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THE 2022 HAL LEONARD VOCAL COMPETITION WINNERS

Complete List

ART SONG WINNERS

Children's Voices Ages 12 and under (as of February 1, 2022)

First Place Heidi Hager (age 11)
Herndon, VA
Navy Elementary School
Hal Leonard Recorded Accompaniment
Voice Teacher: Heather Vineyard

Second Place
(tie)
Maya Joshi (age 12)
Cresskill, NJ
Cresskill Middle School
Pianist: Liliana Sotirova
Voice Teachers: Amelia DeMayo and Liliana Sotirova

Diya Koul (age 12)
Lexington, MA
Diamond Middle School
Hal Leonard Recorded Accompaniment
Voice Teacher: Beth Sterling

Third Place
(tie)
Katherine Berdovskiy (age 12)
Davis, CA
Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High
Hal Leonard Recorded Accompaniment
Voice Teacher: Bernadette Mondok Keller

Juliet Lee (age 11)
Vienna, VA
Wolftrap Elementary School
Hal Leonard Recorded Accompaniment
Voice Teacher: Sonia Yon

Honorable Mentions Ava Acconzo (age 12)
Bloomingdale, NJ

Cristina Garcia (age 12)
North Plainfield, NJ

Ashley Hua (age 11)
Marietta, GA

Bella Leybovich (age 12)
Mesa, AZ

Lily Bell Morgan (age 10)
Portsmouth, VA

Ben Rost (age 10)
Livingston, NJ

Anna Smith (age 12)
Austin, TX

Leila Woodward (age 12)
Newport Beach, CA

Finalists Amy Ai (VA)
Rachel Liz Anand (TX)
Saryu Bapatla (FL)
Alisha Batreja (NJ)
Lilia Bernstein (CA)
Theodore Burke (CA)
Davna Ceron (NJ)
Vinya Chhabra (NJ)
Kayla Colchamiro (NJ)
Charlotte Collins-Williams (CA)
Mark Corrigan (CA)
Aerina DeBoer (NJ)
Chloe Ding (CA)
Scarlett Diviney (NY)
Nithya Gandi (IL)
Esther Gao (GA)
Rudrani Ghoshal (NC)
Anna Grace Howell (PA)
Ava Kimble (OH)
Mady King (AZ)
Olivia Ma (ON)
Adhya Mahesh (CA)
Beatrice Main (CA)
Avyay Mangalampalli (MN)
Josephine Martin (NY)
Brendan McCanta (CA)
Lily Mei (NJ)
Carter Meza (CA)
Maggie Miao (NY)
Elsa Newbower (MA)
Anh-Thu Nguyen (CA)
Daniella Ngyuen (CA)
Shreya Philips (TX)
Nikila Rajan (TX)
Claire Reimer (IA)
Shea Sanders (IA)
Akiv Sha (NJ)
Siya Sharma (NJ)
Elaine Shi (ON)
Emma Tang (GA)
Luke Tran (CA)
Renee Tse (TX)
Radha Maria
Vargas Saravanamuttu (ON)
Dyuti Venkatakrishna (NJ)
Edward Wagner (NJ)
Isabella Wagner (NJ)
Janelle Wu (GA)
Claire Xiao (NH)
Yonglin Xie (ON)
Cnai Zecharya (PA)
Audrey Zelkovic (NY)
Kayla Zhang (GA)
NiuNiu Zhang (MD)

