2023 Prize Winners
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
Lift Every Voice Prize Poiesis Quartet
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
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
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
Lift Every Voice Prize Sound Session
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
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
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 Trio 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
Photos by Peter Ringenberg