| Educational Outreach Programs |
Marilyn Minford McCoid
Young Artist Competition -
December 3, 2011
The annual competition encourages and rewards talented high school musicians from Southeast Iowa. The 1st place winner earns a scholarship award and the opportunity to perform with the SEISO during the 2011 Winter Concert Series and/or the annual School Tour (both at the discretion of the music director). Click on the link to the right to download competition rules and entry form.
Clarinetist Surekha Mullangi and pianist Heather Gillis tied for 1st place, violinist Sarah McConnell won 2nd place and pianist Nathan Payne won honorable mention in the 2011 competition. All contestants are pictured: left to right - Back row: Robert McConnell, Josh Morey, Nathan Payne, Richard Su, Victoria Whitcomb; front row: Heather Gillis, Sarah McConnell, Michelle Chou, Surekha Mullangi.
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| 2011 Young Artist Competition participants |
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2011 Competition Rules & Entry Form |
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Artists-in-Residence - Aleron Trio - March 19 - 25, 2012.
Violinist Solenn Seguillon, Cellist Anne Suda and Pianist Teresa Yu will spend one week teaching and performing for hundreds of students and adults throughout the region. The Artist-in-Residence program has been one of SEISO's most popular and effective educational activities.
Ruth Keraus Youth String Festival - November 10, 2011
All string students in grades 5 through 12 are invited to participate in the one-day festival. Students are divided into 4 orchestras (5th grade, 6th grade, junior high and high school), and spend the day rehearsing with a professional orchestra conductor. The festival ends with a concert in the chapel at 3:30 PM. It is open to the public and free of charge for everyone.
School Tour Concerts - March 21, 2012
Each year the SEISO performs two concerts especially for school children - this season for students in the Burlington area. For most children, this will be the first time they experience a live symphony orchestra.
Program Notes and “Prelude”
The SEISO enriches the concert experience for all its patrons with program notes written by professional musicians and the Maestro's pre-concert talks.
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| Aleron Trio bios |
Aleron Trio
An ensemble of three young women from France, the United States and Taiwan, the San Francisco-based Aleron Trio’s mission is to present chamber music to as broad a range of audiences as possible, whether performing in cathedrals, museum galleries, intimate chapels or the traditional concert hall. Listeners can expect to hear a variety of styles from the classical repertoire to a fusion of genres including American jazz and Irish idioms. In addition to upcoming performances in the Bay Area during the 2011-2012 season, Aleron Trio will return to France for the third consecutive summer to appear as featured artists at celebrated music festivals, and will perform in Barcelona, Spain. Aleron Trio is a fiscally sponsored affiliate of the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music. For more information visit alerontrio.com or facebook.com/alerontrio.
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