Commissioning: Encore 2020 showcases young musicians

commissioning: encore 2020 showcases young musicians. encore’s past consistently culminated in standing-room-only award reveals during the western territory’s commissioning weekends. this year, as part of the territory’s first-ever virtual commissioning celebration, encore is an online showcase of select solo performances. it kicked off june 13 offering viewers a chance to tune in to various musical categories, including percussion, piano, vocal, brass, drama monologue, guitar and ukulele, and dance. five of the west’s nine divisions previously held divisional encore events: california south, cascade, intermountain, northwest and southwest. those divisions then submitted individual performances as part of the territorial showcase. one group submission came from the phoenix citadel corps dance troupe. there are no singing company performances this year due to social distancing mandates in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic. individual performers are listed below in their respective categories. each performer will receive a medal or trophy commemorating their participation in the historic encore 2020. “it has been very different this year for sure,” territorial music secretary neil smith said. “and due to the circumstances, not everyone has been able to participate, but we’re thrilled to take what we do have and share it for encore 2020. music and arts is still alive and well across the territory, even during these strange times. do what you can to encourage and support our young people wherever you are.”. one encore participant will receive special recognition during the june 14 evening “we believe” program. adelaide lyons, from seattle temple, performed “count your blessings” for her level one vocal encore submission. when her mother posted the video of adelaide’s performance on facebook, it went viral and to date is approaching 1.1 million views with 42,000 shares and over 3,000 comments. encore 2020. participants listed in alphabetical order. percussion. level one. grace yeom – eastside. level two. james lyons – seattle temple. level three. andre earl – federal way. piano. level one. hanah choi – valley of the sun korean. emma dove – yakima. joseph lechuega – la central. sophia simoes – portland tabernacle. grace yeom – eastside. level two. luke craig – phoenix citadel. jacob dove – yakima. ella lyons – seattle temple. tia reardon – seattle temple. john yeom – eastside. level three. peter koenig – medford. isaac white – mesa citadel. level four. daniel lyons – seattle temple. vocal. level one. emma dove – yakima. adelaide lyons – seattle temple. ella lyons – seattle temple. brynn o’brien – portland tabernacle. ariel quinonez – el cajon. chloe volpato – redondo beach. level two. jacob dove – yakima. suzane johnson – concord. wodin jormelu – medford. kelissa richardson – henderson. kaylee stelmaszczyk – henderson. level three. amonay altamiro – las vegas citadel. jordan davenport – tustin ranch. chelsea denny – el cajon. bella garcia – wrangell. april greeve – henderson. shannon johnson – concord. sandra vasquez – polanco – colorado springs. brass. level one. emma dove – yakima. rafael simoes – portland tabernacle. level two. jacob dove- yakima. david jormelu – medford. ella lyons – seattle temple. william nottle – spokane. daniel oh – tustin ranch. level three. peter koenig – medford. danny lemus – salem kroc. daniel lyons – seattle temple. andrew smith – phoenix citadel. andrew smith – tustin ranch. zachary white – phoenix citadel. level four. sean pease – centennial. drama monologue. level one. shannon rafferty -fountain valley. jazmine sickels – longview temple. level two. emma dove – yakima. jonathan williams – tustin ranch. level three. kassandra polanco-rodriguez – colorado springs. charlize rafferty – fountain valley. josylnn shull – san diego citadel. guitar and ukulele. aden buhl – centennial. daisy castillo – broomfield. jennifer castillo – broomfield. benjamin morrow – centennial. jaida reed – sun cities. mia whetstone – sun cities. dance. level one. julia fankhauser – fountain valley. gizelle garcia – santa fe. liliana hall – bell lighthouse. grace vesselee – phoenix citadel. level two. alexa montijo – santa fe. donna thomas – phoenix citadel. level three. jacob ferguson – tustin ranch. dance troupe – phoenix citadel.