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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