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CONGRATULATIONS AKORNEFA AND THE BEST WISHES FOR THE EVENT
ON SATURDAY.!!!!!!!
     Uncle Bill







CONGRATULATIONSOn Wed, 3 May 2006 13:16:08 -0700
 Aggo Akyea <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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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.