THE 2022 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, 2022.
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
Kaya Giroux
School: Carnegie Mellon University
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Pianist: Paul Michael Clark
Voice Teacher: Maria Spacagna
Second Place (tie)
Natalie Corrigan
School: University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Pianist: Beth Parker
Voice Teacher: Amy Johnson
Second Place (tie)
Gabrielle Turgeon
School: University of Toronto
Location: Toronto, ON
Pianist: Kathryn Tremills
Voice Teacher: Elizabeth McDonald
Third Place
Blake Stevenson
School: University of Southern California
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Pianist: John-Henri
Voice Teacher: Thomas Michael Allen
Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)
Lucy Altus
School: Carnegie Mellon University
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Abraham Cruz
School: The Boston Conservatory
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Marieke de Koker
School: Mannes College of Music
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Jacob Soulliere
School: Manhattan School of Music
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HIGH SCHOOL VOICES, ART SONG - AGES 16-18
First Place
Elena Oliveira
School: Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Location: Houston, TX
Pianist: Yanira Soria
Voice Teacher: Hector Vàsquez
Second Place (tie)
Aliyah Douglas
School: Ironwood Ridge High School
Location: Oro Valley, AZ
Voice Teacher: Stephanie Fox
Second Place (tie)
Lia Zheng
School: Canyon Crest Academy
Location: San Diego, CA
Voice Teacher: Zeping Cai
Third Place (tie)
Paige Klemenhagen
School: Stillwater Area High School
Location: Lake Elmo, MN
Pianist: Ruth Palmer
Voice Teacher: Teresa Tierney
Third Place (tie)
Ava Maha
School: Choate Rosemary Hall
Location: Sewickley, PA
Pianist: Nathaniel Baker
Voice Teachers: Sooyeon Kim and Lorraine Nubar
Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)
Clara Abrahams
Location: Lincoln, CA
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Kimberly Adam
Location: Wayne, PA
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Eloise Fox
Location: Landenberg, PA
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Elliot Henderson
Location: New York, NY
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Henry Hsiao
Location: Princeton, NJ
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Alexandra Johnson
Location: Howell, MI
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EARLY TEEN VOICES, ART SONG - AGES 13-15
First Place
Grace Chung
Location: Hackensack, NJ
Pianist: Goeun Lee
Voice Teacher: Jinhwan Byun
Second Place (tie)
Salina Mu
Location: Austin, TX
Voice Teacher: Shaunna Shandro
Second Place (tie)
Abigail Tidlow-Tranel
Location: Yellowstone National Park, WY
Pianist: Douglas Burgess
Voice Teacher: Jonathan Beyer
Third Place (tie)
Nana Castle
Location: Jacksonville, NC
Pianist: Jay R. Wright
Voice Teacher: Alison Lawrence
Third Place (tie)
Aurna Mukherjee
Location: Austin, TX
Voice Teacher: Michelle Haché
Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)
Isaac Ahn
Location: Rye Brook, NY
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Eva Crichton
Location: New York, NY
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Abinaya Ganesh
Location: Andover, MA
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Jocelyn Knorr
Location: Havertown, PA
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David Trey Logeman
Location: Kings Mountain, NC
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Lukas Palys
Location: Dallas, TX
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Aanya Santosh
Location: Lincolnshire, IL
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CHILDREN'S VOICES, ART SONG - AGES 12 AND UNDER
First Place
Heidi Hager
Location: Herndon, VA
Voice Teacher: Heather Vineyard
Second Place (tie)
Maya Joshi
Location: Cresskill, NJ
Pianist: Liliana Sotirova
Voice Teachers: Amelia DeMayo and Liliana Sotirova
Second Place (tie)
Diya Koul
Location: Lexington, MA
Voice Teacher: Beth Sterling
Third Place (tie)
Katherine Berdovskiy
Location: Davis, CA
Voice Teacher: Bernadette Mondok Keller
Third Place (tie)
Juliet Lee
Location: Vienna, VA
Voice Teacher: Sonia Yon
Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)
Ava Acconzo
Location: Bloomingdale, NJ
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Cristina Garcia
Location: North Plainfield, NJ
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Ashley Hua
Location: Marietta, GA
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Bella Leybovich
Location: Mesa, AZ
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Lily Bell Morgan
Location: Portsmouth, VA
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Ben Rost
Location: Livingston, NJ
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Anna Smith
Location: Austin, TX
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Leila Woodward
Location: Newport Beach, CA
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YOUNG ADULT VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE - Undergraduates (AGES 18-23)
First Place
Abigail Storm
School: Ball State University
Location: Austin, TX
Voice Teacher: Beth Truitt
Second Place (tie)
Ashlyn Combs
School: Winthrop University
Location: Lexington, SC
Second Place (tie)
Natalie Doppelt
School: University of Pennsylvania
Location: Riverwoods, IL
Pianist: Lisa Harer de Calvo
Voice Teacher: Courtney Ames
Third Place (tie)
Aminata Jalloh
School: Reinhardt University
