Congratulations: Nine music students from the Chemnitz Municipal Music School are travelling to the national Jugend musiziert competition
Saxony state competition successfully concluded yesterday in Zwickau - Chemnitz residents won ten first, twelve second and five third prizes
The 23rd Saxony Youth Music Competition came to an atmospheric end yesterday evening in Zwickau with the announcement of the competition results and the prizewinners' festive concert. Among the young musicians who had the honour of performing at the prizewinners' concert was the string quartet with competition participants from the Chemnitz Municipal Music School - their successful presentation in the state competition was rewarded with a "ticket" to the national competition.
Over the past two weekends, young musicians from Saxony presented themselves in Zwickau in the categories of string instruments (ensemble), wind instruments (ensemble), piano (solo), singing (solo), plucked instruments (ensemble), drumset, guitar (pop), new music as well as accordion chamber music and jazz in the state competition programme. According to information from Nancy Gibson, Head of the Chemnitz Municipal Music School and Chair of the Youth Music Regional Committee, a total of 30 pupils from the city of Chemnitz took part in the state competition.
Nancy Gibson: "Of our Chemnitz music students who successfully took part in the state competition, ten won first prize, twelve won second prize and five won third prize. Nine students from the Chemnitz Municipal Music School in the string instruments category - a cello quintet and a string quartet - made it through to the national competition in Braunschweig and Wolfenbüttel. These are very, very pleasing results for the young musicians and not least proof of our high-quality pedagogical work. The team at Chemnitz Municipal Music School would like to congratulate all those who have been honoured!"
All details on the results of the Saxony Youth Music Competition can be found online at www.jugend-musiziert.org - here is the link:
The 51st national Jugend musiziert competition will take place from 5 to 12 June 2014 in Braunschweig and Wolfenbüttel - details can also be found online at www.jugend-musiziert.org.
Contact: Nancy Gibson, Head of Chemnitz Municipal Music School and Chair of the Youth Music Regional Committee, call 0371/302289, e-mail: musikschule(at)stadt-chemnitz.de - Internet:www.musikschule-chemnitz.de