On July 20th through July 29th, McAuliffe and Oak students tested their musical abilities. These talented musicians competed at the 57th Southwestern Youth Music Festival (SYMF). This music competition took place over two weekends (five days) and was held at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University of Long Beach.
After months of preparation, the McAuliffe team comprised of LeAnn Lee and Kiera Wong placed 1st in their piano duet. Before receiving their trophies, the duet team delighted the audience at the Awards Recital with ‘In a Boat’ by Claude DeBussy.
Venturing on her own, Kiera Wong amazed the judges with ‘Sonatina 3rd movement – Allegro Mosso’ by Aram Khachaturian to earn 1st place in her piano solo. She also took the stage to perform at the Awards Recital.
McAuliffe and Oak musicians came together once again at SYMF. The chamber team of Katelyn Ngo, Karlie Nguyen and Kiera Wong took home 3rd place in the music ensemble category. A total of six trophies