Posted Thursday, April 6, 2006, The OG, arts

Junior Beckaa Wallig earned second prize in the Young Baroque Artists Competition held Saturday at Smith Music Hall.

Wallig and her partner, Molly Netter, won for their performance as a soprano duo. Wallig also received honorable mention for her solo performance.

Other Uni students who earned honorable mention were:

• Junior Christine Cheng, piano;
• Seniors Stephen Buzard, Mo Kudeki, Angelina Liang, and sophomore Claire Johnson, trio-sonata ensemble.

The competition was sponsored by the Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana (BACH). The contest was open to anyone 14 to 18 years of age, not attending college, who lives or takes music lessons in Champaign County.

Contestants were expected to prepare one or more pieces or movements composed during European music's baroque period (between 1600 and 1750), not to exceed 15 minutes in length. According to the contest rules, all music had to be sung by the type of voice or played on the instruments for which it was composed.

A winners' concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on April 20 at Verde Gallery, 17 E. Taylor St., Champaign.

Here is a complete list of honorees:

• First prize: Rachel Koblyakov (violin)
• Second prize: Molly Netter and Rebecca Wallig (soprano duo)
• Third prize: Eric Kobel (flute)

Honorable mention (unranked):
• Mark Badger (tenor)
• Christine Cheng (piano)
• Claire Johnson/Angelina Liang/Mo Kudeki/Stephen Buzard (trio-sonata ensemble)
• Molly Netter (soprano)
• Kenneth Price (violin)
• Beckaa Wallig (soprano)

— Gargoyle staff