2014 Frances Walton Winner featured on Classical King FM 98.1

Aaron Conitz, violist, is a dynamic performer and thoughtful musician. He has appeared as a featured soloist with the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble and the National Repertory Orchestra, and as a collaborative artist in the Archipelago Collective (San Jaun Island, WA), Aspen Art Museum Summer Series, Arts Renaissance Tremont, and Aspen Music Festival. Conitz has performed alongside acclaimed musicians such as Darrett Adkins, Elaine Douvas, Victoria Chiang, and Paul Kantor. Aaron is the recipient of several awards and fellowships including the Frances Walton Competition (Ladies Musical Club of Seattle), Susan and Ford Schumann Fellowship (Aspen Contemporary Ensemble), and the prestigious New Horizons Fellowship. As an orchestral musician, Conitz has served as principal violist with the National Repertory Orchestra, appeared with the Hawai’i Symphony, Seattle Opera, Spoleto Festival Orchestra (USA), Mercury: The Orchestra Redefined, the Canton Symphony, and in over twenty concerts with the Seattle Symphony.

Aaron began his musical instruction at the age of four and has studied with James Dunham, Robert Vernon, Lynne Ramsey, Jeffrey Irvine, Jean Sulem, and Edward Seferian. In addition, Conitz has participated in master classes with Antoine Tamestit, Masao Kawasaki, and Steven Tenenbom. He received both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music and is currently a Candidate for the degree Doctor of Musical Arts at Rice University.

Aaron Conitz, viola  was a 2014 Frances Walton competition winner. He was featured on the Classical King FM 98.1 program NW Focus with host Sean MacLean in March of 2017

LMC’s 2017 Frances Walton Competition Solo Winners to Present Six Free Concerts

LADIES MUSICAL CLUB OF SEATTLE TO SPONSOR CLASSICAL MUSIC TOURS IN EASTERN AND WESTERN WASHINGTON COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS

LMC’s 2017 Frances Walton Competition Solo Winners to Present Six Free Concerts
September 10-14 in Yakima, Chelan, Omak, Raymond, Sekiu and Ferndale

 

Competition winners include Xiao Chen, piano; Xenia Deviatkina-Loh, violin; Yasmina Spiegelberg, clarinet; and Hannah Leffler, flute

Seattle, WA — August 23, 2017 — Ladies Musical Club of Seattle (LMC) will present six FREE public concerts in Eastern and Western Washington to showcase the musical talents of the winners from its recent 2017 Frances Walton Competition that was held in Seattle. Competition winners, ages 20-35 from all over the world, include Xiao Chen, piano; Xenia Deviatkina-Loh, violin; Yasmina Spiegelberg, clarinet; and Hannah Leffler, flute. The international artists will present six FREE classical music concerts plus school visits in communities that have limited access to live classical music. LMC has sponsored these popular, educational state tours since 1990. The artists will be featured on Classical KING FM 98.1 NW Focus Live on September 8 and 15 at 8:00 p.m.

EASTERN WASHINGTON TOUR

Xenia Deviatkina-Loh, violin
Xiao Chen, piano

Sunday, September 10 at 2:00 p.m. at Englewood Christian Church, Yakima

Wednesday, September 13 at 7:00 p.m. at Lake Chelan Lutheran Church, Chelan

Thursday, September 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center, Omak

WESTERN WASHINGTON TOUR

Yasmina Spiegelberg, clarinet
Hannah Leffler, flute

Sunday, September 10 at 2:00 p.m. at the Raymond Theatre, Raymond

Tuesday, September 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Sekiu Center, 42 Rice St., Sekiu

Thursday, September 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ferndale High School Auditorium, Ferndale

ARTISTS ON CLASSICAL KING FM 98.1:

Classical KING FM 98.1’s NW Focus Live host Sean MacLean will interview the winners and each will perform live on air:

Friday, September 8, at 8:00 p.m. in the KING FM studio

Xiao Chen, piano, and Xenia Deviatkina-Loh, violin, with collaborative pianist James Lent

Friday, September 15 at 8:00 p.m. at the Bloedel Reserve

Yasmina Spiegelberg, clarinet, and Hannah Leffler, flute, with collaborative pianist Jinshil Yi

 

ABOUT THE COMPETITION WINNERS AND STATE PERFORMERS:

XENIA DEVIATKINA-LOH, Violin

Los Angeles, California, (born in Australia)
University of Southern California/Los Angeles, Master of Music (in progress)
Royal Academy of Music/London, Master of Arts

