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(Orlando, FL – June 12, 2007) – Lisa Jaklitsch, a member of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, has been chosen to take part in the First Crusell International Flute Competition, held in Uusikaupunki, Finland in July. Jaklitsch is the only American that was chosen to compete out of 101 applicants from 32 countries.
Each year, musicians come together in Uusikaupunki, Finland to celebrate the life of composer Berndt Henrik Crusell. Known as the Crusell Music Festival, this event is dedicated to woodwind music. For the first time this summer, the Crusell Society is sponsoring an international competition that will be dedicated to a different instrument of the woodwind family each year – this year it is open to flutists only worldwide.
The First Crusell International Flute Competition 2007 will be held from July 21-26 2007 in Uusikaupunki, Finland. There are 3 rounds to the competition. A maximum of 10 competitors will be accepted to the semi-final round, and a maximum of 4 competitors will advance to compete in the final round with the Virtuosi di Kuhmo Chamber Orchestra. In addition to monetary prizes, the winner will also be invited to perform during Crusell Week 2008.
The preliminary round of this competition (by taped audition) was judged by a 4-member jury consisting of Jussi Sarkka (chairman), Petri Alanko (Principal Flute of the Finnish RSO), Timo Pulakka (Principal Flute Finnish National Opera), and Anja Voipio (Professor of Flute at the Helsinki Conservatory). All the judges listened individually to the candidates CDs and by an agreed point-giving system accepted 40 candidates for the first round in Uusikaupunki. The chairman collected the accepted applicants list from each juror and as a result formed the final list of 42 accepted candidates from 17 countries.
“I am very excited to travel to Finland and compete,” says Jaklitsch. “This is an opportunity for me to strive to reach my own personal goals, and is also an opportunity to hear flutists my own age who are the best from around the world, while learning a little bit of the Finnish language and culture.”
Lisa Jaklitsch currently performs both 2nd flute and piccolo with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra and is Adjunct Professor of Flute at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida.
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