a tempo Summer 2008

Student News

More student news can be found at the Honors and Awards page.

Stacy Bordon, master’s student from Ft. Wayne, Ind. (Elainie Lillios), had a performance of 12 Wings presented at the Society for ElectroAcoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) National Conference in Salt Lake City on April 3–5, 2008.

Joel Diegert, master’s candidate from Vestal, N.Y. (John Sampen), was a semifinalist in the Second International Jean-Marie Londeix Saxophone Competition in Thailand in January 2008.

Shane Hoose, master’s candidate from North Elwood, Ind. (Burton Beerman), won second prize in the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs Competition for his saxophone quartet Differences in April 2008.

Sean Patayanikorn

Daniel Knaggs, master’s candidate from Jackson, Mich. (Andrea Reinkemeyer), had a premiere of Three Nature Songs at Roulette in SoHo in New York City on May 24. The songs were premiered by the Xanthos Ensemble, which is in residence at the Boston Conservatory.

Octavio Más-Arocas, doctoral candidate from Spain (Emily Freeman Brown), was accepted into the conducting fellowship program at the Aspen Music Festival for summer 08.

Sean Patayanikorn, master’s candidate from Edmonton, Alberta (John Sampen), won fourth place in the Second International Jean-Marie Londeix Saxophone Competition in Thailand in January 2008.

Winners of the 2008 Chamber Music Competition in February

H30 Saxaophone Quartet, Idiophiles, PVC Trio and Volunteer Saxophone Quartet

  • Undergraduate Division

    • First Place: H30 Saxophone Quartet (coach Dr. John Sampen)—Jessica Heller, soprano saxophone, junior from Ballwin, Mo.; Beth Hummer, alto saxophone, junior from Toledo; Katie Hachey, tenor saxophone, sophomore from Findlay, and Doug O’sShea, baritone saxophone, sophomore from Voorhees, N.J.
    • Second Place: Idiophiles (coach Dr. Roger Schupp)—Rachel Costanzi, junior from Canton; Stephen Klunk, junior from Toledo; Danny Klohn, sophomore from Sandusky, and David Guyton, freshman from Beaver Creek.

  • Graduate Division

    • First Place: PVC Trio (coaches Kevin Schempf and Myra Merritt)—Sara Emerson, soprano, master’s candidate from Traverse City, Mich. (Myra Merritt); Spencer Prewitt, clarinet, master’s candidate from Brayer, Mo. (Kevin Schempf), and Laure Vermuelin, piano, master’s candidate from France.
    • Second Place: Volunteer Saxophone Quartet (coach Dr. John Sampen)—Sean Patayanikorn, soprano saxophone, master’s candidate from Edmonton, Alberta; James Fusik, alto saxophone, master’s candidate from Muskegon, Mich.; Andrew Braet, tenor saxophone, master’s candidate from Petrolia, Ontario, and Joel Diegert, baritone saxophone, master’s candidate from Vestel, N.Y.

  • Audience Choice Awards

    • Undergraduate Division: Idiophiles (coach Dr. Roger Schupp)
    • Graduate Division: Volunteer Saxophone Quartet (coach Dr. John Sampen)

    • Winners of the 2008 Dr. Marjorie Conrad Peatee Art Song Competition in March

Laure Vermulin, Sara Emerson, Mariam Vardzhelashvili, Dr. Marjorie Conrad Peatee, Tammie Bradley, Megan Bell, Stijn De Cock, Tim Bruno, Kate Musser-Stubbs, Olga Topuzova-Meade, Marissa Zacharias, Marcus Bedinger, Casie Dietrich

  • Undergraduate Division

    • First Place: Tim Bruno, bass, (Toledo) and Kate Musser-Stubbs, piano (Fort Loramie).
    • Second Place: Marissa Zacharias, soprano, (Celina) and Olga Topuzova-Meade, piano (Ukraine).
    • Third Place: Marcus Bedinger, tenor, (Trotwood) and Casie Dietrich, piano (Genoa).

  • Graduate Division

    • First Place: Megan Bell, soprano, (Columbus) and Stijn De Cock, piano (Belgium).
    • Second Place: Sara Emerson, soprano, (Traverse City, Mich.) and Laure Vermuelin, piano (France).
    • Third Place: Tammie Bradley, soprano, (Versailles, Ky.) and Mariam Vardzhelashvili, piano (Georgia).

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