On Feb 16, FX lions held their Club-level youth music competition. Winners advance on April 13 to the District-level Lions competition, and then on May 2 to VA Lions state finals where 12 scholarships will be awarded totaling $18000. We encourage musically inclined youth in northern VA to consider next year’s competition; send us info@fairfaxlions.org a note of your interest so we can email you information.
We congratulate all contestants on their talent and accomplishments: (L-R in photo)
- Sela Eugenia Rongero, 16, 11th grader at Lake Braddock Secondary School;
- Jude Lawrence Bruce, 12, 7th grader at Trinity Christian School;
- Wroten McQuirter, 14, 9th grader at Thomas Jefferson High School;
- Alexander Moon, 12, 7th grader at Thoreau Middle School;
- Erik Daniel Lindgren, 17, 12th grader at Charles Colgan School;
- Connor Kim, 13, 8th grader at Liberty Middle School;
- James Josep Abiden, 14, 9th grader at Trinity Christian School;
- Joshua Min Gwon, 16, 10th grader at Woodson High School;
- Elaine Zhang, 15, 9th grader at Thomas Jefferson High School.
Today’s winners: 1st place vocalist, James J Abiden, Tenor. Composition: Out There by Alan Menken.
1st place instrumentalist: Connor Kim, Piano. Composition: Schertzo No. 3 in B Flat Minor Opus 31 by Chopin.)
2nd place instrumentalist: Alexander Moon, Violin. Composition: Concert in D Minor, 1st Movement by Jean Sibeliusby.
Honorable Mention instrumentalist: Wroten McQuirter, Piano. Etude in A minor by Chopin.
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