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Eastman School of Music
2010 – 11 Student Accomplishments
Competitions, Scholarships, Special Honors
U = undergraduate G = graduate student
Student Name U or
G Instrument/ Major
Competitions, Scholarships, Special Honors
Teacher/Dept.
Abate, Jena U Voice Third place, national finals, MTNA Vocal Competition
Katherine Ciesinski
Baskeyfield, David G Organ First prize, American Guild of Organists National Competition, Washington, DC 2010
First prize, John R. Rodland Memorial Scholarship Competition, Ridgewood, NJ, April 2011
First prize, Mader Memorial Scholarship Competition in Organ Playing 2010
David Higgs
Beauregard, Julie G Music Education/
Ethno-musicology
2010-2011 Teaching Assistant Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Student Teacher Seminar)
Music Education
Broyles, Catherine U Flute First prize, Florida Flute Association Young Artist Competition 2011
Bonita Boyd
Camp, McKenzie U Percussion Alternate, Fulbright grant to Sweden Michael Burritt
Cha, Helen G Piano Second prize, Thousand Islands International Chopin Competition
Nelita True
Chen, Yi-Yang U Piano First prize, Pacific International Piano Competition, Vancouver
Douglas Humpherys
Chiang, Alison U Piano First prize, Seattle International Piano Competition (Ages 14-18)
First Prize, Mondavi (CA) Young Artists Competition, Senior Piano Division
Nelita True
Choe, Jeong U Piano Winner, Concerto Competition at Eastern Music Festival, North Carolina
Nelita True
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Student Name U or
G Instrument/ Major
Competitions, Scholarships, Special Honors
Teacher/Dept.
Clark, Jamie U Cello First prize Boulder Philharmonic Concert Competition
Alan Harris
Compton, Regina G Musicology 2010-2011 Teaching Assistant Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Music History)
Jerald C. Graue Award
Musicology
Connors, Sean G Percussion 2010-2011 Teaching Assistant Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Music Education Percussion Class)
Michael Burritt
Dombrowski, Kevin U Trombone Honorable mention, Robert Marstellar Solo Trombone Competition
John Marcellus
Duarte-López, Jairo G Composition Works co-written with Michaela Eremiášova performed at the Berlin Film Festival, January 2011
David Liptak
Eremiášova, Michaela
G Composition Works co-written with Jairo Duarte-López performed at the Berlin Film Festival, January 2011
Allan Schindler
Ertl, Jacob G Piano First prize and Russian Music Award, American Protégé International Music Festival
Third prize, International Young Artists Competition, Washington, DC
Winner of two Mu Phi Epsilon Scholarships
Awarded the Weiler/Frame Piano Scholarship from the Mu Phi Epsilon National Foundation
Nelita True
Finch, Kristina G Harp Robert Wayne Barlow Award for Excellence in Harp Performance
Kathleen Bride
Fitzgerald, Jon G Guitar Top prize winner and audience prize winner, Great Lakes Classical Guitar Competition
Nicholas Goluses
Glen, Hilary G Cello Glenn and Frances Harris Cello Prize 2011 Alan Harris
Gonnella, Lisa G Accompanying and Chamber
Music
Virginia Pleasants Accompanists Award – Syracuse Civic Morning Musicale Voice Competition
Jean Barr
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Student Name U or
G Instrument/ Major
Competitions, Scholarships, Special Honors
Teacher/Dept.
Gonzales, Norman G Flute Finalist Myrna Brown National Flute Competition 2011
First prize winner, Pittsburgh Flute Association Young Artist Competition
Bonita Boyd
Gordon, Colin G Saxophone Third prize, “A Study of Quarter Tones in Jazz”, New Venture Challenge 2011 (a saxophone method book for mastery and application of quarter tones in jazz improvisation)
Ramon Ricker
Gruskin, Johanna U Flute First prize, national finals, MTNA Winds Competition
Bonita Boyd
Hanley, Michael U Music Education/
Voice
First prize, “Elementary Sound”, New Venture Challenge 2011 (a new design for Orff-style barred percussion instruments)
Ramon Ricker
Hannon, Kimberly G Musicology Charles Warren Fox Award for “Mary Lou and Billie Jean”, Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium, September 2010
Musicology
Housez, Lara G Musicology Grammy nomination for Best Small Ensemble Performance, Eric Whitacre: Choral Music (Naxos), Elora Festival Singers, February 2011
Student Travel Award, Society for American Music, March 2011
Musicology
Jacobs, Erik G Music Education/ Trombone
Outstanding Adult Student Award, Rochester Area Colleges Continuing Education
Music Education, Mark Kellogg
James, C. Aaron G Organ First prize, Howard Fairclough Organ Competition, Hamilton, ON, May 2010
First prize, Florence and Stanley Osborne Organ Competition, Oshawa, ON, July 2010
Hans Davidsson
James, Toni G Piano First place, American Protégé 2010 International Competition
Barry Snyder
Kaufman, Laura U Flute Finalist, 2011 Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition
Bonita Boyd
Ketter, Daniel G Cello Glenn and Frances Harris Cello Prize 2011 Alan Harris
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Student Name U or
G Instrument/ Major
Competitions, Scholarships, Special Honors
Teacher/Dept.
