A World Class Music Festival

Performance Opportunities, Adjudications,
and Master Classes for Young Musicians


The SYAMFA proudly introduces the winners of the 2013 Concerto Competition:

CONCERT SOLOISTS
Sun Chang, piano
Audrey Chen, cello
Gloria Ferry-Brennan, violin
Sarah Hall, violin
Alexander Lu, piano
Gene Pak, piano

CONCERT ALTERNATES
Michelle Ann Lin, first alternate
Bryan Zhao, second alternate


CONCERTO PLAYOFFS SATURDAY

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Four sessions of truly remarkable performances!
9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 2:15 p.m.
Free and open to the public

Up to six winners will be selected from among these finalists.

2013 Concerto Division Finalists and Alternates


2012 SYAMFA young artists concerto concert

The winners of the 2012 SYAMFA Concerto Competition
performed in concert with Philharmonia Northwest
under the baton of Seattle Symphony Assistant Conductor, Eric Garcia
Saturday May 19th, 7:30 p.m. at Kane Hall, University of Washington.


CONCERT SOLOISTS
Daniel Oslin, piano - Beethoven: Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
Evan Hjort, violin - Bruch: Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26
Jeremy Steele, cello - Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1 in Eb Major, Op. 107
Amelia Sie, violin - Ravel: Tzigane – Rapsodie de Concert
Karissa Zadinsky, cello - Dvořák: Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104
Lu Yu Lucy Wang, violin - Tchaikovsky: Concerto in D Major, Op. 35

SYAMFA concert repertoire and information was featured this week
on Classical KING FM’s Northwest Focus with Sean MacLean,
airing weekdays at 8:00 p.m.


Music for Medicine Benefit Concert

The fourth annual Music for Medicine benefit concert and silent auction was performed on

Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Seattle Asian Art Museum
1400 East Prospect Street, Seattle

6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Silent Auction and hors d'ouevres
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Recital featuring Seattle Young Artists Music Festival performers.
Admission: $25 Adults / $10 Students / Children under 12 free

Music for Medicine benefits the Polyclinic Community Health Foundation and the Seattle Young Artists Music Festival Association, with generous support from Sherman Clay Pianos, Seattle. Tickets and information are available at www.polyclinicfoundation.org


2012 Concerto Division Winners

CONCERT SOLOISTS
Evan Hjort, violin
Amelia Sie, violin
Lu Yu Lucy Wang, violin
Jeremy Steele, cello
Karissa Zadinsky, cello
Daniel Oslin, piano

CONCERT ALTERNATE
Evan Pengra Sult, flute

Winners performed in concert with Philharmonia Northwest
under the baton of Seattle Symphony Assistant Conductor, Eric Garcia,
on Saturday May 19th, 7:30 p.m. at Kane Hall, University of Washington.

2012 Concerto Division Finalists and Alternates
The Playoff Program and Schedule is available in pdf format.


Young Artists to Perform with the Seattle Symphony

The partnership between the Seattle Young Artists Music Festival Association and Seattle Symphony has provided a number of Festival Concerto Competition finalists the rare opportunity to perform a movement of a concerto in one of the Symphony’s Educational Concert Series.




"The Seattle Young Artists Music Festival plays a critical role in music education for our young people and helps build the technical and artistic foundation for future classical music performers"

Gerard Schwarz
Music Director, Seattle Symphony

SYAMFA Finalists Perform
Johannes Moser Master Class
at Benaroya Hall:

Aaron Hall
Lennart Jansson
Karissa Zadinsky

Discover Music! Family Concert
and MySymphony School Concert
at Seattle City Hall:

Lauren Glass
Karissa Zadinsky




SYAMFA Turns 40

Can you believe it? Neither can we! Of course, we're not spending a
lot of time looking back; we're looking forward to another great festival.

The festival stays young and dynamic because of the enthusiasm,
new ideas, and new energy that new volunteers bring to the festival.
So, even though we're 40, it's not too late for you to volunteer. We
have lots of opportunities, large and small. Interested? Please contact us


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Helen Taverniti Endowment Fund

Helen Taverniti (1921-2005), one of the five original founders of the Seattle Young Artists Music Festival, was a major figure in piano performance and instruction during her 50-plus year career. It was for her teaching of gifted students and fellow teachers that she may best be remembered.

Helen was married to John "Jack" Morse, a well known Seattle architect who passed away 2000. The couple, who had so loved music and art, designated a major gift from their joint estate to benefit the SYAMFA and help sustain the Festival in coming years. We are pleased to announce the formation of the "Helen Taverniti Endowment Fund for the Seattle Young Artists Music Festival". The endowment will be reinvested to grow over time while small annual distributions will help cover anticipated increases in the Festival's expenses. Contributions to the endowment fund should be designated separately from gifts to the annual operating fund.


Nesholm Foundation Grant

The Seattle Young Artists Music Festival is pleased to announce that it has been a recent recipient of a $3,000 grant from the Nesholm Family Foundation. The Seattle based Nesholm Family Foundation has dedicated itself to serving the Seattle community by supporting a number of health, education, and performing arts organizations each year since 1986.


FESTIVAL DATES

Online registration
December 08, 2012 -
January 16, 2013

Festival: March 25-30
(Monday - Saturday)
University of Washington
School of Music

Young Artists Concerto Concert
7:30 pm, Saturday, May 11
University of Washington
Kane Hall