June 20, 2015 -- Morgan Park Summer Music Festival recently held its annual Young Performers Talent Competition at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall in Glen Cove. Thirty-five extremely talented vocalists and instrumentalists aged 9 to 19, played and sang before five judges.
This year’s Competition Winner was 17-year old pianist Tim Cheung, a senior at Syosset High School. Among the prestigious venues where he has performed are Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall and the Shanghai International School of Music. Vocalist Patrick Elizalde, 16, of Glen Cove, was the Second Place Winner. Patrick is a junior at Regis High School in New York City. He participates in the musical theater program at Regis and at Marymount High School. Patrick is also a national competitor in the art of taekwondo and teaches at Wilson’s Martial Arts. The Junior Winner is violinist Christine Ramirez, a 13-year old eighth grader at North Shore Middle School. She is concertmaster of the eighth grade orchestra and chamber orchestra, participates in NYSMA, All-County and All-State and is also concertmaster of the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra. Eight other outstanding young musicians received Honorable Mentions. These students are Julie Fine, Kenny Kim, Zachary Leng, Maximilion Manicone, Lauren Marchand, Kenta Normura, Gregory Stebbins and Juliana Urcan-Delgado. The public will have an opportunity to hear these very talented competition winners and honorable mentions (Kenta Normura is unable to appear) in Morgan Park on Sunday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend this very special evening of music under the stars. Morgan Park Summer Music Festival thanks Erika Anglin, Dr. Karen Beluso, Nicholas Carbuto, Fran Howlett and Jill Weissman for judging the competition this year. All of the judges were impressed with the caliber of this year’s participants. They noted that it was difficult to choose from among so many talented and gifted young people who clearly had worked very hard to prepare for this audition. The judges hope that a good crowd comes out on July 12 to hear these exciting young performers. BACK TO WEEKLY PHOTO CAPTIONS: Morgan Park Summer Music Festival recently held its 43rd annual Young Performers Talent Competition at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall in Glen Cove. Pictures from left to right are judges Nicholas Carbuto, Jill Weissman, Dr. Karen Beluso, and Erika Anglin (missing Fran Howlett). They invite everyone to come to Morgan Park on Sunday, July 12 for a very special concert featuring the competition winners and other very talented young performers. |
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