::: Rising Stars :::

Congratulations to the New Jersey Rising Stars
Class of 2007

The Top 12 High School Classical Musicians
in New Jersey

RISING STARS CLASS OF 2007

Stephanie Hollander, 17
Wall Township
French Horn
Horn Concerto No. 1
Richard Strauss

Laura Bembridge, 17
New Egypt
Lyric Soprano
Voi, che sapete
Wolfgang Mozart

Jamie Cai, 15
Stewartsville
Piano
Etude de Sonorite No. 2
Francois Morel

Corrie-Rose Recchia, 18
Wayside
Soprano
Qui Respexit
J.S. Bach

Stephanie Chadwick, 17
Belford
Soprano
Tu che di gel sei Cinta
Giacomo Puccini

Frank Capoferri, 17
Hammonton
Alto Saxophone
Tango-Etudes (No. 3)
Astor Piazzolla

Danielle Recchia, 18
Wayside
Soprano
Io son l’mumile ancella
Francesco Cilea

Magdalena Falasca, 17
Haddonfield
Flute
Andante Pastoral et
Scherzettino
Paul Taffanel

Elizabeth Loftus, 16
Little Silver
Soprano
Der Holle Rache Kochtin
mein am Herzen
Wolfgang Mozart

Anastasia Falasca, 15
Haddonfield
Violin Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 2 No. 4,
“The Devil’s Trill”
Movement III, Allegro assai
Giuseppe Tartini

Lori Tishfield, 17
Freehold
Soprano
My Man’s Gone Now
George Gershwin

Melissa Chan, 16
Manalapan
Piano Sonata No. 4,
Movement III, Allegro con brio
Sergei Prokofiev

About Rising Stars
The Rising Stars program celebrates its 9th year with the largest outreach efforts since its launch in 1999. Once limited to Monmouth and Ocean counties, audition information now reaches into every high school in New Jersey — all 21 counties. Students of classical music only compete through an audio audition process and 12 are chosen to perform on the stage at the Algonquin Arts Theatre. Former finalists of the Rising Stars program have pursued careers in classical music and have studied at prestigious conservatories throughout the world.

For more information and audition information contact william@algonquinarts.com.

Rising Stars Alumni

2006
Kevin Carillo, Howell (vocalist)
Elizabeth Ehret, Middletown (vocalist)
Craig Held, Howell (vocalist)
Stephanie Hollander, Wall (French horn)
Jake Jacobs, Rumson (clarinet)
Joe Kristan, Rumson (pianist)
Ji-Nee Lo, Manalapan (pianist)
Justin Pessolano, Middletown (vocalist)
George Somerville, Point Pleasant (vocalist)
Lauren Stefanakis, Oceanport (vocalist)
Joshua Suslak, West Windsor (pianist)
Lori Tishfield, Freehold (vocalist)
David Twitchell, Haddenfield (pianist)

Guest Mentor:
Anthony La Gruth, Conductor and Artistic Director
of the Garden State Philharmonic

2004
Jennifer Brush, Shrewsbury (pianist)
Katie Caliendo, Point Pleasant Borough (French Horn)
Eric Chang, East Brunswick (pianist)
Cyndi Chung, Toms River (violinist)
Aly Guida, Neptune City (vocalist)
Sora Kang, Jackson (pianist)
John Luckenbill III, Shrewsbury (trumpet)
Christine Papania, Middletown (vocalist)
Doug Peters, Little Silver (vocalist)
Christina Skleros, Barnegat (vocalist)
George Somerville, Point Pleasant (vocalist)
Alexis E. Thompson, Hamilton (vocalist)
The Stellar Strings: Ellen Kasiske, Jackson (violinist)
Emily Kasiske, Jackson (cellist)
Zuri Malick, Manasquan (violinist)

Guest Mentor:
Raphael Fusco, former Rising Star

2001
Kara Biehl, Little Silver (pianist)
Faith Bryck, Howell (vocalist)
Laura Burns, Lincroft (pianist)
Katherine Caliendo, Point Pleasant (French horn)
Nicholas Connelly, Little Silver (vocalist)
Jeffrey Dalton, Little Silver (pianist)
Barbara DeButts, Point Pleasant (vocalist)
Alison La Rosa, Manasquan (flutist)
Jennifer Nelson, Little Silver (vocalist)
Christopher Pinnella, Brielle (vocalist )
Amy Polumbo, Howell (vocalist)
Laura Small, Rumson (vocalist)
Kristin Thonack, Eatontown (vocalist)

1999
Lauren Atkins, Point Pleasant (pianists)
Elizabeth DeRosa, Point Pleasant (vocalist)
Alison La Rosa, Manasquan (flutist)
Carin Minchew, Oakhurst (violinist)
Mitra Neshatfar, Manalapan (violinist)
Jarred Tafaro, Jackson (pianist)
Kurt Thum, Red Bank (pianist)
Kiley Tompkins, Spring Lake (vocalist)
Michalina Trucker, Little Silver (pianist)

2005
Sethe Block, Bradley Beach (vocalist)
Laura Cancio, Spotswood (pianist)
Taylor Deehan, Brick (vocalist)
Elizabeth Ehret, Middletown (vocalist)
Jane Hand, Highland Park (pianist)
Matthew Krenz, Lincroft (vocalist)
Steve Kuei, East Brunswick (pianist)
John Luckenbill III, Shrewsbury (trumpet)
Chelsea Pace, Little Silver (vocalist)
Christine Papania, Middletown (vocalist)
Christina Skleros, Barnegat (vocalist)
Maggie Yee, Matawan (pianist)

Guest Mentor:
Chiho Okuizumi, Manager of Resources for Education & Community Harmony for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

2003
Rachael Becker, Little Silver (cellist)
Annamarie Borelli, Ocean Township (vocalist)
Katie Caliendo, Point Pleasant Borough (French Horn)
Marissa Caro, Jackson (vocalist)
Sora Kang, Jackson (pianist)
Karina Kwan, Old Bridge (pianist)
John Luckenbill III, Shrewsbury (trumpet)
Carolyn Man-Yu Wu, Red Bank (violinist)
Doug Peters, Little Silver (vocalist)
Jessica Sibelman, Atlantic Highlands (clarinetist)
Ali Weinberg, Atlantic Highlands (piantist)
Amanda Woolley, Point Pleasant (pianist)
Michael Zanghi, Morganville (pianist)

Guest Mentors:
Nicholas Kendall, Violinist with “Young Concert Artists”
Vicki Margulies, Artist Manager

2000
Crystal Amendola, Ocean Township (vocalist)
Kara Biehl, Little Silver (pianist)
Melissa DeNoia, Little Silver (pianist)
Raphael Fusco, Neptune City (pianist)
Kelly Glover, Belmar (vocalist)
Kathleen Hennessey, Leonardo (vocalist)
Alison La Rosa, Manasquan (flutist)
Ellen Munn, Rumson (vocalist)
Christopher Pinnella, Brielle (vocalist)
Amy Polumbo, Howell (vocalist)
Erik Rose, Point Pleasant (pianist)
Jayne Ruddiman, Allentown (pianist)
Topher Ruggiero, Shrewsbury (pianist)

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