Two local chamber groups tied for top prizes in the fourth annual competition of the Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City, conducted last Sunday in the Museum of Fine Arts.
Cash awards of $100 per person were presented to members of the Nouveau Woodwind Quintet (consisting of flutist Mary Richards, oboist Barbara Peterson, clarinetist Alan Portzline, bassoonist Brian Peterson and Linda Traester, horn) and the Duo de Paris (flutist Joan Baumann-Arnal and her husband, pianist Eric Arnall).At the same meeting the society announced its 1989-90 subscription series: the Waverly Consort (Oct. 1), the Trio Fontenay (Nov. 13), the Ridge Quartet (Jan. 31), the New York Chamber Soloists (March 6) and the Emerson Quartet (April 24.) Membership information may be had by writing the Chamber Music Society at P.O. Box 8825, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, or by calling 467-9649.
-FIVE UTAH INSTRUMENTALISTS emerged with prizes from the Utah Symphony Youth Guild Competition, conducted Monday and Tuesday at Symphony Hall.
First prize ($100 plus a Utah Symphony performance) in the elementary division went to pianist Dustin Gledhill, Provo, with Melissa Haney, honorable mention. First prize of $200 plus a performance in the junior division went to pianist LaMar Watts, Richmond, with honorable mentions awarded Mira Gill and Jenny Oaks.
Top winner in the senior division was violinist Martha Thompson, Kaysville, who collected $300 and a performance award. Second prize of $200 went to pianist Holly Miller, Logan, with the $100 third prize going to violinist Nathan Mueller, Centerville. Anthony Adams received honorable mention.
Judges included symphony music director Joseph Silverstein. Performances will be on the orchestra's youth concerts.
-DUSTIN GLEDHILL also was among the winners of the fourth Arlette Day Piano Competition, conducted last weekend at Murray High School. He was awarded first in the mini-artists category, followed by Melissa Haney and Tiffany Gledhill, Provo.
Prizes in the beginning-artists category went to Jamie Evans, Salt Lake City (first), Janae Codner, Provo (second), and Doug Lowe, Provo (third). Young-classic-artist winners were Alena K. Glauser, Draper (first), Amanda Moody, Orem (second), and Christine Anderson, Sandy (third). In the future-artist category, first place was awarded to Jennie Watson, Bountiful, with second going to Beverly Chang, Salt Lake City, and third to Celeste Crapo, Sandy.
First-prize winner in the concert-artist category was Stephen Thomas, Provo, with second going to Joanne Rust, Bountiful, and third to R. Brent Nielsen, Salt Lake City. In addition merit awards were presented to Brandon Bascom, Trisha Lee Fackrell, Camille Williams, Zachary Houser, Rachel Ward, Nicole Ream, Janelle Rich, John Oberhansky and Jon Talbot.
The winners received gifts donated by area merchants as well as performance awards, including recitals June 16, 17 and 19 in the new Day Murray Music Cultural Arts Centre. Chairman of this year's competition was former Murray Symphony music director Robert Lentz.
-UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY music professor Alvin Wardle has received a national award for "his contributions to continuing education" via USU's Summer Music Clinic.
The Faculty Service Award was presented by the Conferences and Institutes Division of the National University Continuing Education Association at its national convention in Salt Lake City. Wardle has been a staff member for the USU Summer Music Clinic for 31 of the program's 48 years. "During this time he has created a program well known as one of the premier music education programs of the nation," the citation reads. "Dr. Wardle has a deep feeling for the young people . . . and an ability to relate to them and make the experience a positive and meaningful one for each participant."