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February 11, 2000 Concerto competition features wide range of instruments WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Six of Purdue's top classical musicians will vie for the opportunity to perform with the Purdue Symphony Orchestra in Purdue University Bands' annual concerto competition on Sunday, Feb. 20. The public is welcome to attend the auditions, which will include masterworks by Mendelssohn, Prokofiev and Copland written for instruments ranging from marimba to violin. Competition begins at 1 p.m. Feb. 20 in Room 30 of Elliott Hall of Music. Admission is free. The winner will be showcased with the Purdue Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jay Gephart, on April 30 at the Long Center, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. Competitors include Kristen Durham, a sophomore biology major from Fort Wayne, Ind., performing Doppler's "Hungarian Fantasie Pastoral" on flute; Ed Moy, a freshman electrical engineering major from Indianapolis, performing the Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2; Ian Reynell, a senior mechanical engineering major from Amherst, N.Y., performing Copland's "Quiet City" on trumpet; Jennifer Smith, a freshman community development major from Huntertown, Ind., performing the Rosauro Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra; and Abraham Huang, a freshman mechanical engineering major from Farmington, Conn., performing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor. Michael Bottorff, a senior English education major from Richmond, Ind., has entered two pieces. He will perform Paul Creston's Concertino for Marimba as well as Floyd Werle and Randall Eyles' "The Golden Age of the Xylophone." CONTACT: Kathy Matter, Purdue Bands publicist, (765) 496-6785; kcmatter@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page