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ALICE COLEMAN PRIZE - $7,500 Donald Sinta Quartet University of Michigan and Michigan State University Daniel Graser, Soprano Sax Zachary Stern, Alto Sax Joseph Girard, Tenor Sax Daniel Hawthorne-Foss, Baritone Sax Donald Sinta, Coach
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COLEMAN-BARSTOW PRIZE FOR STRINGS - $4,000 The Russian Trio Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD Katherine Rick, Piano Nikita Borisevich, Violin Dmitry Volkov, Cello Michael Kannen, Coach
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HONORABLE MENTION Trio 507 San Francisco Conservatory of Music Jeong-Eun Lee, Piano Ravenna Lipchik, Violin Patricia Ryan, Cello Mark Sokol, Coach | |
The 2013 competition took place on Saturday, April 27th in Caltech's Ramo Auditorium. The winners will present a formal concert on Sunday, April 28th.
The judges for the 2013 competition were:
- Helen Callus, viola
- Jonathan Feldman, piano
- David Geber, cello
- Douglas Masek, saxophone
- Douglas Tornquist, tuba
Each year, everyone is welcome to attend both days of this exciting annual event.
Groups interested in participating in the 2014 competition,
please watch this page for the 2014 application, which will be posted as soon as it is available.
The Competition began in 1947 as the Coleman Auditions for young, non-professional performers; today's competing ensembles have an average age of less than 28. From a modest beginning, the annual Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition (renamed in 1982) has become a highly respected national and international event with competitors coming from the major music schools across the country.
Many Coleman Competition winners have gone on to become widely acclaimed artists. An abbreviated list of past winners includes Glenn Dicterow; Grant Gershon; Jeffrey Kahane; Anne-Marie McDermott; Paula Robison; Nathaniel Rosen; Morton Subotnick; the Ahn Trio; eighth blackbird; and the Cavani, Colorado, Pacifica, Tokyo, and Vega Quartets.
Held annually in late April, the Competition offers an opportunity for these musicians to perform before an outstanding panel of nationally chosen judges for three prizes totaling $15,500. Previous judges have included Jascha Heifetz; Natalie Limonick; Mehli Mehta; Gregor Piatigorsky; Artur Rubinstein; Eudice Shapiro; Arnold Steinhardt; Henri Temianka; the Beaux Arts Trio; and the Amadeus, Budapest, Opus One, and Smetana Quartets.