2022 FRANCES WALTON COMPETITION – #FWC2022
The 2022 Frances Walton Competition winners have been announced!
The Small Ensemble Winner is Tallā Rouge, viola duo.
The Solo Winners are Seattle’s own Caitlin Kelley, violin, and Jichen Zhang, saxophone.
A huge congratulations to the 2022 Winners and to the enormously-talented 2022 Finals Cohort!
2022 Winners’ Concert:
The 2022 FWC Finals were held on Saturday, June 4th from 9am to 5:30pm, in Seattle’s University District, at University Congregational United Church of Christ, with a Winners’ Announcement Ceremony at 6:30pm. Sunday, June 5th at 2pm was when the Winners’ Concert was held. All events are free and open to the public.
Solo Finalists:
| Saturday Audition Time | |
| Ayoun Kim, Cello | 3:50pm |
| Bensen Kwan, Marimba | 3:25pm |
| Chase Miller, Clarinet | 2:50pm |
| Caitlin Kelley, Violin | 11:40am |
| Ho Yin Li, French horn | 2:00pm |
| HyeYeon Kim, Piano | 10:40am |
| Jichen Zhang, Saxophone | 2:25pm |
| Keika Mori, Piano | 9:50am |
| Lauren Nichols, Flute | 12:30pm |
| Lyndon Ji, Piano | 9:25am |
| Mark Covey, Bass-baritone | 11:15am |
| Michael Vascones, Guitar | 10:15am |
| William Lum, Euphonium | 12:05pm |
| Yi-Yang Chen, Piano |
9:00am |
Small Ensemble Finalists:
| Saturday Audition Time | ||
| Høyde Quartet (String Quartet) | Owen Cromwell, Grace Alexander, Louis Dhoore, Henry Paton | 4:40pm |
| Soma Quartet (Saxophone Quartet) | David Bayard, Paul Lorenz, Sean Bradley, Ting Hua Liang | 5:05pm |
| Tallā Rouge (Viola Duo) | Aria Cheregosha, Lauren Spaulding | 4:15pm |
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2022 FWC Program
