YoungArts has announced the 2025 YoungArts award winners. All participants are between the ages of 15–18 years old or in grades 10–12. Each winner took home a monetary award of $250. This article only features winners in the classical voice category. The 2025 YoungArts awards winners are Isaac Ahn, Michael Banda, Anabelle Calles, Lex Crump, Henry Drangel, Nik Epstein, Isaiah Gallegos, Olivia {…}
YoungArts announced the nominees for the 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts. Of the 60 students nominated Detola Badmus, Remi Baker, William Bolin, Ale Fonseca, Ethan Hanzlik, Kai Lavender, Gabrielle Liberman, Leah Rutherford, Gage Samaddar, and Molly Sierra are in the vocal category. Nominees represent 19 states and one American abroad, and nine artistic disciplines. The students were nominated {…}
YoungArts announced its 2024 YoungArts award winners. This article features classical voice winners only. A complete list of the 2024 winners, all 15–18 years old or in grades 10–12 can be found here. In the classical voice category the winners include sopranos Tiara Abraham, Grace Chung, Olivia Gonzales, Theo Hsu, Ava Maha, Milena Manocchia, Esther Puderbaugh, Felicity Robles, and Viveka {…}
YoungArts celebrates 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts in classical music and voice. The 2023 recipients in classical music are Vibha Janakiraman, PA Leadership Charter School; Mira Kim, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology; Katherine Liu, Wellesley High School; and Christopher Shin, Cherry Hill high School East. Sophia Rabin from Corona del Mar High School won in {…}
YoungArts announced the 60 high school senior nominees for the 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts. This year, over 700 YoungArts award winners were chosen for the initial round. After further review, 128 finalists were invited to National YoungArts Week, where they participated in intensive classes and workshops with professionals in their field. At the end of the week, {…}
Clive Chang has been named the new President of YoungArts. As President, Chang will report directly to the Board of Trustees and have oversight of YoungArts’ strategy, programs, fundraising, communications, and operations. He will assume his position in January 2023. Clive said in an official press release, “I am thrilled to join the YoungArts team and drive forward its mission {…}
YoungArts has announced the 2023 winners. The winners are selected from a pool of young artists ages 15-18 or grades 10-12. Among the classical vocal artists to be awarded are mezzo-soprano Gretha Fergus of Strath Haven High School in Wallingford, PA; soprano Saige Hoffman of New World School of the Arts in Miami; mezzo-soprano Kate Li from Walnut Hill School {…}