Vietnamese guitarist Tran Tuan An has been bestowed the most outstanding
student at the 39th annual ceremony to honour Student Laureates of the
Lincoln Academy of Illinois.
At a ceremony on
November 2, the last-year student at the North Park University’s School
of Music was presented with a medal, certificate and a 1,000 USD
monetary grant. The criteria for selecting the recipient of the Student
Laureate Award is based on academic success and extracurricular
achievements.
In an email to An prior to the annual
award ceremony, the Lincoln Academy of Illinois Executive Director,
Julie Keelless, wrote: “It is my honour to congratulate you on behalf of
all the members of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois. This honour is
bestowed on only one student from your college each year and there is no
doubt you represent your institution’s finest quality of student and
future leader.”
On November 10, the Evanston Music
Club 2013 Scholarship winner will play at Music at Mallinckrodt, a
concert of classical guitar music hosted by the Services for Adults
Staying in Their Homes, Illinois.
An will play a
variety of contemporary and international classical compositions,
including works by Mauro Giuliani, Joaquin Rodrigo, Nakita Koshkin,
Johann Kaspa Mertz and Roland Dyens, and an arrangement of Vietnamese
traditional folk music by Dang Ngoc Long.
A graduate
of the Vietnam National Conservatory of Music and named as Vietnam’s
2010 Best Overseas Student, An first earned recognition for his
exceptional musicianship at the age of 12, when he won first prize in
the Vietnam National Guitar Competition.
He has
since earned numerous awards and competitions, including first prize in
the 2013 Society of American Musicians Guitar Competition. In December,
An will begin a two-month tour of Vietnam sponsored by the Vietnam Red
Cross.-VNA