>> THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS A
PBS WISCONSIN ORIGINAL
PRODUCTION.
*
>> THEY SHARE A PASSION FOR
MUSIC AND A DRIVE TO EXCEL.
TALENTED YOUNG PERFORMERS EAGER
TO TAKE THE STAGE AND REALIZE
THEIR DREAMS.
THE MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
UNDER MAESTRO KNOX WELCOMES THE
FINALISTS TO OVERTURE HALL.
JANE STORY.
CLARK SNAVELY.
ZAC CHEN.
AND ELLEN ZHOU.
IT'S WISCONSIN YOUNG ARTISTS
COMPETE, "THE FINAL FORTE."
FUNDING FOR "THE FINAL FORTE" IS
PROVIDED BY:
DIANE BALLWEG
W. JEROME FRAUTSCHI
FRED AND MARY MOHS
IRVING AND DOROTHY LEVY FAMILY
FOUNDATION
JAMES DAHLBERG AND ELSEBET LUND
JULIE AND LARRY MIDTBO
ELIZABETH OLSON
KATO PERLMAN
CYRENA AND LEE PONDROM
SENTRY INSURANCE FOUNDATION
TRUST POINT
DR. A. BEYER-MEARS
DARCY KIND AND MARC VITALE
FOCUS FUND FOR THE ARTS
AND FRIENDS OF PBS WISCONSIN
*
[APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING.
AND WELCOME TO "FINAL FORTE,"
THE CULMINATION OF THE 2022BOLZ
YOUNG ARTIST ARTIST COMPETITION.
I'M LORI SKELTON, HOST OF
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO'S
"AFTERNOON CLASSICS."
>> AND I'M CLINT WALZ, DIRECTOR
OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING AT PBS
WISCONSIN.
2022 MARKS THE 16TH YEAR OF THIS
HISTORIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN
THE MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO, AND PBS
WISCONSIN, A PARTNERSHIP FORMED
TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE
TALENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF
WISCONSIN'S BRIGHTEST YOUNG
PERFORMERS.
>> TONIGHT, LIVE FROM OVERTURE
HALL IN MADISON, FOUR MUSICALLY
GIFTED TEENAGERS WILL COMPETE
FOR TOP HONORS.
THE WINNER OF TONIGHT'S
COMPETITION WILL BE AWARDED THE
MARIAN BOLZ PRIZE FOR
DISTINGUISHED MUSICAL
ACHIEVEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES A
$2000 SCHOLARSHIP.
>> SECOND PLACE WILL RECEIVE THE
STEENBOCK YOUTH MUSIC AWARD,
WHICH ALSO INCLUDES A $2000
SCHOLARSHIP.
TWO HONORABLE MENTION
SCHOLARSHIPS OF $1000 WILL BE
AWARDED AS WELL.
>> TONIGHT'S FINALISTS EMERGED
FROM A GROUP OF 22 STUDENTS WHO
AUDITIONED IN JANUARY.
THEY ARE: JANE STORY OF STEVENS
POINT;
CLARK SNAVELY OF NEW BERLIN;
ZAK CHEN OF NEW BERLIN;
AND ELLEN ZHOU OF MIDDLETON -
VIOLINISTS ALL.
>> EACH WILL PERFORM HERE
TONIGHT, ACCOMPANIED BY THE
SENSATIONAL MADISON SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA, UNDER THE BATON OF
ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR KYLE KNOX.
>> THE ORCHESTRA WILL BEGIN
TONIGHT'S CONCERT WITH THE
FOURTH MOVEMENT OF GUSTAV
HOLST'S WELL-KNOWN ORCHESTRAL
SUITE, THE PLANETS. THIS IS
"JUPITER, THE BRINGER OF
JOLLITY."
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE
WELCOME TO THE STAGE MAESTRO
KYLE KNOX.
PLIEWS
[APPLAUSE]
*
[APPLAUSE]
>> THAT WAS THE MADISON SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA, UNDER THE DIRECTION
OF MAESTRO KYLE KNOX, PERFORMING
"JUPITER," MOVEMENT FOUR OF
GUSTAV HOLST'S ORCHESTRAL SUITE,
THE PLANETS.
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE
COMPETITION PORTION OF THIS
EVENING'S CONCERT, FEATURING OUR
FOUR FINALISTS.
UP FIRST, WE'LL HEAR FROM
VIOLINIST JANE STORY.
