Evening Highlights

Gala Pre-Concert Dinner " Sumptuous Texas barbecue, beers and spirits " Spectacular Texas-style Pavilion " Live music by Texas Fiddlers " Texas-chic attire - “jeans to jewels” " Reserved table seating

“Texas Forever” Live Auction " Official Texan Gear- hat, belt, boots, jewels & gun " A Pup for the Hunt " Dinners with Dignitaries - house and ranch parties " Great Texas Getaways " Luxury Sports Car Lease " and more!

YTA Finalists Concert & Awards " Best-loved classical music and opera arias " Stellar young musicians launching careers " Exciting competition and Audience Choice voting " Special Guest, Jade Simmons " Reserved theater seating

After-Party " Chocolates & Champagne with toasts to the Finalists " Drinks & Dessert Buffet " Live Music & Dancing " Special Gift Drawing " Photo Booth - instant pix & props " Reserved table seating

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY PRESENTS

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3 1 S T A N N U A L

31ST ANNUALYOUNG TEXAS ARTISTS MUSIC COMPETITION

Bach, Beethoven & Barbecue

DINNER, CONCERT AND AFTER-PARTY

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Crighton Theatre234 North Main Street

Downtown Historic DistrictConroe, Texas

5:15 p.m. Reception

6:00 p.m.

Pre-Concert Dinner “Texas Forever” Auction, Gala Tented Pavilion

7:30 p.m. 2015 YTA Finalists’ Concert & AwardsAward-winning young Texas musicians

Master of Ceremonies, St. John Flynn,Houston Public Media - Classical 91.7

Special Guest, Acclaimed Pianist Jade SimmonsRenaissance Artist and ”Classical Music’s No 1 Maverick”

10:15 p.m. After-Party

Dessert Buffet, Live Music & Dancing Luxury Gift Drawing

Response Card Enclosed Attire: Jeans to Jewels

Benefiting career development for emerging Texas stars

All guests at this concert gala will receive reserved seating in the theater, at the dinner and at the after-party.

Chairs Bach, Beethoven & Barbecue

Shana and Tim Arthur

Chairs Young Texas Artists Music Competition

Susie Pokorski

VIP Reception Annette and Mike Ferrell

Honorary Committee

2015 HonoreesShirley and Lee Pruitt

Shirley and Lee Pruitt are longtime YTA supporters, past chairs of Bach, Beethoven & Barbecue and dedicated contributors to the cultural

life of this community. Both are proud Texans, and native daughter Shirley is a former Kilgore Rangerette.

Beneficiary

Proceeds will help sustain the Young Texas Artists Music Competition (YTA) as a

brilliant cultural jewel for Montgomery County, and provide important career development not easily accessed

by deserving young musicians.An official music contest of the State of Texas, YTA is a

multi-disciplinary program open to classical artists, ages 18-30, who are Texas residents or enrolled in a

Texas music school. The four performance divisions are: Voice; Piano; Strings; and Winds, Brass, Percussion, Harp and Guitar.

At the finals each March, entrants compete for cash prizes, performance and professional development opportunities in the year round program. Judges are distinguished artists from such venerable institutions as The Metropolitan Opera, Manhattan School of Music,

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Round Top Music Festival, and The Juilliard School.

Over the years, YTA has helped produce scores of distinguished professionals who have joined major companies, performing nationally

and internationally. YTA is a program of the Montgomery County Performing Arts Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Aline and Gene ArnoldCarol and Doug AycockKeith and Theresa BreinerMary Ellen and Fred CastilloDagang ChenMary Margaret and Dick CoyleScott CutlerAlice and John EckstrumMike and Annette FerrellSusan and Charles FittsDon and Cheryl FullenJim and Angela GravesMarge and Steve HaywardLana and Bill HazlettLyn and Carl HowardDavid and Suzanne HwaGarlaine and Emmett Kelly

Ann LeeBilly and Tammy LyonsJay and Ruthie MartinBeverly and Webb MelderWlil and Megan MetcalfSpider MohleLaura and Jerry NeffRobert and Renee PowellDavid and Catherine ReevesDuane and Sandy RineyMary and Ken SmithAnnette SpikesSandra and Jerry StreaterSharon and Corky ShawMarcia and Tom TillmanGaby and John TryonMark and Suzanne Weatherly