Location: Powder Springs, GA
Pianist: Melanie Williams
Voice Teacher: Reverie Berger
Third Place (tie)
Emily Kars
School: Huntington University
Location: Kincheloe, MI
Pianist: Stephanie See
Voice Teacher: Joni Killian
Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)
Te’Jah Beaton
School: North Charleston, SC
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Beck Chandler
Location: Columbia, SC
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Karen Covarrubias
Location: Keene, TX
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Matthew Danforth
Location: Demarest, NJ
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Taylor McCullough
Location: Kingstree, SC
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Blake Stevenson
Location: San Juan Capistrano, CA
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HIGH SCHOOL VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE - AGES 16-18
First Place
Amelia Gibbons
School: Southwest High School (Green Bay)
Location: De Pere, WI
Pianist: Mary Ehlinger
Voice Teacher: Kaara McHugh
Second Place (tie)
Makenna Jacobs
School: Perry High School
Location: Chandler, AZ
Pianist: Jenn Crandell
Voice Teacher: Nichole Jensen
Second Place (tie)
Emma Schrier
School: Cinnaminson High School
Location: Cinnaminson, NJ
Voice Teacher: Tamara Lynn Koveloski
Third Place (tie)
Emelia Aceto
School: Highland High School
Location: Hinckley, OH
Voice Teacher: Denise Howell
Third Place (tie)
Ellie Brenner
School: Interlochen Arts Academy (MI)
Location: Durand, WI
Pianist: Douglas Peck
Voice Teacher: Douglas Peck
Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)
Lindsay Alexander
Location: Austin, TX
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Christine Kelly
Location: Geneva, IL
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Ava Lane
Location: Livingston, NJ
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EARLY TEEN VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE - AGES 13-15
First Place
Kaiya Bagley
School: St. Mary’s School
Location: Medford, OR
Pianist: Tim Spencer
Voice Teacher: Andrea Hochkeppel
Second Place (tie)
Marina Chamedes
School: Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
Location: New York City, NY
Pianist: Dan Pardo
Voice Teacher: Grant Anderson
Second Place (tie)
Abinaya Ganesh
School: SMB Lessons
Location: Clairton, PA
Voice Teacher: Stephanie Morey-Barry
Third Place (tie)
Baylee Horvath
School: Christ Greenfield
Location: Gilbert, AZ
Pianist: Hope Douglass
Voice Teacher: Nichole Jensen
Third Place (tie)
Aurna Mukherjee
School: Liberal Arts and Science Academy
Location: Austin, TX
Pianist: Nick Wilders
Voice Teacher: Michelle Haché
Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)
Molly Dupre
Location: Mattapoisett, MA
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Ciela Elliott
Location: Chappaqua, NY
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Stefan Herrera
Location: Houston, TX
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Mina Lim
Location: Orinda, CA
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Bridget Lomax
Location: Short Hills, NJ
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Morgan Lomax
Location: Short Hills, NJ
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Grace Martin
Location: Medford, NJ
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Lydia Mushkatina
Location: Bellevue, WA
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Violet Paris
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Rachel Rogstad
Location: Loma Linda, CA
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Naomi Thuren
Location: Medford, OR
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Ananya Yadati
Location: Beachwood, OH
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CHILDREN'S VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE - AGES 12 AND UNDER
First Place
Maya Joshi
School: Cresskill Middle School
Location: Cresskill, NJ
Pianist: Glenn Gordon
Voice Teachers: Amelia DeMayo, Glenn Gordon and Liliana Sotirova
Second Place (tie)
Agneya Roy
School: Cox Mill Elementary School
Location: Concord, NC
Voice Teacher: Brandi Icard
Second Place (tie)
Darby Schlosser
School: H.C. Crittenden Middle School
Location: Armonk, NY
Voice Teachers: Amelia DeMayo and Gulnara Mitzanova
Third Place (tie)
Liam Garrett
School: Candeo School
Location: Peoria, AZ
Voice Teachers: Satyam Patel and Ellen Johnson
Third Place (tie)
Ben Rost
School: Collins Elementary School
Location: Livingston, NJ
Pianist: Glenn Gordon
Voice Teachers: Amelia DeMayo, Glenn Gordon, Gulnara Mitzanova and Liliana Sotirova
Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)
Alera Cetrulo
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
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Amelia Holly
Location: Chicago, IL
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Bella Leybovich
Location: Mesa, AZ
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Bella Nazzaro
Location: Lake Worth, FL
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Ciana Tzuo
Location: New York, NY
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Kylie Kuioka
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Mollie Pedersen
Location: Rochester, NH
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Nicole Hodges
Location: Spring, TX
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Theodore Burke
Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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Yifan Monroe
Location: Gig Harbor, WA
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