The North State Symphony is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Young Artist Auditions, which are put on by the Chico Guild in cooperation with the Redding League.
In the High School Division, Brianna Ruiz, a home-schooled 12th grader from Redding, was the First Prize winner, and Celeste Peña the Second Prize winner. Celeste is a ninth grader at Shasta High School. Both play the violin and study with LiYuan Ho.
Brianna’s prize of $700 carries with it the opportunity to perform with the North State Symphony in the 2015-2016 season. As runner-up, Celeste is awarded $300, and both prizes in the High School Division are provided by the Chico Guild.
In the College-University Division, First Prize ($500) was awarded to Amanda Edwards, soprano, and Second Prize ($300) to Anna Perkins, French horn. Both young women are students at CSU, Chico where Amanda is a junior and Anna a senior. As division winner, Amanda will also have the opportunity to sing with the Symphony in 2015-2016. She studies with Daun Weiss. Prizes in the College-University Division are provided by the Redding League.
Special thanks to our judges: Dr. Dwayne Corbin, Dr. Robert Knight, and Ryan Heimlich.
