Uel Wade Music Scholarship Competition

At this 30th edition of the Uel Wade Music Scholarship Concert, nine high school students will each perform solo for up to 15 minutes. Due to the generosity of donations from individuals and local businesses (seeded by the Wades), at least $10,000 will be awarded to the winners, to be used to further their musical education. After the performances, four judges will retire to make their decisions. During that time, refreshments will be available, provided by the mothers of the contestants.

Uel Wade will then proudly announce the winners.

This year’s contestants:

Ian Jin, cello
Concerto in B minor, op.104, second movement, by Dvořák
Pezzo Capriccioso, op. 62, by Tchaikovsky

Emily Donohue, cello
Concerto in B minor, op. 104, 1st movement, by Dvořák
Adoration, by Florence Price

Lyra Lenigk, violin
Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001, 4th movement, by J. S. Bach
Concerto in A minor, op. 82, 1st movement, by Glazunov
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A, CFF 123, 4th movement, by Cesar Franck

Ian Gu, cello
Concerto in E minor, op. 85, Gavotte I & II, by Elgar
Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011, 1st movement, by J. S. Bach

Kingston Czajkowski, marimba, piano
Mexican Dance No. 1, by Gordon Stout
Madrigal: My Lady White, 1st movement, by David Maslanka
Mexican Dance No. 2 (Stout)
(marimba)
Etude Tableau, op. 39 No. 5, by Rachmaninoff
(piano)

Zoltan Arthur, drum kit
Threshhold, by Shawn Crowder
Ohio, by Leonard Bernstein (w/piano)
Caravan, by Duke Ellington, arr. Freddie Hubbard (w/piano)

Quentin Artois Sancho, piano
Rigaudon, from Le Tombeau de Couperin, by Ravel
Liebestraum in Ab, S. 541 No. 3, by Liszt
Forlane, from Le Tombeau de Couperin (Ravel)
Prelude No. 1, by Gershwin

Romeo Vashishth, violin
Tzigane: Rhapsodie de Concert pour violon et piano, by Ravel
Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003, 1st movement, by J. S. Bach

Thomas Orbinski, alto sax
Pour Saxophone Alto et Orchestre (1949), 2nd movement, by Henri Tomasi
Hot-Sonate, WV95 (1930), 3rd and 4th movements, by Erwin Schulhoff

“Please come and support these hard-working, serious young musicians” says Uel Wade. “It’s especially important for them to perform before a live audience, since nowadays they audition only with videos that they can create at home. It’s a lot less stressful, since they can do many “takes” before submitting it. But they are missing out on the excitement (and yes, pressure) of making music for active, breathing persons. On a personal note, doing so changed my whole life and career path.”