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12 compete for chance to perform with WSO
TWELVE semi-finalists who will compete for cash prizes and a solo performance with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra have been announced by the Women's Musical Club (WMC) of Winnipeg.
The biennial WMC McLellan Competition is open to advanced Manitoba classical musicians who are pursuing performance careers. A jury of local musicians judged the entries on CD. The semi-finalists are: Catherine Daniel, mezzo-soprano; Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk, viola; Andrew Erickson, classical guitar; Madeline Hildebrand, piano; Sarah Kirsch, soprano; Jari Piper, cello; Tanya Satteson, violin; Jennifer Sproule, mezzo-soprano; Jessica Strong, soprano; Lida Szkwarek, soprano; Sean Taubner, cello; and Nina Zhou, piano.
The public can attend the semi-final auditions on March 17 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Individual audition times will be posted on the WMC website. Admission is $10 at the door. Three finalists will be selected.
The final competition concert with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra will be held on April 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Jubilee Place Auditorium, 180 Riverton Ave. The three finalists will be ranked first, second and third and awarded prizes of $10,000, $6,000 and $4,000 respectively. Tickets are $20 (students $5) at McNally Robinson or at the door.
For more information, go to www.womensmusicalclubofwpg.ca or call 944-9431.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition January 28, 2012 G2
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