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More from LifestyleThe Ventura College Community Orchestra has received a grant from the Schwab Family Charitable Trust to sponsor a violin competition.
The event is open to young violinists, up to age 25.
A preliminary round will take place in January. The final competition, in May, will feature four finalists playing a complete concerto with the orchestra.
Awards totaling $3,000 will be granted for this inaugural competition.
The event, the Henry Schwab Ventura County Violin Competition, honors Schwab, who began violin study in New York at a young age.
His talent prompted his parents to send him to Europe in 1924 to continue his training. He studied in Vienna, graduating with highest honors.
His study continued in Berlin with the world-famous professor Carl Flesch and later with the Russian virtuoso, Spiwakowsky.
He studied in Paris under French master Jacques Thibaud.
After earning a degree from Normale de Musique, he returned to the United States for a career as a concert violinist, concertmaster, teacher and collector of instruments.
Schwab died last year, at age 100, and his wife Miriam has established this competition in his memory.
The contest has two categories: for violinists up to age 17, upon the recommendation of their music teachers; and for those 18 to 25, either upon the recommendation of their music instructors or through enrollment in an accredited college or university.
There is a $30 entrance fee. The preliminary competition is Jan. 12 and 13. Two finalists will be selected from each category to continue in the May 24 competition.
For complete contest details and an application, go to www.venturacollege.edu, then to the Public Relations section of the home page in the lower right corner; once there, click on "News releases."
The completed application should be mailed with the entry fee check to the college at Ventura College, attention Dr. Burns Taft, 4667 Telegraph Road, Ventura, CA 93003.
— From staff reports
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