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About a million children in 40 countries attend Yamaha Music Schools, and thousands of entries were submitted to Yamaha Music Foundation in Japan for the opportunity to showcase their talent at last year's JOC. Like Mozart-who published his first opus at age seven-these young musicians who performed at the National JOC displayed remarkable early creativity: Erin Kanter, 14, of Jefferson, WI; Allison Shinnick, 8, of Appleton, WI; Keiko Osaki, 15, of Yokosuka City, Japan; Jeremy Siskind, 11, of Irvine, CA; Sara Sumitani, 15, of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA; Kathryn Lucas, 12, of Ontario, Canada; Alexis Kusy, 13, of Franklin Lakes, NJ; Elizabeth Moore, 11, of Irvine, CA; and Calvin Chang, 13, of Walnut, CA. JOC concerts have been held in 28 countries since the first one in
Japan in 1972. "These concerts are a vital outlet for our students'
wonderful creativity. Performance of original works is an extremely
important part of the total creative process," says National Administration
Manager of YMES Cheryl Landru. "This concert was exhilarating
for the children- and for all audience members." FESTIVAL ENCOURAGES STUDY OF MUSIC The festival is held to encourage the study of music. "More than 3,500 students ages 18 and under competed, and we awarded more than $25,000 in prizes," explains Festival Executive Director Carl Matthes. "We differ from other competitions because most tend to go only after the highest strata of students - average students aren't included, but we really cater to them." Participants are divided into three categories: the Qualified Division,
for average students; Open Division, for the more gifted entrants; and
the Young Musicians Division, for the most talented students. The Qualified
Division consisted of 2,500 students, making up the majority of the
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Los Angeles campus of California State University last summer hosted
the 36th Annual Southwestern Youth Music Festival, a week long competition.
Yamaha provided 19 pianos, including a |
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