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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, June 17, 2016 | 24 John Bkila Editor jbkila@oakvillebeaver.com Artscene "Connected to your Community" Catch The HeART of TAB next week Oakville Chamber Orchestra announces 2016 Concerto Competition winners The Oakville Chamber Orchestra (OCO) recently announced the winners of its 2016 Concerto Competition. "Our judges witnessed some amazing variety and talent this year," stated a media release. "Thank you to all applicants to this year's competition." The competition honours excellence among emerging musicians in the community. Entrants can compete in two categories: Junior (for those aged 17 years or younger) and Senior (instrumentalists aged 21 years or younger; and vocalists aged 25 years or younger). The competition takes place between April and June, with applications being accepted until April 1. Ashworth, violin; and Linda Ruan, piano; Junior Category · First place -- Eric Guo, piano; · Second place -- Feiran Bi, flute; · Third place -- Matisse and Aled Blundell, trumpets. The Best from Oakville category went to Ashworth. First place winners in each category receive a $500 scholarship donated by The Optimist Club of Oakville and will perform at the OCO's Concerto Competition Grand Prize Winners concerts on April 29-30, 2017. Second and third place winners will play at the Youth Concerto Competition Concert, Sept. 25. For more information, visit www.oakvillechamber.org/youth/ competition-overview. T.A. Blakelock High School is putting on its Grade 12 art show, The HeART of TAB, next week with an opening night event at The Studio Theatre, Tuesday, June 21 from 6:30-8 p.m. The exhibit continues at the 1160 Rebecca St. school from June 22-23, open 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. The show includes paintings, prints, sculptures, photography, live music and more. Clockwise from top left: Matthew Cyr, 18, touches up his T-shirt print; Colton Wood, 18, works on his piece; Meghan Teague, 17, perfects the back of her moulded bust; Paulina Morelli, 17, adds some blues to her oil painting; Atefeh Bijhasha, 17, and Hailey Folino, 17, paint their pieces in the hallway outside of their art classroom; Amanda McAleer, 18, works on her sculpture. | photos by Nikki Wesley ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or www.facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Each category has first, second and third place winners, with an added opportunity for a fourth place finish. · · · This year's winners are: Senior Category · First place -- Myriam Blardone, harp; · Second place (tie) -- Leslie