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The 5th Plowman Chamber Music Competition, The Missouri Theater for the Arts, Columbia, Missouri, USA. Brahms Piano Trio in B major, Op. 8 and Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 In E minor, Op. 67. The Noble Trio. May 6 “Cello and Guitar Duo;” Sunday Afternoon Classical Concert Series, E. C. Scranton Memorial Library, Madison, Connecticut, USA. Arrangements of works by Bach, Beethoven, Saint-Saens and Satie; original works by Piazzolla. Max Zuckerman, guitar. Jun 11-Jul 9

“Hot Summer Nights,” The Missouri Symphony Society; The Missouri Theater for the Arts, Columbia, Missouri, USA: Jun 20 Chamber Concert Series I Mozart Duo in G Major, K. 423. Yeseul Ann, violin. Dvořák String Quartet in F major “American,” Op. 96. Gared Crawford and Hyo Choi, violin; Tatiana Kotcherguina, viola.

Jul 5 Chamber Concert Series II Dunhill Horn Quintet in F Minor “Nitor in Adversum.” Marcia Spence, horn; Algimantas Staskovicius and Yeseul Ann, violin; Tatiana Kotcherguina, viola. Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115. Marianne Shifrin, clarinet; Algimantas Staskovicius and Rachel Grubb, violin; Tatiana Kotcherguina, viola. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival; University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA: Jul 20 “iPalpiti Soloists” Tchaikovsky String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70. Vesselin Demirev and Conrad Chow, violin; Alfiya Latypova and Can Sakul, viola; Lars Hoefs, cello.

Jul 21 “iPalpiti Soloists - Duos: From Baroque to the 20th Century” Handel-Haolvorsen Passacaglia. Catharina Chen, violin. Honegger Saluste du Bartas (Six villanelles), no. 6 Duo H. 152. Peter Rainer, violin.

2012 Mar 4 “Sensual Duos for Violin & Cello;” Madison Winter Club, Madison, Connecticut, USA. Handel-Haolvorsen Passacaglia, Mozart Duo in G Major, K. 423 and Kodály Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7. Yeseul Ann, violin. Mar 24 “Sensual Duos for Violin & Cello,” Music Matters Series; La Grua Center, Stonington, Connecticut, USA. Handel-Haolvorsen Passacaglia, Mozart Duo in G Major, K. 423 and Kodály Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7. Yeseul Ann, violin. Jul 9-Aug 5 The Atlantic Music Festival; Colby College, Waterville, Maine, USA: Jul 18 “Chamber Concert I” Beethoven Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1. Dennis Kim, violin; Jun Cho, piano. Schubert Piano Quintet in A Major “Die Forelle,” D. 667. Hyun Jee Chung, violin; Frank Foerster, viola; Mikko Moilanen, contrabass; Sangwoo Kang, piano. Jul 20 “Exposition Universelle: Spain and Latin America”

Piazzolla Verano Porteno. Dennis Kim, violin; David Fung, piano. Ginastera String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20. Jaewon Bang and Iain Crampton, violin; Rebekah Newman, viola. Aug 2 “Salon Series III” Osvaldo Golijov’s Last Round. Dennis Kim, Hyun Jee Chung, Elly Suh and Hyun Joo Shin, violin; Rebekah Newman, viola; Ian Gottlieb, cello; Matthew Rosenthal, contrabass. Aug 3 “String Classics” Mendelssohn String Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20. Elly Suh, Hyun Jee Chung, Dongjoo Lee and Joy Rhee, violin; Hyo-Joo Uh and Frank Foerster, viola; Jonah Kim, cello. Aug 4 “Salon Series IV” Ravel Piano Trio in A minor. Jun Cho, piano; Seung Hee Yang, violin.

Nov 16 “From the 18th to the 21st century,” Bach’s Lunch Series; Neighborhood Music School, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Mozart Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285 and Piazzolla Fuga y Misterio. Naomi Senzer, flute; Gretchen Frazier, violin; Bethany Eby, viola.

