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HSO YOUTH CONCERTO WINNERS |
The
winners of the 2010 annual Youth Concerto
Auditions were Thomas Schultz from
Mora, Minnesota and Justin Kostecka
from Pequot Lakes, Minnesota.
Each year the Heartland Symphony auditions,
selects and presents two young artists
from its central Minnesota service
area to perform solos with the orchestra
as a way to nurture their musical
growth and performance skills. The
selected winners are presented in
concert with the HSO in both Brainerd
and Little Falls, they receive a recording
of their performance, and they are
each awarded a $100 scholarship to
further their musical education. For
information about this program call
the HSO at 1-800-826-1997.
This activity is funded,
in part, by the Minnesota arts and
cultural heritage fund as appropriated
by the Minnesota State Legislature
with money from the vote of the people
of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Special thanks to The Laura Jane Musser
Fund and the Five Wings Arts Council
through funding by the Minnesota State
Legislature.
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Thomas
Schultz
Mora, MN |
Justin
Kostecka
Pequot Lakes, MN |
Thomas
is in the 11th grade at Mora High School.
His parents are Rich and Kris Schultz.
He is a student of Dr. Paul Wirth (1
year) and Kerry Long (8 years). Thomas
has been playing the piano for 9 years.
He also plays the trumpet and percussion.
His solo for the spring HSO concert
will be, “Piano Concerto in
A Minor (1st Movement)", by
Grieg. |
Justin
is a senior at Pequot Lakes High School.
His parents are Greg and Chrysa Kostecka.
He is a student of Michael Sommerness
and has been playing the Alto Saxophone
for 6 years. Justin also plays piano
and guitar. His solo for the spring
HSO concert will be, “Concerto
for Alto Saxophone” by A.
Glazounov & A. Petiot.
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U E S T A R T I S T S
At
least once each season Heartland Symphony
engages a professional guest artist to perform
with the orchestra in order to present works
that feature a virtuosic solo instrument or
voice or to add vibrant new sounds to our
usual orchestration. This practice also provides
opportunities for HSO players to learn from
and perform with highly trained musicians.
On occasion, a guest conductor may be sought
as well, either to present a special type
of music or to fill in for our regular conductor
while on leave. These artists often present
HSO-sponsored music education clinics in local
schools, while they are in the area.
It
is also common practice for the HSO to partner
with musical groups and sometimes soloists
from the region to perform together in concert.
For example, the Central Lakes College Choir,
The Legacy Chorale, the Trinity Lutheran Church
Handbell Choir, the Brainerd High School A
cappella Choir, and the St. John’s Boys’ Choir
have all performed with the HSO in recent
years.
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R T I S T S I N T H E S
C H O O L S
HSO’s own musical
director/conductor and often times our special
guest artists are made available for presentation
of hands-on music education workshops in local
schools, while they are visiting the area.
These music clinics are presented free to
the schools and the students who attend them,
but the artist’s time and travel expenses
are paid by the HSO through special grant
funding. Students who attend the clinics
are often presented with family discount passes
to attend the upcoming concert performance
of the artist they have spent time with.
Last season, over 600 young people participated.
A visit to
your school can be arranged by your administrator
or music educator. Inquiries about your public
or private school participating in this program
should be directed to Dawn Buehner at info@heartlandsymphony.org
or 1-800-826-1997.
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S C H O O L M A T C H I N G T
I C K E T P R O G R A M
Thanks
to grant funding to the HSO, approximately
60 family tickets per concert (That’s 180
for the season!) are made available to area
school music educators to distribute to deserving
students as they see fit. This is a matching
program where the participating school receives
3 free family passes for every season family
ticket purchased by the school, Parent-Teacher
Association, faculty, staff, volunteer or
donor. Since this program has been active
in the Brainerd Lakes area, literally hundreds
of elementary and middle school age kids and
their families have been to their very first
ever live orchestral concert. These families,
many of them low-income, have received a new,
enjoyable cultural experience and an appreciation
for classical music they would never have
found otherwise.
These tickets
can be made available to any school district
in HSO’s service area upon request and will
be distributed each season on a first come
first served basis. For more information
or to order School Matching Tickets for your
school, call 1-800-826-1997.
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These
special programs are made possible through
grant funding provided by:
The Laura Jane Musser Fund,
Hallett Trust, Little Falls
Exchange Club, Lincoln Area Business
Assoc. and the Five Wings Arts Council
through funding from the Minnesota State
Legislature. |
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