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The second concert of the new concept added to Vista de la Montana’s concert series occurs Sunday, February 21, at 2:30 pm.   Four exceptionally gifted young Tucson area artists will individually perform a variety of compositions.

They follow a most energetic reception of last year’s young performers.  An amazed audience then responded with tremendously enthusiastic appreciation for the talent  and poise of the young artists.  The young performers  to be presented February 2 1 defy description and exhibit the gifts which have earned each, numerous awards  and performances with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra..

Pianists Shelby Yuan, ,and Jinny Huh,  formerly students of Angeline Ng, now study with professor Tannis Gibson at U of A.  Shelby also plays harp with the Tucson Philharmonia Youth Orchestra and violin with the Doolean Middle School Orchestra.  She swims with the El Dorado Aquatics Club and loves painting, reading and math.

Jinny Huh, was born in Korea, began piano at six, and moved to Tucson at the age of eight.  She plays the flute with school and Tucson Philharmonia Youth Orchestras.

Jinny admits to loving to hang out with her friends.

Charlene Kim began violin studies at age four.  She studied with Wendy Sharp at Yale University Music School and presently studies with Steven Moeckel, Concert Master of the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra.  Charlene serves as Concert  Master of Tucson Philharmonia Youth Orchestra.  She has trained for many years as a gymnast.  She is also a skilled painter, winning awards in the 2009 Eighth Congressional  District Art Competition and the 2008 and 2009  Duck Stamp Competitions.  Her summer activities have included violin studies at the Johns Hopkins University  Center for Talented Youth.  Miss Kim is considering college studies in medicine or the sciences.  

Nicholas Mariscal, seventeen-year-old University High School senior, enjoys a passion for playing and composing classical music.  He confesses to reluctantly agreeing, at age nine, to enroll in a keyboard class offered at his after school program.  That program began his music career.  Nicholas plays piano and cello and writes music for orchestra.  He has won many awards and placed first in division 11 of the Tucson Symphony Young artist competition.  Last summer Nicholas attended the Interlochen center for the Arts in Michigan where he was awarded the Emerson scholarship in recognition of his achievement in cello performance.  His compositions have been performed on numerous occasions by the Tucson Symphony.

Among the compositions the audience will enjoy are those by composers Camille Siant-Saens, Edouard Lalo, Shostakovich, Beethoven, Chopin, Moszkowski,  Ravel  and  Liszt.

 A free will offering will be taken.

 Vista de la Montana is located two-thirds mile So.  of Golder Rd. then West off Oracle.  www.vistaumc.com    825-1985