Youth concerto winners announced

The winners of the Juneau Symphony's 2009 Youth Concerto Competition have been announced: David Miller and Finn Sinclair. The competition was held June 10 at Northern Light United Church, and was open to young musicians in Southeast Alaska.

Miller, 14, won first place in the senior division, with Mozart's violin concerto No. 3 in G major. Sinclair, 10, won first place in the junior division with Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor by Accolay. Second place in the senior division went to Carrie Comstock, who played Concerto in D Major by Haydn. Second place in the junior division went to Alaska's Kit who sang "Into the West."

Miller, Sinclair and Alaska's Kit have been invited to perform with the Juneau Student Symphony during its 2009-2010 season. Both Miller and Sinclair study violin with Guo Hua Xia and are IDEA homeschooled students.

The judges commended all of the musicians for their excellent performances. The next competition will be held in June 2010.