Annual Music Club Awards
The Chaminade Music Club held its 49th annual auditions awards concert on Sunday, April 5, 2009at the Florence Hayward Sweet Club House, Peck and Bank Streets, Attleboro. This year the competition was open to high school instrumentalists (alternate years for high school vocalists). The prizes were: $500 first, $300 second, $200 third. A contestant must either reside in the Greater Attleboro area or a nearby city/town, or receive training with a member of the Chaminade Music Club.
The winners were:
First prize
Chris Anderson
piano
Franklin, MA
Second prize
Sophie Rollefson
piano
Sharon, MA
Third prize
Dylan Marshall
French horn
Seekonk, MA
Additional performers were: Kevin Lee, piano; Alina Ostrow, piano; Allison Cote, flute
It is hoped that these awards will be helpful to the winners for their further study of serious music.
Benefits for all of the participants include the experience of a solo performance in front of a live audience, as well as constructive critiques from a panel of professional musicians.
The students appreciate the performing opportunity and awards. As Chris Anderson, First Prize winner, wrote, “This was my first competitive performance and I thought it was a great opportunity; not only will the generous prize money help me with further musical endeavors, but the experience of playing for a panel of judges, in addition to meeting fellow musicians, is one I find invaluable...One does not encounter enough serious musicians on a regular basis, and this competition brings them together for an experience I won't forget."
This program was supported in part by a grant from the Attleboro Cultural Council, a local agency which receives funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a State agency.