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Claudette Sorel |
The Elizabeth & Michel Sorel Charitable Organization Inc., established in 1996 by their daughter, Claudette Sorel, is a 501©(3) private foundation. Ms. Sorel was a child piano prodigy. She is the youngest graduate of The Juilliard School completing her degree at age 9. She became a distinguished professor of piano, at SUNY, Fredonia. Ms. Sorel passed away in 1999. Our mission is to keep musical excellence alive and to help stretch the boundaries for women in music.
The Sorel Organization Announces the WINNERS in Its
First International Composition Competition
On October 9th, 2007, The Sorel Organization and Voices of Ascension collaborated and celebrated the accomplishments of the 2007 Sorel Medallion Winners. This year's winners were chosen from 79 applicants (5 semi-finalists) by a panel of judges at the performance in Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall. The winners' pieces were programmed with the greatest composers from the Renaissance to the present. The gala event was followed by a cocktail reception with conductors, producers, choristers, judges, and board members.
The winners:
1st place - Leanna Kirchoff - "Meciendo"
2nd place - Lisa Bielawa - "Lamentation of a City"
3rd Place - Christina Whitten - "Choral de Bete"
Click here for more information and to learn
more about the winners >>>
The 2nd annual Choral composition
competition deadline is set for April 30, 2008. Click here
for submission details and application.
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