Mary West Solo Competition 2007

The MNSOTA State Solo Competition has been renamed the Mary West Solo Competition. It is held annually in the fall for students of the violin, viola, cello, bass, harp and classical guitar. Participants must be MNSOTA members or students of MNSOTA members. Participants must live in Minnesota or study in Minnesota. Students in Elementary Division (age 11 and under ) and Intermediate Division (age 12 to 14) prepare one piece. Junior Division (age 15 to 18) and Senior Division (age 19 through 25) students prepare two pieces in contrasting styles by different composers. Determine student's age as of March 10, 2008, and students whose birthday is March 10 should compete in the younger of the two categories.

Important Dates
September 28, 2007- Application Deadline
October 28, 2008 - Competition Date (NOTE: it is the same day as the GTCYS Solo Competition, please let us know if you are also auditioning for GTCYS).
November 4, 2007 at 7:00 PM - Winners' Recital at Lake Harriet United Methodist Church
April 27, 2008 - Grand Prize Performance with the Bloomington Symphony (visit their website for more details at www.bloomingtonsymphony.org)

Important Documents
Download the forms below for more information and to apply for the Mary West Solo Competition.

Document	Document	Document Type
Mary West Solo Competition Information & Application	8/25/2007

Questions? Contact Mary Sorlie, 651-644-0019, mesorlie@comcast.net

More About Mary West: Minnesota Public Radio also has a very good biography of Mary West's life and teaching at: minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/06/06/marywest/

This year's winners were:
The Grand Prize Winner, Emily Anderson, will be performing the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Bloomington Symphony (visit their website for more details at www.bloomingtonsymphony.org)

Coda Bow Prize
Brigid McCarthy, violin

Best Bach Performance
Erik Rohde, violin

Elementary Division
Jason Shu, violin

Intermediate Division
Loi Vo, violin
Sarah Grimes, violin
John Belk, cello

Junior Division
Nivedita Sarnath, violin
Mark Juel, bass
Evan Vicic, violin

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