Semi-Finalists Mira Bills (WI)
Cadence Bleakley (CA)
Allison Bovy (IA)
Ella Cai (ON)
Rick Chen (ON)
Alan Csallner (TX)
Hailey Dai (NJ)
Donovan Dau (CA)
Lilliana DeBoer (NJ)
Catalina Do (CA)
Siyu Fan (CA)
Jianna Gutt (NY)
Kellan Jewett (NC)
Siddharth Kamat (NJ)
Alyssa Kusherets (WA)
Leonardo Lin (CA)
Penelope Main (CA)
Yifan Monroe (WA)
Marsha Nath (AZ)
Sofie Nesanelis (CT)
Caylie Nguyen (CA)
Saisha Pal (VA)
Sophia Ponichter (NY)
Shreya Rajeev (CA)
Darby Schlosser (NY)
Samaira Singh (NJ)
Ainsley Sorenson (NY)
Maya Surdutovich (CA)
Amy Tierolf (CA)
Richard James Tucker (NJ)
Annika Vadhavkar (NJ)
Owen Wang (ON)
Ruolin Yuan (NJ)
Ainsley Zauel (VA)
Karson Zhang (ON)
Aiden Zhao (GA)

Early Teen Voices Ages 13-15 (as of February 1, 2022)

First Place Grace Chung (age 15)
Hackensack, NJ
Bergen County Academies
Pianist: Goeun Lee
Voice Teacher: Jinhwan Byun

Second Place
(Tie)
Salina Mu (age 15)
Austin, TX
Westlake High School
Hal Leonard Recorded Accompaniment
Voice Teacher: Shaunna Shandro

Abigail Tidlow-Tranel (age 15)
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Gardiner Public School
Pianist: Douglas Burgess
Voice Teacher: Jonathan Beyer

Third Place
(tie)
Nana Castle (age 15)
Jacksonville, NC
Jacksonville High School
Pianist: Jay R. Wright
Voice Teacher: Alison Lawrence

Aurna Mukherjee (age 15)
Austin, TX
Liberal Arts and Science Academy
Hal Leonard Recorded Accompaniment
Voice Teacher: Michelle Haché

Honorable Mentions Isaac Ahn (age 13)
Rye Brook, NY

Eva Crichton (age 15)
New York, NY

Abinaya Ganesh (age 15)
Andover, MA

Jocelyn Knorr (age 15)
Havertown, PA

David Trey Logeman (age 15)
Kings Mountain, NC

Lukas Palys (age 14)
Dallas, Texas

Aanya Santosh (age 13)
Lincolnshire, IL

Finalists Elizabeth Cho (MD)
Alicia Chu (DE)
Gabriela Cruz (NY)
Maeve Cunningham (NJ)
Daniel Deng (TX)
Rebeca Dinca (WA)
Emily Jane du Pont (DE)
Ciela Elliott (NY)
Saoirse Feiler (CA)
Silvan Friedman (CT)
Ashmita Ghosh (NC)
Caitlin Hayles (FL)
Evelyn Hsu (CA)
Logan Hu (LA)
Estella Sky Keyoung (CA)
Hazel Kim (IL)
Mariam Kubursi (CA)
Vanessa Li (MD)
Fiona Lin (GA)
Bridget Lomax (NJ)
Morgan Lomax (NK)
Annabelle Miin (CA)
Avery Nokes (VA)
Violet Paris (NY)
Gabe Ponichter (NY)
Rachel Rogstad (CA)
Katherine Ryan (NY)
Viveka Saravanan (CA)
Serena Sharma (CT)
Kendall Sorenson (NY)
Emily Stuart (WA)
Celine Velazquez (CA)
Hanyamin Wang (GA)
Forrest Weaver (NH)
Kiran Wisneski (PA)
Lily Yezdanian (NJ)
Margaret Zhang (NY)

Semi-Finalists Misha Agrawal (NJ)
Elisabeth Baer (GA)
Isha Bhandari (NJ)
Zoe Cook (WA)
Leena Dey (MA)
Charlotte Dugan (NH)
Zara Garg (CT)
Gretchen Gerke (IA)
Anushri Ghoshal (NC)
Ellivia Gold (NY)
Baylee Horvath (AZ)
Veronica James (NJ)
Leela Jarschel (CA)
Charlie Kratz (PA)
Iva Liu (CA)
Joon-Hyung Noh (CA)
Olivia Petrizzo (NY)
Sofia Mariposa Pugh (AL)
Niko Rinaldi (CT)
Luis Rodriguez (ON)
Naomi Sedwick (VA)
Chelsea Sun (TX)
Noella Tae (CA)
Shreya Tanna (NJ)
Carmen Tarajano (NC)
Temira Weisberg (NJ)
Ava Whytsell (SC)
Garrett Wirth (CA)
Jeffrey Yang (CA)
Michael Yu (TX)

