JAVS Fall 2005

Jennifer Stumm, two Second Prizes were awarded to David Aaron Carpenter and David Kim, and Yu J in garnered an Ho no rable Mention. Pl ayed by five out of nine in the second round and all fo ur of th e fin al ists, Paga nini 's La Campanella undoubtedly was the tune left ringing in listener's ears! The spi ri t through o u t the week was both energet ic and posi tive; the even t succeeded brilliantly in giving every listener and competito r an unfo rgettabl e experience. T his Competition and Festival couldn't have p ro ceed ed so smoothly without the t ireless d edicat ion of its host, C laudine Bigelow. T he depth of her com mitmen t was obvio us in her heartfelt and sincere rema rks both aL the beginning and rl1e end of the week. The AVS communi ty is fortunate to have such an idealist in their ranks, especially one so deter mined to get projects donefM'ell! For this gift , she deserves all of our thanks.

David Aaron Carpenter

j ennifer Stumm

final round had the opportuni ty to perform in mas ter classes given by Foster, Ngwenyama, and Caro l Rodland. These classes went a long way to help crea te a supportive, encouraging atmosphere in what can be a rense environment. Of course, there was the competition itself. Sixty vio lists registered to compete, representing over fif teen countries aro und the world. T he level of play ing was deeply impress ive, and judges had tough decis ions to make in each of the three rounds. T he nine semi- finalists were Sayaka Kokubo, J i Hyun Son, Jenni fe r Stumm, Yu Jin, Sarah Da rling, David Aaron Carpente r, Mara Gearman , David Kim, and Eric Nowlin . In the end, First Prize was awarded to

Yujin

David Kim

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