May 29, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 5 Ridgewood Ridgewood harpist Katy Wong has won the Don Bosco 2013 Young Artists’ Scholarship Competition and the related $1,000 monetary award. Wong was one of 13 finalists who performed for the last concert of Don Bosco Harpist wins Young Artists’ Scholarship Competition Prep’s 2012-13 Chapel Concert season. This Ridgewood High School sophomore is studying with Kirsten Agresta. She has also won first place in the Emerging Artists Division of the Young Artist’s Harp Competition in Rabun Gap, Georgia and was awarded third place in the 2013 Passion of Music event. She was the principal harpist for the New Jersey All State Wind Ensemble and New Jersey All State Orchestra. Currently, she is the harpist for the New York Youth Symphony. Wong has also won numerous competitions for her piano playing. She is a board member in the Tri-M National Honor Music Society, through which she shares both talents with senior citizens at the Van Dyk Manor. Wong has given back to her community by playing at fundraisers for Comprehensive Behavioral Healthcare and West Bergen Mental Healthcare. The finalists in the Don Bosco competition included pianist Nick Bermudez from Glen Rock, piccolo player Emma Bruder from Franklin Lakes, violinist Kathryn Chamberlain from Sparta, singer/songwriter Timothy Gysin from Waldwick, (continued on page 23) Katy Wong