Photos: Glenn Triest
First
Place Junior Division Laureate, violinist Ade Williams and First Place
Senior Division Laureate, cellist Gabriel Cabezas featured above, during
the 15th Annual Sphinx Competition.
The
Finals Concert for the 15th Annual Sphinx Competition presented by the
DTE Energy Foundation with additional support provided by Pickard Family
Fund, took place yesterday, at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, Michigan
with the exciting Senior Division performances. In the end, Gabriel
Cabezas, cellist, won First Place as well as the first-ever Audience
Choice Award sponsored by Mercedes- Benz Financial Services.
Second Place went to Francisco Vila, cellist, Third Place Danielle Wiebe, violist, and Fourth Place Rainel Joubert, violinist.
On
Friday, violinist Ade Williams, 14, took First Place at the Junior
Division Honors Concert, also at Hill Auditorium. Second Place went to
cellist Lev Mamuya, 15, and Third Place to violinist Tristan Flores, 13.
The
Competition participants performed with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra
throughout the week. The Sphinx Symphony Orchestra is comprised of
professional musicians from around the country, receives support from
the National Endowment for the Arts and performed under the direction of
prominent conductor and music director of the Oakland East Bay
Symphony, Michael Morgan.
The Catalyst Quartet, featured guest artists at the Finals Concert, performed a new work by
Sphinx Alumna and Van Lier Composer Fellow at the American Composers
Orchestra, Jessie Montgomery, entitled Strum (2012) for String Quartet.
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Thanks so much Bill and for your coverage which is great as always!! Aaron [Aaron Dworkin]
Comment by email:
Thanks so much Bill and for your coverage which is great as always!! Aaron [Aaron Dworkin]
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