2009 Young Artist Competition winner Eva Dove
Sponsored by Turner & Associates of Hershey
Eva Dove, 17, is a senior enrolled in the PA Virtual Charter School. She is a Certificate Program student at the Pennsylvania Academy of Music and currently studies with Dr. Michael Jamanis and Ms. Meredith Amado. In the summer of 2008, Eva studied with violin pedagogue Aaron Rosand at the Summit Music Festival, where her piano quintet also received the festival's chamber music award. Eva has received master classes from violinists David Kim, Grigory Kalinovsky, Misha Vitenson, Robert Davidovici, Arnold Steinhardt and members of the Guarneri, Miami, and Cypress String Quartets. In August of 2009, Eva appeared in Central PA Magazine's "Reaching for the Stars" feature that highlighted five artists under the age of 25.
Hershey Symphony Orchestra
Annual Young Artist Competition 2010-2011
Purpose: To foster young artists with superior musical abilities who reside in South Central Pennsylvania.
Eligibility: Students enrolled in grades 7 through 11 during the 2009-2010 school year who reside in the following seven counties in Pennsylvania: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York. Those who have entered our competition in the past are encouraged to compete again (past winners are excluded).
Music Selection: One movement of any Concerto for Solo instrument (including operatic voice) that is written with orchestral accompaniment.
Competitors are responsible for bringing their own piano accompanist if chosen for the finals.
Prize: The first prize of $1000 to the winner (or divided if more than one winner).
Time-line: Submit clearly recorded Cds or cassette to the Hershey Symphony Orchestra with an application form by March 4, 2010. Those selected for live audition will play in the finals before a panel of highly qualified professionals on March 24, 2010 at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. The winner(s) will be announced that day. The winner(s) will perform with the Hershey Symphony Orchestra at the Hershey Theatre during the orchestra's 2010-11 season which commences Fall 2010. Dr. Sandra Dackow, HSO Music Director, will arrange rehearsals with the winner(s).
To Apply: Complete the Young Artist Competition Application and submit with CD or cassette tape to Dr. Michael Rusli (Young Artist Competition Chairman) at 1162 Quail Hollow Road, Hummelstown, PA 17036. Email: rusli1998@yahoo.com. Phone (717) 566-0460. Recordings must be received by March 4, 2010. An application fee of $30 is required to help defray the costs of the competition. Please make checks payable to the Hershey Symphony Orchestra.