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Music Institute students excel in fall competitions
Posted12/29/2020 1:42 PM
The Music Institute of Chicago's Academy for gifted pre-college pianists and string players and Community Music School students have started the school year with several noteworthy virtual competition achievements.
Academy students swept the Lisker Music Foundation 2020 Young Artists Scholarship Competition, with each winner earning a scholarship and an opportunity to perform on the LMF series:
• Piano: Zachary Guo, 14, Deerfield
• Cello: Jan Nedvetsky, 14, Wilmette
In the 2020-21 Music Teachers National Association state competitions, Illinois winners included the following students, who advance to the East Central Division competition (* indicates Academy):
Senior strings
• Alternate: Esme Arias-Kim*, violin, 15, Hoffman Estates