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| Junior Division Semi-Finalists |
 | Daniel Andai
Instrument: Violin
Age:16
Teachers: T.Moore/S. Schwartz
Home: Surfside, FL
Credits: 1st Prize Winner
of the Florida International Competition, Concertmaster of the South Florida
Youth Symphony
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 | Pierre Constant
Instrument: Violin
Age: 15
Teacher: Sally Thomas
Home: Bellerose, NY
Credits: 1997 Carnegie Hall debut, solo appearance with the NYC Housing Authority Sym-phony, debut at Avery Fisher Hall
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 | Monica Davis
Instrument: Violin
Age:16
Teacher: Mickey Reisman
Home: Manchester, CT
Credits: Winner of the Manchester Young Artist and Camerata Ensemble Competitions, Concertmaster of Connecticut Youth Symphony
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 | Marcus Johnson - 2nd Place Laureate
Instrument: Cello
Age: 15
Teacher: Peter Howard
Home: Minneapolis, MN
Credits: 1st Place Winner of the Minnesota Sinfonia Competition and Prize Winner of the 1999 WAMSO Competition
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 | Mary Ann Ramos
Instrument: Cello
Age: 17
Teachers: Ken Kulosa
& Melissa Brooks
Home: St. Louis, MO
Credits: State Winner of the Missouri Music
Teacher's Competition and MTNA Competition,
Co-Principal of the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra
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 | Victor Sotelo
Instrument: Cello
Age: 15
Teacher: Julia Preston
Home: Louisville, KY
Credits: Honorable Mention in the Louisville Orchestra Young Artist Competition, member of the Louisville Youth Orchestra
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 | Jared Snyder - 1st Place Laureate
Instrument: Cello
Age: 16
Teacher: Hans Jensen
Home: Elm Grove, WI
Credits: Co-Principal cello in the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, Associate Principal cello of the World Youth Symphony, '94/95 Winner of the Interlochen Camp Competition
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 | Kevin Sylvester
Instrument: Viola
Age: 17
Teacher: Chauncey Patterson
Home: Margate, FL
Credits: Winner of the Broward Community College Concerto Competition, member of the Panache String Quartet
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 | Sarah Thompson
Instrument: Cello
Age: 15
Teacher: Orlando Cole
Home: Columbia, MD
Credits: 1st Place Winner of the
Marlin-Engel Competition and Columbia Orchestra Young Artist Competition, Assoc. Principal of the Temple Youth Chamber Orchestra
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| Senior Division Semi-Finalists |
 | Lena Fankhauser - 2nd Place Laureate
Instrument: Viola
Age: 23
Teacher: Heidi Castleman
Home: New York, NY
Credits: Former principal of the Cleveland Youth Orchestra and McGill Symphony, orchestral assistant for the Music Advancement Program
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 | Ilmar Gavilan
Instrument: Violin
Age: 25
Teacher: Abraham Stern
Home: Sherman Oaks, CA
Credits: Solo appearance with
the Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra, Laureate at the International Heinrick Schering Violin Competition
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\ | Tami Lee
Instrument: Violin
Age: 23
Teacher: Paul Kantor
Home: Ann Arbor, MI
Credits: Solo performance
with the National Symphony Orchestra, Winner of the Martin Luther King Spirit Award, SAI Music Scholar
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 | Kyle Lombard - 3rd Place Laureate
Instrument: Violin
Age: 24
Teacher: David Halen
Home: St. Louis, MO
Credits: Solo performance
with the Kansas City Symphony
and Savannah Symphony, Winner of the Naftzger Young Artist Prize
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 | Jessie Montgomery
Instrument: Violin
Age: 18
Teacher: Sally Thomas
Home: New York, NY
Credits: Recipient of the Edward Van Lier Scholarship and Scholarship at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Winner of the Composer's Apprentice Award
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 | Desmond Neysmith - 1st Place Laureate
Instrument: Cello
Age: 23
Teacher: Michael Haber
Home: Akron, OH
Credits: Winner of the GSMD Lutine Concerto Prize and the National Chamber Music Competition, Runner-up for the Royal College of Music Bach Prize
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 | Kaila Potts
Instrument: Viola
Age: 19
Teachers: M. Kawasaki
& C. Carroll
Home: Las Vegas, NV
Credits: Place Winner of the Clara Baur Scholarship Competition and Ennio Bolonini Scholarship Competition, member of the Las Vegas Philharmonic
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 | Joyce Richard
Instrument: Cello
Age: 24
Teacher: Helga Winold
Home: Bloomington, IN
Credits: 1997/1998 Winner of the Eva Heinitz Scholarship, Herman B. Wells Matching Grant and the White Memorial Award, 1st Place-NANM String Competition
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 | Christopher Woods
Instrument: Violin
Age: 24
Teacher: Patinka Kopec
Home: Columbia, SC
Credits: Winner of the Richland County Arts Competition, Wendell Irish Viola Award, and SC Music Teachers Association and All-State Soloist Competitions
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