Monday Musical Club of Portland

Monday Musical Club of Portland

The 2021 MMC Scholarship program features 40 students competing for $21,000 worth of cash awards to include three named awards (top prizes) of $2,000 each going to the top Voice, (Foster), Piano (Colliver) and Instrumental (Phillips) categories. The additional $15,000 in awards will be divided between those with the best scores based on the Oregon State scoring system. 330 points will be awarded by each of three judges for Quality of Sound, Technique, Musicality, (100 points each) and Other factors (30 points) for a maximum score of 990 points.

Winners will be invited to attend one of two virtual Teas being held over Zoom on April 12th and May 3rd. You will then have an opportunity to ask them questions and hear some of their music. The time of each event will be announced in advance, so stay tuned for announcements to follow. Please call or check our website for further updates. Here are our 2021 Scholarship contestants with links to all of their audition videos. Happy listening!

Ryan Babe

Cello

J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, Prelude

Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, II, Lento, Allegro Molto

Teacher: Desmond Hoebig

Andy Bakun

Voice: Baritone

Giovanni Paisiello: Nel Cor Pui Mi Sento

Franz Schubert: Im Frühling

Teacher: Erin McCarthy

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Rémy Bourgault

Violin

Bach: Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Siciliano

Wieniawski: Concerto #2 in D Minor, 3rd Movement

Teacher: Clarisse Atcherson

Derrick Cha

Cello

Bach: Cello Suite No. 2, Gigue

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1, Movement 1

Teacher: Hyun-Jin Kim

Erin Cheng

Viola

J.S. Bach: Suite 3, Courante

Franz Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D821, 1. Allegra Moderato

Teacher: Haiyan Sun

2021 Scholarship Contestants

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Derek Choi

Violin

J.S. Bach: Sonata No.2 in A Minor, Grave Henryk Wieniaski: Scherzo - Tarantelle, Op. 16

Teacher: Hae-Jin Kim

Ashton Doane

Piano

Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K330, First Movement

Liszt: Etude No. 3 in Db Major, “Un Sospiro”

Teacher: Elizabeth Morris

Ritchie Fu

Piano

Beethoven: Op. 57, Appassionata

Prokofiev: Op.4, No. 4, Diabolic Suggestion

Teacher: Kaori Noland

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Macy Gong

Flute

Mozart: Concerto in D Major for Flute and Orchestra by Mozart, third movement (measures 123-end)

Howard Hanson: Serenade for flute, harp and strings

Teacher: Sydney Carlson

Michael Gu

Piano

J.S. Bach: Preambulum from Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829

Franz Liszt: Tarantella

Teacher: Rachelle McCabe

Joshua Hahn

Piano

Beethoven: Sonata Op 109

Nikolai Kapustin: Toccatina

Teacher: Dr. Herbert Johnson

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Adrian Hsieh

Cello

J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011. Allemande

Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, B. 191, Allegro

Teacher: Dr. Steven Pologe

Avery Hsieh

Violin

J.S. Bach Partita No. 3, Gigue Henri Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 5, 1st Movement

Teacher: Caroline Huebl

Sanjana Ilango

Piano

J.S. Bach: Fugue No. 9, BWV 854

Frédéric Chopin: Ballade in F Major

Teacher: SungJung Kim

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Christopher Jeong

Violin

Bach: Violin Sonata, No. 2, Grave

Saint Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3, 1st Movement

Teacher: Clarisse Atcherson

Abigail Kim

Oboe

Amilcare Ponchielli: Capriccio for Oboe, Opus 80

Vaughan Williams: Oboe Concerto

Teacher: Karen Wagner

Ellie Kim

Violin

J.S. Bach: Sarabande in D Minor from Violin Partita, No. 2

Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

Teacher: Carol Sindell

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Eric Kim

Clarinet

C.M.v Weber: Concerto No 2, 1st Movement

Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet, 1st Movement

Teacher: Hyeyoung Jeong

Erwin Kim

French Horn

Strauss: Concerto No. 1 in Eb Major, Op II Mozart: Concerto No. 2 in Eb Major, K. 417

