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The Fort Dodge Area Symphony has had a very successful Young Artists program since 1966. The main contributing factor to the great response of students to the program is that all who win the auditions perform with the orchestra. For most other symphonies, the only student who actually performs with the orchestra is the one who finishes first. As of 2009, there have been 166 Young Artist soloists with the Fort Dodge Area Symphony. Students who are interested in auditioning for the Young Artists' concert can get more information by clicking on the buttons at the bottom of this page.

Four young artists were selected by auditions held on Saturday, January 23, 2010. They were:

Darin Lee, Cello
A junior from Coralville, IA
Performing the 1st movement of the Concerto in D minor by Edouard Lalo

Jonathan Wolf, Violin
A sixth grader from Ames, IA
Performing the 3rd movement of the Violin Concerto, Op. 48 by Kabalevsky

Kyle Naig, Piano
A junior from Johnston, IA
Performing the 1st movement of the Concerto in G minor by Mendelssohn

Caleb Polashek, Violin
A college senior at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas; home, Ames, IA
Performing the 3rd movement of the Concerto in D Major by Tchaikovsky

The young artist winners will receive music scholarships established by a program set up by the Eva Paterson Estate.

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