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| Junior Division Semi-Finalists |
 | Jason Amos
Instrument: Viola
Age: 17 Ethnicity: Black
Teacher: Caroline Coade
Home: Southfield, MI
Credits: Principal Violist of Detroit Symphony Civic and Michigan Youth Symphony Orchestras, member of Michigan Youth Arts Festival Honors Orchestra and World Youth Symphony
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 | Katherine Black
Instrument: Cello
Age: 14 Ethnicity: Black
Teacher: Hans Jensen
Home: Skokie, IL
Credits: 1st Place Winner of Society of American Musicians - Primary Division Competition, member of Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra
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 | Vivian Crosby
Instrument: Violin
Age: 17 Ethnicity: Black/Asian
Teacher: Manuel Ramos
Home: Waynesville, MO
Credits: Finalist in the Webster University Young Artist and Lutheran Summer Music Concerto Competitions, 1st Violin in Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra and All-State Orchestra in 2002
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 | Yemi Gonzales
Instrument: Violin
Age: 17 Ethnicity: Black
Teacher: Robert Rozek
Home: Miami, FL
Credits: Concertmaster of the Dade County Honors Orchestra, Assistant Concertmaster of the I Giovanni Chamber Orchestra, member of the Florida All-State Orchestra
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 | Amyr Joyner - 3rd Place Laureate
Instrument: Violin
Age: 17 Ethnicity: Black
Teacher: Jeun-Ching Lin
Home: Atlanta, GA
Credits: Winner of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra Scholarship, member of the Georgia All State Orchestra
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 | Trevor Ochieng - 2nd Place Laureate
Instrument: Violin
Age: 13 Ethnicity: Black
Teacher: Louise Behrend
Home: Wyandanch, NY
Credits: Winner of the School for Strings Concerto Competition, recipient of the Van Lier Fund Scholarship and grant recipient from the Children's Foundation for the Arts
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 | Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt
Instrument: Violin
Age: 14 Ethnicity: Colombian
Teacher: Melissa Barrett
Home: Jacksonville, FL
Credits: Winner of the Jacksonville Youth Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, Finalist of the Eastern Music Festival and School Concerto Competition
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 | Elena Urioste - 1st Place Laureate
Instrument: Violin
Age: 16 Ethnicity: Mexican/Basque
Teacher: CJ Chang & Soovin Kim
Home: North Wales, PA
Credits: Winner of the Philadelphia Orchestra Albert M. Greenfield Competition, Temple Music Prep Concerto Competition and Kennett Symphony Instrumental Competition
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| Senior Division Semi-Finalists |
 | Jennifer Arnold
Instrument: Viola
Age: 22 Ethnicity: Black
Teacher: Robert Vernon
Home: North Royalton, OH
Credits: 1999 debut with the Cleveland Orchestra, past principal violist of the World Youth Symphony
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 | Claire Garza
Instrument: Viola
Age: 21 Ethnicity: Mexican
Teacher: Jeffrey Irvine
Home: Cleveland, OH
Credits: Participant in the American Festival for the Arts, attendee of the ENCORE School for Strings and Aspen Music Festival and School
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 | Mariana Green - 3rd Place Laureate
Instrument: Violin
Age: 24 Ethnicity: Black
Teacher: Stephen Clapp
Home: Boston, MA
Credits: Solo appearances with the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, Symphony Pro Musica, Civic Symphony and the Cape Ann Symphony
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 | Bryan Hernandez-Luch - 1st Place Laureate
Instrument: Violin
Age: 25 Ethnicity: Peruvian
Teacher: Isaac Malkin
Home: West Valley City, UT
Credits: Solo appearance with the Utah Symphony, Three-time 1st Place Winner of the Utah State Fair Competition
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 | Christopher Jenkins
Instrument: Viola
Age: 23 Ethnicity: Black
Teacher: Martha Katz
Home: Boston, MA
Credits: Semi-Finalist of the
Fischoff Chamber Music Competition,member of the Boston Philharmonic
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 | Shelby Latin
Instrument: Violin
Age: 21 Ethnicity: Black
Teacher: Paul Biss
Home: Rockford, IL
Credits: Gold & bronze double
medalist of the ACT-SO
Competition, Winner of the Rockford Mayor's Art Award
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 | Ryan Murphy - 2nd Place Laureate
Instrument: Cello
Age: 20 Ethnicity: Black
Teacher: Stephen Geber
Home: Manchester, MO
Credits: Recipient of the African-American Achievement Scholarship, attendee of the ENCORE School for Strings
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 | Aristides Rivas
Instrument: Cello
Age: 23 Ethnicity: Venezuelan
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
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 | Karlos Rodriguez
Instrument: Cello
Age: 25 Ethnicity: Cuban
Teacher: David Soyer
Home: Miami, FL
Credits: Winner of the Greater Miami Youth Symphony and New World of the Arts Concerto Competitions, Winner of the Boca Raton Symphonic Pops Competition
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