*
>> I'M JANE STORY, I'M 15 YEARS
OLD, I'M FROM STEVENS POINT,
WISCONSIN.
I'VE BEEN PLAYING VIOLIN FOR 11
YEARS NOW.
MY DAD WOULD TAKE ME TO ALL THE
UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA CONCERTS,
AND I LIKED THE VIOLIN SO MUCH
THAT I WANTED TO TRY IT OUT.
*
>> IT CAN BE REALLY MELODIC AND
IT CAN ALSO HAVE VERY SHARP
ARTICULATION, AND IT JUST HAS
SUCH A WIDE RANGE OF SOUND THAT
YOU CAN MAKE.
I HAVE FIVE YOUNGER SIBLINGS AND
THEY ALL PLAY VIOLIN.
WE HAVE ALL PASSED DOWN THE
VIOLINS, SO THE ONES I USED TO
PLAY, THEY NOW PLAY.
*
>> I'M GOING TO BE PERFORMING
EDOUARD LALO'S "SYMPHONIE
ESPAGNOLE," MOVEMENT I.
IT HAS A VERY DISTINCT SPANISH
FLAVOR AND IT'S VERY FLASHY,
WHICH I REALLY LOVE.
THE OPENING IS ALMOST A CADENZA
IN A WAY.
*
AND I ALSO LOVE THE ENDING
BECAUSE IT GETS FASTER.
IT'S THIS RISING CLIMAX THAT IS
EXTREMELY EXCITING TO PLAY AND
JUST THRILLING.
*
>> MY TEACHER IS DR. ANNA
CROMWELL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSIN, STEVENS POINT.
I'VE BEEN STUDYING WITH HER FOR
ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS NOW.
>> LET'S TRY IT.
*
>> WE DO FAST FINGER WORK.
WE DO ETUDES AND SCALES.
SHE REALLY MAKES SURE THAT I GET
EXPOSED TO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT
TECHNIQUES SO THAT WHEN I COME
ACROSS IT IN THE REPERTOIRE, I'M
PREPARED, AND I CAN TACKLE THOSE
CHALLENGES EASILY.
*
>> BEAUTIFUL!
>> I REALLY ENJOY MUSICAL
THEATER.
I THINK IT'S REALLY FUN TO HAVE
A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE IN THE
ARTS AND PERFORM IN A DIFFERENT
WAY.
>> ARE YOU A GOOD WITCH, OR A
BAD WITCH?
>> I'M CURRENTLY REHEARSING FOR
THE WIZARD OF OZ, AS GLINDA.
WE'VE BEEN REHEARSING FOR ABOUT
THREE WEEKS NOW.
I'M VERY EXCITED.
>> THE WICKED OLD WITCH AT LAST
IS DEAD.
>> IT'S BEEN MY DREAM TO MAKE IT
TO THE FINALS OF THE BOLZ YOUNG
ARTIST COMPETITION.
I ACTUALLY WENT TO SEE IT IN
2020 AND IT WAS INCREDIBLY
INSPIRING TO SEE THE YOUNG
MUSICIANS.
STUDYING MUSIC IS AMAZING
BECAUSE YOU GET TO SEE YOURSELF
CONSTANTLY GROW AND IMPROVE, AND
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING MORE
YOU CAN LEARN.
I WOULD LOVE TO SPEND THE REST
OF MY LIFE DOING MUSIC.
*
[APPLAUSE]
>> AND NOW, JANE STORY IS TAKING
THE STAGE ALONG WITH MAESTRO
KYLE KNOX.
>> JANE WILL BE PERFORMING THE
FIRST MOVEMENT OF ÉDOUARD LALO'S
"SYMPHONIE ESPAGNOLE."
ÉDOUARD LALO WAS A 19TH CENTURY
FRENCH COMPOSER.
THIS IS HIS MOST CELEBRATED
WORK.
*
[APPLAUSE]
>> THAT WAS 15-YEAR-OLD JANE
STORY, PERFORMING THE FIRST
MOVEMENT OF ÉDOUARD LALO'S
"SYMPHONIE ESPAGNOLE."
JANE IS THE FIRST OF FOUR
COMPETITORS IN THIS FINAL ROUND
OF THE 2022 BOLZ YOUNG ARTIST
COMPETITION.
>> FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE
BOLZ COMPETITION, VISIT THE MSO
WEBSITE, AT MADISONSYMPHONY.ORG.
