Here are the winners of WPR's 2006 Neale-Silva Young Artists' Competition, which recognizes outstanding young Wisconsin classical performers who demonstrate an exceptionally high level of artistry.

(left to right) Sara Kind, Kayme Henkel, Mike Truesdell, Jessica Jordan, Kathryn Colucci, Derek Powell, Jamie Davis, Jeannette Yang, Elizabeth Sanger

Here are the Neale-Silva Young Artists for 2006:

Kayme Henkel, Piano -- from Johnson Creek (UW-Madison)

Jeannette Jang, Violin -- from Mequon (UW-Madison)

Piano Quintet (UW-Madison)

Kathryn Colucci, Piano -- from Madison
Derek Powell, Violin -- from Madison
Jessica Jordan, Violin -- from Aurora, IL
Elizabeth Sanger, Viola -- from Wauwatosa
Jamie Davis, Cello -- from Stevens Point

Sara Kind, Saxophone -- from Oshkosh (Lawrence University)

Mike Truesdell, Percussion - from Verona (Lawrence University)

The winners emerged from a competition held March 19th at Wisconsin Public Radio. The competition was open to musicians between the ages of 17 and 26 who are residents of - or students in - Wisconsin. Winners received a cash prize and performed at Wisconsin Public Radio's Neale-Silva Concert of Young Musicians.

The concert at the Chazen Museum in Madison was broadcast live statewide as a special edition of "Sunday Afternoon Live from the Chazen" on Sunday, April 2nd on the NPR News and Classical Music stations of Wisconsin Public Radio.

2006 Neale-Silva Competition - Information 2006 Neale-Silva Competition - Application 2006 Neale-Silva Competition - Finalists

This contest was made possible by a grant from the estate of the late UW-Madison professor Eduardo Neale-Silva with additional support from Wisconsin Public Radio, the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music and J.W. Pepper & Son, which provided each finalist a gift certificate for printed music from jwpepper.com