 

XIAO CHEN, Piano

Los Angeles, California (born in China)
University of California/Los Angeles, Doctor of Musical Arts
The Juilliard School, Master of Music
Bard College Conservatory of Music, Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance
Bard College, Bachelor of Arts in Language and Literature

YASMINA SPIEGELBERG, Clarinet

Los Angeles, California (born in Switzerland)
USC Thornton School of Music (CA), Graduate Certificate in Performance of Music, Artist Diploma, in progress
Norwegian State Academy of Music (Oslo, NO), Master of Music
Conservatorium van Amsterdam (Netherlands), Bachelor of Music
Academy of Music of Lausanne (Switzerland), Bachelor of Arts in Music

 

HANNAH LEFFLER, Flute

Denton, Texas
University of North Texas, Doctor of Musical Arts (in progress)
University of Northern Iowa, Master of Music
Oklahoma City University, Bachelor of Music

LMC’s mission is to foster classical music through education, performance and awards. For more information on Ladies Musical Club’s free community concerts, programs in schools and the Frances Walton Competition, visit LMC’s website at www.lmcseattle.org; “Like” Ladies Musical Club of Seattle on Facebook; and follow LMC on Instagram.

–All programs, artists and dates subject to change–

Support for the Ladies Musical Club is provided by 4Culture and Seattle Office of Arts & Culture

Media sponsorship is provided by Classical KING FM 98.1.

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LMC 2017 Competition Winners to Perform in Eastern and Western WA Sept 10-14-

Hannah Leffler, flute joins the 2017 LMC Award tour

Following the withdrawal of guitarist,  Bokyung Byun, guitar, FWC alternate Hannah Leffler, flute has been named as our newest Frances Walton Competition and Award Tour recipient.  She will join our other winners in September on the Award tour Washington schools. Welcome aboard, Hannah!

The 2017 FWC Award Tour Team

Hannah Leffler, flute

XIAO CHEN, PIANO

XENIA DEVIATKINA-LOH, VIOLIN

YASMINA SPIEGELBERG, CLARINET.

 

Announcing the 2017 Frances Walton Competition Winners

Below are the four final winners of cash awards in the Ladies Musical Club’s 2017 Frances Walton Competition.  Adjudicators included pianist Natalya Ageyeva, baritone Barry Johnson, clarinetist Frank Kowalsky and violinist Ilkka Talvi. The annual event was held on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Magnolia Lutheran Church in Seattle. The winners performed a fantastic free community concert at 7:30pm.

Xiao Chen, piano
Yasmina Spiegelberg, clarinet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hannah Leffler, flute
Xenia Deviatkina-Loh, Violin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alternate Soloist Winner: Andrei Andreev, piano

Enjoy a Summer-fun, FREE “Concert in the Park

Enjoy a Summer-fun, FREE “Concert in the Park”

on Friday, June 30 at 7:30 p.m.

At Bellevue’s Crossroads Community Center Theater

Ladies Musical Club is one of the top 14 best free events in Seattle—Lonely Planet

Seattle, WA – June 9, 2017 –On Friday, June 30 at 7:30 p.m., Bellevue’s Crossroads Community Center Theater will open its huge “garage-style” doors to the outside for a FREE “Concert in the Park” featuring the Ladies Musical Club of Seattle (LMC) musicians and their guest artists. The Crossroads Community Center Theater is located at 16000 N. E. 10th Street, Bellevue, Washington. In addition to four lively pieces for viola and piano, audience members will enjoy several popular and timeless songs from operas by Mozart, Menotti and more in a delightful setting of light costumes and staging. This is the last of LMC’s 50+ free performances during its 2016-2017 season, one that celebrated the nonprofit organization’s 125th anniversary. The 2017-2018 season of free performances at multiple metro-Seattle venues will resume in October.

The program and artists for the June 30 concert at Bellevue’s Crossroads Community Center Theater can be found here: https://lmcseattle.org/event/free-concert-park-crossroads/?instance_id=120

 

For more information about the mission of the Ladies Musical Club of Seattle, public concert performance schedule, mailing list and donation options, visit www.lmcseattle.org. Ladies Musical Club of Seattle also may be found on Facebook.

–All programs, artists and dates subject to change–

Support for the 2016–2017 Season is provided by Seattle Office of Arts & Culture and 4Culture

2016–2017 Season Media Sponsor is Classical KING FM 98.1