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
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?
Please contact Nancy Bailey at scholarships@matineemusicalecincinnati.org or by phone at 859-781-0801.
