Young Musical Talent Highlighted during Third Thursday Concert Series

“Concert artists don’t just happen,” explains Peggy Ward, Third Thursday Concert Coordinator, founder of the Carroll County String Project (CCSP) and resident at Brightview Westminster Ridge. “They are the result of an incredible convergence of separate conditions that result in the beautiful music we enjoy hearing.”

“The amazing young people in this summer’s Gifted Youth series will provide a look into the making of the next generation of great musical artists,” she concludes.

Continuing through the summer, the Third Thursday Concert Series in residence at Brightview Westminster Ridge, an Independent Living, Assisted Living and Dementia Care community at 505 High Acre Drive, will feature the musical talents of area youth.

In partnership with CCCP, a nonprofit musical instruction program for youth, the performances seek to positively impact the quality of life in Carroll County by bringing classical music to the greater community with the monthly, midday concerts.

Featuring performances by local, regional and nationally known musicians, the concerts will be held through December 2015.

“The concerts are attracting a great deal of attention and have been fun for everyone – standing room only,” explains Darryl Clemmer, Executive Director. “We are excited to highlight the musical talents of the youth in our community in July and August,” he adds.

On Thursday, July 16 at noon, several youth will perform including Lauren Yoon (9) on violin performing Bruch; Jimin Yoon (12) on viola also performing Bruch; Andrew Barnett (16) performing piano selections from Chopin and Mendelssohn; and Emily Airing (15), soprano, performing several selections from Antonio Vivaldi, Joan Varner and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Lauren, a concert master with the Fulton Elementary School Orchestra, is a member of Howard County’s GT Orchestra and a soloist at Baltimore Korean Seventh Adventist Church. A member of Howard County GT Orchestra, Jimin is part of the Hammond Middle School Orchestra and is a soloist at Baltimore Korean Seventh Adventist Church. Andrew, a high school student at Winter’s Mill in Carroll County, is the pianist for the school’s Jazz Ensemble and Emily, a student at Francis Scott Key High School, is a member of the Varsity Chorus and the Cantare Bel Canto II Children’s Chorus of Carroll County.

The Wiswakarma sisters and Leah Mitchell will perform at noon on Thursday, August 20. Audrey (15) on violin will perform Bach and Leah (12) also on violin will perform Lalo. Aileen (12) on cello and Leilani (9) on viola will perform a duet.

Audrey is a student at Francis Scott Key High School; Aileen, a student at New Windsor Middle School; and Leilani, at Elmer A. Wolfe School. The trio are also part of CCSP. A student at the Bryn Mawr School, Leah studied at the Peabody Preparatory for a number of years and now studies at the Levine School of Music. She is also a member of Quartet 2020.

A meet and greet with musicians with light refreshments follows each concert.

Concerts are free and open to the public, but seats must be reserved in advance.

For more information about the Carroll County String Project, please call Kathryn at 443-300-8702 or visit http://www.ccstringproject.org.

For more information about the Third Thursday Concert Series or to reserve a seat, please call Cindy or Ruth at 410-871-2225.