OUR NEXT COMPETITOR TONIGHT IS
VIOLINIST CLARK SNAVELY.
>> MY NAME IS CLARK SNAVELY.
I AM 16 YEARS OLD.
I AM A HOMESCHOOLER FROM NEW
BERLIN, WISCONSIN, AND I'VE BEEN
PLAYING VIOLIN FOR 11 YEARS NOW.
BOTH MY PARENTS ARE MUSICIANS.
MY DAD WAS A MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND
DIRECTOR FOR A LONG TIME AND MY
MOM IS A FLUTE PLAYER.
MY BROTHER ALSO PLAYS VIOLIN.
WE STARTED AT THE SAME TIME, SO
HE STARTED EVEN YOUNGER.
I'VE BEEN IN MYSO, THIS IS MY
SIXTH YEAR.
MYSO SOMEHOW KEPT GOING THROUGH
COVID, SO THAT WAS A WONDERFUL
REFUGE FOR ALL OF US TO GET TO
SEE OTHER PEOPLE IN REAL LIFE.
>> ZAK AND I MET IN ORCHESTRA.
MY CONDUCTOR PUT US AS STAND
PARTNERS.
HE AND I ARE BOTH 16 AND OUR
BROTHERS ARE BOTH 14, SO IT'S
MEANT TO BE THAT WE'RE GREAT
FRIENDS.
WE HAVEN'T REALLY TALKED ABOUT
COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER.
WE BOTH KNOW IT'S COMING BUT
WE'VE BOTH WON ALREADY, GETTING
TO PLAY IN THE FINAL FORTE.
I WOULD SAY THE BIGGEST
INFLUENCE ON ME AS A MUSICIAN
WOULD DEFINITELY BE PAMELA AND
CARTER SIMMONS.
CARTER IS MY ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR
AND PAMELA IS MY TEACHER.
>> WOULD YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR
SOUND ON THE F AND THE D?
>> SHE'S MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE
TO MY SOUND.
SHE'S TAUGHT ME TO RELAX MY BODY
WHEN I PLAY AND KEEPING MY HAND
LOOSE.
IF IT WEREN'T FOR THEM, I WOULD
DEFINITELY NOT BE WHERE I AM
TODAY.
I ENJOY SPENDING TIME WITH MY
FAMILY.
WE PLAY A LOT OF PING PONG
TOGETHER, WHICH IS A TON OF FUN.
WE ALSO PLAY FOOSBALL.
HENRY'S GOTTEN REALLY GOOD AT
FOOSBALL.
HE'S A TOUGH OPPONENT.
WHEN I WAS 14 YEARS OLD, I HEARD
THE SIBELIUS FOR THE FIRST TIME
AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT RIGHT
AWAY.
MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HAD A COUPLE
TEARS (LAUGHS).
I ASKED MY TEACHER TO PLAY IT,
AND SHE'S LIKE "NO, YOU'RE NOT
GOOD ENOUGH."
I KEPT BUGGING HER.
I WOULD PROBABLY MENTION IT ONCE
A MONTH UNTIL SHE FINALLY SAID,
"OKAY, YOU CAN PLAY THIS NOW."
*
>> IT'S GOT A WONDERFUL MELODY.
AND THERE'S A LITTLE DUET YOU
PLAY WITH THE PRINCIPAL VIOLA,
WHICH IS GOING TO BE REALLY
SPECIAL.
I PLAY VIOLIN FOR THE JOY OF
PLAYING IT.
I WOULD CALL IT AN ESCAPE,
EXCEPT THAT, REALLY, EVERYTHING
ELSE IS AN ESCAPE BECAUSE I
SPEND ALMOST ALL MY TIME ON
VIOLIN.
OF COURSE IT IS CHALLENGING, BUT
THE CHALLENGE IS DEFINITELY
WELCOME.
[APPLAUSE]
>> CLARK SNAVELY IS COMING ON
STAGE NOW TO PERFORM THE FIRST
MOVEMENT OF JEAN SIBELIUS'
VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MINOR.
>> JEAN SIBELIUS WAS A FINNISH
COMPOSER OF THE LATE ROMANTIC
PERIOD.
*
[APPLAUSE]
>> THAT WAS 16-YEAR-OLD CLARK
SNAVELY PERFORMING THE FIRST
MOVEMENT OF JEAN SIBELIUS'
VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MINOR.
