Every week Radnor Patch spotlights the accomplishments of local children and teenagers. Nominations for the Whiz Kid of the Week can come from local schools, churches, scouts, youth groups or any individual and can be for a variety of scholastic, athletic or service-oriented deeds. To nominate a deserving kid, e-mail sam.strike@patch.com.
This week’s “Whiz Kid” is Ethan Lee, a seventh grader at Radnor Middle School.
Accomplishment: Ethan has participated in many piano competitions in the past, but this year he won in the Children's Division of the Philadelphia Orchestra Albert M. Greenfield Student Competition. The award included $200 and an invitation to play his piano piece (Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin) solo with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He'll be playing in one of their family concert series performances on March 24, 2012.
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Key to Awesomeness: Ethan has won numerous awards at the Tri-County Youth Festival, West Chester University Piano Competition and Golden Key Festival. In addition to solo performances, he enjoys performing in piano duets, trios, and ensembles with friends and family. At school, he plays saxophone and piano with the concert band and jazz band. He is an avid reader, particularly of fantasy and science fiction novels. He also loves team sports and plays basketball and soccer at Radnor. In the summer he serves as a junior counselor at Church of the Saviour at Camp Little Bear.
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