ITG 2005

Tuesday, June 21
1:00 P.M. - ITG YOUTH COMPETITION: (under 18)
with piano accompanist Bang Lang Do
Grand Hotel Bandphotpiman Room

Competition Participants
Simon Bosch, Loveland, CO, USA, Teacher – William Pfund
Jessica Lordi, Greenburg, PA, USA, Teacher – Kevin Eisensmith
David Litwak, Santa Monica, CA, USA, Teacher – David Washburn
Sunny Sai Yu lu, Hong Kong, Teacher – Kenneth Kai Man Fung
Alongorn Laosaichua, Bangkok, Thailand, Teacher – Joseph Bowman

Kari Brooks, reporter

This year’s ITG Youth Competition was well represented by teen trumpeters. With one participant from Bangkok, and the others traveling from the United States and Hong Kong, their was a nice blend of world wide participants.

Alongorn Laosaichua

The competition began with John Irish, chair of the Youth Competition, welcoming everyone and extending a warm thankyou to the judges, James Sherry (Professor of Music at Mahidol University), Lertkiat Chongjirajitra (Principal trumpet, Bangkok Symphony, and Professor of Trumpet at Rangsir University), and Shu-Han Yeh (International Soloist from Taiwan). Also recognized was piano accompanist Bang Lang Do.

In a randomly selected order, Alonghorn Laosaichua (Bangkok, Thailand; Joseph Bowman, teacher) was first to perform. He appeared confident and calm as he demonstrated his clear tone and good dynamics in the Haydn Trumpet Concerto, concluding the piece with a well-executed cadenza.

Simon Bosch

Simon Bosch (Loveland, CO; William Pfund, teacher) followed with a powerful opening to the Arutunian Trumpet Concerto that quickly grabbed the audiences’ attention and then a flawless and musical transition into the slow, lyrical section. Jessica Lordi (Greenburg, PA; Kevin Eisensmith, teacher) had a notable performance, filling the room with a fabulous, full tone. She had great control and displayed a high level energy while playing K. Kennan’s Sonata (first movement. The competition continued with Sunny Sai Yu Iu (Hong Kong; Kenneth Kai Man Fung, teacher) playing the Arutunian Trumpet Concerto and Sun Jun's Celebrating Harvest. The afternoon concluded with a technically demanding performance from David Litwak (Santa Monica,CA; David Washburn, teacher) on the Tomasi Concerto (first movement). Litwak displayed great technique and clean double tonguing, making complicated passages sound simple.

The competition went off without a hitch…an enjoyable experience for all concerned. John Irish thanked all the participants and congratulated them on their fine performances.