2021 Contemporary Music Competition Results
Congratulations to our winners!
Ages 10 & under
| Instrument | First Prize | Second Prize | Third Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piano | Callista Kertalesmana Zhongshu Chen /  Jayden Hwang  | Melody Shi Ethan Jian Ming Waines  /  | Jing Rong Chong Sarvesh Sriram /  David Greg Gause Sybelle Chang |
| Harp | Phelicia Wen | ||
| Guzheng | Leem Jia En |
Ages 11 – 13
| Instrument | First Prize | Second Prize | Third Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piano | Tian Yu Tammy Ye Benjamin Luo Michael Zhang | Ryan Qingyu Zhao | Polina Ilin /  Timmy Kovalev Eshani Das Goswami Neala Chang Nastassia Kovalev |
| Harp | Bonnie Yu Yee Wong Valerie Loo | Jaime Yong | |
| Saxophone | Raymond Yang |
Ages 14 – 16
| Instrument | First Prize | Second Prize | Third Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piano | Brandon Luo Katherine Emma Liu Haoqing Ye / | Yifan Wei | Vince Salim Hakim Neela Gooty |
| Guitar | Rithvik Jandhyala | ||
| Oboe | Emily Anahà Quintana | ||
| Harp | Gianni Chung /  | ||
| Tuba | Zhaowei Qu / | ||
| Viola | Patrick Gaucher |
Ages 17 – 20
| Instrument | First Prize | Second Prize | Third Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piano | Savannah Howard | ||
| Saxophone | Eduardo Rivera | ||
| Voice | Jessica Howell | Amanda Jeane Vega Carrera | |
| Percussion | Rachel Bradbury | ||
| Harp | Hunter Koss | ||
| Trombone | Leo Ernest Garcias Leite /  | ||
| Violin | Aryanna Riley Holmes |
Ages 21 – 25
| Instrument | First Prize | Second Prize | Third Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saxophone | Andrew MacRossie Bonson Lee / | Morgan Tyler Webster | Andrew Joseph Hosler |
| Voice | Kristen Marie Gillis | Daisha Jackson | |
| Trumpet | Sofia Goncharova | ||
| Organ | Wyatt Preston Poe | ||
| Clarinet | Daniel Garcia /  | ||
| French Horn | Alex Lorca | ||
| Duet | Drew Hosler and Danielle Kuntz Stilyana Nikolova and Maria Quaranta  /  | ||
| Quartet | Wirth, Cusick, Hosler, Grossman |
Ages 26 – 29
| Instrument | First Prize | Second Prize | Third Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piano | Chun-Syuan Wei | Yi Zhang / | Brianna Jaeger |
| Saxophone | Jared Larkin Waters | Nicholas Thomas Suosso | |
| Viola | Patrick Prejean | Giulia Bombonati | |
| Voice | Ye Ji Lee / | Zhengyingyue Huang / | |
| Trumpet | Travis James Higgins | ||
| Cello | Chen Cao / | ||
| Clarinet | Ashley Kay Cypher | ||
| Guitar | Enrico Damiano Vallone | ||
| Duet | Nicholas Suosso and David Adams | Peiyao Yu and Yi Zhang / |
Ages 30 +
| Instrument | First Prize | Second Prize | Third Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Dan Qiao / Marcio Andre Candido / | ||
| Piano | Almond See Ponge /  | ||
| Flute | Krisztina Lanczkor-Kocsis | ||
| Horn | Debra Ann Sherrill-Ward | ||
| Oboe | Emily Rebecca Foster | ||
| Clarinet | Season Cowley | ||
| Tuba | James Cipriano | ||
| Jaltarang | Madhumitha Sowndararajan / |