Prize Winners
2024 Grand Prize Winner Trio Azura
Colburn Conservatory School of Music
Los Angeles, CA
Senior String Division
Gold Medal Trio Azura
Colburn Conservatory School of Music, Los Angeles, CA
Duncan McDougall (violin), Yejin Hong (cello), Yanfeng (Tony) Bai (piano)
Silver Medal Hesper Quartet
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY and Juilliard School, New York, NY
Sojeong Kim (violin), Ye jin Yoon (violin), SoHui Yun (viola), Connor Kim (cello)
Bronze Medal Erinys Quartet
Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA
Elizabeth Stewart (violin), Joosep Reimaa (violi), Marija Raisanen (viola), Stergios Theodoridis (cello)
Lift Every Voice Prize Trio Azura
Colburn Conservatory School of Music, Los Angeles, CA
Duncan McDougall (violin), Yejin Hong (cello), Yanfeng (Tony) Bai (piano)
Horszowski Trio Prize for Piano Ensemble Trio Azura
Colburn Conservatory School of Music, Los Angeles, CA
Duncan McDougall (violin), Yejin Hong (cello), Yanfeng (Tony) Bai (piano)
Senior Wind Division
Gold Medal LOTUS Quartet
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Giancarlo Lay (soprano saxophone), Johnathan Lee (alto saxophone), Keegan Ewan (tenor saxophone), Jerick Meagher (baritone saxophone)
Silver Medal Zed
University of Texas at Austin, Butler School of Music, Austin, TX
Connor O’Toole (soprano saxophone), Jacob Feldman (alto saxophone), Marina Sakellakis (tenor saxophone), David Bennette (baritone saxophone)
Bronze Medal Onda Sonora
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Ethan Roberts (soprano saxophone), Zach Mathews (alto saxophone), Kevin Barton (tenor saxophone), Joshua Mithuen (baritone saxophone)
Lift Every Voice Prize PULSE
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Ml
Zachary Costello (soprano saxophone), Spencer Cox (alto saxophone), Owen Robinson (tenor saxophone), Michael Ethier (baritone saxophone)
Junior String Division
Gold Medal Saphir Quartet
Barratt-Due Institute of Music, Oslo, Norway
Philippe Jayer (violin/viola), Torje Rflbu (violin/viola), Amanda Noor Vatn (violin/viola), Iris Kalliovirta (cello)
Silver Medal Breshears String Quartet
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA
Dustin Breshears (violin), Valery Breshears (violin), Colin Breshears (viola), Starla Breshears (cello)
Bronze Medal Quartet Meraviglia
The Music Institute of Chicago Academy, Evanston, IL
Elle Cho (violin), Lauren Kim (violin), Emily Chen (viola), Lucy Wu (cello)
Horszowski Trio Prize for Piano Ensemble Trío de Ángeles
Colburn Music Academy, Los Angeles, CA
Esme Arias-Kim (violin), Angela Rose Padula (cello), Caden Lin (piano)
Junior Wind Division
Gold Medal Quid Nunc Saxophone Quartet
Ronald Reagan High School, San Antonio, TX
Andrew Diaz (soprano saxophone), Joshua Furtak (alto saxophone), Gabriel Garnier,
(tenor saxophone), Noah Vu (baritone saxophone)
Silver Medal Five Guys Wind Quintet
National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship, Washington, DC
Jayden Lee (flute), Louis Westerman (clarinet), Annie Jung (oboe), Alison Pollock (bassoon), Austin Adaranijo (French horn)
Bronze Medal Astraea Quartet
Lake Travis High School, Austin, TX
Quinlan Collins (soprano saxophone), Jacob lttycheria (alto saxophone), Eli Ward, (tenor saxophone), Paige Chirempes (baritone saxophone)
American Brass Quintet Brass Ensemble Prize The Bone Rangers
Merit School of Music, Chicago, IL
Genesis Morales (trombone), Padric Sullivan (trombone), Jonathan Martinez (bass trombone), Calleigh Riordan (bass trombone)
