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YTA Gold Medalist Performs in Washington With Texas Fans in Audience
Marimba player Mateo Seghezzo, the 2023 Young Texas Artists Music Competition Gold Medalist in the Winds, Brass, Percussion, Harp, and Guitar division, also won the U.S. Army Band National Collegiate Solo Competition.
Read MoreWhere Are They Now? Anastasia Markina
Pianist Anastasia Markina talks about how her career has progressed since she was the Grand Prize winner in the 2007 Young Texas Artists Music Competition.
Read MoreThe Key Note: A Welcome Addition
“We are delighted to welcome Aurel to our team,” YTA President/CEO Susie Moore Pokorski said. “Her background in music education and music competitions is a tremendous asset, and she is already making a positive difference. “
Read MoreThe Key Note: Sold on Service
Anyone who regularly attends Young Texas Artists’ Bach, Beethoven & Barbecue gala likely associates it with at least three things: Texas swing music, Lone Star attire ranging from “jeans to jewels” — and the charismatic stage presence of auctioneer Lady Lyn Howard. Howard, also a successful entrepreneur and long-time Montgomery County resident, has been a…
Read MoreWhere Are They Now? Jonathan Jones
Clarinetist Jonathan Jones won YTA’s Audience Choice Award in 2006 and 2007. He also won YTA’s Gold Medal in the Winds, Brass, Percussion, Harp and Guitar division in 2008 and the Silver Medal in that division in 2006. He recently shared an update on his career with us. It’s been 14 years since you won…
Read MoreWhere Are They Now? Sergei Kuznetsoff
Pianist Sergei Kuznetsoff is Young Texas Artists’ 2005 Grand Prize Winner and Gold Medalist in Piano. He recently shared an update on his career with us. It’s been about 17 years since you won YTA’s Grand Prize and Gold Medal in Piano. What have you been up to since then? It’s been a long time;…
Read MoreEncouraging Excellence
Several years before James A. “Jim” Pokorski helped establish Young Texas Artists, he volunteered to line up professional entertainment for the newly refurbished Crighton Theatre in downtown Conroe. But not everyone was excited when he booked a performance of Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro.” “People said you can’t do opera in Conroe; no one will…
Read MoreYoung Texas Artists Grand Prize Winner to Perform With Texas Medical Center Orchestra May 7
Artem Kuznetsov, Young Texas Artists’ 2019 Grand Prize winner and Gold Medalist in Piano, will present a piano solo during Texas Medical Center Orchestra’s May 7 concert, Celebration of Hope. The concert, scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., will take place at Hobby Center’s Zilkha Hall, 800 Bagby St., No. 300, in downtown Houston. Kuznetsov…
Read MoreKen Sebek: Financial Strategies for Young Artists
For Ken Sebek, both accounting and classical music have been important aspects of his life. Now the retired CPA and former Texas Medical Center Orchestra (TMCO) executive director is looking forward to bringing those worlds together to help emerging artists. Sebek is developing a financial coaching component for the career development workshop that YTA…
Read MoreWhere Are They Now: Andrew Staupe
Pianist Andrew Staupe is a 2010 and 2013 YTA Gold Medalist and a 2009 Silver Medalist. He recently shared an update on his career with us. It’s been nine years since you won Young Texas Artists’ Gold Medal in Piano — for the second time! How would you say your experiences with YTA impacted you…
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