The Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany
Clarinetist Kristin King, winner of the 2008 Young Artist Concerto Competition, appeared in a sold-out concert with the Akademisches Orchester Leipzig on October 20, 2009. Ms. King performed the Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major in Leipzig, Germany at the famed Gewandhaus.
Currently, Kristin is an active orchestral musician in the Chicago area and is associate principal clarinet of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra. Ms. King has performed with the Illinois Philharmonic, the Evanston Symphony Orchestra, and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.
Ms. King was a member of the Texas Music Festival in 2008, the National Repertory Orchestra in 2007, and attended the Brevard Music Festival from 2005-2006. As a chamber musician, Kristin is a founding member of the Frangipani Wind Quintet, with whom she attended the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition in 2006. She is also a member of Chicago Clarinet Ensemble, and has performed with the International Chamber Artists in Chicago.
October 2, 2009
The Immanuel and Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival will conduct a recruitment tour to meet with students around the U.S. and distribute information about the 2010 festival. Representatives from the festival will visit prominent music schools and conservatories in New York, Ohio, Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Texas during the months of October, November, and December.
Visit the Recruitment Tour page for tour locations and dates.
September 23, 2009
Percussion applicants now have the option to either send in a recorded audition or participate in a live audition in Houston on February 5, 2010. All live auditions are scheduled on a first-come-first-served basis and are recorded for submission to TMF faculty.
The deadline to apply for a live audition is January 20, 2010. Upon receipt of the application and non-refundable $50 fee, the TMF office will contact applicants to set up a live audition.
Live auditions for percussion will take place on the main University of Houston campus at the Moores School of Music in Room 185. The required instruments for the auditions will be provided. A list of percussion audition excerpts can be found on the Orchestra Auditions page on the TMF web site. For more information, contact Melissa McCrimmon at mfmccrimmon@uh.edu.
June 23, 2009
Violinist Yi-Chun Lin was the 2009 winner of TMF Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition.
As the first prize winner and winner of the Audience Favorite award, Ms. Lin will be invited to perform as soloist with the Akademisches Orchester Leipzig, Germany in the famed Gewandhaus under the baton of Maestro Horst Förster.
Read more about the Lin and the concerto competition.
