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Musichorale's
48th Annual Frank Stehlik Memorial Scholarship Contest
Saturday, February 27,
2010
Application Deadline – Extended to February 13, 2010
• Contest for amateur instrumentalists and vocalists in grades 1 – 12.
• Call (312) 409-6661 (24 hours a day) for further information.
Contest
Application From (pdf document – download and print)
Contest Rules & Information
Map to Contest
Judge Application
Accompanist Application
Frank Stehlik Memorial
Scholarship Contest ~ 2009 Winners
  
(Pictured above with Musichorale Director Jeffrey Silhan from left to right)
Michelle Park, Francesco Castaldi, and Kiyoshi Hayashi
Musichorale held its 47th annual scholarship contest on Saturday, February
28, 2009. Two instrumental contests and one vocal contest were conducted.
- Placing
first in the junior instrumental contest was Michelle Park of
Itasca. Michelle is a violin student. She has been studying
for eight years at the Betty Haag Academy of Music. Michelle is a
7th grader at Peacock Middle School.
- The
first place winner of the vocal contest was Francesco Castaldi, age 18
of Wheeling. Francesco is a senior at St. Viator High
school. Francesco is active in his school choir and has also been
taking private lessons for seven years under the instruction of Jina
Varis. Francesco is currently auditioning at various colleges and
intends to continue his musical education.
- Kiyoshi
Hayashi, age 15, placed first in the senior instrumental contest.
Kiyoshi is a violin student. He has been studying for eight years
at the Western Springs School of Talent Education. Kiyoshi is a
freshman at Oak Park River Forest High School.
All first place winners
will receive a $500 cash award for the continuation of their musical
education. Each will also perform as a special guest at Musichorale's Spring
Concert on Sunday, April 19, 2009, or the Christmas Noel program in
December. These two presentations will be held in the Ozinga Chapel
Auditorium of Trinity College in Palos Heights.
Second and third place winners also received a cash award of $200 and $100,
respectively.
Musichorale 2008
Scholarship Contest Winners
  
Luke Harvey, Kate
Rozycki, and Maria Yeh
Musichorale
held its 46th annual scholarship contest on Saturday, February 23rd. Two
instrumental contests and one vocal contest were conducted. Following are the
first place winners of the individual contests.
Luke Harvey, age 14, placed first in the senior instrumental contest. Luke is
a piano student of Ludka Derka of Indian Head
Park. His selections were The Cat and the Mouse by Aaron Copland and Chopin's
Etude #12. The Harvey family reside in Cedar
Lake, Indiana, and Luke attends Lowell
High School.
Placing first in the junior instrumental contest was Maria Yeh of Palatine.
Maria is a student of the Betty
Haag Academy in Arlington Heights.
Her selections for the contest were Mendelssohn's Rondo Capriccioso and
Sonate by Mozart. Maria is a 6th grader at Pleasant Hill
School.
The first place winner of the vocal contest was Kate Rozycki, age 17, of
LaGrange. Kate attends Lyons
Township High
School where she has been taking lessons and is also a
private student of Mrs. Becky Moan. The two selections sung by Kate were None
But the Lonely Heart by Tchaikovsky and Take Me To the World by
Sondheim. An honor roll student, Kate is also interested in theatre,
both as a performer and in other backstage functions.
All first place winners will receive a $500 cash award for the continuation
of their musical education. Each will also perform as a special guest at
Musichorale's Spring Concert on Sunday, April 20th or the Christmas Noel
program on December 14th. These two presentations will be held in the Ozinga
Chapel Auditorium of Trinity College in Palos Heights.
Second and third place winners also received a cash award of $200 and $100,
respectively.
About the Musichorale
Scholarship Contest
In 1958
the group awarded its first scholarship established by the Willard Neely
Family. Today, Helen Recktenwald supports this fund in memory of her brother,
Frank Stehlik, who was a long time Musichorale member and who loved children.
Four scholarships are awarded each year to young musicians in grades 1 - 12
to help them continue their musical studies. Each year these talented
scholarship winners perform at the Musichorale concerts. The contest
takes place yearly on the last Saturday in February.
2007 Scholarship Contest
Winners
 
Ethan Young and George
Hyun
Ethan
Young, age 16, won the first place award in Musichorale's 45th
Scholarship Contest for instrumentalists in grades nine through twelve.
Ethan, a junior at Oswego High School, performed the 1st Movement
of Saint Saens Concerto No. 1 and the Allemande from the Second Suite by J.S.
Bach on the cello which he has been studying for eleven years. Ethan
has been taking private lessons from Andrea LaFranzo of North Aurora.
He resides with his parents in Oswego, Illinois.
George
Hyun, age 14, placed first in the instrumentalists grades one thru eight
division of Musichorale�s 45th Scholarship Contest. George
is an eight grade at Washburne Junior High and resides with his parents in
Winnetka, Illinois. George has studied the violin for ten years at the
Betty Haag Academy. His selection for the contest was Lalo's Symphonie
Espagnole.
Both first
place winners won a monetary prize of $500 to continue their music education.
Both Ethan and George performed Musichorale concerts.
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