Mariposa's Young Composers Named

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The identities of  five winning young Mariposa County Master Composers were revealed by MSO Founder and Conductor Les Marsden at the May 3rd and 4th ‘Welcome, Spring!’ Concerts of the MSO in Mariposa and Merced.    Congratulations and rousing applause were offered by the MSO's audiences to the talented young composers entered in this year’s Mariposa County Arts Council/Mariposa Symphony Orchestra Young Master Composers Celebration.   The competition this year was particularly keen with many especially fine compositions.   Entrants are required to demonstrate their ability to compose a piece of music following simple guidelines; to do so in a neat and clearly legible manner – and to show creativity and imagination in the process.   There were approximately 20 entries this year (most in the 8 - 11-year-old category) from all over Mariposa County, the largest number since inception of the contest four years ago.

 

MSO Young Master Composer Winners for 2008:

  

8 – 11 Year-Old Category: (two-way tie:) Analise Wall (8): "Mariposa Breeze" and Grace Cassady (9): "Mustang Valley Sonatina"

 

12 – 15 Year-Old Category: (two-way tie:) Cecilia Ojcius (14): "Peasant Village" (Fully Orchestrated) and Isaac Decker (14): "Okamari Musicbox"

 

 

16 – 18 Year-Old Category: Sarah Hebern (17): "Waltz of the Horses" (Fully Orchestrated)

 

 

Cecilia Ojcius and Sarah Hebern orchestrated their own works; that is not a requirement - nor is it even recommended as intimate knowledge of orchestral instruments' ranges, capabilities, notation and combined effects are necessary.  But both students are trained and experienced on more than one orchestral instrument and possessed the knowledge to self-orchestrate.   Both girls (as well as Analise Wall) are also previous winners of the MSO's YMCC.   Marsden will score the remaining works and all five compositions will receive their world premiere performances as played by the Mariposa Symphony Orchestra under Marsden at its 2008 ‘Independence Day Spectacular’ Concert, to be held Saturday, July 5, 2008 in the Fiester Auditorium of Mariposa County High School at 7:00 PM; each young winner will also be presented with a $50 cash award at that time.    Questions or information requests should be directed to the Mariposa County Arts Council, Inc., the parent organization of the MSO - at (209) 966-3155.

 

 

 

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Please direct any questions regarding THIS RELEASE ONLY to:

 

Les Marsden
(209) 966-6988
New Cell: (559) 708-6027
7145 Snyder Creek Road
Mariposa, CA  95338-9641

 

Founding Music Director and Conductor,
The Mariposa Symphony Orchestra
Music and Mariposa?  Ahhhhh, Paradise!!!
 
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