High School Voices Ages 16-18 (as of February 1, 2022)

First Place Elena Oliveira (age 18)
Houston, TX
Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Pianist: Yanira Soria
Voice Teacher: Hector Vàsquez

Second Place
(tie)
Aliyah Douglas (age 17)
Oro Valley, AZ
Ironwood Ridge High School
Hal Leonard Recorded Accompaniment
Voice Teacher: Stephanie Fox

Lia Zheng (age 16)
San Diego, CA
Canyon Crest Academy
Hal Leonard Recorded Accompaniment
Voice Teacher: Zeping Cai

Third Place
(tie)
Paige Klemenhagen (age 17)
Lake Elmo, MN
Stillwater Area High School
Pianist: Ruth Palmer
Voice Teacher: Teresa Tierney

Ava Maha (age 17)
Sewickley, PA
Choate Rosemary Hall
Pianist: Nathaniel Baker
Voice Teacher: Sooyeon Kim and Lorraine Nubar

Honorable Mentions Clara Abrahams (age 17)
Lincoln, CA

Kimberly Adam (age 17)
Wayne, PA

Eloise Fox (age 17)
Landenberg, PA

Elliot Henderson (age 16)
New York, NY

Henry Hsiao (age 18)
Princeton, NJ

Alexandra Johnson (age 16)
Howell, MI

Finalists Emelia Aceto (OH)
Arya Balian (MD)
Angelina Chen (CA)
Erin Chung (CA)
Ava Danzer (WI)
Andie Earl (NJ)
Olivia Gonzales (TX)
Cecilia Harrison (NC)
SangHoon Jung (NJ)
Elora Kares (OH)
Sofia Mains (PA)
Andrea Nalywajko (NY)
Kierra Pizarro (NY)
Jocie Schnee (VA)
Elena Skirgaudas (WA)
Amanda Spotts (PA)
Ashley Stewart (AZ)

Semi-Finalists Katie Brigman (LA)
Skyy Brooks (PA)
Calia Burdette (KY)
Janice Chong (CA)
Fiona Coughlin (OH)
Grace Finke (CA)
Grace Hahn (CA)
Kelly Irwin (NJ)
Makenna Jacobs (AZ)
Christine Kelly (IL)
Rohan Kurup (WA)
Mary Julia Lashley (OH)
Emma Leibowitz (CA)
Jack Leslie (CA)
Carissa Ma (VA)
Gianna Macedon (VA)
Holly Marescot (NY)
Isabella Michaels (PA)
Ashwini Narayanan (IL)
Abby Olson (CA)
Bria Petrella (NJ)
Tanisha Pulla (CA)
Aashna Rana (CA)
Abhigna Sala (GA)
Csepke Sallai (VA)
Emmeline Sevey (NH)
Kirsten Tierney (VA)
Luis Vega-Torres (OH)
Viven Vigliante (VA)
Nicole Witte (AZ)

College/Univeristy Voices Ages 18-23 (as of February 1, 2022)

First Place Kaya Giroux (age 21)
Carnegie Mellon University
Pianist: Paul Michael Clark
Voice Teacher: Maria Spacagna

Second Place
(tie)
Natalie Corrigan (age 21)
University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music
Pianist: Beth Parker
Voice Teacher: Amy Johnson

Gabrielle Turgeon (age 21)
University of Toronto
Pianist: Kathryn Tremills
Voice Teacher: Elizabeth McDonald

Third Place Blake Stevenson (age 22)
University of Southern California
Pianist: John-Henri
Voice Teacher: Thomas Michael Allen

