Honored in Mannes News Letter pg. 19 http://www.newschool.edu/uploadedFiles/Mannes/News_and_Events/mannes_news_summer2007.pdf Finalist- ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composers Competition First Prize- Connecticut division of the National Federation of Music Clubs 2007 Junior Composers Competition First Prize- Eastern Division National Federation of Music Clubs Competition Gold Medal- Schubert Club Young Musician's Festival 1st Prize WHS Talent Show http://www.filefreak.com/pfiles/view/39979/talentshowphoto.jpg |
Mahlon started piano and flute at age 7, became a student of Oxana Yablonskaya, Juilliard piano faculty and recitalist, at age 14. Also began composition studies with Eleanor Cory at Mannes. He has been improvising since he began piano. His grandfather and his two great uncles played French horn with Arturo Toscanini in the NBC Symphony, his mother has two degrees in violin performance from Juilliard, and his father, a physician, played horn in the New Haven Symphony during college. Mahlon has a great interest in history, literature, cinema, and political satire.
Mahlon Piano Videos www.youtube.com/user/mahlonmahlon |
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Berv news
Third prize for Mahlon Berv in Connecticut
(2 August 2007) Young composer Mahlon Berv has won another prize. In the Connecticut International Young Artist Competition (June 8-10, 2007) he ended third. He won the prize with his piano trio and violin sonata. Mahlon Berv finalist in the ASCAP competition (16 April 2007) Mahlon Berv was recently honored as a finalist in the ASCAP competition for composers under the age of 30 for the first movement of his sonata for violin and piano, a work in progress. Junior composer Mahlon Berv wins competition (9 March 2007) Mahlon Berv, 15, student of Eleanor Cory at Mannes recently won first prize (for Connecticut) in the National Federation of Music Clubs 2007 junior composers competition. He won for his Trio, for Piano, Cello , and Clarinet. Mahlon, a sophomore at Westhill High School in Stamford, CT., hopes for a future in music. WHS Talent Show 07 1st Prize http://www.filefreak.com/pfiles/view/39979/talentshowphoto.jpg |
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Compositions | |||
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Violin Sonata in C Minor |
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1st movement of sonata for violin and piano, As read at a Mannes workshop | |||
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Devastation and Variations |
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2 Seperate Pieces Devastation-Romantic Encore Piece Variation based on Intervals- especially the tritone =) Performed by Mahlon Berv | |||
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