Livermore-Amador Symphony
Student Awards to Seniors
Each year graduating seniors who have made significant contributions to school and community musical activities in the 9th through 12th grades and reside or attend school in Livermore, Pleasanton, Sunol, Dublin, or San Ramon, California, are invited to apply for one of the awards administered by the Symphony Association.
In May 2011 four awards of $300.00 each were presented, as described below. The 2011 application form is available as a pdf document for your information; a new application form will be posted in 2012. If you have questions, please phone Awards Committee Chair Virginia McFann at (925) 447-8789, or send her an e-mail at mcfannv@comcast.net.
John H. Green Memorial Award
This award is given in memory of John H. Green,
son of the late Tot and John W. Green.
from the May 2011 concert program insert: Violinist Laura Schildbach is the recipient of the John H. Green Memorial Award. She has been concertmaster of the Livermore High School orchestra and has played violin in LAS plus the pit orchestras for Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre and Valley Dance Theatre for four years. She has also performed with church and chamber music groups and honors ensembles and has taught several private violin students. Laura studied piano with Christa Even and violin with Rodin Akerman and for the past two years has been studying violin with David Ryther. President of the Tri-M Music Honor Society at LHS, she started chapters of that society at Granada High and in Livermore's middle schools. She presented assemblies at Livermore's elementary schools to encourage children to enjoy and participate in lifelong musical activities. Laura plans to attend Chapman University and major in music education and performance. Eventually she would like to play in a professional string quartet and open a music studio.
Bill King Memorial Award
The award is given in memory of Bill King,
son of Jean and Walter King,
who loved music and played cello and trombone
at Jackson and East Avenue Middle Schools.
from the May 2011 concert program insert: This year's Bill King Memorial Award goes to cellist Bronwyn Hagerty. Bronwyn has been a command-performance soloist at the Livermore School District’s annual Solo and Ensemble Festival for each of the past seven years. She played in LAS for two years and in 2008–09 was a winner of the LAS Competition for Young Musicians. For the past two years, she has played in the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. She is active with the Tri-M Music Honor Society at Livermore High School, serving as secretary last year and vice president this year. The several chamber music ensembles in which she plays have performed at benefit concerts and other community events. She studies cello with Jill Brindel and also teaches cello. Bronwyn will attend the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, to study with David Requiro and major in cello performance.
Symphony Association Awards
Each year the Livermore-Amador Symphony Association
gives one or two awards to high school seniors
in recognition of their musicianship and musical contributions
to their school and community.
from the May 2011 concert program insert: Curtis Kim, another cellist, receives one of the LAS Association Awards. A student at Foothill High School, he has been principal cellist in the Foothill orchestra all four years. Curtis was a winner of the LAS Competition for Young Musicians in 2009–10. He has performed as soloist for seasonal concerts and has organized ensembles for school and community events. Curtis has received many academic and musical awards and honors, including being a soloist at Carnegie Hall and having life membership in the California Scholarship Federation. He is a cello student of Kyeong Hwa Kim. For the future, Curtis states, “I aspire to become a pediatrician who uses music therapy in my medical practice to alleviate patients’ stress and help them adjust to the hospital.”
from the May 2011 concert program insert: Dublin High School violinist Michelle Lee is selected to receive the other LAS Association Award. Michelle was a winner of the LAS Competition for Young Musicians in 2007–08 and has continued to be selected to perform solos with other orchestras, including a solo appearance with the Boston Pops Orchestra for National Public Radio’s “From The Top” program. She has played in the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra for the past four years and has served as its co-concertmaster. She studies violin with Ian Swensen at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and piano with Ju-Yi Peng. Michelle will attend Harvard University to earn a degree in instrumental performance.
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