Awards Gallery

Fall 2007 - Spring 2008

Muncie Symphony Junior Division
Paul Moskalew 1st prize

Bloomington Symphony
2nd prize Jacobsen Woolen

New World Symphony
Senior Division 1st prize Nathan Vickery
Junior Division: runner up JuHyun Lee

Louisville Symphony
Junior Division 1st prize Michael Zyzak

Louisville Public Radio
1st prize Michael Zyzak

Nathan Vickery
1st prize winner
in the International Popper Competition Hungary 2006

Nathan Vickery, 17, has been playing the cello for 11 years. His prizes have included First Prize in the 2005-06 Carmel Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition, Senior Division; First Prize in the 2006 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Side-By-Side Competition; First Prize in the 2006 The Michael Ben and Illene Komisarow Maurer Young Musician's Competition; and First Prize in the Third Category (High School) of the David Popper International Cello Competition, held in Varpalota, Hungary. Nathan also won the principal cello position in the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's Side-By-Side student orchestra in both 2005 and 2006.

Susan, Shannon Hayden 1st prize winner Indiana ASTA solo competition 2006, prize winner in the International Popper competition 2006, James Kim - 1st prize winner in the International Popper competition Junior Division 2006, runner up in the National ASTA solo competition 2006, 1st prize winner in the MAYO concerto competition 2005 and Nariaki Sugiura our marvelous collaborating pianist.

James Kim and Aldo Parisot in Korea