Teacher: John Cox

Jason Kim

Piano

Beethoven: Piano Sonata Op. 2 No. 1, Movement 4

Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C Sharp Minor Op. 3, No. 2

Teacher: SungJung Kim

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Joseph Kim

Violin

J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor, Sarabande

Henryk Wieniawski: Scherzo-Tarantelle, Op. 16 Teacher: Carol Sindell

Elaine Lee

Piano

Bach: J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor BWV 847

Frederic Chopin: Nocturne Op. 62 No. 2

Teacher: Irene Huang

Gene Liu

Cello

J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 3, Prelude

David Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody, Opus 68

Teacher: Hyun-Jin Kim

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Karli Jean Lonnquist

Voice: Soprano

Jean-Paul-Édige Martini: Plaisir d’amour

Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak: Inside Out

Teacher: Vanessa Jump Nelson

Brett Mason

Voice: Soprano

Allesandro Scarlatti, Kraus and Tordesillas: Toglieteme La Vita Ancor

Richard Hundley: Waterbird

Teacher: Erin McCarthy

Olga Melendez Valdes

Voice: Soprano

Antonio Vivaldi: Uncerto non so che

Charles Gounod: Jewel Song

Teacher: Jane Eaglen

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Noah Morris

Piano

J.S. Bach: English Suite No. 3 in G minor, Prelude

Chopin: Etude Op. 10 no. 4 in C# Minor “Torrent”

Teacher: Debbie Lee and Sophie Christian

Jesse Nieman

Piano

Beethoven: Piano Sonata Opus 2, No. 2 Movement 1

Debussy: Feux d’artifice from Preludes Book II

Teacher: Julia Lee

Isabel Pichler

Voice: Soprano

Mozart: Zeffiretti Lusinghieri

Carlisle Floyd: Ain’t It A Pretty Night?

Teacher: Susan McBerry

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Ben Price

Oboe

Mozart: Oboe Concerto 1, Allegro Aperto

Eugene Bozza: Fantaisie Pastorale Teacher: Karen Wagner

Isaac Price

Piano

Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G Major WTC 1, No. 15, BWV 860 Ravel: “Noctuelles” from Miroirs

Teacher: Dr. Kenn Willson

Jenna Tu

Piano

J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in A Major. BWV 888

Claude Debussy: L’isle Joyeuse

Teacher: Dr. Joseph Rackers

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Nolan Tu

Piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in F Major, K332, III Allegro Assai

Anatoly Liadov: Barcarolle, Op. 44

Teacher: Dr. Renato Fabbro

 Athena Van Dyke

Voice: Alto

Francesco Conti: Quella Fiamma

Francis Poulenc: Pierrot

Teacher: Vanessa Nelson

Sunny Wang

Piano

JS Bach: Partita No. 4, Overture

Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso

Teacher: Dr. Renato Fabbro

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Kira Wang

Cello

Bach: Suite No. 6 in D Major, Prelude

Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Movement 1

Teacher: Sarah Koo

Steven Wu

Piano

Joseph Haydn: Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI 24, I. Allegro

Schubert/Liszt: Standchen, from Schwanengesang  Teacher: Dr. Renato Fabbro

Ashley Yoon

Violin

J.S. Bach: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005, III. Largo

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Movement 2

Teacher: Carol Sindell

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Jacob Youn

Cello

J.S. Bach: Suite VI, Courante, BMV 1012

Antonin Dvorak: Concerto in B Minor, Opus 104: I. Allegro

Teacher: Hyun-Jin Kim

Tony Yu

Violin

J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 1, Presto

Henryk Wieniawski: Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Opus 22

Teacher: Haiyan Sun

2021 Scholarship Contestants