YOUTH COMPETITION
SFCM sponsors an annual Youth Chamber Music Competition. Its primary purpose is to encourage students in the Central
New York area, grades 7-12, to discover the joy of preparing and performing chamber music under the guidance of a coach.
2023 COMPETITION
SFCM’s annual Youth Chamber Music Competition will again be held virtually in 2023.
There is no entry fee for the competition. Participating ensembles can have 3 to 8 musicians and each must have a coach. Students must be in grades 7 through 12 and enrolled in a New York school district within 90 miles of Syracuse or home-schooled in one of those districts.
Each ensemble will receive written evaluations from our two judges, and students in one or two of the ensembles will be selected to receive prize money. A winning group will be invited to perform at the beginning of our April 1 SFCM subscription concert just ahead of the Nakamatsu, Frautschi, Manasse Trio. Coaches will receive a small payment for their time.
2022 PARTICIPANTS
These are the winners and competitors from the SFCM Youth Chamber Music Competition held virtually in April 2022. Our hearty thanks to this year's judges, violinist Will Knuth and violist Jessica Tumajyan.
2022 winner: Best Ensemble
Telos String Quartet
Coach: Roberta Zalkind
Eastman Community Music School (Rochester)
Rebecca Lee, violin
Noor Rouhana, violin
Ren Taguchi, viola
Elizabeth Norris, cello
Grieg: String Quartet no. 1 in G Minor, op. 27, mvmt 1
Coaches: Peter Rovit and Arvilla Wendland
Symphoria
Amelia Chin, violin
Jack Chin, viola
Colin Chin, cello
Music by Erno Dohnanyi
Coach: Noemi Miloradovic
Symphoria
Amelia Chin, violin
Eve Clark, violin
Jack Chin, viola
Colin Chin, cello
Max Clark, bass
Music by George Onslow
Other Participating Ensembles
2022 winner: Best Syracuse-Area Ensemble
Coach: Laura Smith
Symphoria
Eric Lee, violin
Alexa Rose Battaglia, violin
Kari Maxian, viola
Abigail Feng, cello
Music by Mozart and Schubert
