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THE 2012 HAL LEONARD VOCAL COMPETITION

Hal Leonard Corporation, the world's largest print music publisher and the world leader in vocal music, launched the exciting and innovative concept of a serious music competition for voice students comprised entirely of YouTube video entries. We believe this to be the first legitimate music competition for musicians of various ages, children through college, to be held entirely on the Internet.

The required repertoire was drawn from art song and musical theatre literature. The deadline for entry was February 1, 2012.

Judging has been concluded, and we are pleased to announce the art song and musical theatre results in the four age categories of competition.

Congratulations to the prize winners! We were encouraged by the commitment and seriousness of purpose shown in the video entries. If these are a representative sampling, there are clearly many dedicated students and teachers at all levels who have embraced our heritage of music literature.

We thank all those who entered for confirming that this experimental venture was more than worthwhile. And we also thank the teachers and parents who guided the voice students in this competition. Thank you also to all the accompanists for their key participation.

Look for the announcement of the 2013 Hal Leonard Vocal Competition in the summer of 2012.

To view winning videos from the 2011 Hal Leonard Vocal Competition click here.

2012 PRIZE WINNERS, ART SONG

College/University Voices
High School Voices
Early Teen Voices
Children's Voices

2012 PRIZE WINNERS, MUSICAL THEATRE

College/University Voices
High School Voices
Early Teen Voices
Children's Voices

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY VOICES, ART SONG
AGES 18-23

First Place

ERIC JURENAS

Age: 22
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
School: College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) at the University of Cincinnati
Voice Teacher: William McGraw

Second Place

ERIN ALCORN

Age: 22
Hometown: Oberlin, Ohio
School: Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Voice Teacher: Daune Mahy

Third Place (tie)

NICHOLAS BROWNLEE

Age: 22
Hometown: Mobile, Alabama
School: University of South Alabama
Voice Teacher: Dr. Thomas Rowell

Third Place (tie)

CHRISTIAN KETTER

Age: 20
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
School: DePaul University
Voice Teacher: Carl Lawrenz

THE 2012 HAL LEONARD VOCAL COMPETITION

2012 PRIZE WINNERS, ART SONG

2012 PRIZE WINNERS, MUSICAL THEATRE

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY VOICES, ART SONG AGES 18-23

First Place

ERIC JURENAS

Second Place

ERIN ALCORN

Third Place (tie)

NICHOLAS BROWNLEE

Third Place (tie)

CHRISTIAN KETTER

Honorable Mention

AUSTIN BRADLEY

MARCEL D'ENTREMONT

ADAM FIELDSON

KATY HARTH

HANNAH KURTH

HIGH SCHOOL VOICES, ART SONG AGES 16-18

First Place

CLAUDIO OH

Second Place (tie)

GRACE CANFIELD

Second Place (tie)

KELSEY LAURITANO

Third Place (tie)

CLARE DEMER

Third Place (tie)

KRISTOFER HANSEN

Honorable Mention

SHAFALI JALOTA

KATARINA WILSON

EARLY TEEN VOICES, ART SONG AGES 13-15

First Place

HAYLEY BOGGS

Second Place

LISA LOUW

Third Place (tie)

ANNIE DRYSDALE

Third Place (tie)

LAURA GUIDUCCI

Honorable Mention

MISTY BIRTCHER

NATHAN ESTIPONA

CIARA MARIE WALLACE

CHILDREN'S VOICES, ART SONG AGES 12 AND UNDER

First Place

NICOLE KELLY

Second Place (tie)

CARLY COONEY

Second Place (tie)

KARLI FORTE

Third Place (tie)

JAMIE BRADLEY

Third Place (tie)

SAGE HAMMOND

Honorable Mention

ALLISON BAUMGARTNER

MIRA MEIKLE

JULIA PULO

ANDREW SHROLL

2012 PRIZE WINNERS, MUSICAL THEATRE

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE AGES 18-23

First Place

ADAM FIELDSON

Second Place

KATY HARTH

Third Place

MICHAEL HEWITT

Honorable Mention

ARICA COLEMAN

MARCEL D'ENTREMONT

SAM HARTLEY

HIGH SCHOOL VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE AGES 16-18

First Place

KRISTOFER HANSEN

Second Place (tie)

RACHEL HORNER

Second Place (tie)

MARINA KONDO

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY VOICES, ART SONG
AGES 18-23

HIGH SCHOOL VOICES, ART SONG
AGES 16-18

EARLY TEEN VOICES, ART SONG
AGES 13-15

CHILDREN'S VOICES, ART SONG
AGES 12 AND UNDER

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE
AGES 18-23

HIGH SCHOOL VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE
AGES 16-18

EARLY TEEN VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE
AGES 13-15

CHILDREN'S VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE
AGES 12 AND UNDER