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The Fort Dodge Area Symphony is proud to sponsor the Youth Honors Recital for outstanding young soloists and ensembles. The recital is open to students 8th grade and younger. Auditions are held for students performing in piano, instrumental, voice, and dance as well as small ensembles. Students interested in auditioning for the Youth Honors Recital can get more information by clicking on the buttons below.

The recital was held on Friday, April 9th at 7:00 P.M. at Grace Lutheran Church. All students who participated received a family ticket to the Symphony's Young Artists concert on Sunday, April 25th at Phillips Middle School. Certificates were awarded to the winners.

The following students were selected from the Youth Honors Recital to perform before the Fort Dodge Area Symphony Concert on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 2:30 P.M. The students for 2010 were selected at the recital on Friday, April 9, 2010.

Twinkle with Variations......................................................... Suzuki
     Victoria Pavik, violin, 6 years old, Fort Dodge
     Accompanist: Andrea Sieben Pavik
     Teacher: Jeanette Lawrence, Fort Dodge

Bumblebee Toccata.................................................................. L.F. Olson
     Matt Garland, piano, 5th grade, Fort Dodge
     Teacher: Debbie Neimann, Fort Dodge

Brave Knight............................................................................... Vogel
Jumping Jacks............................................................................ Butler
     Leah Gibbons, piano, 4th grade, Harcourt
     Teacher: Linda Bensen, Gowrie

Clowns and Acrobats................................................................ Glover
     Piano Duet: Carson Walrod, 5th grade, Katie Walrod, 7th grade
     Teacher: Linda Bensen

Regency Ballroom....................................................................... Judy E. Wells
     Anna McChesney, piano, 3rd grade, Somers
     Teacher: Marcia Johnson, Fort Dodge

Caribbean Blue............................................................................ Olson
     Emily Zhang, piano 4th grade, Fort Dodge
     Teacher: Joan Hopkins, Webster City

Menuet........................................................................................... Ravel
     Angela Wu, piano, 7th grade, Fort Dodge
     Teacher: Joan Hopkins

Humoresque................................................................................... Dvorak
     Steven Liao, violin, 7th grade, Fort Dodge
     Accompanist: David Liao
     Teacher: Jeanette Lawrence

Floating in Space........................................................................ Crosby
     Josh Gibbons, piano, 6th grade, Harcourt
     Teacher: Linda Bensen

Fantaisie Mauresque.................................................................. F. Combeke
     Bella Chou, alto saxophone, 8th grade, Fort Dodge
     Accompanist: Diana Chou
     Teacher: Ardella Hein, Fort Dodge

Cantabile in Bb Major............................................................... Chopin
     Ayenna Cagaanan, piano, 8th grade, Fort Dodge
     Teacher: Joan Hopkins

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