Montclair Saxophonist Among Winners Of 2016 Pearl & Julius Young Music Competition

Five young New Jersey classical instrumentalists – including a Montclair resident - have been named winners in the 2016 Pearl & Julius Young Music Competition, sponsored by The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey.

The musicians are:

• First-place winner, Chase Park,17, cello, of Englewood Cliffs (performed Cello Concerto in C, by Franz Joseph Haydn)
• Second-place winner, Thomas Kurtz, 21, saxophone, of Montclair (performed Concertino da Camera, Movement 1, by Jacques Ibert)
• Third-place winner, Ania Filochowska, 21, violin, of Philadelphia (performed Violin Concerto, Movement 1, by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky)

According to a release, the Young Music Competition, held annually since 2008, is supported by Stephen and Sanford Young in memory of their parents, Pearl and Julius Young.

Judges for the competition were classical guitarist Stanley Alexandrowicz of Princeton, cellist Evan Ardelle of Ridgewood and a member of The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey’s Board, and Andrew Pecota, principal bassoonist of the orchestra, who is on staff at Montclair State University.

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