Minnesota Sinfonia Presents Junior Composers Winning Composition at Annual Youth Outreach Concert
Minneapolis, MN, July 05, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The Minnesota Sinfonia is proud to present the Junior Composers Competition winning composition, “Waves of Feeling” by Jayson Elliot at it’s annual Youth Outreach Concert. 25 young talented musicians are also scheduled to perform Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 5 in e minor, opus 64” with the Minnesota Sinfonia as part of the Sinfonia’s Youth Outreach Week where student musicians get a chance to see first hand what life is like as a professional musician.
Also featured on the program is “Overture to the Barber of Seville” by Gioachino Rossini.
The concert will be held 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 19 at Lake Harriet Bandshell, 4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55419. Admission is free and children are welcome to attend. Audience members should arrive early—all concerts are first-come, first-seated.
Junior composer Jayson Elliott is entering his Senior year at Air Academy High School in Colorado Springs and has won many awards for his solo and ensemble playing as well as his compositions for piano, vocal/instrumental ensemble and band. Jayson is part of the Air Academy marching band, advanced jazz band and chamber choir. He is an “in demand” accompanist for any musicals or s cvolo/ensemble festivals. Jayson also takes the time to play for services at St. Patrick Parish.
Music has been a passion for Jayson since he was very young. He began studying piano seriously at the age of 10 and continued to expand his familiarity with instruments in middle school, becoming an accomplished flute and saxophone player, and while volunteering at summer band camps he learned the other band instruments as well. Jayson began composing when he was eleven, but he really became serious when he was fourteen and his compositions began earning acknowledgement at the State level through NFMC. MTNA Composition winner for Colorado and runner up for the Western Region, CMEA Composition winner, Junior Convention, Junior Festival (3 superiors & 2 Gold cups), two time NFMC Junior Composer State, Western Region winner, ABRSM Grade 6 Exam Distinction winner, and 2013 Minnesota Sinfonia Junior Composers Competition winner. Jayson will be attending the Junior Composer Studio in Minnesota this summer for the third year.
Additional Minnesota Sinfonia concert information is available at 612-871-1701 or www.mnsinfonia.org.
The Minnesota Sinfonia is a professional chamber orchestra whose mission is to serve the musical and educational needs of the citizens of Minnesota, especially families with children, inner-city youth, seniors and those with limited financial means. The Sinfonia plays concerts for over 25,000 people each year, and is the only professional orchestra of its kind, offering all concerts free of admission charges, welcoming children to every performance, and dedicating over half its services to inner-city schools. Founded in 1989 by Artistic Director Jay Fishman, the Sinfonia is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization supported by corporate, foundation and individual contributors. For more information visit www.mnsinfonia.org or call 612-871-1701.
For Calendars: Summer Concert Series II: Youth Outreach. Friday, July 19 at 7:30pm, Lake Harriet Bandshell, 4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy, Minneapolis. Free. 612.871.1701. www.mnsinfonia.org
Also featured on the program is “Overture to the Barber of Seville” by Gioachino Rossini.
The concert will be held 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 19 at Lake Harriet Bandshell, 4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55419. Admission is free and children are welcome to attend. Audience members should arrive early—all concerts are first-come, first-seated.
Junior composer Jayson Elliott is entering his Senior year at Air Academy High School in Colorado Springs and has won many awards for his solo and ensemble playing as well as his compositions for piano, vocal/instrumental ensemble and band. Jayson is part of the Air Academy marching band, advanced jazz band and chamber choir. He is an “in demand” accompanist for any musicals or s cvolo/ensemble festivals. Jayson also takes the time to play for services at St. Patrick Parish.
Music has been a passion for Jayson since he was very young. He began studying piano seriously at the age of 10 and continued to expand his familiarity with instruments in middle school, becoming an accomplished flute and saxophone player, and while volunteering at summer band camps he learned the other band instruments as well. Jayson began composing when he was eleven, but he really became serious when he was fourteen and his compositions began earning acknowledgement at the State level through NFMC. MTNA Composition winner for Colorado and runner up for the Western Region, CMEA Composition winner, Junior Convention, Junior Festival (3 superiors & 2 Gold cups), two time NFMC Junior Composer State, Western Region winner, ABRSM Grade 6 Exam Distinction winner, and 2013 Minnesota Sinfonia Junior Composers Competition winner. Jayson will be attending the Junior Composer Studio in Minnesota this summer for the third year.
Additional Minnesota Sinfonia concert information is available at 612-871-1701 or www.mnsinfonia.org.
The Minnesota Sinfonia is a professional chamber orchestra whose mission is to serve the musical and educational needs of the citizens of Minnesota, especially families with children, inner-city youth, seniors and those with limited financial means. The Sinfonia plays concerts for over 25,000 people each year, and is the only professional orchestra of its kind, offering all concerts free of admission charges, welcoming children to every performance, and dedicating over half its services to inner-city schools. Founded in 1989 by Artistic Director Jay Fishman, the Sinfonia is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization supported by corporate, foundation and individual contributors. For more information visit www.mnsinfonia.org or call 612-871-1701.
For Calendars: Summer Concert Series II: Youth Outreach. Friday, July 19 at 7:30pm, Lake Harriet Bandshell, 4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy, Minneapolis. Free. 612.871.1701. www.mnsinfonia.org
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