The ESO brings music to life for students throughout Chicagoland.
In-school, interactive demonstrations, competitions and opportunities for
students to perform with the orchestra expand the students’ musical horizons
and help to foster a lifelong appreciation for diverse types of music.
ROBERT STANGER YOUNG ARTISTS CONCERTO AUDITIONS
The Kiwanis Club of Elmhurst and the Elmhurst Symphony present the
Robert Stanger Young Artist Concerto Audition each winter to provide a forum
for outstanding area high school instrumentalists to compete for the
opportunity to perform a concerto movement with the Elmhurst Symphony
Orchestra. These awards are in memory of Dr. Robert Stanger, a
Kiwanian and President of the Board of Directors of the Elmhurst Symphony
from 1968-1972.
The auditions are sponsored in part by the Elmhurst Kiwanis Club and the
Auxiliary of the Elmhurst Symphony Association.
The Elmhurst Symphony Assocaition is pleased to announce the 2020/2021
Robert Stanger Young Artist Concerto Audition Winners:
First Place:
Isabel Chen, violin
Isabel
played the 1st movement of Dvorak’s Violin Concerto in A minor. She is from Northbrook where she attends Grade,
Glenbrook North High School. Her teacher
is Almita Vamos.
Second
Place:
Sidney
Lee, viola
Sidney
played the 1st movement of Bartok’s Viola Concerto. She is from Arlington Heights where she
attends Buffalo Grove Heights High School.
Her teacher is
Roland
Vamos.
Third
Place:
Esme Arias-Kim, violin
Esme
played the 1st movement of Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in D
Major. She is from Hoffman Estates where
she attends Fremd High School. Her teacher is Almita Vamos.
Fourth
Place:
Ruth Kim, Violin
Ruth
played the 1st movement of Glazunov’s Violin Concerto in A minor,
Op. 82. She is from Vernon Hills where
she attends Adlai E. Stevenson High School.
Her teacher is Desiree Ruhstrat.
The ESO is committed
to outreach and educational programs to help audiences of tomorrow come to a
better understanding and appreciation of music of all types. The Elmhurst Symphony has scheduled professional musicians to
perform in the elementary schools for more than 30 years. Our program
runs in a five year cycle, each year highlighting an orchestra instrument
family.
The Elmhurst Symphony
Orchestra is a non-for-profit organization. The ensemble visits are made possible
in part by the 100+ Women Who Care of Elmhurst.