The 2012 MQVC semi-finalists (L to R): Kara LaMoure, Alex Zdanis, Carly Gomez, Danielle Osbun,
Atao Liu, Julia Bair, Kelly Swensson, Ananta Diaz, Sarah Ruiz, and Rachel Koeth
Lawrence Rhodes (third from right) leads a pre-Symposium cane gathering expedition
Julia Bair speaks to the audience during the Semi-Final round of competition
Second Prize winner Sarah Ruiz in the Semi-Final round
Finalists with Hosts/Directors (L to R): Alex Zdanis, Kelly Swensson, Ananta Diaz, Sarah Ruiz,
Rachel Koeth, David A. Wells, Kristin Wolfe Jensen, Nicolasa Kuster
Kristin Wolfe Jensen and student Mary Calo
Judith Farmer and student Elizabeth Pellegrini
Masterclass audience
George Sakakeeny and student Madeleine Dunn
Nadina Mackie Jackson and student Remy Taghavi
Stephen Paulson and pianist Ian Scarfe rehearse Paulson's Bassoon Concerto
University of Texas Reed Trio (L to R): Nathan Williams, Rebecca Henderson, Kristin Wolfe Jensen
Nina Flyer and Benjamin Kamins on stage
Barry Trent and Alan Fox show off new Fox bassoons
Second Prize winner Sarah Ruiz consults with Ryan Simmons in the exhibit room
First Prize winner Ananta Díaz rehearses for the final round of competition
with Stephen Paulson and the MQVC Vivaldi Orchestra
Nathan Koch and Nicolasa Kuster hard at work in MQVC Headquarters
Riding across campus in style
Enjoying one of the nightly post-concert receptions
Co-Director/Co-Host Nicolasa Kuster (center) poses with four semi-finalists
Congratulations to Winners of the 2012 Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition!
What is MQVC?
The Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition and Bassoon Symposium is a three-day event dedicated to bassoon masterclasses, presentations, performances, and the live semi-final and final rounds of a competition for young women bassoonists from the Americas. The event, founded by Nicolasa Kuster and Kristin Wolfe Jensen was most recently held at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California in January 2012.
The events of the Symposium are open to all. The Competition itself is for women bassoon players who are citizens of the Americas (North America, Central America, South America), or who are enrolled in school in the Americas during the year prior to the competition and who will not have reached their 24th birthday by the Semi-Final round of competition.
The next Competition and Symposium will take place in early 2014. Check back for more details about the location, date, and competition repertoire.
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