Nancy F. Walker Scholarship
2020 WINNERS
HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUMENTAL
1st Place - Kasey Shao, piano; Ran Dank, teacher
2nd Place - Simon Bakos, bass clarinet; Diana Gipson, teacher
3rd Place (tied) - Daniel Dorsey, cello; Sarah Kim, teacher; Meagan Hipsky, cello; Sarah Kim, teacher
Honorable Mention - Jennifer Armor, violin; Kurt Sassmannshaus, teacher
Honorable Mention - Nolan Meister, piano; Jackson Leung, teacher
Honorable Mention - Arun Kamath, piano; Richard Van Dyke, teacher
Honorable Mention - Andrew Lu, piano; Nozomi Yamaguchi, teacher
HIGH SCHOOL VOCAL
1st Place - Jadyn Riggs, mezzo-soprano; Karl Resnik, teacher
2nd Place - Mary Wilkens, soprano; Melody Wallace, teacher
3rd Place - Eric Riedel, tenor; Alison Acord, teacher
Honorable Mention - Claire Northcut, soprano; Bill Seale, teacher
COLLEGE INSTRUMENTAL
1st Place - Yang Gao, piano; Awadagin Pratt, teacher
2nd Place - Janna Young, harp; Gillian Sella, teacher
3rd Place - Phillip Palmore, French horn; Denise Tryon, teacher
Honorable Mention - Kasey Stokes, piano; Dror Biran, teacher
Honorable Mention - Charlie Gately, trumpet; Steven Pride, teacher
Honorable Mention - Natalie Orth, violin; Timothy Lees, teacher
Honorable Mention - Stephan Freeman, piano; Sonya Szabo-Reynolds, teacher
COLLEGE VOCAL
1st Place - Sara “Storm” Hargrave, soprano; Amy Johnson, teacher
2nd Place - Nathanial Wilkens, baritone; Alison Acord, teacher
3rd Place - Kayla Kramer, soprano; Alison Acord, teacher
Honorable Mention - Logan Wagner, tenor; Quinn Patrick Ankrum, teacher
Honorable Mention - Hayden Smith, baritone; Kenneth Shaw, teacher
Click below to see our past winners!
JUDGES
Following the competition, students were pleased to receive written comments from the very distinguished panels of judges.
INSTRUMENTAL JUDGES
Dan Culnan – Associate Principal Cello, Cincinnati Symphony; piano
Karen Schneider – well known for her teaching and embouchure problem solving skills; has been on the faculty of the Kendall Betts Horn Camp and the Barry Tuckwell Institute
Manami White – Concertmaster, Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster and Associate Director, Collegium Cincinnati; Principal Second Violin and Personnel Manager, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra; Concertmaster, South Florida Symphony Orchestra; Concertmaster, Ohio Valley Symphony
VOCAL JUDGES
Mark Calkins – Associate Professor of Music and Voice, Berea College; past President of the Kentucky Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing; teacher of master classes in classical operatic and musical theater performance internationally
Evans Mirageas – Artistic Director of Cincinnati Opera
Morgan Smith – Baritone, one of the most prolific performers of modern operatic repertoire in the world
*ELIGIBILITY
Students who reside or attend school in Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren counties in Ohio; Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties in Kentucky; and Dearborn County in Indiana are eligible to receive scholarships.
QUESTIONS?
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