CORBETT COMPETITION WINNER SYDNIE YAO REED TO PERFORM IN
DONOR APPRECIATION CONCERT CONDUCTED BY JAMES DePREIST
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Portland, Ore. ... Sixteen-year-old violinist Sydnie Yao Reed, a junior at South Eugene High School awarded with an appearance with the Oregon Symphony after winning the 2001 Corbett Competition, will perform in the Evelyn Nagel Donor Appreciation Concert, conducted by Music Director James DePreist Monday, June 10, at 7:30 p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. DePreist will perform popular works by Barber, Persichetti and more, and Symphony Apprentice Conductor Jonathan Pasternack will conduct Sibelius' Violin Concerto, which Reed performed in the Mrs. Henry L. Corbett, Sr. Young Artists Competition. This annual tribute to Symphony supporters is made possible by a grant from the Meyer Memorial Trust in honor of Nagel, who was the Symphony's director of development from 1973 until her death in 1993.

DePreist will conduct a varied program including William Schuman's "New England Triptych," Arvo Pärt's "Fratres," Barber's Adagio for Strings and Persichetti's Symphony No. 4, scheduled to be recorded by DePreist and the orchestra June 11. Pasternack will conduct Sibelius' Violin Concerto in D Minor featuring Reed during the first half of the program.

Reed's multiple awards include First Place in the violin division of the Oregon Music Educators Association's 2002 and 2001 State Solo Competitions and Winner of the Oregon Division at the Music Teacher's National Association High School Division (1999). Reed also has made solo appearances with local orchestras, including the Eugene Symphony (2001) and the Oregon Sinfonietta (2001). According to Willamette Week, Reed's performances are marked with "elegant verve."

This concert is open to donors by invitation only.

Sydnie Yao Reed

Currently a junior at South Eugene High School, Reed, 16, began playing violin at age 9. For the last five years Reed has studied with Carol Sindell of Portland. Last year she made her debut as the featured soloist with the Oregon Sinfonietta. Also a member of the Eugene Youth Symphony for four years, she was the featured soloist in its January 2002 concert. Reed's recent accomplishments include taking first place in the violin division of the Oregon Music Educators Association's 2002 and 2001 State Solo Competitions and soloing with the Eugene Symphony Orchestra.

Reed is a member of the National Honor Society and is an active student in South Eugene High School's advanced placement curriculum. She is fluent in Chinese and Taiwanese, and is currently studying graduate level Japanese at the University of Oregon.
In addition to playing the violin, Reed enjoys singing and is a member of South Eugene High School's award-winning jazz choral ensemble, the Dorians. She also performed a starring role in South Eugene High School's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "Carousel," singing the famous number "You'll Never Walk Alone."

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