2013 Nov 8 “Chamber Music from European Nationalists,” Bach’s Lunch Series. Neighborhood Music School, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Debussy Piano Trio in G Major, L3, Arensky Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 32 and Smetana Piano Trio in G Minor. Hilary Castle, violin; Juan Carlos Fernandez-Nieto, piano. Nov 9 “Three Piano Trios By Three Nationalists,” Music Matters Series; La Grua Center, Stonington, Connecticut, USA. Debussy Piano Trio in G Major, L3, Arensky Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 32 and Smetana Piano Trio in G Minor. Hilary Castle, violin; Juan Carlos Fernandez-Nieto, piano.

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Mission Statement: The purpose of the Plowman Chamber Music Competition is to assist emerging chamber ensembles in their artistic development, to encourage them to pursue careers in chamber music, and to provide a forum for their talents. Plowman intends to raise Columbia's cultural status nationally through promotion of quality music. Plowman will support ensembles in achieving the highest level of accomplishment and foster a collegial environment among the participating musicians.

Janice Plowman: The Plowman Chamber Music Competition is in honor of Janice Plowman. The Missouri Symphony Society is proud to honor a Columbia community member who dedicated her life to education and the arts. This event will go to serve Ms. Plowman's ideals. We trust her spirit will live on through the Plowman Chamber Music Competition.

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Plowman Competition - The Plowman Chamber Music Competition & Festival 2008: Melvin Chen, Frederic Hemke, Mathias Tacke 2007: Charles Castleman, Peter Frankl, Gail Williams 2006: Linda Chesis, Claude Frank, Wolfgang Laufer

Plowman Laureates 2013 Awards $5000 Dr. David & Nancy Bedan Grand Prize Project Fusion (saxophone quartet) $2000 Odyssey Chamber Music Series in the memory of Dr. Harry Berrier First Prize in Piano & Strings Altius Quartet (string quartet) $2000 Georgia Morehouse in the memory of Dr. Larry Morehouse First Prize in Winds, Brass & Percussion Kenari Quartet (saxophone quartet) $500 Dr. Edward and Judith Chmielewski Honorable Mention Orava String Quartet $500 Anonymous Donor in Honor of Odyssey Musicians Nautilus Brass Quintet Hugo Vianello Audience Prize Project Fusion (saxophone quartet) Judges Special Recognition Trio Artica (pn trio), The Fawn Trio (pn-fl-cl), Khrysos Saxophone Quartet 2012 - NO COMPETITION. 2011* Laureates * 2011 Plowman Chamber Music Competition was dedicated to Dr. Larry Morehouse. $3500 Dr. David & Nancy Bedan Grand Prize (tie) Akropolis Reed Quintet $3500 Dr. Harry & Lina Berrier Grand Prize (tie) Aeolus String Quartet $2000 Dr. Larry & Georgia Morehouse First Prize in Brass, Winds & Percussion West Circle Saxophone $500 Dr. Edward & Judith Chmielewski Honorable Mention Axiom Brass, Noble Piano Trio Hugo Vianello Audience Prize Noble Piano Trio Judges Special Recognition Beaubliss String Quartet 2010 Laureates $5000 Dr. David & Nancy Bedan Grand Prize Nexus String Quartet $2000 Dr. Larry & Georgia Morehouse First Prize in Brass, Winds & Percussion Red Line Saxophone Quartet $2000 Dr. Harry & Lina Berrier First Prize in String Amphion String Quartet* $500 Dr. Edward & Judith Chmielewski Honorable Mentions Arabesque Winds, Axiom Brass Hugo Vianello Audience Prize Amphion String Quartet Judges Special Recognition Aeolus String Quartet, Mad Town Low Down (Tuba Quartet) * Congratulations to Amphion Quartet, the newly appointed ensemble to the Chamber Music Society Two of Lincoln Center! Read all about them here: http://music.yale.edu/news/?p=6400 2009 - Event cancelled. 2008 Laureates $5000 Dr. David & Nancy Bedan Grand Prize Jasper String Quartet $2000 Dr. Larry & Georgia Morehouse First Prize in Brass, Winds & Percussion Halcyon Saxophone Quartet $2000 Dr. Harry & Lina Berrier First Prize in Strings Atria Ensemble $500 Missouri Symphony Society Honorable Mentions The H2 Quartet, Tasman String Quartet Audience Prize Jasper String Quartet Judges Special Recognition Red Line Saxophone Quartet, Iannis Quartet, Enhake 2007 Laureates $5000 Dr. David & Nancy Bedan Grand Prize Alianza String Quartet $2000 Dr. Larry & Georgia Morehouse First prize in Brass, Winds & Percussion Arundo Winds $2000 Dr. Harry & Lina Berrier First Prize in Strings The New Trio $500 Missouri Symphony Society Honorable Mentions The Attacca Quartet, Amethyst Quartet Audience Prize The New Trio Judges Special Recognition Trio con spirito

