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| Junior Division |
 | Maia Cabeza- 2nd Place Laureate
Instrument: Violin
Age: 14 Ethnicity: Argentinean
Teacher: Ida Kavafian/Joseph Silverstein
Home: Philadelphia, PA
Credits: Student, Curtis Institute of Music; Soloist, Detroit Symphony,
Camerata Academica del Teatro Colon, Chapel Hill Philharmonia, Duke String Orchestra, Danville Symphony; Concertmaster, Triangle Youth Philharmonic; Recipient, Davidson Fellow Scholarship
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 | Alejandro Duque
Instrument: Viola
Age: 17 Ethnicity: Mexican-American
Teacher: Donald McInnes
Home: San Antonio, TX
Credits: Past member, Youth Orchestra of San Antonio; Principal Viola, UIL Solo & Ensemble Competitions and Region XI Orchestras
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 | Khari Joyner
Instrument: Cello
Age: 15 Ethnicity: African-American
Teacher: Martha Gerschefski
Home: Atlanta, GA
Credits: Assistant Principal Cellist, Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra; Principal Cellist, Georgia All-State Orchestra; Winner, Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Concerto; Member, KAJ Trio
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 | Daniel Lay-Rodriguez
Instrument: Viola
Age: 13 Ethnicity: Puerto Rican-American
Teacher: Dr. Alexander Rees
Home: Ridgewood, NJ
Credits: State Winner, New Jersey MTNA Jr. Strings Competition and Thurnauer Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition; Current member, New York Youth Symphony and New York Youth Chamber Music Program
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 | Meredith Riley
Instrument: Violin
Age: 16 Ethnicity: African-American
Teacher: Linda Case
Home: Ithaca, NY
Credits: Winner, Syracuse Symphony Youth Concerto Competition; Soloist, New England Youth Ensemble; Current member, Cornell Chamber Orchestra
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 | John Sanderson
Instrument: Violin
Age: 17 Ethnicity: African-American/Native-American
Teacher: Mimi Zweig
Home: Morgantown, IN
Credits: Winner, New World Orchestra’s Annual Young Artist’s Competition; Soloist, New World Symphony Orchestra; First Violinist, Bridge Sextet
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 | Tony Rymer- 3rd Place Laureate
Instrument: Cello
Age: 17 Ethnicity: Dominican
Teacher: Laura Blustein
Home: Dorchester, MA
Credits: 1st Place, 2003 Longy Jr. Division Concerto Competition; NEC Youth Symphony Orchestra; Recipient, Jack Cook Kent Award on From the Top; Student, New England Conservatory at Walnut Hill Program
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 | Alexandra Alvarado Switala
Instrument: Violin
Age: 13 Ethnicity: Mexican-American
Teacher: Jan Mark Sloman
Home: Grapevine, TX
Credits: State Winner, Texas MTNA Jr. Strings Competition; Grand Prize Winner 2002 & 2006 North Texas Young Artists Competition; 1st Place, 2005 & 2006 Jr. Division Hubbard Young Artist Solo and Chamber Music Competition
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 | Robert Alvarado Switala- 1st Place Laureate
Instrument: Violin
Age: 14 Ethnicity: Mexican-American
Teacher: Jan Mark Sloman
Home: Grapevine, TX
Credits: Jr. State Winner, 2006 ASTA Solo Competition, 2006 MTNA National Finals Competition; Grand Prize Winner, 2005 Dallas Symphonic Festival; Soloist, Meadows Symphony Orchestra; 1st Place, 2007 Juanita Miller Competition
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| Senior Division |
 | Jason Amos- 4th Place Laureate
Instrument: Viola
Age: 21 Ethnicity: African-American
Teacher: Yizhak Schotten
Home: Southfield, MI
Credits: Student, University of Michigan’s School of Music; Principal Violist, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra; Past Principal of Aspen Sinfonia
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 | Jannina Barefield
Instrument: Violin
Age: 23 Ethnicity: African-American
Teacher: Lucie Robert
Home: Detroit, MI
Credits: Graduate student, Mannes College of Music - Professional Studies; Violinist, Stella Trio; Soloist, Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Birmingham Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra; Grand Prize Winner, Michigan ASTA State Solo String Competition
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 | Shelby Latin
Instrument: Violin
Age: 25 Ethnicity: African-American
Teacher: Alex Kerr
Home: Bloomington, IN
Credits: Graduate student, Indiana University’s Jacob’s School of Music; First Violinist, Kuttner Quartet and resident string quartet at Jacob’s School of Music; Soloist with Chicago Sinfonietta and Rockford Symphony Orchestra
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 | Karla Donehew Perez- 3rd Place Laureate
Instrument: Violin
Age: 22 Ethnicity: Puerto Rican
Teacher: Paul Kantor
Home: Albany, CA
Credits: Graduate student, Cleveland Institute of Music; Soloist with Berkeley Symphony, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, Oakland East Bay Symphony; Semi-Finalist, Klein Competition
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 | Patricia Aparecida da Silva
Instrument: Double Bass
Age: 23 Ethnicity: Brazilian
Teacher: Dr. Marcos Machado
Home: Brasilia, Brazil
Credits: Student, University of Southern Mississippi; 1st Prize, The National String Competition Paul Bosisio and the Young Soloists of University of Minas Gerais
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 | Victor Sotelo
Instrument: Cello
Age: 22 Ethnicity: Mexican
Teacher: Hans Jensen
Home: Radcliff, KY
Credits: Attended Meadowmount School of Music; Schellhardt Award Recipient, Hellam Competition; Soloist, Louisville Orchestra
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 | Adrienne Taylor
Instrument: Cello
Age: 25 Ethnicity: African-American
Teacher: Hans Jensen
Home: Westchester, PA
Credits: Bachelor of Music Degree and Performer Diploma, Indiana University; Indiana University School of Music Dean’s Award; Recipient, National Federation of Music Clubs Award; Recipient, Dorothy-Dan Bullock Award
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 | Whittney Thomas- 2nd Place Laureate
Instrument: Viola
Age: 19 Ethnicity: African-American
Teacher: Donald McInnes
Home: Lemon Grove, CA
Credits: Student, USC’s Thornton School of Music; 1st Place, H.B. Goodlin Scholarship Competition; Performed on From the Top; Young Musicians Foundation Scholarship
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 | Elena Urioste- 1st Place Laureate
Instrument: Violin
Age: 20 Ethnicity: Mexican/Basque
Teacher: Joseph Silverstein/Ida Kavafian
Home: North Wales, PA
Credits: Student, The Curtis Institute of Music; Soloist with Boston Pops, Atlanta, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Hartford Symphonies; Winner, Kennett Symphony Concerto Competition and Temple University Music Prep Concerto Competition
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