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CONCERT 2
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Winner 1 - College
TBD
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Winner 2 - HighSchool
TBD
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Elizabeth A Kelly - Stop, Drop, and Listen
(for Actor, Orchestra, and Audience) 5’
with Kerry and Abby, comedians
1 1 1 1
3 1 1 0
Percussion and Actors
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Aristea Mellos - Fountain of Steel (2011) - 8'
for sinfonietta orchestra
Flute doubling piccolo, oboe, clarinet doubling bass clarinet
Bassoon
Horn in F, Trumpet in C, Trombone, Tuba
Percussion 1:
Snare Drum, Temple Blocks (3), Slide Whistle, Suspended Cymbal (medium size), Tom-toms (2), Tambourine, Siren Whistle, Tam-Tam (with a bucket of water), Vibraphone (shared with Perc. 2) and Castanets.
Percussion 2:
Vibraphone, Sizzle Cymbal, Xylophone, Egg Shaker, Crotales
Piano, Harp
Strings - bass with C-extension
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Osborne - Smoke, Steel, Stone, Cinder
15 instruments
fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, tpt, tbn, 2 prc, pno, 2 vln, vla, vlc, db
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Schickele - Eine Kleine Nichtmusic - 12'
1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 0; Str.
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CONCERT 2
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Winner 1 - College
TBD
​
Winner 2 - HighSchool
TBD
​
Elizabeth A Kelly - Stop, Drop, and Listen
(for Actor, Orchestra, and Audience) 5’
with Kerry and Abby, comedians
1 1 1 1
3 1 1 0
Percussion and Actors
​
Aristea Mellos - Fountain of Steel (2011) - 8'
for sinfonietta orchestra
Flute doubling piccolo, oboe, clarinet doubling bass clarinet
Bassoon
Horn in F, Trumpet in C, Trombone, Tuba
Percussion 1:
Snare Drum, Temple Blocks (3), Slide Whistle, Suspended Cymbal (medium size), Tom-toms (2), Tambourine, Siren Whistle, Tam-Tam (with a bucket of water), Vibraphone (shared with Perc. 2) and Castanets.
Percussion 2:
Vibraphone, Sizzle Cymbal, Xylophone, Egg Shaker, Crotales
Piano, Harp
Strings - bass with C-extension
​
Osborne - Smoke, Steel, Stone, Cinder
15 instruments
fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, tpt, tbn, 2 prc, pno, 2 vln, vla, vlc, db
​
Schickele - Eine Kleine Nichtmusic - 12'
1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 0; Str.
​
​
​
CONCERT 2
​
Winner 1 - College
TBD
​
Winner 2 - HighSchool
TBD
​
Elizabeth A Kelly - Stop, Drop, and Listen
(for Actor, Orchestra, and Audience) 5’
with Kerry and Abby, comedians
1 1 1 1
3 1 1 0
Percussion and Actors
​
Aristea Mellos - Fountain of Steel (2011) - 8'
for sinfonietta orchestra
Flute doubling piccolo, oboe, clarinet doubling bass clarinet
Bassoon
Horn in F, Trumpet in C, Trombone, Tuba
Percussion 1:
Snare Drum, Temple Blocks (3), Slide Whistle, Suspended Cymbal (medium size), Tom-toms (2), Tambourine, Siren Whistle, Tam-Tam (with a bucket of water), Vibraphone (shared with Perc. 2) and Castanets.
Percussion 2:
Vibraphone, Sizzle Cymbal, Xylophone, Egg Shaker, Crotales
Piano, Harp
Strings - bass with C-extension
​
Osborne - Smoke, Steel, Stone, Cinder
15 instruments
fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, tpt, tbn, 2 prc, pno, 2 vln, vla, vlc, db
​
Schickele - Eine Kleine Nichtmusic - 12'
1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 0; Str.
​
​
​
CONCERT 2
​
Winner 1 - College
TBD
​
Winner 2 - HighSchool
TBD
​
Elizabeth A Kelly - Stop, Drop, and Listen
(for Actor, Orchestra, and Audience) 5’
with Kerry and Abby, comedians
1 1 1 1
3 1 1 0
Percussion and Actors
​
Aristea Mellos - Fountain of Steel (2011) - 8'
for sinfonietta orchestra
Flute doubling piccolo, oboe, clarinet doubling bass clarinet
Bassoon
Horn in F, Trumpet in C, Trombone, Tuba
Percussion 1:
Snare Drum, Temple Blocks (3), Slide Whistle, Suspended Cymbal (medium size), Tom-toms (2), Tambourine, Siren Whistle, Tam-Tam (with a bucket of water), Vibraphone (shared with Perc. 2) and Castanets.
Percussion 2:
Vibraphone, Sizzle Cymbal, Xylophone, Egg Shaker, Crotales
Piano, Harp
Strings - bass with C-extension
​
Osborne - Smoke, Steel, Stone, Cinder
15 instruments
fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, tpt, tbn, 2 prc, pno, 2 vln, vla, vlc, db
​
Schickele - Eine Kleine Nichtmusic - 12'
1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 0; Str.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO
the winners of Cordancia's
2024 Nico Toscano Young Musician Competition
Leona Liu and Addie Canning
Performances with Cordancia in May 2025
Leona Liu, violin
Leona Liu is currently pursuing undergraduate studies in violin with Robin Scott at the Eastman School of Music. In addition to being a winner at the 2024 Nico Toscano Young Musicians Competition, she placed runner-up in Eastman's spring 2024 violin concerto competition. Her trio was selected for three consecutive semesters to perform on the Eastman Honors Chamber Music recitals.
In past summers, Leona attended music festivals at Bowdoin, Lake George, Sarasota, and Madeline Island, as well as the Maine Chamber Music Seminar. She has performed in masterclasses for distinguished artists such as Itamar Zorman, Ani Kavafian, Daniel Phillips, Aaron Rosand, Tessa Lark, Grigory Kalinovsky, and the Borromeo Quartet. Leona supports the work of living composers and has served on the board of OSSIA New Music for two years. Besides music, Leona is also pursuing a BA in linguistics and minor in math at the University of Rochester.
Addie Canning, tuba
A native of Pittsford, NY, Addie Canning is currently a third year student at the Eastman School of Music pursuing a degree in Tuba Performance as well as Certificates of Achievement in Arts Leadership and Chamber Music. Additionally, Addie is a Dual Degree student at the University of Rochester where she is majoring in International Relations and minoring in French and History.
Addie can be heard performing in her two brass quintets (Quinted and Absolute Zero), the Eastman Wind Ensemble, the Eastman Philharmonia, the Empire Film and Media Ensemble, and at gigs on tuba and sousaphone throughout the Rochester area. She is a member of the studio of Dr. Justin Benavidez and has also studied under Don Harry and Craig Sutherland. Addie is an S.E. Shires Rising Artist.