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School of Music: SAI Concerto Competition Semifinal Round
July 05, 2025
School of Music: SAI Concerto Competition Semifinal Round

Saturday, July 5, 2025

Fletcher Hall at 6pm

Join the eight semi-finalists as they compete in the SAI concerto competition.  The winner of the competition receives a $1000 prize and the opportunity to be featured as a soloist with the Music School Festival Orchestra in 2026.

Performance Pieces

Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 

- Jean Sibelius (1865 – 1957) 

Anna Sykes, violin 

Shannon Hesse, piano 


Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82 

- Alexander Glazunov (1865 – 1936)  

Pavlo Kyryliuk, violin 

Akiko Konishi, piano 


Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191 

- Antonin Dvorak (1841 – 1904)  

Ewan Manalo, cello 

Shannon Hesse, piano  


Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 

- Jean Sibelius (1865 – 1957) 

Rhianna Lingle, violin 

Akiko Konishi, piano 

 

Concerto for Bass Trombone (2008) 

- Elizabeth Raum (b. 1945) 

Xiaoyu Liu, bass trombone 

Alicja Basinska, piano 


Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 

- Antonin Dvorak (1841 – 1904)  

Byron Laing, violin 

Akiko Konishi, piano 


Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 314 

- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)  

Erin Yun, oboe 

Alicja Basinska, piano

 

Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 

- Jean Sibelius (1865 – 1957) 

Tianyu Liu, violin 

Shannon Hesse, piano

 

 

About Sigma Alpha Iota

Sigma Alpha Iota is an organization, which promotes interaction among those who share a commitment to music. Members of SAI are active in all areas of campus music and campus life, working closely with faculty, administration, campus and community groups, music professionals and patrons. In addition to personal encouragement and support, members may receive scholarships, loans and awards in many areas and at all levels of music-related study. Sigma Alpha Iota has long been recognized as a leader in the field of music and provides a lifetime of fraternity contact. 

The SAI Alumnae Association allows alumnae members to remain active and supportive of the ideals of SAI. 

Members of Sigma Alpha Iota, in collegiate and alumnae chapters, devote their talents and energies to many national and international projects including those of Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc.: 

  • The SAI quarterly, PAN PIPES, comprehensively lists American premieres and works-in-progress in each special edition, and is included in the Library of Congress Archives.
  • The People-to-People Music Project sends music, instruments, and educational materials to deserving musicians world-wide.
  • The triennial Inter-American Music Awards (IAMA) and commissions recognize and encourage the finest in creative composition throughout the western hemisphere.
  • Undergraduate, Graduate, and Doctoral Scholarships, Summer Music Scholarships, and Chapter Outreach Grants are available to SAI members and chapters.

Sigma Alpha Iota accepts with pride the responsibilities and privileges of being a leader in the pursuit of music creation, performance, and scholarship.