11th Annual Cello, Violin and Viola Competition Winners
 
 

On Friday, March 5th and Saturday, March 6th, 2010, The Music Academy of North Carolina hosted its 11th Annual Cello, Violin and Viola Competition for students age 5 through adult. Over 134 participants representing 18 counties, 24 cities and 5 states were in attendance. Students and community members also attended daytime masterclasses, as well as Friday evening's performance by Cello Duo Wesley Baldwin and John Kaboff, and Piano Trio Nancy Bargerstock, Brad Clark and John Kaboff.

The winners of each competition category are listed below:

Primary (Violin)
1st place: Jonah Chiu of Burlington, North Carolina
2nd place: Kasumi-Layne-Stasik of Greensboro, North Carolina

Elementary (Cello)
1st place: Andrew Ausburn of Thomasville, North Carolina
2nd place: Joshua Holley of Greensboro, North Carolina

Elementary (Violin)
1st place: Chloe Harvel of Kingsport, Tennessee
2nd place: Anna Sykes of Greensboro, North Carolina

Middle School (Cello and Violin)
1st place: Willa Finck of Banner Elk, North Carolina
2nd place: Hank Skutt of Blacksburg, Virginia

Senior High (Cello, Violin and Viola)
1st place: Yebon Go of Winston-Salem, North Carolina
2nd place: Graeme Durovich of Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Adult (Cello, Violin and Viola)
1st place: Louise Grevin of Winston-Salem, North Carolina
2nd place: Matthew Armbruster of Winston-Salem, North Carolina

 
Photo of Andrew Ausburn, Elementary Cello Division 1st Place Winner   Photo of Bryan Wang and Nancy Bargerstock
Andrew Ausburn, Elementary Cello Division 1st Place Winner   Bryan Wang (student of Colleen Chenail) and Nancy Bargerstock work together in a masterclass on March 6, 2010




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