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The Appalachian Classical Music Association presents the...

Sonata/Sonatina Festival
November 7, 2009
Milligan College
Milligan, Tennessee

The Sonata/Sonatina Festival is a musical experience involving young musicians of all ages and levels of proficiency. Students perform before a panel of qualified judges a selected piece in their field of expertise reflecting their training and ambitions as a musician. Awards and monetary scholarships are offered to Festival participants in three categories: Senior Competition, Merit Scholarships and Outstanding Soloists.

Gregory Wang
First Place
Senior Division

The 2008 Sonata/Sonatina Festival was a huge success. Over 200 students registered as instumentalists or vocalists. An increasing number of ensemble groups performed this year as well.

The Senior High Competition included a dozen students with many outstanding performances. Gregory Wang of Johnson City, a student of Dr. Ben Caton, won the competition, playing the piano Sonata No. 2 in B Flat Minor by Rachmaninoff.

Second place in the competition was captured by Lydia Bassett of Rocky Mount, Virginia, a student of

Benedict Goodfriend. She played the violin Concerto No. 4 in D Minor by Viextemps. Third place went to Layla Marshall of Johnson City, a student of Dr. Donald Conflenti, playing the piano Sonata in F Major by Mozart.