>> BEFORE WE CONTINUE, WE'D LIKE
TO TAKE A MOMENT TO TELL YOU WHO
WILL BE JUDGING TONIGHT'S
COMPETITION.
MYUNG HEE CHUNG IS A PROFESSOR
AND COORDINATOR OF KEYBOARD
STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSIN - WHITEWATER.
>> BENJAMIN WHITCOMB IS
PROFESSOR OF CELLO AND MUSIC
THEORY, ALSO AT UW- WHITEWATER.
>> RANDAL SWIGGUM SERVES AS THE
ARTS TEACHER LEADER FOR THE
MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL
DISTRICT.
>> AND EUGENE PURDUE IS THE
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF STRINGS AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN -
MADISON.
>> THE JUDGES TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION A RANGE OF
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA INCLUDING:
QUALITY AND CONSISTENCY OF TON·.
BALANCE AND BLEND WITH THE
ORCHESTRA·MATURITY OF SOUND
MUSICALITY· AND STAGE PRESENCE.
>> COMING UP NEXT, WE'RE GOING
TO HEAR FROM OUR THIRD FINALIST,
VIOLINIST ZAK CHEN.
>> MY NAME IS ZAK CHEN.
I AM 16 YEARS OLD.
I'M A JUNIOR AT NEW BERLIN
EISENHOWER AND I PLAY THE
VIOLIN.
I STARTED PLAYING VIOLIN WHEN I
WAS FOUR YEARS OLD.
VIOLIN ALLOWS ME TO KIND OF
FOCUS ON SOMETHING COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT.
LOTS OF COMPLEXITY TO IT.
THERE'S A LOT OF EFFORT,
PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY.
>> TRY TO· (PLAYS VIOLIN)
>> I'M STUDYING WITH DR. BERNARD
ZINCK.
>> HERE, USE THE FIRST ONE.
(VOCALIZING)
>> HE MAKES ME THINK ABOUT MUSIC
COMPLETELY DIFFERENTLY THAN I'M
USED TO.
HE PUSHES ME TO THINK MORE ABOUT
THE PIECE AS A WHOLE, WHAT TYPE
OF MESSAGE I'M TRYING TO PUT
OUT.
(VOCALIZING)
>> HE'LL GIVE ME SPECIFIC
GESTURES LIKE, "LOOK UP AT THIS
PARTICULAR POINT," AND THAT'S
SOMETHING I NEVER THINK ABOUT.
(VOCALIZING)
>> I PLAY WITH MILWAUKEE YOUTH
SENIOR SYMPHONY.
MUSIC IS ALWAYS SO DIVERSE.
WE'RE PLAYING ALL SORTS OF
WORKS, FROM CLASSICAL TO MORE
MODERN PIECES, AND IT'S SO MUCH
FUN TO JUST DISCUSS IT AND WORK
THROUGH IT TOGETHER.
>> I LIKE TO RUN·A LOT.
I DO CROSS COUNTRY AND I DO
TRACK.
I GET TO SPEND TIME WITH
FRIENDS.
WE'RE ALL PRETTY COMPETITIVE AND
IT'S A GOOD TIME.
>> MAKE SURE YOU FINISH THAT,
YOU FINISH QUIETLY.
>> I TEACH DIFFERENT AGE LEVELS
AND DIFFERENT SKILL LEVELS, TOO.
IT'S GREAT BECAUSE I KIND OF
REEVALUATE MY OWN WAY OF VIEWING
TECHNIQUE WHEN I'M TEACHING TO
OTHERS.
IT'S REALLY SATISFYING FOR BOTH
OF US WHEN SOMETHING WORKS.
>> GOOD JOB!
>> FOR MOTHER'S DAY, I MADE MY
MOM THIS ORIGAMI PIECE WHERE
IT'S JUST THIS MOM HOLDING A
KID.
AND IT WAS ONE PIECE OF PAPER.
I'M NOT NEARLY GOOD ENOUGH AT
ORIGAMI TO THINK OF IT LIKE I DO
MUSIC.
MOST OF THEM I HAVE JUST
MEMORIZED, AND I JUST MAKE THEM
WHENEVER I FEEL LIKE IT.
THERE'S STILL SOME ARTISTRY
THERE.
*
>> I'M GOING TO BE PLAYING THE
SIBELIUS VIOLIN CONCERTO, THIRD
MOVEMENT.