Geoffroy Memorial Award Music For
Penn High School, Mishawaka, IN
Felix Zhang (violin), Suzana Josenhans (violin), James Pennex (viola), Jayden Wang (cello), Cameron Poznanski (bass)
Photos by Peter Ringenberg
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Grand Prize Winner
Poiesis Quartet – Oberlin Conservatory
Oberlin, OH
Senior String Division
Gold Medal – Poiesis Quartet
Oberlin Conservatory, Oberlin, OH
Sarah Ma, violin; Max Ball, violin; Jasper de Boor, viola; Drew Dansby, cello
Silver Medal – Quartet Luminera
New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
Masha Lakisova violin; Kristy Chen, violin; Njord Fossness, viola; Davis You, cello
Bronze Medal – Amnis Piano Quartet
Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT
Minkyung Lee, violin; Mathew McDowell, viola; Jenny Bahk, cello; Linda Lee, piano
Horszowski Trio Prize for Piano Ensemble – Trio Osceola
Lift Every Voice Prize – Poiesis Quartet
Senior Wind Division
Gold Medal – Kodachrome
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Calvin Wong, soprano saxophone; Jade Deatherage, soprano/alto saxophone; Siobhan Plouffe, soprano/tenor saxophone; Bonson Lee, soprano/baritone saxophone
Silver Medal – Cerus Quartet
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Roberto Campa, soprano saxophone; Laura Ramsey, alto saxophone; Kyle Kato, tenor saxophone; Samuel Dishon, baritone saxophone
Bronze Medal – IGNIS
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Lisa Choi, flute; Nathaniel Wolff, oboe; Kyle Glasgow, clarinet; Molly Flanagan, horn; Christian Whitacre, bassoon
Life Every Voice Prize – Sound Session
American Brass Quintet Brass Ensemble Prize – Amo Brass
Junior String Division
Gold Medal – FaMa Quartet
Colchester, VT
Ella Eorn, violin; Julie Kim, violin; Jasper Sewell, viola; Ari Peraza, cello
Silver Medal – Pelios String Quartet
The Academy of the Music Institute of Chicago, Evanston, IL
Ellen Zhou violin; Clark Snavely, violin; Tristan Zhu, viola, Amelia Zitoun, cello
Bronze Medal – Evie Quartet
Ed & Mari Edelman Chamber Music Institute of the Colburn Community School of the Performing Arts, Los Angeles, CA
Kailey Yun, violin; Amy Lee, violin; Samuel Tatsuki, viola; Sam Guevara, cello
Junior Wind Division
Gold Medal – Incendio Saxophone Trio
Victor J. Andrew High School and Carl Sandburg High School, Tinley Park, IL
Alexander Procajlo, soprano saxophone; Zachary Solomon, alto saxophone; Emma Phillips, baritone saxophone
Silver Medal – Quid Nunc Sax Quartet
Ronald Reagan High School, San Antonio, TX
John Pachikara, soprano saxophone; Josh Furtek, alto saxophone; Aidan Veith, tenor saxophone; Matthew Issa-Abbas, baritone saxophone
Bronze Medal – Halcyon Saxophone Quartet
Andy Dekaney High School, Houston, TX
Diego Chapela-Perez, soprano saxophone; Taylen Henry, alto saxophone; Angel Sanchez, tenor saxophone; Joshua Allen, baritone saxophone
American Brass Quintet Brass Ensemble Prize – The Bone Rangers
Merit School of Music, Chicago, IL
Genesis Morales, trombone; Padric Sullivan, Trombone; Jonathan Martinez, bass trombone; Calleigh Riordan, bass trombone
Horszowski Piano Trio Prize for Piano Ensemble – Nth Trio
Ed & Mari Edelman Chamber Music Institute of the Colburn Community School of the Performing Arts, Los Angeles, CA
Holly Lacey, violin; Nathaniel Yue, cello; Qiao Zhang, piano
Geoffroy Memorial Award – Basil Quartet
Granger, IN and South Bend, IN
Erika Ruiz-Yamamoto, violin; Danielle Williamson, violin; Micah Gresl-Turner, cello; John Miller, piano