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American Fork Symphony to present Salute to Youth Concert April 17, 2017, 10:57 amPerforming during the concert with accompaniment by the symphony will be pianist Emmett Davidson, 9, of Orem; pianist Timothy Liang, 13, of Salt Lake City; classical guitarist Matthew Baker, 10, of North Salt Lake; violinist Hanna Cook, 16, of American Fork; pianist Sarah Sun, 16, of Cedar City; and harpist Aerin Burns, 17, of Highland. The American Fork Symphony annually presents its Salute to Youth concert to give local youth a chance to solo with an orchestra and allow audiences to enjoy the amazing young talent emerging in their area. The soloists are selected through an audition process. In addition to the pieces presented by the youth, the American Fork Symphony will perform Rimsky-Korsakov's "Procession of the Nobles" and Dvorak's Slavonic Dance No. 8. The orchestra will be conducted by Shauna Smith. The approximately 70 members of the American Fork Symphony live in American Fork and surrounding communities. Pianist Emmett Davidson will play the Presto movement of Haydn's Concerto in F Major. This is the first time Emmett has played with an orchestra. He began studying piano at age 6 and is currently a student of Dr. Irene Peery-Fox. He loves playing pieces from different time periods and plays with great sensitivity and emotion. Emmett is a very active 9-year-old; in addition to playing the piano, he is a level 6 competitive gymnast at All American Gymnastics and is one of the best gymnasts in the Intermountain West. He is the son of Rebecca and Brent Davidson. Pianist Timothy Liang will play the third movement of Beethoven's Concerto No. 1. Timothy has been studying piano for almost seven years with Jie and Ning Lu. Among his awards and achievements, he won second and third places at the University of Utah Summer Arts Solo Competition (2014) and UMTA piano concerto competition (2015) respectively. He also won third place in the Summer Arts concerto competition in the summer of 2016 and second place in the UVU piano competition in the spring of 2016. He has also played with the Salt Lake Symphony in Libby Hall. Outside of music, he also likes tennis and math competitions. Classical guitarist Matthew Baker will play the first movement of Antonio Vivaldi's Guitar Concerto in D Major. Matthew began playing the classical guitar when he was 4 years old. He studies classical guitar with Douglas Rogers and electric guitar with Larry Green. In 2015, Matthew was the First Place Junior Division Winner of the Marlin Engel Solo Instrumental Competition, Second Place Youth Division Winner of the Levine Guitar Video Competition and the Third Place Youth Division Winner of the Beatty Guitar Competition. Matthew has performed with his mother, Jenny Oaks Baker, and his siblings at Abravanel Hall, the Stevens Performing Arts Center in Idaho, twice on the Hour of Power TV Show broadcast worldwide from California, for The Festival of Lights and the Ambassador's Wives at the Congressional Club in Washington, D.C., for the Music Educator's Rally at the Utah State Capitol, for the World Congress of Families IX, and at First Night On Temple Square. He is the son of Matthew and Jenny Oaks Baker. Violinist Hanna Cook will play Kreisler's Praeludium and Allegro. Hanna has studied violin for 11 years. She has soloed three times with the Utah Valley Symphony and currently is principal violin in the American Heritage Lyceum Philharmonic Orchestra. Outside of music, she enjoys watching and playing sports when time permits. She is the daughter of David and Cheryl Cook. Pianist Sarah Sun will play the first movement of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2 in C minor. Sarah began playing the piano under the instruction of JoAnn Jones when she was 4 years old. In addition, she studied briefly with Anna Gliadkovskaya and Christian Bohnenstengel. As of 2011, she is a student of Dr. Irene Peery-Fox. Her progress as a pianist is evident in the recognitions she has won for her piano performances: first place at the UMTA Concerto Competition; second place in the American Protege International Competition, in which she will perform in Carnegie Hall November 2017; two-time first-place finishes in the Encore Keyboard Competition; and first place at the Salt Lake Piano Competition. She is a sophomore at Cedar High School and also serves as the city administrator of the Cedar City Youth City Council. She is the daughter of Xun Sun and Ling Yu. Harpist Aerin Burns will play Maurice Ravel's Introduction and Allegro. Aerin has played the harp since she was 5 and studied with Lysa Rytting, Janet Peterson and Anamae Anderson. Among her many adventures, Aerin has used her musical skills to play for Healing Harps at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center and teach piano lessons at Rising Star Outreach in Tamil Nadu, India. She has also earned several superior ratings in harp performance from the Utah Chapter of the American Harp Society. She has been homeschooled since third grade and will continue her education at Brigham Young University. She is the daughter of Michael and Ellen Burns. The community news source for Eagle Mountain Utah, Saratoga Springs Utah, Lehi Utah, American Fork Utah, Highland Utah, Alpine Utah, and The Cedar Valley, including Cedar Fort Utah and Fairfield Utah. Copyright 2024 The Crossroads Journal LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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