THE THIRD MOVEMENT, ESPECIALLY,
IS REALLY EXCITING.
IT PUSHES FORWARD CONSTANTLY.
THERE'S ONLY ABOUT TWO OR THREE
LYRICAL PASSAGES IN THE WHOLE
PIECE.
I REALLY HAVE TO WORK HARD TO
NAIL THOSE AND MAKE IT SOUND
SUPER NICE.
YOU PUT SO MUCH TIME AND EFFORT
INTO PREPARING, AND THEN IT ALL
LEADS UP TO 10, 20 MINUTES OF
PLAYING.
AND THE AMOUNT OF
SELF-SATISFACTION IS
INCOMPARABLE.
*
[APPLAUSE]
>> OUR THIRD COMPETITOR, ZAC
CHEN, IS NOW COMING ON STAGE.
>> HE'S CHOSEN TO PERFORM THE
THIRD MOVEMENT OF JEAN SIBELIUS'
VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MINOR.
THE SECOND THEME IS INTRODUCED
BY THE ORCHESTRA AND IS ALMOST A
WALTZ.
*
[APPLAUSE]
>> THAT WAS ZAK CHEN PERFORMING
THE THIRD MOVEMENT OF JEAN
SIBELIUS' VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D
MINOR.
WHILE HE'S TAKING HIS BOWS, WE'D
LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE
MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
OFFERS A COMPETITION FOR YOUNGER
MUSICIANS, AS WELL.
>> THE FALL YOUTH CONCERTO
COMPETITION IS OPEN TO MUSICIANS
IN GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT.
THE WINNER GOES ON TO PERFORM IN
A PROGRAM WITH THE MADISON
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE
MSO WEBSITE AT
MADISONSYMPHONY.ORG.
>> NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO
INTRODUCE YOU TO TONIGHT'S FINAL
COMPETITOR, VIOLINIST ELLEN
ZHOU.
*
>> MY NAME IS ELLEN ZHOU, AND I
AM AN 11TH GRADER AT MIDDLETON
HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M THE CONCERTMASTER OF THE
WISCONSIN YOUTH ORCHESTRA.
I JOINED WHEN I WAS IN FOURTH
GRADE.
DELVING INTO THE WORLD OF PEOPLE
WHO HAD THE SAME INTERESTS AS ME
REALLY HELPED ME REALIZE THAT
THIS IS WHAT I WANTED TO DO IN
THE LONG RUN.
I'VE LEARNED TO BE MORE
SENSITIVE WHEN PLAYING IN AN
ORCHESTRA, AND IT'S DEFINITELY
TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT PLAYING
THE VIOLIN.
(VOCALIZING)
>> MY CURRENT TEACHER IS ALMITA
VAMOS, AND SHE'S JUST A BIG
BUNDLE OF ENERGY.
(VOCALIZING)
>> HOLD IT, DA, DA, DA!
>>SHE'S JUST WONDERFULLY KIND
AND PATIENT, AND SHE CARRIES SO
MUCH KNOWLEDGE.
>> BRAVO! VERY NICE.
>>I ALSO LOVE TO MAKE JEWELRY.
IT JUST LETS MY CREATIVE IDEAS
RUN WILD.
I LIKE MAKING EARRINGS AND
NECKLACES AND RINGS.
I HAVE A BROTHER, AND WE'RE VERY
CLOSE IN AGE, SO HE'S ALMOST
LIKE A TWIN BROTHER.
AND WE LOVE HANGING OUT
TOGETHER.
WE SKI A LOT TOGETHER, AS A
FAMILY.
WITH SKIING, ONCE YOU GET THAT
SORT OF RHYTHM, YOU CAN JUST GO
DOWN THE HILL WITHOUT EVEN
THINKING ABOUT IT.
I FEEL LIKE THAT CONNECTS TO
VIOLIN PERFORMANCE OR WHEN I
HAVE SOME BIG CONCERT THAT I'M
GETTING READY FOR.
DEVELOPING THE MUSCLE MEMORY
DEFINITELY HELPS ME LET GO AND
STOP OVERTHINKING WHEN I'M ON
STAGE.
*
>> I'M REALLY REALLY EXCITED TO
PLAY ÉDOUARD LALO'S "SYMPHONIE
ESPAGNOLE."
IT'S A VERY SHOWY, LIKE, LOUD
PIECE.
BUT THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF
SECTIONS WHERE THE VIOLIN SOUNDS
LIKE IT'S ALMOST CRYING.