Honorable Mentions Lucy Altus (age 21)
Carnegie Mellon University

Abraham Cruz (age 21)
The Boston Conservatory

Marieke de Koker (age 23)
Mannes College of Music

Jacob Soulliere (age 22)
Manhattan School of Music

Finalists Adam Clayton (age 20)
Northwestern University

Jack Fanselau (age 21)
Southwestern Adventist University

Sarah Fleiss (age 22)
The Curtis Institute of Music

Laura Looper (age 19)
Indiana University

Lilly Nowak (age 19)
Oklahoma City University

Ian Pathak (age 20)
University of Michigan

Andrew Puschel (age 20)
Bowling Green State University

Aliyah Quill (age 20)
University of Michigan

Kayla Stein (age 20)
Eastman School of Music

Jillian Tam (age 20)
McGill University

Will Upham (age 23)
Southern Methodist University

Meghan Willey (age 20)
James Madison University

MUSICAL THEATRE WINNERS

Children's Voices Ages 12 and under (as of February 1, 2022)

First Place Maya Joshi (age 12)
Cresskill, NJ
Cresskill Middle School
Pianist: Glenn Gordon
Voice Teacher: Amelia DeMayo, Glenn Gordon and Liliana Sotirova

Second Place
(tie)
Agneya Roy (age 10)
Concord, NC
Cox Mill Elementary School
Hal Leonard Recorded Accompaniment
Voice Teacher: Brandi Icard

Darby Schlosser (age 12)
Armonk, NY
H.C. Crittenden Middle School
Hal Leonard Recorded Accompaniment
Voice Teacher: Amelia DeMayo and Gulnara Mitzanova

Third Place
(tie)
Liam Garrett (age 11)
Peoria, AZ
Candeo School
Hal Leonard Recorded Accompaniment
Voice Teachers: Satyam Patel and Ellen Johnson

Ben Rost (age 9)
Livingston, NJ
Collins Elementary School
Pianist: Glenn Gordon
Voice Teachers: Amelia DeMayo, Glenn Gordon, Gulnara Mitzanova and Liliana Sotirova

Honorable Mentions Alera Cetrulo (age 10)
Santa Barbara, CA

Amelia Holly (age 10)
Chicago, IL

Bella Leybovich (age 12)
Mesa, AZ

Bella Nazzaro (age 11)
Lake Worth, FL

Ciana Tzuo (age 12)
New York, NY

Kylie Kuioka (age 11)
Brooklyn, NY

Mollie Pedersen (age 12)
Rochester, NH

Nicole Hodges (age 11)
Spring, TX

Theodore Burke (age 12)
Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Yifan Monroe (age 10)
Gig Harbor, WA

Finalists Kellen Bryant (AZ)
Mary Burklin (GA)
Catalina Chang (NY)
Vinya Chhabra (NJ)
Hannah Cohen (NJ)
Kayla Colchamiro (NJ)
Katelyn Dempsey (IL)
Brayden Flores (TX)
Rudrani Ghoshal (NC)
Heidi Hager (VA)
Anna Grace Howell (PA)
Mady King (AZ)
Diya Koul (MA)
Scarlett Lau (ON)
Chloe Lee (ON)
Juliet Lee (VA)
McKenzie Lopezlira (AZ)
Noelle Louis (NY)
Josephine Martin (NY)
Carter Meza (CA)
Lily Bell Morgan (VA)
Brooke Naznitsky (NJ)
Jillian Platero (NJ)
Poppy Pollard (TX)
Brady Roland (PA)
Gabriel Saphier (NJ)
Akiv Shah (NJ)
Anna Smith (TX)
John Michael Starling (AL)
Sienna Stoll (AZ)
Angelina Tong (GA)
Leila Woodward (CA)

