MUSIC CENTER ANNOUNCES SPOTLIGHT AWARDS FINALISTS - 16 Talented High School Students Chosen

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Monday, March 29, 2010

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MUSIC CENTER ANNOUNCES SPOTLIGHT AWARDS FINALISTS

12 Performing Arts Finalists and 4 Visual Arts Finalists Named

Los Angeles –The Music Center of Los Angeles County announced the 16 talented high school students chosen as finalists for the 22nd annual Music Center Spotlight Awards. First place and runner-up in each category will be announced on stage at the Ahmanson Theatre on Saturday, April 24, 2010.

Students were selected from among more than 2,300 Southern California applicants. 1,178 applicants auditioned in performing arts and 1,137 submitted artwork in visual arts. Two finalists are named in each of the following categories: ballet, non-classical dance, classical instrumental, jazz instrumental, classical voice, non-classical voice, 2-dimensional art, and photography.

All finalists were given the unique learning opportunity to meet and work with renowned artists and arts professionals who provided them with in-depth insight on technique, training, and professional life. This is a highlight of the Spotlight Program and helps the participating students better prepare for future opportunities in the arts.

The Music Center Spotlight Awards is one of the nation’s most acclaimed performing and visual arts education programs for teens.  It offers distinctive learning opportunities in the arts for all participants and awards over $100,000 in scholarships annually to finalists, semi-finalists and participants who receive honorable mentions.  The program has launched numerous professional careers—fifteen finalists are Presidential Scholars and many have joined or performed with professional companies including the Metropolitan Opera, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic.   Many alumni return to the program and participate as judges and master class instructors.

Fredric M. Roberts is founding chairman of the Music Center Spotlight Awards and Walter Grauman is creator/executive producer. Special thanks to Bank of America and Helen and Peter Bing for their generous support of the Music Center Spotlight Awards. For more information about the Music Center Spotlight Awards program, call 213-972-3300 or visit musiccenter.org.

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2010 MUSIC CENTER SPOTLIGHT AWARDS FINALISTS 

Listed by category, name (and instrument where applicable), hometown, grade, school name, home county

 

2-DIMENSIONAL ART
Jennifer Chen-Su Huang
Orange
12^th, Orange County High School of the Arts
Orange County

Alexis Sinchongco
Cypress
11^th, Orange County High School of the Arts
Orange County

BALLET
Emily Entingh
San Clemente
10^th, San Clemente High
Orange County

Natalie Krakirian
Burbank
11^th, Options For Youth Charter School
Los Angeles County

CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL
Tim Callobre (Guitar)
Pasadena
11^th, Polytechnic High (Pasadena)
Los Angeles County

Eleanor Dunbar (Violin)
San Pedro
10^th, Gorman Learning Center Charter School
Los Angeles County

CLASSICAL VOICE
Emily Dyer
Cypress
12^th, Valley Christian High
Orange County

Johnathan Ryan McCullough
Sherman Oaks
12^th, Notre Dame High School
Los Angeles County

JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL
Andrew Freedman (Piano)
Rancho Palos Verdes
12^th, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Los Angeles County

Chase Morrin (Piano)
San Diego
11^th, Canyon Crest Academy
San Diego County

NON-CLASSICAL DANCE
Justin Duke
Temecula
12^th, Susan H. Nelson High School
Riverside County

Scott Myrick
Yorba Linda
12^th, Esperanza High
Orange County

NON-CLASSICAL VOICE
Rachel Eskenazi-Gold
Los Angeles
11^th, Crossroads (Santa Monica)
Los Angeles County

Kyle Selig
Huntington Beach
12^th, Huntington Beach High School
Orange County

PHOTOGRAPHY
Brenna Collins
Burbank
12^th, John Burroughs High School
Los Angeles County

Benito Rojas
Los Angeles
11^th, Central Los Angeles High School # 9
Los Angeles County

 

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