HISTORY OF THE WORLD MUSIC AWARD "CRYSTAL NOTE"
The first Crystal Note World Youth Music Award Competition was held from August 24 to September 3, 1997 in the Kremlin Palace. 32 young musicians from 13 countries competed for the top awards of the competition in the nominations of “vocal mastery”, “piano”, “saxophone”, including: Australia, Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Georgia, Israel, Malta, Russia, the USA, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Finland.
The prize fund of the Crystal Note-97 was $100,000, but unlike other international competitions, its winners were awarded scholarships (grants). The Crystal Note scholarship holders had the right to spend them only on paying for professional education or purchasing musical instruments, recording phonograms, filming music videos, or purchasing costumes.
The scholarship (grant) principle of awarding the winners of the Crystal Note Competition allows its organizers to implement the main goal of the project – finding and providing assistance in obtaining professional education and creative improvement to young talents from different countries of the world.
The emergence of this unique project was treated with great respect and attention by cultural figures and the international community. For the first time in the history of such competitions, the organizers received official greetings from US President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin. An official delegation from the State of Florida, headed by Secretary of State Sandra Mortham, arrived in Moscow to participate in the Opening Ceremony.
INTERNATIONAL JURY
The performance of the candidates for the First World Youth Music Award for Performers was assessed by the International Jury, which included world-famous musicians, rock stars, and show business representatives whose names enjoy undisputed authority in the world.
Among them:
JAMES BROWN
guitarist “the first guitar in the world” (USA)
AL Di MEOLA
guitarist “the first guitar in the world” (USA)
BRUCE WALKER
GM of “Mojazz” Label (USA)
MITCHELLE PEACOCK
Vice President of Capital Recording (USA)
TONY FERGUSON
Vice President of Interscope Record (USA)
OLEG LUNDSTREM
conductor, head of the only orchestra in the world
whose name is listed in the Guinness Book of Records (Russia)
MICHAEL MITCHELL
Executive VP of “Motown Records” (USA)
GEORG LEITNER
Produce, founder & CEO of Georg Leitner Productions (Austria)
ANITA BENNETT
Project Development Manager at PBS-Channel (USA)
JOHN F. BAXTER
Composer (UK)
WINNERS OF THE "CRYSTAL NOTE-97" COMPETITION
Kareema M. Catro (USA)
1st prize in the vocals category
Katharine Cue (USA)
1st prize in the vocals category
Evgeny Zaimulin (Russia)
2nd prize in the vocals category
Christina Sarasolla (USA)
3rd prize in the vocals category
Maayan Smith (Israel)
3rd prize in the saxophone category
Anton Sevidov (Russia)
Grand Prix winner in the piano category
Alison Ellul (Malta)
Winner of the special prize of the Creative Achievements Charity Foundation
