THE 2021 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 2, 2021.

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.

Complete List of Winners

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

First Place

Sophie Naubert

School: Conservatoire de musique de Montréal
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Pianist: Chloe Dumoulin
Voice Teacher: Aline Kutan

Second Place (tie)

Adam Catangui

School: Eastman School of Music
Location: Rochester, NY
Voice Teacher: Nicole Cabell

Second Place (tie)

Dalia Medovnikov

School: Curtis Institute of Music
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Pianist: Emily Olin
Voice Teacher: Emily Olin

Third Place (tie)

Colin Aikins

School: Curtis Institute of Music
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Pianist: Lisa Keller
Voice Teacher: Julia Faulkner

Third Place (tie)

Kaya Giroux

School: Carnegie Mellon University
Location: Pittsburg, PA
Pianist: Rosie Irwin
Voice Teacher: Maria Spacagna

Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)

Morgan Mastrangelo

School: Northwestern University
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Madison Miller

School: University of Michigan
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Madelin Morales

School: Eastman School of Music
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Rachel Schlesinger

School: Purchase Conservatory of Music
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HIGH SCHOOL VOICES, ART SONG - AGES 16-18

First Place

Joseph Murphy

School: Edward R. Murrow High School
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Pianist: Dmitry Glivinskiy
Voice Teacher: Christine Moore Vassallo

Second Place (tie)

Bradley Boatright

School: Smithville High School
Location: Smithville, TX
Voice Teacher: Michelle Haché

Second Place (tie)

Katherine Ramirez

School: New Trail Homeschool Academy
Location: San Antonio, TX
Pianist: Daniel Zamora
Voice Teacher: Crystal Jarrell Johnson

Third Place (tie)

Eloise Fox

School: Avon Grove High School
Location: Landenberg, PA
Pianists: Katelan Tran Terrell, Mathew Odell
Voice Teachers: Lorraine Nubar, Cynthia Sanner

Third Place (tie)

Saman de Silva

School: Henry M. Gunn High School
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
Voice Teacher: Jace Wittig

Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)

Avni Kamat

Location: Lexington, MA
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Alison Kessler

Location: New Rochelle, NY
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Ava Kuntz

Location: Santa Ana, CA
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Lizi Kvernadze

Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Audrey Michael

Location: Traverse City, MI
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Ella Rescigno

Location: Columbia, SC
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Aida Skaraite

Location: Lemont, IL
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EARLY TEEN VOICES, ART SONG - AGES 13-15

First Place

Kennedy Percival

Location: Upland, CA
Pianist: Desireé Bryner
Voice Teacher: Camille Waage

Second Place

Lia Zheng

Location: San Diego, CA
Voice Teacher: Zeping Cai

Third Place (tie)

Evelyn Hsu

Location: San Jose, CA
Pianist: Dmitriy Cogan
Voice Teacher: Haruna Shiokawa

Third Place (tie)

Andrea Nalywajko

Location: New York, NY
Pianist: Mun Tzung Wong
Voice Teacher: Catherine Mazzone

Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)

Jude Frazier

Location: Orlando, FL
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Christine Kelly

Location: Geneva, IL
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Aurna Mukherjee

Location: Austin, TX
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Avery Nokes

Location: Arlington, VA
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Lukas Palys

Location: Dallas, TX
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Evan Shidler

Location: Short Hills, NJ
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CHILDREN'S VOICES, ART SONG - AGES 12 AND UNDER

First Place

Lily Yezdanian

Location: Clifton, NJ
Pianists: Liliana Sotirova, Glenn Gordon
Voice Teachers: Amelia DeMayo, Liliana Sotirova

Second Place (tie)

Heidi Hager

Location: Herndon, VA
Voice Teacher: Ingrid Lestrud

Second Place (tie)

Maya Louise Joshi

Location: Cresskill, NJ
Pianist: Liliana Sortirova
Voice Teachers: Amelia DeMayo, Glenn Gordon, Liliana Sotirova

Third Place (tie)

Katherine Berdovskiy

Location: Davis, CA
Voice Teacher: Irina Leykina

Third Place (tie)

Diya Koul

Location: Lexington, MA
Voice Teacher: Elizabeth Sterling

Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)

Kayla Cochamiro

Location: Short Hills, NJ
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Baylee Horvath

Location: Gilbert, AZ
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Juliet Lee

Location: Vienna, VA
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Madison Miller

Location: Ooltewah, TN
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Luke Reimer

Location: Coralville, IA
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Chelsea Sun

Location: University Park, TX
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Gloria Wang

Location: Johns Creek, GA
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YOUNG ADULT VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE - Undergraduates (AGES 18-23)

First Place

Morgan Mastrangelo

School: Northwestern University
Location: Ridgewood, NJ
Voice Teacher: Pamela Hinchman

Second Place (tie)

Ashlyn Combs

Location: Nashville, TN

Second Place (tie)

Sarah Juliano

School: University of Michigan
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Pianist: Eric Banitt
Voice Teacher: George Shirley

Third Place (tie)

Benjamin Perkinson

School: University of Mary Hardin – Baylor
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Voice Teacher: Michelle Haché

Third Place (tie)

Piero Regis

School: Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Location: Katy, TX
Pianist: Lindsay Albert
Voice Teacher: Victor Jannet

Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)

Margot Frank

School: Millikin University
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Shavon Lloyd

School: SUNY Potsdam Crane School of Music
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Madison Mille

School: University of Michigan
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Sabrina Shah

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HIGH SCHOOL VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE - AGES 16-18

First Place

Aliyah Douglas

School: Ironwood Ridge High School
Location: Oro Valley, AZ
Voice Teacher: Stephanie Fox

Second Place (tie)

Matthew Danforth

School: The Dwight Englewood School
Location: Demarest, NJ
Pianists: Glenn Gordon, Steve Marzullo
Voice Teachers: Amelia DeMayo, Liliana Sotirova