Alumni Achievements 2009

Of the thousands of people from all over the world who applied for the YouTube Symphony, and the 15 Americans chosen for the violin and viola sections, TWO credo alumni were chosen to participate: Dawnson White and Hanah Stuart.

After winning the Gordan L. Petite competition, Sarah Arnold played a solo with the Cleveland Pops in Severance Hall on April 4.

Abby Elder won the National Federal of Music Clubs 2009 Northeastern Region Wendell Irish Viola Award.

Ryan Fox performed Walton Viola Concerto with the Cleveland Orchestra in Severance Hall in April.

Pianist Christina Giuca was awarded the Louis and Annette Kaufman Prize for her work as a chamber musician  and the Piano Faculty Prize in Accompanying at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

Hannah Moses won first place in the junior division of the MTNA competition.

Aaron Mossburg (viola) won the Indianapolis Symphony Concerto Competition.  This marks the second time in the last three years that this prestigious competition has been won by a Credo alumnus!

Cellist of the Credo Trio, Steuart Pincombe was awarded an apprenticeship with The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra, Apollo's Fire.

At the MTNA national finals, Michael Taylor won first place in both Senior Piano performance and Senior composition.

“Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,
whatever is admirable — if there is anything excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things.”

Philippians 4:8