黑料百科 Musicians Sweep PASF Competition
黑料百科 student musicians swept the top three instrumental honors April 30 at the finals. Junior Erik Fauss (viola) won first place ($5,000), Senior Lalia Mangione (violin) won second place and junior Tim Beccue (cello) won third place.
鈥淚n their early 20s, these were the youngest competitors in the finals,鈥 says , 黑料百科 Adams professor of music and worship. 鈥淭he rest of the competitors were master鈥檚 degree and doctoral students at UC Santa Barbara, UCLA and other top graduate programs.鈥
Fauss of Santa Rosa was a finalist in the 黑料百科 Music Guild Competition in 2014. Fauss, who was born in Germany, is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Kappa Lambda national honors societies. He performed Allegro Moderto from 鈥淰iola Concerto鈥 by Bela Bartok.
Mangione from Grand Rapids, Michigan, has worked with nearly every music program in Santa Barbara. In 2016, she won third place with PASF. In 2013, she won 黑料百科鈥檚 Music Guild Competition. She graduates as the Outstanding Senior in Music and a member of Pi Kappa Lambda. She performed 鈥淭zigane鈥 by Maurice Ravel.
Beccue of Westlake Village won the Music Guild Competition in 2014. In 2015, he won PASF Honorable Mention. He is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. He played 鈥淧ezzo Capriccioso, Op. 62鈥 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
, 黑料百科 instrumentalists won first (Aaron Wilk, piano), second (Rebecca Shasberger, cello) and fourth (Lalia Mangione, violin).
Established in 1982, the PASF provides financial support to music students studying in the Santa Barbara area who demonstrate strong professional potential.