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19th annual Young Artists Debut! The Van Buren Concerto Concert Competition - Amazing Prodigies, Great Concertos
A Gala Concert spotlighting the eight outstanding winners of the 19th annual Young Artists Debut! Competition conducted by Niel Deponte. The 2013 concert will be held Tuesday, April 9th at 7:30pm in the Newmark Theatre.
This concert is sponsored by Mr. John Van Buren in support of the children of the Portland, Vancouver communities in pursuing their musical goals. We gratefully acknowledge his support, and the support of our other major sponsors:
The Arnold Marks Family Trust
The Portland Center for the Performing Arts
The Harold and Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation
Jack and Lynn Loacker
Analia and John Earhart
Wendy Warren and Thom Brown
Mrs. Mary Tooze
The Brookby Foundation and funded in part by the Regional Arts & Culture Council and Work for Art
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Photo credit for YAD images goes to Lloyd Lemmermann
Each young artist will perform at least one movement of a major concerto written for their instrument at the gala concert and will attend coaching sessions with DePonte. There they will discuss not only the interpretation of their concertos, but also how to solo with an orchestra, ways to approach repertoire, and what it takes to be a professional musician.
After this year's competition, Niel DePonte, who is also music director and conductor for Oregon Ballet Theatre and who has been nominated for a Grammy Award as a concerto soloist himself said, "As always, it was difficult to choose only eight of these outstanding musicians to perform. There were other qualified players that I could not squeeze on to the program. This is an outstanding group of young musicians playing some of the world’s most beloved concertos. I truly believe these kids will grow up to change the world, and not just in music. I’d like to thank John Van Buren for his support of our efforts to provide opportunities for young musicians.”