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2023 Prize Winners

Grand Prize Winner Poiesis Quartet

Oberlin Conservatory
Oberlin, OH

Senior String Division

Gold Medal Poiesis Quartet

Sr Strings Poiesis 2023 Gold

Oberlin Conservatory, Oberlin, OH

Sarah Ma, violin; Max Ball, violin; Jasper de Boor, viola; Drew Dansby, cello

Silver Medal Quartet Luminera

Sr Strings Qt Luminere 2023 Silver

New England Conservatory, Boston, MA

Masha Lakisova violin; Kristy Chen, violin; Njord Fossness, viola; Davis You, cello

Bronze Medal Amnis Piano Quartet

Sr Strings Amnis 2023 Bronze

Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT

Minkyung Lee, violin; Mathew McDowell, viola; Jenny Bahk, cello; Linda Lee, piano

Lift Every Voice Prize Poiesis Quartet

Sr Strings Poiesis 2023 Gold

Oberlin Conservatory, Oberlin, OH

Sarah Ma, violin; Max Ball, violin; Jasper de Boor, viola; Drew Dansby, cello

Horszowski Trio Prize for Piano Trio Trio Osceola

Sr Strings Trio Osceola 2023 Horszowksi

Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

Adrienne Williams, violin; Sally Jung Eun Kim, cello; Da Jin Kim, piano

Senior Wind Division

Gold Medal Kodachrome

Sr Winds Kodachrome 2023 Gold

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

Sr Winds Cerus Qt 2023 Silver

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

Sr Winds IGNIS 2023 Bronze

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Lisa Choi, flute; Nathaniel Wolff, oboe; Kyle Glasgow, clarinet; Molly Flanagan, horn; Christian Whitacre, bassoon

Lift Every Voice Prize Sound Session

Sr Winds Sound Session 2023 LEV

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Matthew Fox, soprano saxophone; Jacob Nance, alto saxophone; Jeffrey Allardyce, tenor saxophone; Tyler Young, baritone saxophone

American Brass Quintet Brass Ensemble Prize Amo Brass

Sr Winds Amo Brass 2023 ABQ

Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT

Connor Holland, trumpet; Joshua Bialkin, trumpet; Olivia Martinez, horn; David Seder, trombone; Vivian Kung, tuba

Junior String Division

Gold Medal FaMa Quartet

Jr Strings FaMa Qt 2023 Gold

Colchester, VT

Ella Eorn, violin; Julie Kim, violin; Jasper Sewell, viola; Ari Peraza, cello

Silver Medal Pelios String Quartet

Jr Strings Pelios Qt 2023 Silver

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

Jr Strings Evie Qt 2023 Bronze

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

Jr Winds Incendio 2023 Gold

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

Jr Winds Quid Nunc 2023 Silver

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

Fischoff Competition 2023 0944

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

Jr Winds Bone Rangers 2023 ABQ

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 Trio Nth Trio

Jr Strings Nth Trio 2023 Horszoski

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

Jr Strings Basil Qt 2023 Geoffroy

Granger, IN and South Bend, IN

Erika Ruiz-Yamamoto, violin; Danielle Williamson, violin; Micah Gresl-Turner, cello; John Miller, piano

Photos by Peter Ringenberg