Kim, Hyoung Wuk U Piano First prize, MTNA Sonata Competition, Orange County, CA
Second prize, Harold Protsman Classical Period Piano Competition 2011
Nelita True
Kim, Ji Sun G Cello Glenn and Frances Harris Cello Prize 2011 Alan Harris
Kong, Chun-Fung G Piano Second prize, Moulin d’Ande Piano Competition, France
Douglas Humpherys
Laver, Anne G Organ Second prize, American Guild of Organists National Young Artists Competition, Washington, DC, July 2010
Hans Davidsson
Lee, Isaac U Organ Recipient of the 2010 Susan L. Tajra Scholarship
Hans Davidsson
Lengas, Matthew U Oboe Third prize, International Double Reed Society Young Artist Oboe Competition 2010
Richard Killmer
Lipinski, Igor G Piano 2010-2011 Teaching Assistant Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Piano Class)
Douglas Humpherys
Lundberg, Justin G Music Theory University of Rochester Raymond N. Ball Fellowship for dissertation completion
Elizabeth Marvin, advisor
Lykins, Scott G Cello Glenn and Frances Harris Cello Prize 2011 Alan Harris
Maimine, Anna G Piano MTNA/Steinway Young Artists Competition:
First prize New York State
First prize Eastern Division
Douglas Humpherys
McAllister, Lauren U Voice First place, Syracuse Civic Morning Musicale Voice Competition
Robert McIver
Neece, Rachel U Guitar Domaine Forget Scholarship Nicholas Goluses
Noble, Michael U Piano First prize, Crescendo Music Awards Competition, Tulsa, OK
Second prize, Thousand Islands International Chopin Competition
Nelita True
Ortiz, Luis G Accompanying John Celentano Award for Excellence in Chamber Music
Jean Barr
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Student Name U or
G Instrument/ Major
Competitions, Scholarships, Special Honors
Teacher/Dept.
Pang, Samuel U Viola Honorable mention at Coeur D’Alene Symphony Concerto Competition
Carol Rodland
Park, Jina U Flute First prize, Su Won Philharmonic Young Artist Competition, Korea
Bonita Boyd
Rieger, Eric G Voice 2010-2011 Teaching Assistant Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Secondary Voice Lessons)
Robert McIver
Ristow, Gregory G Conducting Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student, University of Rochester, Spring 2011
William Weinert
Rubin, Garrett U Voice Awarded Presser Scholarship for the 2011-2012 school year
Robert McIver
Russell, Seth U Cello Winner Sarasota Music Festival David Ying
Sandi, Adrian G Clarinet 2010-2011 Teaching Assistant Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Secondary Clarinet Lessons)
Kenneth Grant
Schroeder, Emily U Horn Eastman Student Life Award Peter Kurau
Shin, Sungmin G Guitar Second Prize, “Plucker Music Company”, New Venture Challenge 2011 (a new classical guitar website – The Plucker Report)
Ramon Ricker
Song, Deborah U Violin John Celentano Award for Excellence in Chamber Music
Mikhail Kopelman
Stuver, Matthew G JCM/
Saxophone
Won 2011 DownBeat Student Music Award, Graduate College Outstanding Performance
Ramon Ricker
Tsai, Emily U Oboe John Celentano Award for Excellence in Chamber Music
Richard Killmer
Ungar, Daniel G Viola Fulbright grant to Taiwan Carol Rodland
Upton, John U Oboe First prize, International Double Reed Society Young Artist Oboe Competition 2010
Richard Kilmer
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Student Name U or
G Instrument/ Major
Competitions, Scholarships, Special Honors
Teacher/Dept.
Valitalo, Jenny G Viola Winner, Sweden-America Foundation Grant
Grant from Fredrika Bremer Foundation
Carol Rodland
Wells, Robert G Music Theory/ Piano
Finalist, Brevard Concerto Competition David Headlam
Williamson, Malcolm U Trombone John Celentano Award for Excellence in Chamber Music
Mark Kellogg
Woodworth, Kayla U Viola Robert L. Oppelt Viola Prize Phillip Ying
Yang, Clara G Piano First place, American Protégé International Competition
Nelita True
Yungen, Joseph G Piano First prize, Schubert Club Scholarship Competition, Minneapolis, MN
Douglas Humpherys
Zhang, Shichao U Piano Third prize, Jefferson Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition
Douglas Humpherys
Zhou, Jennifer U Flute First prize, Alexander & Buono International Flute Competition, Carnegie Hall
Bonita Boyd