Young Musicians To Compete For Recognition And Opportunities

Evansville IN

10 January, 2022

10:50 AM

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By Sarah Kuper, WNIN January 10, 2022 Talented young musicians from southwestern Indiana will converge on downtown Evansville to compete for recognition and opportunities. According to officials from the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, the annual Young Artist Competition could be the public's opportunity to hear the next Yo-Yo Ma or Itshak Perlman before he or she makes it big. On January 30th at 2 pm, middle and high school instrumentalists from southwest Indiana have the chance to win cash and performance opportunities with the Evansville Philharmonic's Youth Orchestra. Musicians will perform a solo on stage at the Victory Theatre and will be evaluated by professional regional musicians. The competition's goal is to promote and nurture exceptional young talent and it is funded by the Musicians Club of Evansville Margaret B and Leo E Hem Memorial Scholarship Fund. To apply to perform or to find ways to support the event visit evansvillephilharmonic.org/education. The event is free and open to the public. WNIN is the NPR/PBS affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. We serve Southwestern Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois from our multimedia facility located on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville. For the past several years, the recognized quality of our local news has placed us among the best small market radio news organizations in the nation.