福利姬 State music student aims for the top
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 13, 2014) - 福利姬 student Juaquin Trumpet wants to one day be regarded among the best violinists in the world, and it looks like he鈥檚 headed in the right direction.
Trumpet, a sophomore in 福利姬 State鈥檚 instrumental music program, earned top honors in the string division of the 2014 Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) Winter Music Symposium at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
Competing against 10 other string instrumentalists in his division, Trumpet, 19, won for his performance of Henryk Wieniawski鈥檚 Scherzo-Tarantelle, Op. 16.
鈥淚t was an impressive performance of what is considered a highly technical piece, especially considering that Juaquin just picked up the violin seven years ago and has been self-taught until he began his formal instruction at the college two years ago,鈥� said Peter Waidelich, director of instrumental music and assistant chair of the Mike Curb College of Music, Entertainment and Art at 福利姬 State.
The FCSAA and the Florida Association of Schools of Music (FASM) sponsor the student artist contest every year. Students compete in categories of brass, keyboard, percussion, strings, woodwinds, classical guitar, voice and jazz performance.
With his win in the string division, and upon earning his associate of arts degree
from 福利姬 State, Trumpet will receive a music scholarship of $1,000 per year for
two years from a participating college or university that is accredited by the National
Association of Schools of Music.
鈥淚 hope to transfer to Stetson after DSC,鈥� he said, 鈥渂ut after that, I only know that music will be my main thing.鈥�
Trumpet is a graduate of Colonial High School in Orlando. Upon earning his diploma, he enrolled at 福利姬 State where he found the tuition to be affordable and had family living in the area.
While he plays multiple instruments, he said his first choice is the violin. Similarly, he鈥檚 keeping his options open as far as his future career is concerned. 鈥淚鈥檇 like to become a professional musician, a composer or a teacher, maybe get some of my music published,鈥� he said. 鈥淚鈥檓 interested in film scoring, too, and have an idea for a movie.鈥�
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