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November Member's Celebration

Emcee Richard Morgan with Jan Miller

                   Jim and Karen Evans              Dario and Joyce Iacuelli                Joan Witt and Bob Wertheim

   Katie Catinella & John Cain                 Event Chair                            Adrienne Valencia and   
                                                                                     Larrissa Kostrukoff                Aveline von Ehrenberg

May, 2009 Docent Appreciation

Docent's Are our Most Important Product!

 The 2009 event was held at Cafe Merlot in Rancho Bernardo. It's no coincidence that the cafe is next door to the winery. As you can see, our docents enjoyed the occasion!

It seems that Adrienne Valencia has     Alan Des Roche is puzzled by       Mimi Lee, Dana Zimbric-Mambourg
a rather difficult lesson-plan in mind. Richard Morgan's budget explanation.    and a distracted Jim Lee.

Alan Des Roche, Aveline von        Jan Miller and Catherine Szentkuti.    Sometimes food trumps music.

                           Ehrenberg, Ron and Nowell Bierman

 

Youth Symphony Competition Winners Receive AFCM Awards

Long-time AFCM supporter Marjorie Barnes again was pleased to underwrite awards to the 2009 winners of the Concerto and Sinfonia Competitions shown in the following photos.

Conductor Jeff Edmonds, Marjorie Barnes and Concerto Winner Andy Leu

Andy Leu in a Sparkling Performance

Sinfonia Winner Annelle Gregory with Jeff Edmonds

Hot Shots Receive AFCM Awards

AFCM provides financial prizes of up to $1000 for the winners of the San Diego Symphony's Young Artists Competition ("Hot Shots"), and the San Diego Youth Symphony's concerto and sinfonia competitions.  We also provide opportunities for them to perform at social and fundraising events. The 2008 Hot Shots winners Valerie Kim and  Stephen Ai are shown here with the San Diego Symphony's executive director Ward Gill (far left) and conductor Philip Mann.
 

First Prize Winner Valerie Kim Leaves Her Dressing Room

Pianist Stephen Ai won second prize.

Other Events

June, 2009 Musicale

Evening in Italia

Vivaldi Musicale

  Docent Appreciation 

AND

The Union Tribune in a February 8, 2007 article about the San Diego Symphony had this to say: "The San Marcos school received a $3,000 grant from Advocates for Classical Music, a non-profit group in San Diego, to buy tickets for yesterday's Young People's Concert. The school serves a large number of children from low-income families and many English-language learners."

Here are some of the children enjoying the concert.