Loma Linda Violinist Wins Guild Competition
The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Music Department held its ninth annual Instrumental Guild Competition with six finalists performing virtually for college scholarships. A virtual concert of the competition became available March 5 with violinist Sophia Chan of Loma Linda receiving up to $10,000 in annual music scholarships funds (up to $40,000 for four years) to study at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³». The other finalists received additional music scholarships.
Chan, who performed “Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor Op. 28 by Camille Saint-Saëns, is a high school senior who began studying violin at age 5 and currently studies with Dr. Sarah Vendsel Dudas. She is co-concertmaster of the Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra (CYMO) and performed at the Walt Disney Concert Hall with violinist Bing Wang as part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Sounds Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Town series in 2019.
The other guild finalists were Gabriel Kong (violin) of Gilroy; David Shiang (piano) of Oak Park; Jesse Nieman (piano) of Portland, Oregon; Joshua Wang (cello) of Pasadena; and Ethan Dempsey (flute) of Porter, Texas.
The Guild for Music at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» funds the Guild Scholarship program. For information about becoming a guild member, please contact the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» music office at (805) 565-6040.