2023 NIU Philharmonic Concerto Competition 
Preliminary Round

Jury: Brian Dollinger, Alin Cernaianu, Mark Baldin 

1:00 pm Omar Tlatelpa Nieto - Trombone 

• Ida Gotkovsky, Trombone Concerto, “Lyrique”  7:00’ 
  Rebecca Wu, Piano Accompaniment 

1:09 pm Christopher Mendez - Cello 

• Samuel Barber, Cello Concerto Op. 22, Movement 1 Allegro moderato   12:30’ 
  Chang Xu, Piano Accompaniment 

1:23 pm Yu-Yu Chang - Bassoon 

• Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Bassoon Concerto, Movement 2, Allegro molto    9:00’  
  Rebecca Wu, Piano Accompaniment 

1:34 pm Daniël Smith - Alto Saxophone  

• Takashi Yoshimatsu, Cyber Bird Concerto, Movement 1 “Bird in Colors”      8:40’ 
  Elizabeth Vaughan, Piano Accompaniment 

1:47 pm Daniela Escobar Oyola - Violin 

• Max Bruch, Violin Concerto No.1, Movement 1 Allegro moderato   10:00’ 
  Yuchen Lin, Piano Accompaniment 

1:59 pm Gianna Capobianco - Flute  

• Jaques Ibert, Flute Concerto, Movement 1 and 2    12:00’ 
  Elizabeth Vaughan, Piano Accompaniment 

2:11 INTERMISSION 

2:25 pm Alexa Garza - Violin 

• Samuel Barber, Violin Concerto Op.14, Movement 1, Allegro   10:00’  
  Sooka Wang, Piano Accompaniment 

2:37 pm Phoebe Shaughnessy - Double Bass  

• Giovanni Bottesini, Double Bass Concerto no. 2, Movement 1   6:00’ 
  Wonseok Lee, Piano Accompaniment 

2:45 pm Hyounkyoung “Joy” Kim - Piano 

• Edward Grieg, Piano Concerto Op. 16, Movement 1   10:00’ 
  Chang Xu, Piano Accompaniment 

2:57 pm Ranan Antonini - Violin 

• W.A. Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 5, Movement 1, Adagio – Allegro aperto   10:00’ 
  Shuai Zhang, Piano Accompaniment 

3:09 pm Emily Montelongo - Voice 

• G.F. Handel, “O Had I Jubal’s Lyre” 
• Gaetano Donizetti, Don Pasquale “Quel guardo, il cavaliere… So anch’io la virtu magica”  8:00’ 
  Chang Xu, Piano Accompaniment 

3:19 pm Brandon Rittenour - Cello 

• Edward Elgar, Cello Concerto, Movement 1 Adagio, Moderato plus coda from Movement 4, Adagio, come prima    9:00’ 
  Wonseok Lee, Piano Accompaniment 

Jury deliberation