Press Release
The Music School of Delaware Congratulates Students on Recent Achievements
(WILMINGTON, DEL.) April 5, 2011 – The Music School of Delaware announces the winners of the 2011 Wilmington Community Orchestra Concerto Competition for Young Musicians: Chloe Braynen of Garnet Valley, Pa., piano student of Lotus Cheng, 9-14 age group; Angela Li of Hockessin, flute student of Lynne Cooksey, 15-18 age group; and Conor McAvinue of Wilmington & Chris Dahlke of Wallingford, Pa., violin students of Shelley Beard Schleigh, additional winners. The runners-up are Marius Sander of Wyoming, violin student of Eliezer Gutman, 9-14 age group; Emma Scott of Bridgeville, violin student of Elissa Wagman, 15-18 age group; and Jhordan Gardner of Woolwich Township, N.J., viola student of Shelley Beard Schleigh, additional runner-up.
The Music School congratulates student winners in the high school division at the Delaware National String Competition at the University of Delaware on March 18, 2011: Nathan Lowman of Wilmington, violin student of Kate Ransom, won first place and audience prize; and Emma Scott of Bridgeville, violin student of Elissa Wagman, won second place.
Music School students Chloe Braynen of Garnet Valley, Pa., piano student of Lotus Cheng, placed third in the piano/violin category and Rachel Rice of Wilmington, cello student of Jennifer Stomberg, placed second in the other instrument category at the Kennett Symphony Junior Instrumental Competition on February 12, 2011.
The Music School of Delaware congratulates the following Music School students selected as 2011 Delaware Music Education Association (DMEA) and Pennsylvania Music Education Association (PMEA) All-State Participants. Participants are listed in alphabetical order by instrumentation.
DMEA ALL-STATE PARTICIPANTS
Junior Chorus Sara Brown, soprano Maude Ceruso, soprano Carly Volko, soprano Dorothy DaBaldo, alto Claire Kolakowski, alto+ Matthew Comollo, tenor** Thomas Lam, tenor Zachary Pennington, tenor Spencer Harmon, baritone James Williams, baritone
Senior Chorus—Women’s Caroline Shaffer, soprano I Laura Steimer, soprano I Julia Laird, soprano II Rose McFassel, soprano II* Evelyn Ripsom, soprano II Emily Betley, alto I Sophie Schmidt, alto I Rita Snell, alto I Melissa Testa, alto I Margaret Wiggins, alto I
Senior Chorus—Mixed Abigail Vanderlek, soprano I Isabel Tague, soprano II Jordan Beard, alto I Josephine Chu, alto I Linda Gorman, alto I Donald Coggin, tenor I Ethan Udovich, tenor II Caleb Brokaw, tenor II Peter Kolakowski, tenor II** Daniel Potter, tenor II Patrick Boland, bass I Walker Wiley, bass I
Junior Band Sara Brown, flute Josephine Chu, flute Emma Claire Field, flute Caroline Shaffer, flute Emily Shumosic, clarinet Christiana Taylor, clarinet Kevin Lee, alto saxophone Marius Sander, alto saxophone** Quan Bui, tenor saxophone
Senior Band Vi Bui, flute Kiera Dobbs, flute Laurella Lutz, flute Angela Li, flute Maria Ji, flute Emily Ozer, flute Frederick Allen, clarinet Sarah Greendoner, clarinet Patrick Reilly, clarinet Elle Bacon, horn Christopher Getty, horn Andrew Arrington, oboe Meghan Mills, oboe* Peter Kolakowski, trumpet** Shannon Morken, trumpet Evan Roberts, trumpet Michaela Shaffer, trombone
Orchestra Mark Aboff, violin 1 Annalee Althouse, violin 1 Albert Lo, violin 1 Courtney Gaston, violin 2 Marius Sander, violin 2** Rebecca Wang, violin 2 Hannah Gaston, violin 3 Emma Whitney, violin 3 Lauren Gaston, viola Madeleine Delbeau, cello++ Isaac Gaston, cello Alexander Tam, cello Jack Hollingsworth, double bass Laurella Lutz, piccolo Maria Ji, flute Angela Li, flute Anna Thompson, flute Andrew Arrington, oboe & English horn Frederick Allen, clarinet Shannon Morken, trumpet Elle Bacon, horn
Senior Jazz Band Shannon Morken, trumpet Evan Roberts, trumpet Asher Denburg, piano
PMEA ALL-STATE PARTICIPANTS
District 12 Orchestra Melissa Cassel, violin Nate Dalton, percussion
District 12 Band, Region VI Band& All-State Nate Dalton, percussion
*The Music School of Delaware’s Milford Branch **The Music School of Delaware’s Dover Satellite Location +The Music School of Delaware’s Middletown Satellite Location ++The Music School of Delaware’s Pike Creek Satellite Location
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Founded in 1924, The Music School of Delaware reaches thousands of people from Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland through its instructional programs and 75 public performances each year. The Music School is the only nationally accredited program of its kind in Delaware and is the only statewide accredited community music school in the nation. The Music School offers standard-setting instructional programs for all ages including the Early Childhood program, Suzuki Academy, private study and ensembles. A faculty of nearly 100 expert artists and educators are among the best-trained musicians in the country. Open to all, the school administers a financial assistance program to help ensure music excellence for everyone, regardless of financial means. The Music School offers programs at branch locations in Wilmington and Milford and at over 25 satellite and outreach locations in Kent, Sussex and New Castle counties. For more information, please call the Wilmington Branch at 302-762-1132, the Milford Branch at 302-422-2043 or visit www.musicschoolofdelaware.org.
The Music School of Delaware is proud to be an active partner in the IN Wilmington Arts Campaign. 
Programs are made possible, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
