Each year, traditional and Suzuki students in piano, violin, viola, cello and flute have the opportunity to audition for the Annual Concerto Festival held during Winter Quarter. Winners perform a movement of a concerto with the orchestra.
The DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers was started in 2003 to provide an opportunity for intermediate level pianists in the Community Music Division to perform with an orchestra. Repertoire was selected from sonatina movements and short piano pieces for which string accompaniments were available. Auditions were held and eight winners were selected to perform with the DePaul Youth String Orchestra. In 2004, the Festival was expanded to include violin students and a wider choice of repertoire was offered to pianists. In 2006, cello and flute were added to the roster of instruments. In addition, the difficulty of repertoire was increased and thirteen winners had the privilege of performing with the Oistrach Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Mina Zikri.
In 2007, a portion of the Festival was opened to students outside of the Community Music program. We invite and encourage young musicians in the Chicago area to audition for an opportunity to participate in the Concerto Festival.
2010 DePaul Concerto Festival Winners / Honorable Mentions
2010 DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers - Open Division Winners
Cello
Emily Camras - Haydn: Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1 - Mvt. 3
Nathan Walhout - Haydn: Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIb:I - Mvt. 2
Flute
Hannah Vanderlip - Mozart: Flute Concerto in G Major, K.313 - Mvt. 1
Piano
Seoyun Baek - Mozart: Concerto No.12 in A Major, K.414 - Mvt. 1
Yoan Ganev - Beethoven: Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op.15 - Mvt. 1
Violin
Jorie Butler-Geyer - Massenet: Meditation
Eleanor Goes - Kabalevsky: Concerto in C Major, Op. 48 - Mvt. 1
Erika Gray - Bach: Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042 - Mvt. 1
Shannon Kollasch - Haydn: Concerto in G Major, Hob.VIIa: 4 - Mvt. 1
Laura Park - Mozart: Concerto in G Major, K.216 - Mvt. 1
Alan Snow - Bruch: Concerto No.1 in G Minor, Op. 26 - Mvt. 1
2010 DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers - Open Division Honorable Mention with Distinction
Cello
Garrett Chou - Saint-Saens: Concerto No.1 in A Minor, Op.33
Viola
Serena Harnack - Telemann: Concerto in G Major - Mvt. 2
Violin
Karisa Chiu - Bruch: Concerto No.1 in G Minor - Mvt. 1
Ade Williams - Mozart: Concerto in G Major, K.216 - Mvt. 1
2010 DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers - Open Division Honorable Mentions
Cello
Benjamin Fleischacker - Haydn: Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIb:I - Mvt. 1
Aaron Kollasch - Haydn: Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIb:I - Mvt. 1
Nathan Mo- Haydn: Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIb:I - Mvt. 3
Josiah Yoo - Haydn: Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIb:I - Mvt. 1
Flute
Kathryn Chiodo - Blavet: Concerto in A Minor - Mvt. 1
Kalie Grable - Quantz: Concerto in G Major - Mvt. 1
Piano
Daniel Rong - Beethoven: Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op.15 - Mvt. 1
Aaron Kollasch - Mendelssohn: Concerto No.1 in G Minor, Op.25 - Mvt.1
Viola
Hannah Sparagana - Hoffmeister: Concerto in D Major - Mvt. 1
Violin
Tess Krope - Kabalevsky: Concerto in C Major - Mvt. 1
Genevieve Smelser - Massenet: Meditation
Sarah Zhu - Haydn: Concerto in G Major, Hob. Vlla:4 - Mvt. 1
2010 DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers - DePaul Division Winners
Flute
Zeena Fuleihan - Gluck: Dance from Minuet and Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Violin
Cristina Ciubancan - Vivaldi: Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3, No.6 - Mvt. 3
Piano
Lukas Talaga - Vandall: Concerto in G Major - Mvt. 1
Alexander O'Toole - Haydn: Concertino (Divertimento) in C Major, Hob. XIV:3 - Mvt. 1
2010 DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers - DePaul Division Honorable Mentions
Piano
Matthew Talaga - Mozart: Concerto No. 1 in F Major, K.37 - Mvt. 1
Sophia Xia - Haydn: Concertino (Divertimento) in C Major, Hob. XIV:3 - Mvt. 1
DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers
Friday, January 29 | Saturday, January 30
Soloists in Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Flute
Oistrach Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, January 30, 2010 (Open Division)
DePaul University
Community Music Division
804 W. Belden Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614
773/325-7262
Audition Dates
Saturday, January 16 (DePaul Division)
Sunday, January 17 (Open Division)
Please note: For the Open Division, additional times may be necessary on Saturday afternoon, January 16, if entries exceed the number of participants that may be scheduled on Sunday, January 17
In the Open Division, students may not be chosen as a Winner for two consecutive years on the same instrument regardless of the repertoire choice.
