High School Concerto Competition
- Concerto Competition
- 2011 Concerto Competition
Winner
- 2012 Concerto Competition Process
- Past Winners
- Application Form
- Repertoire List
- Contact
Concerto Competition
May 28,
7:30 p.m.
Bowie Center for the Performing Arts
15200 Annapolis rd.
Bowie, Md.
Since 2001, the United States Navy Band has been proud to host and present the High School Concerto Competition. This annual competition is an opportunity for talented local musicians to perform with the Navy Concert Band. Encouraging young musicians is one of the Navy Band's education objectives, and the High School Concerto Competition provides an opportunity to work closely and feature some of the most dedicated students.
Each year, interested students submit audio recordings for consideration in the preliminary round. These recordings serve as the best representation of the students' playing. After the Navy Band receives and evaluates the recordings, a select number of finalists are invited to the historic Washington Navy Yard to audition in person. From this select group, the committee chooses a winner to perform with the Concert Band. The winner rehearses with the band at the dress rehearsal and subsequently performs in concert. The Concerto Competition concert is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year for both the Navy Band and National Capital Region audiences.
While the Navy Band is pleased to motivate and reward young musicians, the High School Concerto Competition is often more than a platform for students seeking a future in music. While many past winners have gone on to pursue music professionally, a number of competition winners have pursued education and careers in fields as diverse as biology, physics and engineering. The Navy Band considers it a pleasure to work with and inspire some of the leading minds of tomorrow.
2011 Concerto Competition Winner
Dominic Favia, a senior at Oakton High School, currently studies trumpet with Tom Cupples of the National Symphony Orchestra. A finalist in many competitions, Favia has placed both first and second in the International Trumpet Guild Youth Competition and is a two-time first place winner in the National Trumpet Competition Historic Division on baroque trumpet. Favia performs with the elite NSO Youth Fellowship Program, as well as many other local youth and adult ensembles. He has performed on the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage and for the NPR radio show “From the Top.” For the past two summers he has attended the Tanglewood Institute at Boston University and the Baroque Performance Institute at Oberlin University. Favia also works as an information technology professional and freelance graphic designer, in addition to managing several websites.
2nd Place
Ainsley Kilgo, a senior honor roll student at Robinson Secondary School, currently studies saxophone with Edward Fraedrich. In addition to being a five-time principal alto saxophonist in the District XI Band and a three-time member of the All-Virginia Band, Kilgo is the only high school member of the Capital Wind Symphony. In January 2011, she was the only high school student selected to perform in a masterclass for Eastman School of Music saxophone professor Chien-Kwan Lin at the U.S. Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium. In summer 2010, she was a featured performer at the University of Michigan Summer Saxophone Institute with Donald Sinta and in masterclasses conducted by Peabody Conservatory Saxophone professors Gary Louie and Sheri Oyan. Kilgo also maintains her own private saxophone studio of four students aged 12 to 14. More than just a saxophonist, Kilgo is a member of the Robinson Singers, Robinson’s elite vocal ensemble, and has performed in the Robinson Philharmonic Orchestra on saxophone and oboeand is an accomplished modern dancer. Kilgo will be attending the Eastman School of Music in the fall and plans to pursue a degree in music education and performance.
3rd Place
Nicholas Ritter, a junior at George C. Marshall High School, currently studies bassoon under the instruction of Dean Woods. Recently, Ritter was awarded first place in the Friday Morning Music Club Ross-Roberts Competition, third place in the Lions Club Band Foundation Music Scholarship Competition and was a finalist of the U.S. Army Orchestra’s 2011 Young Artist Competition. Currently, Ritter is principal bassoonist of the American Youth Philharmonic. This summer, he will be attending Tanglewood Institute at Boston University as a member of the Young Artist’s Orchestra.
2012 Concerto Competition Process
The United States Navy Band is pleased to announce the 12th annual High School Concerto Competition. This competition is an opportunity for talented musicians to rehearse and perform with the Navy Band. This year’s concert will be held at The Bowie Center for the Performing Arts in Bowie, Maryland, on May 28, 2012, at 7:30 p.m.
To be considered, eligible students should submit a high quality compact disc recording of the required piece of their choice from the repertoire list with accompaniment. The performance should be a complete and unedited version of the piece. The CD must be clearly marked with the applicant’s name, instrument, and the name of the piece. Recordings will not be returned.
Students should complete and return the enclosed application form with their CD in one package to the following address:
Navy Band High School Concerto Competition
ATTN: MUC Christina Bayes, Competition Coordinator
P.O. Box 70271
Washington, D.C. 20024-0271
All materials must be received by April 26, 2012. Finalists will be notified no later than May 4 and invited to perform in the final round of the competition in Washington, D.C. on May 12. Each finalist must provide an accompanist for the final round; all expenses incurred are the applicant’s responsibility.
The winner will prepare his or her solo with the Navy Band at the dress rehearsal during the week of May 12. Selected finalists will also be invited to prepare and perform an ensemble selection for the concert. The winner will receive The Ambassador Middendorf Young Artist Award of $1000. In addition, the National Capital Council Navy League of the United States has generously donated awards of $250, $150 and $100 for first, second and third prizes.
The Navy Band hopes that either you, or your qualified students apply for this opportunity to perform with one of the nation’s finest concert bands. It will be our pleasure to share the stage with these dedicated and talented young musicians.
Past Winners
2011
Dominic Favia,
trumpet
Oakton High School, Vienna, Va.
2010
Andrew Eshbach,
oboe
Fairfax High School, Fairfax, Va.
2009
Rebekah Carpio,
clarinet
James Madison High School, Vienna, Va.
2008
Chao Xue,
oboe
Montgomery Blair High School , Wheaton, Md.
2007
Ashley Kong
flute
Oakton High School, Oakton, Va.
2006
Xavier Verna,
marimba
Thomas Edison High School, Alexandria, Va.
2005
Joy Fraser,
bassoon
Altholton High School, Columbia, Md.
Samuel Funkhouser,
euphonium
Central High School, Woodstock, Va.
2004
Alicia Murai,
flute
Loch Raven High School, Towson, Md.
2003
Giancarlo Garcia ,
clarinet
McLean High School, McLean, Va.
2002
Alicia Murai,
marimba
Lake Braddock Secondary School, Burke, Va.
2001
Stephen Secules ,
marimba
Eleanor Roosevelt High School , Greenbelt, Md.
Contact
For more information, contact the Concerto Competition Coordinator via e-mail at NavyBand.Concerto@navy.mil.