*
>> I THINK IT'S JUST AMAZING
THAT I GET TO BE ON THAT STAGE
AND SOLO WITH THE MADISON
SYMPHONY.
ALL MY LIFE I'VE BEEN PRETTY
COMPETITIVE AS A PERSON.
I WANT TO SEE HOW FAR I CAN GO.
AND I THINK THAT REALLY HELPS ME
WITH MY MUSIC AND WITH SKIING
BECAUSE I'M NOT AFRAID TO PUSH
MYSELF IN THAT WAY.
AND THAT REALLY HELPS ME GROW AS
A PERSON.
[APPLAUSE]
>> ELLEN ZHOU IS COMING ON STAGE
NOW WITH MAESTRO KYLE KNOX.
ELLEN WILL PERFORM THE FIRST
MOVEMENT OF ÉDOUARD LALO'S
"SYMPHONIE ESPAGNOLE."
>> THE "SYMPHONIE ESPAGNOLE" WAS
WRITTEN IN 1874 FOR VIOLINIST
PABLO SARASATE AND PREMIERED IN
PARIS ONE YEAR LATER.
*
[APPLAUSE]
>> THAT WAS OUR FINAL CONTESTANT
THIS EVENING: 17-YEAR-OLD ELLEN
ZHOU.
HOW ABOUT ANOTHER ROUND OF
APPLAUSE FOR ALL FOUR OF THESE
PHENOMENAL PERFORMERS!
[APPLAUSE]
>> AT THIS POINT, WE'D LIKE TO
INVITE MAESTRO KNOX TO JOIN US
OVER HERE.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAESTRO, AND
THANK YOU.
YOU ARE THE MUSIC DIRECTOR OF
WYSO, THE WISCONSIN YOUTH
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, SO YOU ARE
VERY FAMILIAR WITH TEACHING
STUDENTS.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT STUDYING MUSIC
AS A YOUNG PERSON?
IT'S NOT JUST THE MUSIC IS IT?
IT HAS A WONDERFUL EFFECT ON
EDUCATION AND OTHER AREAS OF
PERFORMANCE, RIGHT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION AND
SCHOLARSHIP ABOUT THIS SUBJECT.
I BELIEVE IT, THE IDEA OF THESE
CORRELATIONS WITH GRADES AND
MATH SCORES AND ALL THESE KINDS
OF THINGS.
THAT'S GREAT, BUT THAT'S THE
FROSTING.
IT'S GOOD ACHIEVEMENTS AND ALL
THAT STUFF IS GREAT.
BUT LIKE FOR ME, MUSIC REALLY
CHANGED MY LIFE AND I THINK MANY
PEOPLE FEEL THIS WAY.
WHEN YOU ARE EXPOSED TO THE
ARTS, THIS ME MIRACULOUS ART FO,
WHICH SPEAKS TO US IN THE WAY
THAT OTHER ARTS CAN'T, WHETHER
YOU'RE INTO CLASSICAL OR
HIP-HOP, WHATEVER IT IS.
IT'S A KIND OF CHEMICAL PROCESS.
THAT EXPERIENCE JUST COMPLETES
YOU AS A PERSON.
IT UNLOCKS PARTS OF YOUR BRAIN
AND HUMANITY THAT YOU WOULDN'T
HAVE IF YOU HADN'T BEEN EXPOSED
TO IT.
THERE'S LOTS OF REASONS TO STUDY
MUSIC.
IT'S GOOD FOR DISCIPLINE,
GRADES, YOUR PARENTS WANT YOU TO
PRACTICE, THE WHOLE NIENDZ
YARDS.
I'VE BEEN THERE.
THE ARTS JUST HAVE A WAY OF
COMPLETING A PERSON.
>> AND MAESTRO, IN SEVERAL OF
THE PROFILES, THE FINALISTS
TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW
THEIR YOUTH ORCHESTRAS WERE ABLE
TO CONTINUE AND MEET OVER THE
PAST SEVERAL YEARS DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
HOW IMPORTANT WAS IT FOR THESE
ENSEMBLES AND SCHOOL GROUPS TO
CONTINUE OVER THESE PAST TWO
YEARS?
>> RIGHT.
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK WE
DID.
WE WEREN'T ALONE.
