The Apogee Foundation, dedicated to human excellence in the arts, has provided 33 awards and grants to elite young musicians from four nations at its 2006 international music festival in Odessa.
November 10, 2006 (Press Release) --
New York and Odessa, October 3, 2006 (RNWire, eMediaWire, and PRWeb) – The Apogee Foundation has concluded its first international music festival in Odessa by providing 33 awards and grants to elite young musicians and their instructors. The awards include 17 Excellence Awards, which are based on extraordinary ability and promise of future distinction, 15 Performance Awards, which were based on outstanding performances throughout the course of the festival, and one new Regional Award, a type of award which is designed to assist gifted artists from specific geopolitical regions. Coverage of the festival was broadcast on all national Ukrainian television channels as well as by local and national radio and print media. A thirty minute documentary about the festival is now being produced, which also will soon be broadcast on national TV.
Apogee's award jury consisted of Apogee President Kenneth Schneider, Stolyarsky State Music School Director and Deputy Director Evgeny Lisuk and Tatyana Markova, Kharkov State Music School Director Tamara Sengukova, and Odessa Conservatory Professor and Head of the Department of Tourism and Culture for the Odessa Province of Ukraine Yuri Kuznetsov. The festival was underwritten by a generous gift from former Apogee board members Dr. Bernard and Mrs. Marjorie Schneider.
Yuri Kuznetsov, Head of the Department of Tourism and Culture for the Odessa Province of Ukraine, said: "Odessa is proud to have hosted Apogee's phenomenally successful music festival, which formed a fitting tribute to the region's legendary musical traditions and is an indication of their continued vitality. On behalf Odessa and Ukraine, we welcome Apogee as a partner in continuing these great traditions and look forward to our ongoing collaborations."
Apogee President Kenneth Schneider said: "Odessa is a city of musical legends, and it has been our privilege to become a part of these living traditions of producing elite musical talent. We are deeply grateful to the dozens of musicians who have shared their talents with the world at this event, and thank them for the inspiration they have provided to all of us through their artistic and human excellence."
To view the full text of this news release with photographs and in printer friendly format, as well as to obtain translations into other languages as they become available, please refer to the Foundation's website: http://www.apogeefoundation.org/awareness/2006-2007/pr061003.php
About The Apogee Foundation
The Apogee Foundation began activities in Russia in 1997 and was incorporated in the United States in 2004 as a New York based not-for-profit corporation. Apogee is dedicated to the development of human excellence in the performing arts. It supports cultural institutions and individual artists, providing administrative, promotional, and financial support to help talented individuals achieve their full potential, and enabling this potential to be showcased to the world.
Apogee's award jury consisted of Apogee President Kenneth Schneider, Stolyarsky State Music School Director and Deputy Director Evgeny Lisuk and Tatyana Markova, Kharkov State Music School Director Tamara Sengukova, and Odessa Conservatory Professor and Head of the Department of Tourism and Culture for the Odessa Province of Ukraine Yuri Kuznetsov. The festival was underwritten by a generous gift from former Apogee board members Dr. Bernard and Mrs. Marjorie Schneider.
Yuri Kuznetsov, Head of the Department of Tourism and Culture for the Odessa Province of Ukraine, said: "Odessa is proud to have hosted Apogee's phenomenally successful music festival, which formed a fitting tribute to the region's legendary musical traditions and is an indication of their continued vitality. On behalf Odessa and Ukraine, we welcome Apogee as a partner in continuing these great traditions and look forward to our ongoing collaborations."
Apogee President Kenneth Schneider said: "Odessa is a city of musical legends, and it has been our privilege to become a part of these living traditions of producing elite musical talent. We are deeply grateful to the dozens of musicians who have shared their talents with the world at this event, and thank them for the inspiration they have provided to all of us through their artistic and human excellence."
To view the full text of this news release with photographs and in printer friendly format, as well as to obtain translations into other languages as they become available, please refer to the Foundation's website: http://www.apogeefoundation.org/awareness/2006-2007/pr061003.php
About The Apogee Foundation
The Apogee Foundation began activities in Russia in 1997 and was incorporated in the United States in 2004 as a New York based not-for-profit corporation. Apogee is dedicated to the development of human excellence in the performing arts. It supports cultural institutions and individual artists, providing administrative, promotional, and financial support to help talented individuals achieve their full potential, and enabling this potential to be showcased to the world.
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