The 2007 Plowman Chamber Music Competition

Kirk Trevor, Music Director
Ayako Tsuruta, Artistic Director 		Hugo Vianello, Conductor Laureate

Sponsored by:
City of Columbia Convention & Visitors Bureau, Missouri Arts Council, City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs and Hampton Inn

2007 Winners

The Dr. David and Nancy Bedan Grand Prize:

Alianza String Quartet

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
www.alianzaquartet.com

  • Sarita Kwok, violin
  • Lauren Basney, violin
  • Ah-Young Sung, viola
  • Dmitri Atapine, violoncello
The Dr. Harry & Lina Berrier Strings First Prize:

The N-E-W Piano Trio

The Juilliard School, New York, New York
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  • Andrew Wan, violin
  • Gal Nyska, violoncello
  • Julio Elizalde, piano
The Dr. Larry & Georgia Morehouse Brass, Wind & Percussion First Prize:

Arundo Winds

University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
www.colorado.edu/music/arundo/

  • Gina Vega, flute
  • Sarah Mellander, oboe
  • Jerome Fleg, clarinet
  • Alexander George, horn
  • Kaori Uno, bassoon
Missouri Symphony Society Honorable Mention:

Attacca Quartet

The Juilliard School, New York, New York

  • Amy Schroeder, violin
  • Keiko Tokunaga, violin
  • Gillian Gallagher, viola
  • Andrew Yee, violoncello
Missouri Symphony Society Honorable Mention:

Amethyst Quartet

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

  • John Salinas, soprano saxophone
  • Sean Hurlbert, alto saxophone
  • Luke Gay, tenor saxophone
  • Zachary Pfau, baritone saxophone
Audience Choice Prize:

The N-E-W Piano Trio

 
Judges' Special Recognition:

Trio con spirito

Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

  • Sangmi Lim, piano
  • Kang-Ho Jeon, violin
  • Victor Coo, violoncello

2007 Judges

Charles Castleman, Violin
Eastman School of Music - Founder & Director, the Quartet Program

Peter Frankl, Piano
Yale University - London, England

Gail Williams, Horn
Northwestern University - Chicago Symphony Orchestra