Wisconsin Public Radio - Neale-Silva 2009

2009 Winners Recital

A sublime Beethoven sonata, a moving spiritual sung by a bass-baritone, and a unique arrangement of Barber’s Adagio for Strings for three people playing one five-octave marimba were just some performances, which set the stage for the Wisconsin Public Radio’s 2009 Neale-Silva Young Artists’ Competition. They performed on the winners’ recital on Sunday, April 26, 2009 at the Wisconsin Union Theater in Madison. The winners were:

Voice: Derrell Acon (St. Louis, MO) – Lawrence University-Appleton
Alto Saxophone: Phillip Dobernig (Mukwonago)
Viola: Elias Goldstein (Bolingbrook, IL) – UW-Madison
Piano: Leonard Hayes (Dallas, TX) – Lawrence University-Appleton
Clarinet: Ching-Chieh Hsu (Taiwan) – UW-Madison
Percussion Ensemble – Lawrence University-Appleton:
- Felicia Behm (Monument, CO)
- David Ranscht (La Crosse)
- Stacey Stoltz (Aurora, IL)

Winners' Recital Photos
All Photos by Ralph Russo


2009 Neale-Silva Winners: Elias Goldstein, Ching-Chieh Hsu, Derrell Acon, Phillip Dobernig, Felicia Behm, Stacy Stoltz, and David Ranscht.

Derrell Acon - Voice Felicia Behm, David Ranscht, and Stacey Stoltz - Percussion Ensemble

Elias Goldstein - Viola
Ching-Chieh Hsu - Clarinet

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