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Acworth Teen Wins Music Competition

North Cobb High School's Larissa Mapua was awarded for her outstanding performance at the Georgia College Performance Competition for Strings.

Larissa Mapua, 17-year-old violist from Acworth, recently won Honorable Mention in the high school division of the 2012 Georgia College Performance Competition for Strings. She won with a strong and expressive performance of the Viola Concerto by Walton.

The competition was held on the Georgia College campus in Milledgeville last month. It attracted participants across Georgia. Larissa is a student at and studies viola with Allyson Fleck.


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