THE 2014 HAL LEONARD VOCAL COMPETITION WINNERS

Hal Leonard, 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 largely drawn from art song and musical theatre literature. The deadline for entry was February 1, 2014.

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.

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COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY VOICES, ART SONG - Undergraduates (AGES 18-23)

First Place

JACK SWANSON

School: University of Oklahoma
Pianist: Lorne Richstone
Voice Teacher: Linda Esther Gray

Second Place (tie)

ERIC FERRING

School: Drake University
Pianist: Michelle Havlik-Jergens
Voice Teacher: Leanne Freeman-Miller

Second Place (tie)

ALEXANDRA NOWAKOWSKI

School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Pianist: Casey Dierlam
Voice Teacher: Cynthia Haymon

Third Place (tie)

STEPHEN MICHAEL HANNA

School: Stephen F. Austin State Universityc
Pianist: Geneva Fungn
Voice Teacher: Scott LaGraff

Third Place (tie)

NATHANIEL SULLIVAN

School: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Pianist: Kurt Knecht
Voice Teacher: Alisa Belflower

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THE 2014 HAL LEONARD VOCAL COMPETITION WINNERS

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ART SONG WINNERS

MUSICAL THEATRE WINNERS

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY VOICES, ART SONG - Undergraduates (AGES 18-23)

First Place

JACK SWANSON

Second Place (tie)

ERIC FERRING

Second Place (tie)

ALEXANDRA NOWAKOWSKI

Third Place (tie)

STEPHEN MICHAEL HANNA

Third Place (tie)

NATHANIEL SULLIVAN

Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)

LEE CLAPP

KAITLYN JOHNSON

JOSEPH LEPPEK

ELIZABETH SYWULKA

HIGH SCHOOL VOICES, ART SONG - AGES 16-18

First Place

OLIVIA COSIO

Second Place

SARAH CLEMENTINE MIRE

Third Place (tie)

CAITLIN HALE DANIELS

Third Place (tie)

NATHAN KESSEL

Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)

HAYLEY BOGGS

NICOLE BURKE

HANNAH KILPATRICK

MONICA MUSIC

MARY GRACE NASIM

EARLY TEEN VOICES, ART SONG - AGES 13-15

First Place

BENJAMIN WENZELBERG

Second Place (tie)

CARLY COONEY

Second Place (tie)

KARLI FORTE

Third Place (tie)

NICOLE KELLY

Third Place (tie)

CAITLYN McCONNELL

Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)

MARY ELIZABETH ADLER

MADISON BEASLEY

NATALIE DULLERUD

MADISON FITZPATRICK

SALONI RAO

CHILDREN'S VOICES, ART SONG - AGES 12 AND UNDER

First Place

MADELIN MORALES

Second Place (tie)

EMMA BROOKE ALLEY

Second Place (tie)

SHERIDAN ARCHBOLD

Third Place (tie)

LEXI LANNI

Third Place (tie)

LAUREN MAGEE

Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)

ALIYAH DOUGLAS

AGNE GIEDRAITYTE

OLYMPIA HATZILAMBROU

YOUNG ADULT VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE - Undergraduates (AGES 18-23)

First Place

MICHAEL HEWITT

Second Place (tie)

BRITTANY HOWK

Second Place (tie)

YAZID PIERCE-GRAY

Third Place (tie)

JOEL BAUMAN

Third Place (tie)

ANGELA GILBERT

Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)