enhakē PERFORMS IN THE ICMEC 1ST PRIZE WINNERS CONCERT AT CARNEGIE HALL'S WEILL RECITAL HALL

New York, NY 26 May 2008 - Florida State University's student group enhakē (Jayoung Kim, cello; Wonkak Kim, clarinet, Eun-Hee Park, piano, M. Brent Williams, violin) made its successful Carnegie Hall debut to critical acclaim in the International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition (ICMEC) Winners Concert at Weill Recital Hall. The performance came as a result of being awarded First Prize in their division at the 2008 ICMEC, presented by the Chamber Music Foundation of New England, and featured a finale performance of John Mackey's "Breakdown Tango."  Other notable groups who performed at the concert included the Alianza String Quartet, a grand-prize winner of the 2007 Plowman Competition from Yale University, and Vinca String Quartet, a prizewinner at the 2005 Fischoff Competition. The concert was followed by an award ceremony in which the winners received gold medals and certificates of award on the Weill Recital Hall stage.

The 2008 ICMEC attracted more than seventy chamber ensembles that included musicians from Italy, Argentina, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Canada, Israel and the United States. The ensembles came from the most prestigious musical institutions, such as the New England Conservatory, Boston Conservatory, Yale University, Eastman School of Music, Mannes College of Music, Rice University--Shepherd School of Music and many others. Past first prizewinners include Sergey Antonov, a recent gold medal winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. This year's competition was partly supported by internationally acclaimed violin virtuoso and recording artist Gidon Kremer.

The ICMEC auditions were held at Boston University in April and May of this year. Groups competed in five age groups, and chamber music categories including: piano duos and trios, sonata duos, jazz and folk ensembles, and ensembles with winds, strings, and voice. The first prizewinners performed in an award concert on May 26 in Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, while the second and third prizewinners appeared May 24, 2008 at The First Church in Boston.

March 27, 2007
Congratulations to the MTNA "Young Artist" Competition winners! (Toronto Canada)

November 2, 2006
Congratulations to the following FSMTA/MTNA Competitive Events winners!

April 4, 2006
Congratulations to the following recipients of the Undergraduate Pi Kappa Lambda Certificates based on academic excellence and faculty recommendations.

April 4, 2006
Congratulations to the following NATS (Southeastern National Association of Teachers of Singing) winners:

Kaitlin Smith (Gerber) - 1st place winner, Sophomore Women
Jennifer Hamilton (Nall) - 5th place winner, Sophomore Women
Kelly Miskowski (Delp) - Semi-finalist, Sophomore Women
Heidi Gentner (Porter) - 5th place winner, Junior Women
Christopher Diaz (Gerber) - 5th place winner, Junior Men
Sean Stork (Gerber) - Semi-finalist, Junior Men
Lisa Kotara (Brister) - 3rd place winner, Advanced College Women
Kevin Jaeger (Gerber) - 3rd place winner, Musical Theatre Men

February 20, 2006
Congratulations to Nicholas Rosen (Bill Peterson), winner of the jazz piano category at the Margaret A. Guthman Keyboard Competition held at Georgia Tech. He was presented with a $1000 award.

January 29, 2006
Congratulations to the following students who were winners in the Young Artist Competition, Southern Division, which was held this past weekend weekend in Cleveland, Tennessee:

Justin Bird (R. Gainsford)