The 2023 Orpheus Vocal Competition.

Student Winners

Will Upham – Jimmy and Kay Garrison Student Grand Prize
Tristan Tournaud – Student Second Place Award and AIMS Student Scholarship
Carlos Ahrens – Strauss Award
Olivia Prendergast – Blitzstein Award
Zhihui Pang – Verdi Award
Lydia Grace – Goldie Orff Award
Anna Thompson – Encouraging Vocal Excellence Award
Susannah Hardwick – Copland Award
Caitlin Towell – Nora Sands Encouragement Award

Young Artist Winners

Sophia Hunt – Thomas and Robbie Hooper Young Artist Grand Prize
Lisa Marie Rogali – Cynthia Vernardakis Young Artist Second Place Award
Elissa Pfaender – Handel Award (3rd Place) and AIMS Young Artist Scholarship
Michael J. Hawk – Mozart Award
Alina Tamborini – Raphael Bundage Young Artist Award
Stephanie Doche – Bellini Award
Thomas Drew – Puccini Award
Xiao Xiao – Bel Canto Award
Naomi Brigell – Jacqueline Polk Award

The 2022 Orpheus Vocal Competition.

Student Winners

Marielle Leiboff – Nora Sands Encouragement award
Tyler Middleton – Handel award
Chancellor Barbaree – Blitzstein award
Xiao Xiao – Bellini award
Tristan Touraud – Strauss award
Jonathan Walker – Donizetti award
Julia Ernst – Second place award
McKenzie Garey – Jimmy & Kay Garrison award

Young Artist Winners

Savannah Cathey – Bernstein award
Kara Dugan – Raphael Bundage award
Drew Comer – Bel Canto award
William Thompson – Jacqueline Polk award
Kathleen O’Mara – Bizet award
Quinn Middleman – Mozart award
Blake Denson – Cynthia Vernardakis Second Place Award
Shanley Horvitz – Thomas and Robbie Hooper award

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

Orpheus Finalists, 2021

STUDENT CATEGORY:
(Alphabetical Order)

Gabrielle Barkidjija, (Mezzo Soprano) “Am I in Your Light?” Adams
Blake Denson (Baritone) “È sogno? O realtà” Verdi
Allison Fahey (Mezzo Soprano) “Mon cœur s’ovre a ta voix, Saint-Saëns
Caleb Killingsworth (Counter Tenor) “Soumis au Silence” Gluck
Solène Le Van (Soprano) “Una voce poco fa” Rossini
Ellen Robertson (Soprano) “Ach, ich fühl’s” Mozart
Olivia Schurke (Mezzo Soprano) “La Chevelure” by Debussy

YOUNG ARTIST CATEGORY:
(Alphabetical Order)

Danielle Beckvermit (Soprano) “Ernani, Ernani, involami” Verdi
Eric Delagrange (Bass) “Son lo spirito” Boito
Véronique Filloux (Soprano) “Se giunge un dispetto” Handel
Mariya Kaganskaya (Mezzo Soprano) “Smanie implacabili” Mozart
Jacqueline Piccolino (Soprano) “Ó marno te je” Dvořák
Alexandra Razskazoff (Soprano) “Ah! Je ris de me voir” Gounod

2018

  • Young Artist: Jack Swanson
  • Student: William Thompson

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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