25 Jun Congratulations to our 2024 AVS Competitions Winners!
The American Viola Society would like to congratulate the winners of this year’s AVS Competitions!
Collegiate Solo Competition
First prize shared: Alice Ford, Victoria Skinner
Third prize: Seth Goodman
Senior Solo Competition
First prize: Lillianna Wodzisz
Second prize: Dustin Breshears
Third prize: Sophia Nam
Junior Solo Competition
First prize: Jennifer Kang
Second prize: McKayla Hwang
Third prize: Ellie Washecka
Orchestral Audition Competition
First prize: Sumin Cheong
Second prize: Jay Julio
Third prize: Joyce Tseng
Ensemble Invitational Competition Collegiate Division Winners:
Desert Violas (University of Arizona)
NIU Viola Ensemble (Northern Illinois University)
Schwob Viola Ensemble (Columbus State University)
USM Violas (University of Southern Mississippi)
Ensemble Invitational Competition Senior Division Winners:
CCM Prep Viola Quartet (students of Joyce Chan Grabell)
Settlement Music School Viola Choir (students of Shelley Beard)
Ensemble Invitational Competition Junior Division Winners:
Viola Voce Ensemble (students of Naomi Graf)
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Special thanks and recognition to this year’s competition chairs and judging panels for their hard work and dedication in selecting our winners:
AVS Competitions Coordinator: Hsiaopei Lee
Collegiate Solo Competition
Chair: Misha Galaganov
Live Round Jury: Aurélien Pétillot, Karen Ritscher, Sharon Wei
Pre-screening Jury: Elitsa Atanasova, Matthew Dane, Federico Andrés Hood Pérez
Senior Solo Competition
Chair: Ruben Balboa III
Live Round Jury: Katrin Meidell, Wendy Richman, Gregory Williams
Pre-screening Jury: Katherine Lewis, Matt Pickart, Kathryn Steely
Junior Solo Competition
Chair: Gabrielle Padilla Molina
Live Round Jury: Martha Carapetyan, Christiana Fortune-Reader, Peter Slowik
Pre-screening Jury: Trisha Berquist, Andrea Houde, Molly Wilkens-Reed
Orchestral Audition Competition
Chair: Ann Marie Brink
Live Round Jury: Gloria Lum, Melissa Matson, Meredith Snow
Pre-screening Jury: Julie Edwards, Caroline Gilbert, Jacob Shack
Ensemble Invitational Competition
Chair: Kimia Hesabi
Selection Round Jury: Amir Nasseri, Rachel Riese, Niloofar Sohi