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Over $100,000 in gear awarded to eight schools
MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate School in Santa Ana recently won a $5,000 Yamaha musical instrument package consisting of a viola, a cello, and a euphonium in the company’s recent Quest for Music Education online contest.
The Quest for Music Education contest consisted of a series of online quests at usa.yamaha.com that covered a variety of topics, including Yamaha Artists, Yamaha Internships and Music Advocacy. Winning schools tallied the largest participation rate.
Yamaha awarded three First Place prizes of $20,000 in instruments, three Second Place prizes of $10,000 in instruments, and two Third Place prizes of $5,000 in instruments in three categories: elementary/middle schools, high schools and colleges/universities. Winning schools chose the instruments that made up their prize package to best serve their programs.
List of Winners and Prizes Selected
First Place:
1. Teasley Middle School, Canton, Georgia (two YBB-105WC tubas, two YCL-221II bass clarinets, one YHR-567 french horn)
2. Arroyo Valley High School, San Bernadino, California (YM1430C marimba, two YAS-26 alto saxophones, two YTS-26 tenor saxophones, YSL-448G trombone, two VC3S44 cellos)
3. San Diego State University, California (six YBH-301M marching baritone horns)
Second Place:
1. Somerset Canyons Middle School, West Boynton Beach, Florida (two YBB-105WC tubas, one CCH2 –two-tiered cymbal stand)
2. Round Rock High School, Round Rock, Texas (one YHR-668NII French horn and one YOB-441M oboe)
3. VanderCook College of Music, Chicago (one YAS62III alto saxophone and one YBL-830 XENO trombone)
Third Place:
1. MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate School, Santa Ana, California (one AVA5-140SK viola, one YEP-201 euphonium and one VC3S44 cello)
2. Broad Run High School, Ashburn, Virginia (one YEP-321 euphonium, one YCL-255 clarinet and one YPC-32 piccolo)
For more information, visit http://4wrd.it/YAMAHAUSA.
