WIU Violin Student Wins First Prize in International Music Competition
MACOMB, IL – A Western Illinois University music major has been awarded first prize in an international music competition; the only student from the United States.
Madalyn Pridemore, of Macomb, a sophomore violin performance major, is one of 21 finalists in Asociația Culturală Arta Sonoră's "Rezonanțe Sonore Online" International Festival. She is the winner of the violin category and one of the winners featured on the George Enescu Museum's website.
The competition included 137 participants from Germany, Spain, Portugal, the United States, the Republic of Moldova and Romania. A total of 14 winners were chosen to have their videos featured on the George Enescu National Museum's website, which is based in Bucharest, Romania.
The juried competition was conducted by students submitting YouTube videos of their repertoire choices. There were nine sections, each representing different instrument sections from which the winners were chosen.♣