Laureates Announced in the 2017 Sphinx Competition

By Laurie Niles: Congratulations to the winners of the 20th Annual Sphinx Competition, which concluded Sunday with a Finals Concert in Detroit, Mich.! The Sphinx Competition is open to all junior high, high school, and college-age Black and Latino string players residing in the U.S. Jury members for 2017 were Joseph Conyers, Aaron P. Dworkin, Pamela Frank, Charlotte Lee, Dimitri Murrath, Merry Peckham and Lara St. John. Here are this year's laureates: Senior Division Laureates (Age 18-30): FIrst Place ($50,000): Annelle Gregory, 21, violin USC Thornton School of Music Teacher: Glenn Dicterow & Michael Tseitlin Second Place ($20,000): Santiago Cañón Valencia, 21, cello Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Teacher: Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt Third Place ($10,000): Gabriel Martins, 18, cello USC Thornton School of Music Teacher: Ralph KirshbaumJunior Division Laureates (Age 17 and under):

L-R: Joshua McClendon, Katia Tesarczyk Parraguez and Ifetayo Ali-Landing.

First Place ($10,000): Ifetayo Ali-Landing, 14, cello Homeschooled Teacher: Hans Jensen Second Place ($5,000): Katia Tesarczyk Parraguez, 15, violin Saint Paul Central High School Teacher: Sally O’Reilly Third Place ($3,000): Joshua McClendon, 16, cello Interlochen Arts Academy Teacher: Crispin CampbellYou might also like:

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