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It’s been a very good year for performances - Columbia Daily Tribune | Columbia Missouri: Columnists

It’s been a very good year for performances - Columbia Daily Tribune: Columnists

It’s been a very good year for performances Posted: Monday, June 6, 2011 2:05 pm

Part I of the three-part 2011 “Best things I saw or heard in Central Missouri — from Jan. 1 until Memorial Day.” It has been a very good year. I hardly know where to start. In no particular order: The music of the Noble Piano Trio from Yale University at the Plowman Chamber Music Competition — which did not win. We need new judges. Of all the great nights at the University of Missouri Concert Series — “The Color Purple.” The music version was unforgettable. Maria Duhova Trevor’s harp prelude at the Larry Morehouse celebration of life. Willie Cogshell and a great all-black cast in “Fences,” directed by Clyde Ruffin for the MU Department of Theatre. The breakup scene in “Sexual Perversity in Chicago” at the Capital City Dinner Theatre in Jefferson City. Branden Bise and Margaret Graham were unforgettable, too. Mary Kettlewell’s “Spanish Rose” dance in Hickman High School’s “Bye, Bye, Birdie,” An evening with the History and Theatrical Trial Society in “The Trial of Dr. Frankenstein.” An excellent cast headed by Mackenzie Meyer in “You Can’t Take it With You,” maybe the best non-musical Ol’ Clark has seen at Rock Bridge High School. The Ray Vega Latin Jazz rendition of “Tribute to King Oliver,” part of the “We Always Swing” Jazz Series. Britton Stamps in his first stage role in the touching PACE production of “The Yellow Boat,” a story of AIDS in children. Adam McCall as Jesus and Russ Boyer as King Herod in Columbia Entertainment Company’s “Jesus Christ, Superstar” and Eric Seeley as Brother Boy in “Sordid Lives.” Stephanie Berg’s new clarinet composition, “Study in Red,” with the Ninth Street Philharmonic. Craig Datz on the Missouri United Methodist Church organ with the music from Anton Dvorak’s “New World” and Cesar Franck’s “Symphony in D Minor.” The “Vilja Song” from the Showme Opera’s production of “The Merry Widow.” Jake Clayton’s show-stopping “Orange Blossom Special” at Mexico, Mo.’s Presser Hall with his old buddy, guitarist Bill Potts. Any show with Sutu Forte. In particular, her May afternoon on the “Blind” Boone Piano featuring new compositions by local artists. Newcomer Cheryl Piha in MU Theatre’s “Pride and Prejudice.” We will meet her again in MU’s summer rep. Also, Marsha Miller was a certified bitch as Lady Catherine. Addison Myers and Aaron Krawitz in the Theatre NXS show “Halpern and Johnson.” Garrison Keillor on the Jesse Hall stage or anytime, anywhere. http://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/columnists/it-s-been-a-very-good-year-for-performances/article_3364c965-8e7e-593c-8be3-5fb85169c09b.html?mode=…

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