# @emfsummerstudy on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CvFt9EPslQY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33051377-emfsummerstudy-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-07-24T17:58:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Eastern Music Festival (@emfsummerstudy) — https://gondola.cc/emfsummerstudy

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Join us tonight a captivating concert featuring the brilliant talents of our 2023 Conducting Scholars! This much-anticipated event will take place at 8 PM in Dana Auditorium. 

This year's Conducting Scholars have demonstrated exceptional prowess and dedication to their craft, and their upcoming concert promises to be an unforgettable celebration of classical overtures. 

EMF's 2023 Conducting Scholars (in order as pictured):
1. Mengru Zheng - Verdi's Overture to Nabucco
2. Kyle Elgarten - Humperdinck's Prelude to Hänsel und Gretel
3. Gordon Cheung - Berlioz's Roman Carnival Overture
4. Weizhe Bai - Ives's Variations on "America"
5. Oliver Yan - Debussy's Prélude à L'après midi d'un faune
6. Austin Lin - Weber's Overture to Euryanthe
7. Quinn Mason - W. A. Mozart's Overture to Die Zauberflöte (Magic Flute)
8. Claire Lewis - Verdi's Overture to La forza del destino
9. Alfonso Piacentini - Beethoven's Overture to Egmont

We asked two of our scholars, Quinn Mason and Claire Lewis, to tell us what ot means to them about being an EMF Conducting Scholar and what they are most excited about for tonights program!

"The conducting program at Eastern Music Festival has been pivotal in my growth as a conductor and a musician. I'm very excited to apply my knowledge to this upcoming concert on my performance of Mozart's 'Magic Flute Overture'. I'm beyond grateful to Maestri Schwarz, Novo, and Cooper for their support and guidance!" - Quinn Mason

"Attending EMF this summer as a Conducting Scholar has been the most valuable experience of my early career. I am incredibly excited to conduct the overture to Verdi’s La Forza del Destino in Monday night’s Overtures Concert! Performing with the first-class Eastern Festival Orchestra will be a thrilling culmination of our journey at EMF." - Claire Lewis

Get your tickets TODAY at https://easternmusicfestival.org

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| Eastern Music Festival | @emfsummerstudy | https://gondola.cc/emfsummerstudy | Music Festival |
| Catharine Yoder | @catharineyoder | https://gondola.cc/catharineyoder | Graphic Designer |
| Catharine Yoder | @catharineyoder | https://gondola.cc/catharineyoder | Copywriter |
| Catharine Yoder | @catharineyoder | https://gondola.cc/catharineyoder | Social Media Intern |

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