Student Winners Announced for Carnegie Hall Performance in March
Carnegie Hall, “Here we come.”
That was the message delivered following the Second Annual Stetson Carnegie Hall Competition, held Oct.1 in Lee Chapel – with winning chamber ensembles and soloists set to perform at Carnegie Hall next March.
On Oct. 1, current Stetson music students, both chamber ensembles and soloists, had the opportunity to audition for a slot in the concert in New York City. The competition was adjudicated by a panel of internationally acclaimed artists. Jamie Clark, DMA, assistant professor of Cello and coordinator of chamber music, coordinated the competition.
Stetson School of Music Washington Garcia, DMA, was duly impressed.
“The Stetson School of Music’s tradition of excellence continues to strengthen through the exceptional talent displayed by this year’s Carnegie Hall Chamber Music and Solo Competition participants,” Garcia said.
“The professional development and experiential learning activities that music students experience during their residency at Stetson are incomparable. Students attending our programs have access to unique academic and artistic opportunities focused on student-centeredness and community engagement.”
Stetson will be featured March 1, 2024, at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.
The winners:
Soloists
- Annalycia Franklin, voice
- Alejandro Salazar, cello
- Donald Valencia, piano
- Zachary Frankowiak, flute
- Katarina Nieminen, violin
- Ian Owens, horn
- Josiah Hall, clarinet
Chamber Ensembles
- String Quartet — Katarina Nieminen, Brielle Pitterson, Jay Alvarez, Alejandro Salazar
- Trombone Quartet —Roy Liu, Brian Hedrick, Aaron Gamache, Grey Justice
- String Quartet —Danae Tran, Carla Rosario, Aine Mullen, Georgie Gonazalez
- Horn Quartet — Ian Owens, Geoffrey Barthle, Julianna Tuttle, Lindsey Adams
