“Small Fry” Fiddle Champion
NEC Prep student Josephine Arnold Mages won first prize in the National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest Small Fry division (8 and under).
Preparatory School student Josephine Arnold Mages won first prize in the Small Fry (8 and Under) division of the 2019 National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest and Festival in Weiser, Idaho.
Competitors played three rounds of three songs, consisting of a hoedown, waltz, and a tune of choice, and scoring was judged on intonation, rhythm, Oldtime style, and danceability.
Josephine joined NEC Prep last year, where she studies with Anait Arutunian and will play in the Preparatory String Orchestra this year.