APPLETON, WIS. — Sophomores Lindsey Crabb and Garth Neustadter were named co-winners of the 13th annual Lawrence Symphony Orchestra concerto competition held November 5 at Lawrence University. They will each perform as soloists in upcoming concerts with the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra.
Crabb, a cellist from Columbia, Mo., will play Dvorak’s Cello Concerto during the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra’s January 27, 2007 concert. She is a student of Janet Anthony in the Cello Studio.
Neustadter, Manitowoc, plays violin and studies with Stéphane Tran Ngoc. He will play Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 1 during the April 14, 2007 Lawrence Symphony Orchestra concert.
Crabb and Neustadter were chosen as this year’s winners from a field of 10 finalists. Serving as judges for the competition were Dean of the Conservatory Robert Thayer, and conservatory professors Kenneth Bozeman, James DeCorsey, Michael Kim, and Matthew Michelic. Each finalist is required to memorize a full concerto and then play up to 15 minutes worth from memory any part or parts of the concerto chosen by the judges.
The Lawrence Symphony Orchestra concerto competition started in 1994 to give students the opportunity to perform a full-length work with the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra.
