2007 Bach Festival Auditions

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Complete Works Winners List

The Southern California Junior Bach Festival Complete Works was held on Sunday, October 7 at Cal State Long Beach. Below are the results for the South Bay Branch. The winners concert was held at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles at 540 W. Commonwealth Avenue in Los Angeles.

Keyboard Concertos - 1st prize: Susan Wang, student of Dr. Janet Favreau
Italian Concerto - 2nd prize: Young Choi, student of Jin Yoo
French Suites - 2nd prize Sharon Kwon, student of Mihyang Keel
Well Tempered Clavier I - 1st prize Linda Edsinga, student of Hyeja Ganahl
Violin Concerto Junior - 1st prize Kumiko Bankson, student of Gail Mellert
Violin Concerto Senior - 3rd prize Keila Huss, student of Gail Mellert


Regional Winners List

The Southern California Junior Bach Festival Regional Audition was held on Sunday, May 20, 2007 at CSU Dominguez Hills. The following winners from the South Bay Branch are eligible to advance to the Complete Works Audition in October.

Rachael Huang, student of Dr. Janet Favreau
Natalie Kester, student of Dr. Janet Favreau
Fiona Stout, student of Dr. Janet Favreau
Sherry Wang, student of Dr. Janet Favreau
Susan Wang, student of Dr. Janet Favreau
Kelsey Chung, student of Jin Yoo
Young Choi, student of Jin Yoo
Lois Lin, student of Edwin Deveny
Roderick Go, student of Lina Lee
Leigh Gaines, student of Hyeja Chong Ganahl
Linda Edsinga, student of Hyeja Chong Ganahl
Charles Sonoda, student of Hyeja Chong Ganahl
Laura Sun, student of Hyeja Chong Ganahl
Elizabeth Sun, student of Hyeja Chong Ganahl
Sharon Kwon, student of Mihyang Keel
Monica Liu, student of Sylvia Ho


Branch Contest Information and Winners List

On Sunday, February 25, 2007 the Music Teachers' Association of California South Bay Branch held the annual Southern California Junior Bach Festival Branch Auditions at St. Mark's Presbyterian Church in Lomita. The judges for the event were Ory Shihor, Edward Francis, and Craig Richey. The list of winners (eligible to advance to the Regional Audition on Sunday May 20, 2007), alternates, and honorable mention recipients appears below.

Winners:
Rachael Huang, student of Dr. Janet Favreau
Susan Wang, student of Dr. Janet Favreau
Sherry Wang, student of Dr. Janet Favreau
Fiona Stout, student of Dr. Janet Favreau
Natalie Kester, student of Dr. Janet Favreau
Andrew Zhang, student of Kimmy Wang
Kelsey Chung, student of Jin Yoo
Young Choi, student of Jin Yoo
Shu Hee Kim, student of Jin Yoo
Lois Lin, student of Edwin Deveny
Sharon Kwon, student of Mihyang Keel
Elizabeth Sun, student of Hyeja Chong Ganahl
Rachel Jorgensen, student of Hyeja Chong Ganahl
Laura Sun, student of Hyeja Chong Ganahl
Leigh Gaines, student of Hyeja Chong Ganahl
Eugene Tsai, student of Hyeja Chong Ganahl
Charles Sonoda, student of Hyeja Chong Ganahl
Linda Edsinga, student of Hyeja Chong Ganahl
Samantha Go, student of Lina Lee
Roderick Go, student of Lina Lee
Jinyoung Choi, student of Mira Sarkisova
Monica Liu, student of Sylvia Ho

Alternates:
1. Wesley Huang, student of Dr. Janet Favreau
2. Michael Murata, student of Virginia Ludwick
3. Sara Edsinga, student of Hyeja Chong Ganahl
4. David Sjostedt, student of Dr. Janet Favreau

Honorable Mention Recipients:
Jenny Choi, student of Jin Yoo
Isabel Ngan, student of Kimmy Wang
Anthony Yun, student of Lina Lee
Andrew Lee, student of Edwin Deveny
Stephanie Chou, student of Harriet Feinberg
Valerie Au, student of Hyeja Chong Ganahl
Sabrina Kozak, student of Hyeja Chong Ganahl
Lawrence Huang, student of Erika Chary
Chase Yun, student of Carrie Chuang
Kathryn Medina, student of Sylvia Ho




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