MANY YOUTH ORCHESTRAS WERE ABLE
TO MAKE PROGRAMMING TO KEEP
THESE KIDS WHOLE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ON STAGE HERE,
MANY MEMBERS OF THE SYMPHONY ARE
PART OF OUR STAFF, AND SOCIAL
ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE
REASONS, I COULDN'T CONDUCT MANY
OF THE GROUPS.
MANY OF THESE FOLKS ON STAGE
WEEK AFTER WEEK FOR MONTHS, IT'S
NOT LIKE BEING IN A BIG
ORCHESTRA, BUT THEY'RE PLAYING
MUSIC AND INTERACTING WITH ONE
ANOTHER.
I THINK MUSIC JUST DID ITS PART
IN, AGAIN, LIKE IT'S ABOUT
TAPPING INTO YOUR HUMANITY,
SHARING MUSIC WITH EACH OTHER
AND INTERACTING AND SOCIALIZING.
SO, YEAH, THAT'S BEEN A BIG PART
OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO.
I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM.
>> THANK YOU, MAESTRO.
WHAT WILL THE ORCHESTRA BE
PLAYING TO CLOSE OUT TONIGHT'S
CONCERT?
>> THIS HAS BECOME A REAL SHOW
PIECE AROUND THE WORLD.
IT WAS WRITTEN IN THE EARLY
1990s, BUT IT'S BEEN POPULAR.
IT'S BEEN ON TOUR AND BEEN A
HUGE SENSATION.
THEY CALL IT THE SECOND MEXICAN
NATIONAL ANTHEM.
IT IS A FANTASTIC, FANTASTIC
PIECE.
IT SHOWS OFF GREAT CLARINET AND
PPIANO AND VIOLIN.
IT'S JUST A GREAT PIECE.
I KNOW YOU'LL LOVE IT.
>> THANK YOU, MAESTRO.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE
MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA!
*
[APPLAUSE]
>> KYLE KNOX AND THE MADISON
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WITH DANZÓN
NO. 2 BY ARTURO MÁRQUEZ.
>> BEFORE WE PRESENT TONIGHT'S
AWARD, ALL FOUR OF THESE
EXTRAORDINARILY TALENTED YOUNG
ARTISTS OF WINNERS, PERFORMING
HERE TONIGHT WITH THE MADISON
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
>> IF WE COULD ASK OUR FOUR
COMPETITORS TO JOIN US ON STAGE.
THIS IS THE MOMENT WE'VE ALL
BEEN WAITING FOR.
PLEASE, EVERYONE.
YES.
PLEASE, MORE APPLAUSE.
THERE'S NEVER ENOUGH SOUND.
[APPLAUSE]
>> SO STARTING WITH HONORABLE
MENTION, WE HAVE ZAC CHEN.
[APPLAUSE]
>> AND JANE STORY.
[APPLAUSE]
>> OUR SECOND PLACE WINNER
TONIGHT IS CLARK SNAVELY.
[APPLAUSE]
>> WHICH MEANS THAT ELLEN ZHOU
HAS TAKEN THE FIRST PLACE AWARD
FOR THE 2022 BOLZ YOUNG ARTIST
COMPETITION.
[APPLAUSE]
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL FOUR
OF OUR FINALISTS, ALONG WITH
ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR KYLE KNOX
AND THE MADISON SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA.
[APPLAUSE]
>> A WARM AND HEARTFELT THANK
YOU TO OUR LOVELY AUDIENCE
HERE AND TO EVERYONE WHO JOINED
US FOR THE BROADCAST OR WHO IS
WATCHING ONLINE.
FROM OVERTURE HALL IN MADISON,
I'M LORI SKELTON.
>> AND I'M CLINT WALZ.
GOODNIGHT.
*
FUNDING FOR "WISCONSIN YOUNG
ARTISTS COMPETE: THE FINAL
FORTE" WAS PROVIDED BY:
DIANE BALLWEG
W. JEROME FRAUTSCHI
FRED AND MARY MOHS
IRVING AND DOROTHY LEVY FAMILY
FOUNDATION
JAMES DAHLBERG AND ELSEBET LUND
JULIE AND LARRY MIDTBO
ELIZABETH OLSON
KATO PERLMAN
CYRENA AND LEE PONDROM
SENTRY INSURANCE FOUNDATION
TRUST POINT
DR. A. BEYER-MEARS
DARCY KIND AND MARC VITALE
FOCUS FUND FOR THE ARTS
AND FRIENDS OF PBS WISCONSIN