Immanuel & Helen Olshan Young Artist Competition
Third Annual Immanuel & Helen Olshan Young Artist Competition
Congratulations to this year's winners!
Division I -- Grades K-4
1st Place: Jacqueline Ma
2nd Place: Caleb Yen
3rd Place: Abraham Eyre
Division II -- Grades 5-8
1st Place: Ann Li
2nd Place: Rohan Ramchand
3rd Place: ShengNan Tian
Division III -- Grades 9-12
1st Place: Sarah Jane Knowlton
2nd Place: Ana Schmidt
3rd Place: Linlin Sun
Thanks to all who participated, and thanks to our esteemed judges for their time and talents!
Lucy Arner, Music Director, Edythe Bates Old Moores Opera Center
Tali Morgulis, Assistant Professor of Piano, Moores School of Music
David Ashley White, Director of the Moores School of Music, Professor of Composition and Music Theory
Second Annual Immanuel & Helen Olshan Young Artist Competition
The Second Annual Immanuel & Helen Olshan Young Artist Competition (2008) was a big success! Thank you to everyone who participated! With so many great performances, we had a tough time picking the winners. Congratulations!
Division I (Grades K-4)
- 1st Prize: Ann Li (piano, studio of Dr. Sooah Chae)
- 2nd Prize: Jacqueline Ma (piano, studio of Dr. Sooah Chae)
- 3rd Prize: Eliana Wieder (violin, studio of Julie Richards)
Division II (Grades 5-7)
- 1st Prize: Rohan Ramchand (piano, studio of Dr. Sooah Chae)
- 2nd Prize: Jenna Khakoo (guitar, studio of Valerie Hartzell)
- 3rd Prize: Ryan Taylor (piano, studio of Chien-Jung Chen)
Division III (Grades 8-12)
- 1st Prize: Linlin Sun (piano, studio of Dr. Sooah Chae)
- 2nd Prize: Ana Schmidt (piano, studio of Kris Walters)
- 3rd Prize: John Mark Ray (guitar, studio of Valerie Hartzell)
Scholarship Winners from left to right, Back Row: John Mark Ray, Linlin Sun, Ryan Taylor, Rohan Ramchand; Front Row: Jacqueline Ma, Eliana Wieder, Ann Li, Jenna Khakoo; not pictured: Ana Schimdt
Our Judges from left to right: Daniel Alexander, Marivy Guerra, Dr. Tracelyn Gesteland , Dr. Sooah Chae, Valerie Hartzell, and Chien-Jung Chen, with Dr. Jessica Smith, PCS Director
Past Competitions
2007 Winners
Division I Winners (grades K-4)
- Alex Eng, runner up (piano, studio of Holly Foster);
- Alexandrea Muszynski, runner up (piano, studio of Sooah Chae); and
- Ann Li, $100
scholarship winner (piano, studio of Liang You)
Division II Winners (grades 5-7)
- Jenna Khakoo, $150 scholarship winner (guitar, studio of Valerie Hartzell); and
- Natalie Reilley, runner up (studio of Angela Peugnet)
Division III Winners (grades 8-12)
- Kaneesha Jones, runner-up (voice, studio of Tracelyn Gesteland); and
- Andrew Eng, $200 Scholarship Winner (piano, studio of Sooah Chae)