2010 Concerto Festival Repertoire
Piano
Selections open to any students:
1. Beethoven, L. van Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 – Mvt. 1
2. Beethoven, L. van Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major, Op. 19 – Mvt. 3
3. Haydn, F. J. Concerto in D Major, Hob. XVIII:II – Mvt. 1 or 3
4. Kabalevsky, D. Concerto No. 3 in D Major, Op. 50 – Mvt. 1
5. Mendelssohn, F. Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25 – Mvt. 1
6. Mozart, W. A. Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414 – Mvt. 1 or 2
7. Mozart, W. A. Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 – Mvt. 3
8. Mozart, W. A. Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 – Mvt. 1
Selections open to DePaul students only:
1. Beethoven, L. van Sonata in G Major, Op. 49, No. 2 – Mvt. 1 or 2
2. Clementi, M. Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1 – Mvt. 1 (repeats) or 3
3. Clementi, M. Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 3 – Mvt. 1
4. Haydn, F. J. Concertino (Divertimento) in C Major, Hob. XIV:3 – Mvt. 1
5. Kasschau, H. Concerto in C Major – Mvt. 2
6. Kuhlau, F. Sonatina in C Major, Op. 55, No. 1 – Mvt. 1 or 2
7. Vandall, R. Concerto in G Major – Mvt. 1
Violin
Selections open to any students:
1. Bach, J.S. Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041 – Mvt. 1
2. Bach, J. S. Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042 – Mvt. 1
3. Bruch, M. Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 – Mvt. 1 or 2
4. Haydn, F. J. Concerto in G Major, Hob. VIIa:4 – Mvt. 1
5. Kabalevsky, D. Concerto in C Major, Op. 48 – Mvt. 1
6. Massenet, J. Meditation from Thais
7. Mozart, W.A. Concerto in G Major, K. 216 – Mvt. 1
Selections open to DePaul students only:
1. Seitz, F. Concerto No. 2 in G Major – Mvt. 3
2. Seitz, F. Concerto No. 5 in D Major – Mvt. 1
3. Vivaldi, A. Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 6 (RV 356) – Mvt. 1 or 3
4. Vivaldi, A. Concerto in G Minor, Op. 12, No. 1 (RV 317) – Mvt. 1
Viola
Selections open to any students:
1. Casadesus, H. Concerto in B Minor in the style of Handel – Mvt. 1
2. Hoffmeister, F.A. Concerto in D Major – Mvt. 1
3. Telemann, G. P. Concerto in G Major – Mvt. 2
Cello
Selections open to any students:
1. Boccherini, L. Concerto in Bb Major, G. 482 – Mvt. 1
2. Haydn, F.J. Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1 – Mvt. 1, 2, or 3
3. Kabalevsky, D. Concerto in G Minor, Op. 33 – Mvt. 1 or 3
4. Saint-Saëns, C. Allegro Appassionato in B Minor, Op. 43
5. Saint-Saëns, C. Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33 – any movement
Flute
Selections open to any students:
1. Blavet, M. Concerto in A Minor – Mvt. 1
2. Mozart, W. A. Concerto in G Major, K. 313 – Mvt. 1
3. Mozart, W. A. Concerto in D Major, KV. 314 – Mvt. 1
4. Quantz, J. Concerto in G Major – Mvt. 1
5. Telemann, G.P. Suite in A Minor – Mvt. 1, 3, or 5
Selections open to DePaul students only:
1. Bach, J.S. Minuet or Polonaise from Suite in B Minor
2. Gluck, C.W. Minuet or Dance from Minuet and Dance of the Blessed Spirits
