Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts : Missouri Symphony

The 2008 Plowman Chamber Music Competition

Kirk Trevor, Music Director
Ayako Tsuruta, Artistic Director

Hugo Vianello, Conductor Laureate

Sponsored by:
City of Columbia Convention & Visitors Bureau, Missouri Arts Council, City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs and Hampton Inn

2008 Winners

	The Dr. David & Nancy Bedan Grand Prize: Jasper String Quartet Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, Houston, Texas www.jasperquartet.com J. Freivogel, violin I Sae Niwa, violin II Sam Quintal, viola Rachel Henderson, violoncello
	The Dr. Harry & Lina Berrier Strings First Prize: Atria Ensemble School of Music, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut Sunmi Chang, violin/viola Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet Hye-Yeon Park, piano
	The Dr. Larry & Georgia Morehouse Brass, Wind & Percussion First Prize: Halcyon Saxophone Quartet Moores School of Music, University of Houston, Houston, Texas www.colorado.edu/music/arundo/ Steven Hicks, soprano saxophone Jameka Byrd, alto saxophone Holly Carlton, tenor saxophone Robert Eason, baritone saxophone
	Missouri Symphony Society Honorable Mention: The H2 Quartet Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan www.h2quartet.com Jeffrey Loeffert, soprano & alto saxophones Geoffrey Deibel, soprano & alto saxophones Jonathan Nichol, tenor saxophone Kimberly Goddard, baritone saxophone
	Missouri Symphony Society Honorable Mention: The Tasman String Quartet University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, Colorado www.tasmanstringquartet.com Anna van der Zee, violin I James Andrewes, violin II Christiaan van der Zee, viola Miranda Wilson, violoncello
	Audience Choice Prize: Jasper String Quartet
	Judges' Special Recognition: Red Line Saxophone Quartet Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York Doug O'Connor, soprano saxophone Brandon Kies, alto saxophone Qun Gai, tenor saxophone Quin Lewis, baritone saxophone Iannis Quartet Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, Ohio Michelle (Yeun-Hae) Lie, violin I Domenic Salerni, violin II Ayane Kozasa, viola Josue Gonzales, violoncello Enhaké College of Music, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida Wonkak Kim, clarinet M. Brent Williams, violin Jayoung Kim, violoncello Eun-Hee Park, piano

2008 Judges

Melvin Chen, Piano
Associate Director, Bard College Conservatory of Music
Artistic Director, Hotchkiss Summer Portals

Frederick Hemke, saxophone
Northwestern University

Mathias Tacke, violin
The Vermeer Quartet | Northern Illinois University