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Congratulations to Akornefa for this great achievement.
Most of all on this occasion, I wish her good luck.
Dean
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> 38th Annual Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
> "Stars of Tomorrow" Concert
>
> The Pabst Theater
> 144 E. Wells Street
> Milwaukee, Wisconsin
> General Admission: $10
>
> http://www.pabsttheater.org/mso.html
>
> MSO Stars of Tomorrow: The 38th annual Stars of Tomorrow finalists
> have been chosen, and will compete for the $1,000 Harry John Brown
> scholarship on Thursday, May 4 during a performance with the full
> Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
>
> Sophomore flutist Akornefa Akyea of Verona, senior flutist Henrik
> Heide of Verona, and sophomore violinist Alex Ayers of Waukesha will be
> perform solos during the concert, and 35 semi-finalists will be
> performing onstage with members of the MSO during the concert.
>
> The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will share the stage with Wisconsin's
> brightest young musical stars at the Pabst Theater during the 38th
> annual Stars of Tomorrow concert on Thursday, May 4. This unique concert
> experience brings two elements to the performance; one is a competition
> amongst three featured high school soloists who will perform their
> concertos with the MSO during the full-length concert, and the other
> will include members of the MSO performing side-by-side with 34 high
> school student finalists and honorable mentions of the statewide
> competition. Participants hail from Green Bay, Madison, LaCrosse,
> Cedarburg, Greenfield, Shorewood, and many other cities.
>
> Each of the featured soloists have already won a $1,000 Laura
> Dresselhuys Scholarship Award and will be vying on May 4 for one Harry
> John Brown Award of $500 to be presented to the winner of the
> competition which will be judged by members of the MSO and Andreas
> Delfs. This year's soloists include:
>
> Flutist Akornefa Akyea of Verona; Ibert's Concerto for Flute and
> Orchestra; Allegro
> Flutist Henrik Heide of Verona; Ibert's Concerto for Flute and
> Orchestra; Allegro scherzando
> Violinist Alex Ayers of Waukesha; Prokofiev's Concerto No. 1 in D
> major; Andantino
> The Young Artist Auditions, which is used to select contestants for
> the Stars of Tomorrow competition, are designed for Wisconsin high
> school students in grades 9-12. This year, over 75 string, woodwind,
> brass, and percussion students participated in the preliminary
> competition in Wauwatosa. Judges included MSO musicians who volunteered
> their time and talent. Winners receive scholarship money and the
> opportunity to perform with the Wisconsin's only professional orchestra
> and largest cultural organization -- the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
>
> The event, formerly known as the "Young Artist Concert," is run by the
> Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra League and raises money for the Milwaukee
> Symphony Orchestra's education programs.
>
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