Semi-Finalists Nethania Ajan (TX)
Rachel Liz Anand (TX)
Anna Athungal (NJ)
Ash Bajaj (TX)
Saryu Bapatla (LA)
Lilia Bernstein (CA)
Mira Bills (WI)
Mandolyn Binsted (TX)
Ava Carranza (AZ)
Davna Ceron (NJ)
Annabelle Chung (TX)
Lucy Cox (GA)
Aja Crockett (MA)
Jax DaSilva (MA)
Lilliana DeBoer (NJ)
Adeline DeFeo (MA)
Chloe Ding (CA)
Vince Ermita (NJ)
Daniel Evans (NJ)
Anne Gao (VA)
Cristina Garcia (NJ)
Abigail Gibbins (TX)
William Goldsman (NY)
Marley Griggs (TX)
Lucian Gutfraynd (IL)
Fiona Halter (NJ)
Lucy Hendricks (WI)
Morgan Hensley (TN)
Rachel Hesom (MB)
Hannah Hodges (TX)
Ashley Hua (GA)
Kate Hwang (CA)
Kellan Jewett (NC)
Felice Kakaletris (NJ)
Siddharth Kamat (NJ)
Ava Kimble (OH)
Olympiada Kokkalis (PA)
Alejandra Landaeta (FL)
Jiaxuan Li (GA)
Miranda Libanan (NJ)
Antonio Lin (CA)
Nola Linder (VT)
Margot Mahan (NY)
Nevin Mancell (AB)
Avyay Mangalampalli (MN)
Esha Marupudi (AZ)
Donna Megules (NJ)
Lily Mei (NJ)
Maggie Miao (NY)
Aashi Milla (IL)
Norah Miller (PA)
Julia Morton (TX)
Ruchira Mukherjee (CA)
Abiageal Murphy (MA)
Saish Nagnur (NJ)
Gowri Nair (NJ)
Sofie Nesanelis (CT)
Kara Ngyuen (CA)
Abby Nordby (IL)
Saisha Pal (VA)
Yash Patel (AZ)
Neel Pati (TX)
Shreya Philips (TX)
Daphne Pollard (TX)
Fiona Morgan Quinn (PA)
Ryan Rahman (CA)
Charlie Russell (VA)
Shea Sanders (IA)
Anika Sandilya (NJ)
Siya Sharma (NJ)
Sophia Sheth (IL)
Ainsley Sorenson (NY)
Maddie Stufft (OH)
Jacob Sturgis (PA)
Emma Tang (GA)
Monique Tian (DE)
Lauren Trabanco (FL)
Lydia Tracy (TX)
Karstyn Traylor (TX)
Richard James Tucker (NJ)
Ella Twaddle (MN)
Owen Wang (ON)
Jazz Washinton (WA)
Christiaan Wilkes (NY)
Sabine Wolfli (AB)
Janelle WU (GA
Lily Youngstrom (CA)
NiuNiu Zhang (MD)

Early Teen Voices Ages 13-15 (as of February 1, 2022)

First Place Kaiya Bagley (age 15)
Medford, OR
St. Mary’s School
Pianist: Tim Spencer
Voice Teacher: Andrea Hochkeppel

Second Place
(tie)
Marina Chamedes (age 14)
New York City, NY
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
Pianist: Dan Pardo
Voice Teacher: Grant Anderson

Abinaya Ganesh (age 15)
Andover, MA
SMB Lessons
Hal Leonard Recorded Accompaniment
Voice Teacher: Stephanie Morey-Barry

Third Place
(tie)
Baylee Horvath (age 13)
Gilbert, AZ
Christ Greenfield
Pianist: Hope Douglass
Voice Teacher: Nichole Jensen

Aurna Mukherjee (age 15)
Austin, TX
Liberal Arts and Science Academy
Hal Leonard Recorded Accompaniment
Voice Teacher: Michele Haché

