THE 2015 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, 2015.
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.
View the Winning Videos
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY VOICES, ART SONG - Undergraduates (AGES 18-23)
First Place
SAMANTHA HANKEY
School: The Juilliard School
Pianist: Edward Kim
Voice Teacher: Edith Wiens
Second Place
PIOTR BUSZEWSKI
School: The Juilliard School
Pianist: Hojae Lee
Voice Teacher: Robert White
Third Place
MICHELLE BOGGESS
School: DePaul University
Pianist: Gregory Schifrin
Voice Teacher: Jane Bunnell
Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)
HIGH SCHOOL VOICES, ART SONG - AGES 16-18
First Place
NICOLE KOH
School: Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts
Pianist: Ben Malkevitch
Voice Teacher: Todd Wedge
Second Place
CAITLIN HALE DANIELS
School: Richland Collegiate High School
Pianist: Gloria Kim
Voice Teacher: Carol Wilson
Third Place (tie)
SYDNEY DARDIS
School: Orange County School of the Arts (Santa Ana, California)
Pianist: John Henri
Voice Teacher: Kathleen Martin
Third Place (tie)
BRENNA MCFARLAND
School: Trinity Christian School (Fairfax, Virginia)
Pianist: Chris Koeltzer
Voice Teacher: Michael Mentzel
Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)
TREENA CHAUDHURI
ALEXANDER GRANITO
SARAH ROSE PARKER
KATHRYN RISCHEE
EARLY TEEN VOICES, ART SONG - AGES 13-15
First Place
CARLY COONEY
School: Lake Oswego High School
Pianist: Daniel Buchanan
Voice Teacher: Angela Niederloh
Second Place
MARY ELIZABETH ADLER
School: Newport High School
Pianist: Beth Kirchhoff
Voice Teacher: Nancy Zylstra
Third Place (tie)
SARAH AALDERING
School: Los Gatos High School
Pianist: Chen Woo
Voice Teacher: Kathleen Ludowise
Third Place (tie)
MAEVE STIER
School: Homeschooled
Pianist: Susan McDaniel
Voice Teacher: Angela Niederloh
Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)
CHILDREN'S VOICES, ART SONG - AGES 12 AND UNDER
First Place
EMMA-BROOKE ALLEY
Location: Lyman, South Carolina
Pianist: Valerie MacPhail
Voice Teacher: Valerie MacPhail
Second Place
ALIYAH DOUGLAS
School: Wilson K-8 School (Oro Valley, Arizona)
Voice Teacher: Stephanie Fox
Third Place (tie)
CAITLIN CHISHAM
School: Blair Oaks Middle School
Pianist: Gretchen Huedepohl
Voice Teacher: Michael Straw
Third Place (tie)
LENA MOLYNEUX
School: The Center School
Pianist: Gulia Mitzanova
Voice Teacher: Amelia Demayo
Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)
YOUNG ADULT VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE - Undergraduates (AGES 18-23)
First Place
JAMEELAH LEAUNDRA
School: Otterbein University
Pianist: Tiantian Liang
Voice Teacher: Keyona Willis
Second Place
KATHERINE RIDDLE
School: American University
Pianist: Andrew Welch
Voice Teacher: Linda Allison
Third Place (tie)
LEE CLAPP
School: McGill University
Pianist: Parker Scheil
Voice Teacher: Sanford Sylvan
Third Place (tie)
RACHEL HORNER
School: Rutgers University
Pianist: Colin Britt
Voice Teacher: Alisa Belflower
Honorable Mention
SARAH ADAMS
HIGH SCHOOL VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE - AGES 16-18
First Place
LILY LORD
School: Mclean High School (McLean, Virginia)
Pianist: Ed Roberts
Voice Teacher: Muriel Von Villas
Second Place (tie)
MACEY ARRINGTON
School: Sharkey-Issaquena Academy (Rolling Fork, Mississippi)
Pianist: Carol Joy Sparkman
Voice Teacher: Chad Payton
Second Place (tie)
LINA SILVER
School: LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
Pianist: Seth Weinstein
Voice Teacher: Amelia De Mayo
Third Place (tie)
CATE HAYMAN
School: Tam High School
Pianist: Dwight Okamura
Voice Teacher: Suzanne Darley
Third Place (tie)
ETHAN JAMES LYNCH
School: Morris County School of Technology (Delville, New Jersey)
Pianist: Ken Magos
Voice Teacher: Stan Dunn
Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)
EARLY TEEN VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE - AGES 13-15
First Place
AMALIA CREVANI
School: Delaware Valley Regional High School (Frenchtown, New Jersey)
Voice Teacher: Alejandra Garrido
Second Place (tie)
ALEXA NEILEN
School: Homeschooled
Pianist: David Ludwig
Voice Teacher: Priscilla Bagley
Second Place (tie)
AUTUMN PLUCKER
School: Coeur d'Arlene High School
Voice Teacher: Andrea Olsen
Third Place (tie)
ARIA CRITCHLEY
School: East High School
Voice Teacher: Rebecca Glade
Third Place (tie)
MAEVE STIER
School: Homeschooled
Pianist: Susan McDaniel
Voice Teacher: Jay Frayley
Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)
ANNE ABRAMCZYK
CAMERON VANCE
CHILDREN'S VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE - AGES 12 AND UNDER
First Place
ELLA RUTMAN
School: Lamar Middle School Fine Arts Academy
Voice Teacher: Michelle Hache and Sylvia Casper
Second Place (tie)
SPENCER JONES
School: Robinson Elementary School
Voice Teacher: Lisa Casciola
Second Place (tie)
ALEXA REEVES
School: Beck Middle School
Pianist: Melissa Daniels McCann
Voice Teacher: Melissa Daniels McCann
Third Place (tie)
ALIYAH DOUGLAS
School: Wilson K-8 School (Oro Valley, Arizona)
Voice Teacher: Stephanie Fox
Third Place (tie)
AYANNA NAVARRO
School: Arlene Hein Elementary School
Voice Teacher: Leslie Sandefur
Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)
AKIRA GOLZ
MERRIT GROVE
ELLA RESCIGNO
