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| Junior Division Semi-Finalists |
 | James Dargan
Instrument: Violin
Age:17
Teacher: Dr. Janice S. Dargan
Home: Durham, NC
Credits: Concertmaster of the Duke Univ. Chamber Ensemble Orchestra, 1st Place Winner of the North Carolina NMTA Competition |
 | Karla Donehew - 2nd Place Laureate
Instrument: Violin
Age: 17
Teacher: Anne Crowden
Home: Albany, CA
Credits: 1st Place Winner in the ASTA Bay Area Competition and Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition |
 | Yemi Gonzales
Instrument: Violin
Age:16
Teacher: Robert Rozek
Home: Miami, FL
Credits: Concertmaster of the Dade County Florida Honors Orchestra, Principal Second Violin in the chamber ensemble, I Giovanni |
 | Gareth Johnson - 1st Place Laureate
Instrument: Violin
Age: 16
Teacher: Linda Johnson
Home: Wellington, FL
Credits: 2001 Winner of the LaClede Quartet Competition, 2001 Winner of the Young Heroes in Music Competition |
 | Amyr Joyner
Instrument: Violin
Age: 16
Teacher: Raymond Leung
Home: Atlanta, GA
Credits: Winner of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra Scholarship, member of the Georgia All State Orchestra |
 | Joy Payton-Stevens
Instrument: Cello
Age: 17
Teacher: Crispin Campbell
Home: Interlochen, MI
Credits: Two-time Winner of the Shaker Heights Interest Group Music Competition, recipient of the Cleveland Institute of Music and Interlochen Arts Academy scholarships |
 | Elizabeth Ramos
Instrument: Violin
Age: 17
Teachers: Manuel Ramos & Isabel Trautwein
Home: St. Louis, MO
Credits: 1st Prize Winner of the Mexican National Violin Competition, soloist with the University City Symphony and the Belleville Philharmonic |
 | Victor Sotelo
Instrument: Cello
Age: 17
Teacher: Julia Preston
Home: Louisville, KY
Credits: 1st Place Winner of the MacDowell Music Club Competition and the Corneille Overstreet Competition |
 | Eric Thompson III - 3rd Place Laureate
Instrument: Double Bass
Age: 17
Teacher: Adrienne Thompson
Home: Decatur, GA
Credits: 1st Place Winner of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Scholarship and Metropolitan Youth Symphony Scholarship Competitions |
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| Senior Division Semi-Finalists |
 | Mariana Green
Instrument: Violin
Age: 23
Teacher: Stephen Clapp
Home: New York, NY
Credits: Solo appearances with the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, Symphony Pro Musica, Civic Symphony and the Cape Ann Symphony |
 | Bryan Hernandez-Luch - 2nd Place Laureate
Instrument: Violin
Age: 24
Teacher: Igor Gruppman
Home: West Valley City, UT
Credits: Solo appearance with the Utah Symphony, Three-time 1st Place Winner of the Utah State Fair Competition and Spokane Allied Arts Festival |
 | Patrice Jackson - 1st Place Laureate
Instrument: Cello
Age: 19
Teacher: Aldo Parisot
Home: New Haven, CT
Credits: 1st Place Winner of
the St. Louis Symphony Youth
Orchestra Concerto Competition and Laclede String Quartet Solo Competition |
 | Shelby Latin
Instrument: Violin
Age: 20
Teacher: Paul Biss
Home: Bloomington, IN
Credits: Gold & bronze double
medalist of the ACT-SO
Competition, Winner of the Rockford Mayor's Art Award |
 | Jessie Montgomery
Instrument: Violin
Age: 19
Teacher: Sally Thomas
Home: New York, NY
Credits: Recipient of the Edmund and Sally Van Lier Scholarship Fund, Concertmaster of the Third Street Music School Chamber Orchestra |
 | Aristides Rivas
Instrument: Cello
Age: 22v
Teacher: Gary Hardie
Home: Waco, TX
Credits: Principal cello of the Los Llanos Symphony Orchestra, member of the Waco Symphony Orchestra, active solo performer in Venezuela |
 | Carl St. Jacques - 3rd Place Laureate
Instrument: Viola
Age: 21
Teacher: Atar Arad
Home: Bloomington, IN
Credits: Member of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and the Owensboro Symphony, Principal viola of the Florida All-State Orchestra, member of the Miami Symphony Orchestra |
 | Elias Suarez
Instrument: Cello
Age: 21
Teacher: Andor Toth, Jr.
Home: Oberlin, OH
Credits: Winner of the Coleman Ensemble Competition and Houston Young Artist Competition, member of the Texas All-State Orchestra and Virtuosi of Houston |
 | Naira Underwood
Instrument: Violin
Age: 20
Teacher: Sally Thomas and
Ann Setzer
Home: Pensacola, FL
Credits: Concertmaster of the ECY and Mannes College of Music Preparatory Orchestras, Winner of the WEAR Television Talent Competition |
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