Young Musicians Competition expresses its sincere appreciation to  The New York City Department of Cultural AffairsThe Host Organization for this grant is St. Pauls/St. Lukes Lutheran Church Sam Ash Music Corp.The Preliminaries were held March 6, 2005 The First Place Winners 2005Pre-High School Level       Kaitlin Cullen-Verhauz, cello Capriccio, Georg Goltermann   Leo Singer, celloLes mots sont allés, Luciano BerioAndaluza, Joaquin Nin        High School Level   Valeriya Sholokhova, cello Scherzo, Yuri Shaporin Jacek Blaszkiewicz, piano   Sonata in E-flat, Les adieux, Op. 81, 3rd move., Beethoven  Geoffrey Tsui, piano   Sonata, Op. 40, Beethoven The Grand Prize Winners 2005 were selected at the Competition Finals Saturday, May 21, Music Performance Center, Campus Hall, Wagner College Each winner receive will receive $500 and in a solo recital at Wagner CollegeCampus Hall Performance Center in June 2006 The Grand Prize Winners for 2005 are Leo Singer, cello, Pre-High School Level andValeriya Sholokhova, cello,High School Level  Complete List of Winners for 2005  Pre-High-School LevelFirst Place Winners:   Kaitlin Cullen-Verhauz, cello, grade 4, Special Music School (P.S. 859), N.Y., N.Y., private study    with Vladimir Panteleyev Leo Singer, cello, grade 7, Friends Seminary, Third Street Music School Settlement, N.Y., N.Y.,    private study with Sibylle Johner  Second Place Winners: Chana Ambuter, harp, grade 8, homeschool, Vernon, N.J., private study with Laura MajesticDaniel Kim, clarinet, grade 9, I. S. 72, S.I., N.Y., private study with Keri Ann K. DiBari-OberliMarcel Krasner, cello, grade 7, Mark Twain Junior High School, Brooklyn, N.Y., private study with    Jerome Carington Katherine Liccardo, violin, grade 8, New Hyde Park Memorial JHS, New Hyde Park, N.Y., private     study with Jonathan WeberMoriah Trenk, piano, grade 6, Scarsdale Middle School, Scarsdale, N.Y., private study with Paul    Ostrovsky Howard Yew, piano, grade 8, I.S. 51, S. I., N.Y., private study with Wen-Yi Lo Third Place Winners: Matthew Berman, alto saxophone, grade 8, I. S. 7, S. I., N.Y., private study with Paul KornTsutomo Okano, violin, grade 7, Wagner Middle School, New York, N.Y., private study with   Paul Ostrovsky   Stephanie Sun, piano, grade 3, P.S. 48, S. I., N.Y., private study with Wen-Yi Lo Honorable Mention:  Antonia Mallozzi, violin, grade 4, P.S. 45, S. I., N.Y., private study with Madeline CasparieCatherine Peck-Philips, violin, grade 7, BAK Middle School of the Arts, WPB, FL, private study    with Maree SawhneyStephanie Sun, violin, grade 3, P.S. 48, S. I., N.Y., private study with Sanchie Bobrow    High-School Level First Place Winners: Jacek Blaszkiewicz, piano, grade 11, LaGuardia High School of the Arts, N.Y., private study    with Mark PakmanValeriya Sholokhova, cello, grade 9, Beacon High School, N.Y., private study with    Vladimir Panteleyev Geoffrey Tsui, piano, grade 10, Stuyvesant High School, N.Y., private study with Wen-Yi Lo Second Place Winners: Sarah Armenia, violin, grade 9, Staten Island Technical High School, S. I., N.Y., private study    with Ann SetzerCynthia Chon, flute, grade 10, Tottenville High School, S. I., N.Y., private study with Keri Ann K.    DiBari-OberliDavid Estioco, piano, grade 9, La Guardia High School of the Arts, N, Y., private Eugenia     Betman  Stanislav Golovin, clarinet, grade 12, Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, MI, private study with   Nathan Williams (from Tashkent, Uzbekistan)Gi-Sun Kang, flute, grade 12, Port Richmond High School, S. I., N.Y., private study with Keri Ann K.   DiBari-OberliJacob Niederhoffer, violin, grade 9, Curtis High School, S. I., N.Y.,  private study with Ellie KangSaachi Sachdev, flute, grade 12, Stuyvesant High School, N.Y., N.Y., private study with Keri Ann K.    DiBari-OberliSabina Torosjan, violin, grade 11, LaGuardia High School, N.Y., private study with Ann Setzer Third Place Winners: James Jiang, cello, grade 9, Livingston High School, Livingston, N. J., private study with Barbara    MallowLeona Krasner, violin, grade 12, Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, N.Y., private study      with Geraldine LaPierreGabriel Zucker, violin, grade 9, Hunter College High School, N.Y., private study with Dennis         Malone Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Hagan, harp, grade 9, St. Joseph Hill Academy, S. I., N.Y., private study with Auissa ReitTina Thomas, voice, grade 12, Stuyvesant High School, N.Y., N.Y. private study with Mia DiMarioRecording Engineers, Ernie Jackson, Jeffrey Cavorley, Brandon SogliuzzoPhotographer, Jeffrey CavorleyAssistants, Jim Mauro, Pia Simone Garber