen Gottlieb, Horn

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