Youth Solo Instrumental Competition

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2017 is the fourth year of our competition for young instrumentalists in grades 10 – 12 residing in Napa, Solano and Sonoma Counties.  Winners are awarded a cash prize plus the opportunity to perform at a pre-concert recital as part of the festival. 

The 2016 final was held on February 21st on the stage of the Lincoln Theater

The 2016 winners were:

First Place: Kenneth Shinn, PIANO

Second Place: Calvin Jin, VIOLIN

Third Place: Maggie Carpenter, VIOLIN

The 2016 Winners' recital took place on Friday, August 12, 2016 at Silverado Vineyards.

In addition, each year, the winners will be invited to performed in a pre-concert recital on as part of the Music in the Vineyards Festival. Every August for the past twenty years, MITV has been performing fine chamber music throughout the Napa Valley.

The 2016 first prize was sponsored by Umpqua Bank

 For more information about how Music in the Vineyards is involved with the Community, please click here