Honorable Mentions Molly Dupre (age 15)
Mattapoisett, MA

Ciela Elliott (age 15)
Chappaqua, NY

Stefan Herrera (age 14)
Houston, TX

Mina Lim (age 15)
Orinda, CA

Bridget Lomax (age 15)
Short Hills, NJ

Morgan Lomax (age 15)
Short Hills, NJ

Grace Martin (age 15)
Medford, NJ

Lydia Mushkatina (age 15)
Bellevue, WA

Violet Paris (age 14)
Brooklyn, NY

Rachel Rogstad (age 15)
Loma Linda, CA

Naomi Thuren (age 14)
Medford, OR

Ananya Yadati (age 14)
Beachwood, OH

Finalists Lia Adzhamoglian (TX)
Madeline Ayala (TX)
Guy Challen (CA)
Kate Clemetson (NV)
Maeve Cunningham (NJ)
Zoe Dempsey (IL)
Sophie DeOliveira (MA)
Jocelyn Knorr (PA)
David Trey Logeman (NC)
Salina Mu (TX)
Joon-Hyung Noh (CA)
Olivia Petrizzo (NY)
Thomas Roper (MS)
Katherine Ryan (NY)
Viveka Saravanan (CA)
Ella Scott (FL)
Jessica Smith (PA)
Lily Yezdanian (NJ)

Semi-Finalists Abigail Adair (OH)
Jessica Aezen (NJ)
Ella Armandi (PA)
Laura Armstrong (IL)
Zoe Assis (FL)
Madeline Austin (IA)
Elizabeth Babiar (GA)
Zoey Blackman (NJ)
Siyona Bordia (NJ)
Ella Bree (NJ)
Vivian Brown (OH)
Ayla Collins (VA)
Zoe Cook (WA)
Gabriela Cruz (NY)
Elsa Dees (CT)
Franziska Diefenbach (NY)
Jingyi Du (NY)
Charlotte Dugan (NH)
Marshall Elliott (LA)
Dyuti Ganesh (TX)
Katelyn Gard (NY)
Sienna Gasparrelli (CA)
Ashmita Ghosh (NC)
Anushri Ghoshal (NC)
Annabel Gilly (NY)
Mya Glasofer (NJ)
Delilah Grad (TX)
Nina Granik (MA)
Maya Hanna (IA)
Caitlin Hayles (FL)
Katey James (OR)
Sophie Jaquish (CA)
Adhya Karukurichi (MN)
Mariam Kubursi (CA)
Vanessa Li (MD)
Fiona Lin (GA)
Grisham Locke (LA)
Julia Murphy (VA)
Fiona Neff (VA)
Avery Nokes (VA)
Alexandra Paris (NJ)
Angelina Pendleton-Mendez (CA)
Rebekah Rogstad (CA)
William Daniel Russell (MA)
Cetonaya Sammartino (BC)
Cole Seevers (VA)
Amelia Severns (PA)
Sophia Severns (PA)
Arushi Sharma (CA)
Maya Shull (NY)
Kendall Sorenson (NY)
Roxie Sparling (UT)
Sydney Steiner (NY)
Emily Stuart (WA)
Elaina Stuppler (OR)
Shannon Tilley (PA)
Josh Townshend (MD)
Forrest Weaver (NH)
Kiran Wisneski (PA)
Katie Wylie (MA)
Nora Yates (IA)
Margaret Zhang (NY)

High School Voices Ages 16-18 (as of February 1, 2022)

First Place Amelia Gibbons (age 17)
De Pere, WI
Southwest High School (Green Bay)
Pianists: Mary Ehlinger
Voice Teacher: Kaara McHugh

Second Place
(tie)
Makenna Jacobs (age 16)
Chandler, AZ
Perry High School
Pianists: Jenn Crandell
Voice Teachers: Nichole Jensen

Emma Schrier (age 17)
Cinnaminson, NJ
Cinnaminson High School
Hal Leonard Recorded Accompaniment
Voice Teacher: Tamara Lynn Koveloski

Third Place
(tie)
Emelia Aceto (age 16)
Hinckley, OH
Highland High School
Hal Leonard Recorded Accompaniment
Voice Teacher: Denise Howell

