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A World Class Music FestivalPerformance Opportunities, Adjudications,
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Young Artists Music Festival plays a critical role in music education
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SYAMFA Finalists Perform Johannes Moser Master Class at Benaroya Hall: Aaron Hall Discover Music! Family Concert Lauren Glass |
2010 Adjudicators Announced
We're excited about or 2010 Adjudicators.
Visit our Festival page to learn all about them
2009 Concerto Concert Audio Now Available
If you attended the concert, You already know that you want
to listen to these wonderful performers again. If you didn't attend
the concert, you'll definitely want to have a listen.
Audio is available on the Concerto Concert page
SYAMF Turns 40
Can you believe it? Neither can we! Of course, we're not spending a
lot of time
looking back; we're looking forward to another great festival.
The festival stays young and dynamic
because of the
enthusiasm,
new ideas, and new energy that
new volunteers
bring to the
festival.
So, even though we're 40,
it's not too late for you to volunteer. We
have lots of opportunities, large and small. Interested? Please contact us
Important Eligibility Rule Change For 2010 Delayed
For technical reasons having to do with our registration system
this important rule change has been delayed until 2011
To simplify and clarify eligibility requirements, the festival will begin using age
to determine eligibility beginning with the 2010 festival. Our current system,
based on grade, will remain in effect for the upcoming 2009 festival. To be eligible
for the 2010 festival, students must be ages 10-18 on September 1, 2009.
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Helen Taverniti Endowment Fund
Helen Taverniti (1921-2005), one of the five original founders of the Seattle Young Artists Music Festival, was a major figure in piano performance and instruction during her 50-plus year career. It was for her teaching of gifted students and fellow teachers that she may best be remembered.
Helen was married to John "Jack" Morse, a well known Seattle architect who passed away 2000. The couple, who had so loved music and art, designated a major gift from their joint estate to benefit the SYAMFA and help sustain the Festival in coming years. We are pleased to announce the formation of the "Helen Taverniti Endowment Fund for the Seattle Young Artists Music Festival". The endowment will be reinvested to grow over time while small annual distributions will help cover anticipated increases in the Festival's expenses. Contributions to the endowment fund should be designated separately from gifts to the annual operating fund.
Nesholm Foundation Grant
The Seattle Young Artists Music Festival is pleased to announce that it has been a recent recipient of a $3,000 grant from the Nesholm Family Foundation. The Seattle based Nesholm Family Foundation has dedicated itself to serving the Seattle community by supporting a number of health, education, and performing arts organizations each year since 1986.
FESTIVAL DATES
Registration
December 12th, 2009 -
January 16th, 2010
Festival: March 22-27
(Monday - Saturday)
Concert: May l5, 2010
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Did you know that some researchers believe that people making music predates agriculture and, perhaps, even language? Flutes carved from animal bones have been found in France and Slovenia, and are thought to be as much as 53,000 years old, twice as old as the famed cave paintings in Lascaux.
Did you know that humpback whales use many of the same rhythms and patterns as human composers in their songs? They keep musical phrases to a few seconds and create themes out of several phrases before singing the next one.
Did you know that singing birds often pitch their songs to the same scale as western music? The Canyon Wren sings in the chromatic scale, dividing the octave into 12 semitones. The Hermit Thrush sings in the pentatonic scale.
Music has been shown to relieve pain, induce happiness, encourage relaxation, recall happy memories. Isn't that neat? Welcome to the 2010 Seattle Young Artists Music Festival. We can't wait to hear your music!
Best,
Susan Sheridan
Volunteers Needed
Have you ever thought it might be fun to help with the Festival? The Seattle Young Artists Music Festival Association is a volunteer organization. The success of the festival depends entirely on the tireless efforts of dedicated volunteers. If you'd like to give some of your time to the festival, please contact us. We have opportunities both large and small.
Thanks For Your Support!
