Student News
Congratulations!
- Sejla Simon, winner of the ‘Outstanding Achievement’ award in the December 2010 String Juries
- Thieres Brandini, winner of the ‘Honorable Achievement’ award in the December 2010 String Juries
- Romina Monsanto, winner of the 2010 William T. Gower Concerto Competition
- Sejla Simon was awarded the ‘Honorable Mention’ for her performance in the 2010 William T. Gower Concerto Competition
- The USM Symphony Orchestra Cello Section was awarded the title of “The Best Orchestra Section 2009-1010”
- Marcos Sanches, winner of the ‘Significant Improvement’ award in the May 2010 String Juries
- Mariana Aldana won a contract with the Meridian Symphony Orchestra, August 2009
- Ana Critsina Abrantes won a contract with the Meridian Symphony Orchestra, August 2009
- Fernando Vargas, winner of the ‘Honorable Achievement’ award in the December 2009 String Juries
- Dennis Leoni, winner of the ‘Significant Improvement’ award in the December 2009 String Juries
- Romina Monsanto, winner of the Third Place in the 2009 Mississippi Symphony Young Artist Concerto Competition in Jackson
- Mauricio Garcia has been appointed a string instructor in the Kipp Sharp School in Houston, TX
- Ursula Miethe, winner of the ‘Honorable Achievement’ award in the May 2009 String Juries
- Romina Monsanto, winner of the ‘Significant Improvement’ award in the December 2008 String Juries
- Laura Mac-Knight was awarded the Honorable Mention in the 2008 William T. Gower Concerto Competition
- Marco Tulio Alvarez has been appointed the principal cellist of the Orquesta Filarmonica de Honduras, Fall 2008
- Taylis Fernandez won a contract with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra in Jackson, Spring 2008
- Mayara Velasquez won a contract with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, September, 2008
- Taylis Fernandez, winner of the ‘Outstanding Achievement’ award in the May 2008 String Juries
- Mayara Velasquez, sophomore cello student, recipient of the ‘Honorable Achievement’ award in the May 2008 String Juries
- Ursula Miethe, winner of the First Place in the Mississippi Music Teachers Association's String Competition, Junior-Senior category, March 2008
- Geneses Oliveira was awarded the Honorable Mention in the Mississippi Music Teachers Association's String Competition, March 2008


