2016 Frances Walton Competition Winners

Soloists

Anne Suda cello
Anne Suda, cello
Michael Zarling piano
Michael Zarling, piano

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dana Jackson bassoon
Dana Jackson, bassoon
Lesley Baird, mezzo soprano
Lesley Baird, mezzo-soprano

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alternate winners:
Yoon Be Kim, violin
Benton Gordon, flute

small ensemble

Trio brillante
TRIO BRILLANTE Vijay Venkatesh, piano Micah Wright, clarinet Annie Jacobs-Perkins, cello

Alternate Winner:
Friction String Quartet

2016 Competition Finalists

FRANCES WALTON COMPETITION Finals
FREE and open to the public!

Saturday, June 4, 2016
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – live finals
7:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. – winners concert

Bethany Lutheran Church
7400 Woodlawn Avenue N.E.
Seattle, WA 98115

Frances Walton Finals 2015
2015 Competition winners: bottom l-r: Jinshil Yi (collaborative piano for Sophie), Sophie Baird-Daniel, Frances Walton, Erik Steighner, Cameron O’Connor, Micah Wright (alt. inner)top l-r: Jovanni-Rey de Pedro, Sroen Hamm, Matt Birmingham, David Hoogkamer, David Decker, Jae Eun “Jenny” Shin (alt. winner)

2016 Finals Competition Schedule (Each artist will perform for 20 minutes)

9:00 a.m.     Yoon Be Kim, violin, Northridge CA
9:25 a.m.     Tonya Burton, viola, Camas WA
9:50 a.m.     Yesol (Sol) Im, violin, Edmonds WA
10:15 a.m.   Lauren Hall, viola, Seattle WA
10:45 a.m.              Break
10:50 a.m.   Aimée Dockum, cello, Fresno CA
11:15 a.m.   Anne Suda, cello, Los Angeles CA
11:40 a.m.   Benton Gordon, flute, Seattle WA
12:05 p.m.   Micah Wright, clarinet, West Des Moines IA (L.A., CA)
12:30 p.m.   Dana Jackson, bassoon, Seattle WA
12:55 p.m.    Ching-Yeuh ‘Andrew’ Chen, piano, Seattle, WA
1:20 p.m.      Lunch Break
2:00 p.m.     Eric Tran, piano, Piedmont CA
2:25 p.m.     Michael Zarling, piano, Helena MT
2:50 p.m.     Tess Altiveros, soprano, Seattle WA
3:15 p.m.     Lesley Baird, mezzo soprano, New Rochelle NY (L.A., CA)
3:40 p.m.              Break
3:50 p.m.     Trio Brillante, clarinet/cello/piano, Los Angeles CA
4:15 p.m.     Thalea String Quartet: violin/violin/viola/cello, San Francisco CA
4:40 p.m.     Friction String Quartet: violin/violin/viola/cello, San Francisco, CA

2016 winners’ concert

7:00 p.m. – Each of the four final solo winners and the ensemble winner will be featured.

2014 Competition Winners

soloists

Benjamin Adler, clarinet 2014
Benjamin Adler, clarinet
Jeff Siegfried, saxophone 2014
Jeff Siegfried, saxophone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joshua Romatowski, flute 2014
Joshua Romatowski, flute
Aaron Conitz, viola 2014
Aaron Conitz, viola

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alternate soloist WINNERS

Ching-Yeuh “Andrew” Chen, piano
Andrew Harrison, saxophone

ensemble

Chapman duo 2014
The Chapman Duo: Chloé Tardif, violin and Nickolas Kaynor, viola

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

alternate ensemble winner

Equus Sax Quartet
Soren Hamm, soprano saxophone
Matt Birminham, alto saxophone
David Hoogkamer, tenor saxophone
David Decker, baritone saxophone

2013 Competition Winners

Soloists

Jacob Adams, Viola
Jacob Adams, viola
Rachel Policar, soprano 2013
Rachel Policar, soprano

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stefan Van Sant, clarinet 2013
Stefan Van Sant, clarinet
Linda Tsatsanis, soprano 2013
Linda Tsatsanis, soprano

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alternate Soloist winners

Douglas Kwon, violin
Elizabeth Yao, piano

ensemble

Royce String Quartet 2013
Royce String Quartet Left to right: Din Sung, viola, Mira Khomik, violin Leila Nassar-Fredell, violin and Sean Fischer, cello