Below are the past winners for both the Student and Young Artist categories of the Orpheus Competition, listed by year.

2016

  • Young Artist: Catheryne Shuman
  • Student: Rafael Porto

2015

  • Young Artist: Bei Bei Guan
  • Student: Todd Barnhill

AUDIENCE FAVORITES

  • Student Category…….Todd Barnhill, Elizabeth Chapa (tie)
  • Young Artist Category…….Abigail Mitchell, Jacob Wright (tie)

2014

  • High School winner – Ellen Robertson
  • Student Category Grand Prize – Alyssa Martin
  • Young Artists Category Grand Prize winner
  • Grand Price – Reginald Smith

2013

  • Young Artist: Brent Turner ($5000)
  • Student: Thomas Lehman ($3000)

2012

  • Young Artist: Colleen Daly ($5000)
  • Student: Wesley Brax ($3000)

2012 Audience Favorite Awards

  • Student:   David Weigel
  • Young Artist:  Xi Wang

2011

  • Young Artist: Elizabeth Baldwin
  • Student: Abigail Paschke

2010

  • Young Artist: Jessica Dold
  • Student: Abigail Levis

2009

  • Young Artist: Erik Anstine
  • Student:Chloe Moore

2008

  • Young Artist: Seth Carico
  • Student: Kathryn Lewek

2007

  • Young Artist: Rebecca Paul
  • Student: Jonathan Michie

2006

  • Young Artist: Ebony P. Oya
  • Student: Colleen Lauve

2005

  • Young Artist: Holli Harrison
  • Student: Crystal Stroupe

2004

  • Young Artist: Dongwon Shin
  • Student: Angela Mannino

2003

  • Young Artist: Norman Reinhardt
  • Student: Jennifer Root

2002

  • Young Artist: Lori Smithey
  • Student: Melissa Shippen

2001

  • Young Artist: Kendall Kookogey
  • Student: Elizabeth DeShong

2000

  • Young Artist: Phumzile Sojola
  • Student: Jesse Isai Muñoz

1999

  • Young Artist: Albert Jean Reed
  • Student: Katheryn E. Zeager

1998

  • Young Artist: Christina Bouras
  • Student: Kelli Jenkins

1997

  • Young Artist: Dina Kuznetsova
  • Student: Patrick Jacobs

1996

  • Young Artist: Elizabeth Graham
  • Student: Stacy Riggs

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