Ellie Brenner (age 18)
Durand, WI
SInterlochen Arts Academy (MI)
Pianist: Douglas Peck
Voice Teacher: Douglas Peck

Honorable Mentions Lindsay Alexander (age 17)
Austin, TX

Christine Kelly (age 16)
Geneva, IL

Ava Lane (age 17)
Livingston, NJ

Finalists Mabry Adair (TX)
Kimberly Adam (PA)
Braelyn Andrade (MA)
Clara Bennett (OR)
Skyy Brooks (PA)
Juliana Dees (CT)
Katrina Franco (CA)
Joseph Kayne (OH)

Semi-Finalists Yaara Afif (VA)
Shayne Barrett Goldstein (NJ)
Anika Bhaskaran (MA)
Natalie Bordwell (CA)
Ty Brennan (WI)
Caitlin Callahan (OR)
Fiona Coughlin (OH)
Shannon Daly (PA)
Elena Day (MN)
Natalie Evans (AB)
Hadley Fitton (MA)
Belle Fockler (OH)
Jessica Holliday (NJ)
Erika Kessler (NJ)
Faith Kirkland (AZ)
El Larabee (MA)
Kaylyn Lau (TX)
Nora Maier (IL)
Lauren Marchand (NY)
Joshua Mckiver (GA)
Kyla O’Deay (LA)
Abby Olson (CA)
Amanda Phillips (MA)
Marlee Rossero (OH)
Amanda Spotts (PA)
Charlotte Teeples (VA)
Georgia Thomas (GA)
Anna Gray Thompson (SC)
Kirsten Tierney (VA)
Hannah Tramonte (OH)
Anna Beth Trueblood (MO)
Olivia Ustinovich (MA)
Isabella Vázquez-Janik (PA)
Nick Vitale (NJ)
Lila Wagner-Gleeson (OH)
Sophia Welch (VA)
Kenna Wells (NC)
Amelia Williams (FL)
Jackson Wood (AZ)

Young Adult Voices Ages 18-23 (as of February 1, 2022)

Enrollment in a school is not required in this category, nor is a voice teacher, but if the singer provided that information it appears below.

First Place Abigail Storm (age 20)
Austin, TX
Ball State University
Hal Leonard Recorded Accompaniment
Voice Teacher: Beth Truitt

Second Place
(tie)
Ashlyn Combs (age 22)
Lexington, SC
Winthrop University
Hal Leonard Recorded Accompaniment

Natalie Doppelt (age 22)
Riverwoods, IL
University of Pennsylvania
Pianist: Lisa Harer de Calvo
Voice Teacher: Lisa Harer de Calvo

Third Place
(tie)
Aminata Jalloh (age 20)
Powder Springs, GA
Reinhardt University
Pianist: Melanie Williams
Voice Teacher: Reverie Berger

Emily Kars (age 19)
Kincheloe, MI
Huntington University
Pianist: Stephanie See
Voice Teacher: Joni Killian

Honorable Mentions Te’Jah Beaton (age 20)
North Charleston, SC

Beck Chandler (age 21)
Columbia, SC

Karen Covarrubias (age 20)
Keene, TX

Matthew Danforth (age 18)
Demarest, NJ

Taylor McCullough (age 18)
Kingstree, SC

Blake Stevenson (age 22)
San Juan Capistrano, CA

Finalists Preston Anderson (LA)
Diego Bly (VA)
Luke Capello (MA)
Arianna Dreher (NY)
Katelyn Farebrother (WI)
Carissa Ferguson (FL)
Margot Frank (IL)
Melaina Furgeson (NY)
Samantha Grasso (NJ)
Alexandra Lagos (VA)
Katie OShields (MD)
Joshua Parga (SC)
Chris Richie (OK)
Celina Sasso (NV)
Abigail Smith (SC)
Caitlin Towell (IL)

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