
Vocal Artistry Art Song Festival Announces Scholarship Recipients
By David SalazarThe Vocal Artistry Art Song Festival has announced the recipients of its scholarship awards.
In the Middle School Division, Scarlett Groves and Maxwell Mao were the recipients of the Barbara and Keith Baltz Award ($100). Meanwhile, Kailey Shao and Evelyn Robinson were awarded with the Cris and Marilyn Barnes Award ($150), and Aspen Boswell and Frances Foma were given the Louise Loomis Award ($300).
In the Collaborative Piano Division, Anna Kalugin was given the Albuquerque Institute of Music Award ($100); Natan Svyatsky and Nayeli Solis were the recipients of the Astrid and Berent Groth Award ($150); William Leng received the Martha Dalager Award ($250); and Sophia Zhang was the winner of the Tzufeng Liu Award ($888).
As for the High School Division, the Albuquerque Institute of Music Award ($150) was given to Stella Marin and Sophia Zeng, while the Jeanne Grealish Award ($200) was awarded to Iris Kaibel. Ty Andrews received the Ross Sutter Award ($250), and Johanna Miller-Mutia was the recipient of the Amy Louise Owens, Young Voices of the Santa Fe Opera Award ($300). Chelsea Avila Rodriguez earned the John McCullough Award ($500), Isabel Soroos won the Marilyn Thomas Bernard Award ($600), and Eleanor Anderson was conferred with the Jack Craig Award ($750). Anderson also received a $3,000 National Youth Opera Academy Scholarship for summer 2027.
In the Music Education/Choral Division, Emma Gomez took home the Carl Halama Award ($300); Kimberly Burgos and Samuel Maddox were the winners of the Jeremy Wirth Award ($500); and Haley Tarrant was honored with the Lynn Loomis Award ($750).
In the Young Artist Division, Malaya Henry was recognized with the Brahms Award ($250); Phangea Manyseng-Gutierrez and Tanner Donaldson took home the Donna McRae Award ($300); and Saturn Titus was conferred with the Robert Sheets Award ($350). Kadiah Dragone-Gutierrez was the recipient of the Carmoline and Bing Grady Award ($400); Amelie Halmai-Napp won the Cris and Marilyn Barnes Award ($500), and Ryan Lopez received the Quintessence, A Community of Singers Award ($600).
In the College Collaborative Piano Division, the winners included Mario Campos Gonzalez (Air and Hammers Award and $400), and Max Reilly and Austyn Knecht (Louise Bass Excellence Award and $1,000).
Finally, in the Vocal Artistry Division, Joshua Prichard received the Schubert Award ($500); Maria Bollinger earned the Polyphony Voices of New Mexico award ($600); and Mathena Claire Page was awarded the Opera Southwest award ($1,000).
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