Mountain View High School 9th grader
to solo with Vancouver Symphony

Quinn Middleman, Mountain View High School 9th grader, will perform the Concerto in D by Albinoni during the weekend Young Artist concerts presented by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 8, and 7 p.m. Sunday, April 9, in the concert hall at Skyview High School, 1300 NW 139th Street.

Middleman, an oboist for the Junior Symphony of Vancouver, is also a winner of a Martha McCourt junior symphony scholarship. She began the study of the piano at the age of five and of the oboe at the age of 11. She is an honor student at Mountain View.

Other winners of the Vancouver Symphony Young Artist Series who perform this weekend are Portlanders:

Elizabeth Jackson, 14, and a freshman at Westview High School, started her piano studies at age 4 and began violin studies at age 6. She is a member of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony and has performed in Hungary, Austria and Italy.

Hanna Choi, 15, a sophomore at Westview High School, was selected as one of the Chamber Music Northwest Young Artist Fellows this season, and was also named a winner of the D. Suzanne Raines Piano Scholarship in 2003 and 2004, a winner of the Eleanore East and Edward G. Michaels Scholarship in 2005, and won first place in the Portland Jr. Leaders Music Club Scholarship Audition in 2004.

The orchestra will be conducted by Vancouver Symphony Orchestra music director Salvador Brotons.

Tickets are $5 for students, $20 for seniors, $25 for general admission and $35 for reserved seating.

Insider readers who can answer the question, How many years has the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra been hosting its annual Young Artists Competition and Concert?, will receive a chance to win two tickets to the concert. Answers must be sent to thevso@vancouversymphony.org.

WSU Vancouver to continue policy
of transfer student access

Although Washington State University Vancouver becomes a full-fledged four-year university this fall when it begins admission of freshmen and sophomores, the university will continue to honor its promise to provide continued access to transfer students, according to chancellor Hal Dengerink.

A new agreement promising transfer students continued access will be signed in June by the Washington State University president V. Lane Rawlins. Dengerink and the presidents of Clark College, R. Wayne Branch, and Lower Columbia College, Jim McLaughlin, will participate in the formalization of the agreement.

Robert Archibald to discuss history
and legacy of Lewis and Clark

The legacy of the Lewis and Clark Expedition will be discussed by the president of the Missouri Historical Society, Robert R. Archibald, at a special meeting sponsored by the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce and the Lewis and Clark Commemorative Committee for Vancouver/Clark County at 11:45 a.m. Thursday, April 6, in the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay.

Vancouver and Clark County have a $16.5 million investment in Lewis and Clark Legacy projects as the result of bicentennial commemorative activities. Archibald will discuss how the community can continue to build on that legacy.

To register for the $30 luncheon, to which the public is invited, call 694-2588, or go to www.vancouverusa.com.

People

Vancouver fire chief Don Bivins has been presented a Certificate of Exemplary Performance for his work in the Gulf Coast area following the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

Calendar

The Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council meets in regular session at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, in the Public Service Center. n The Stitchery Group meets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, in the Ridgefield Community Library, 210 N Main Street.

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