Results: The Music of America (4th Edition, 2020)

We are thrilled to announce the results of the 4th edition of the international competition for young instrumentalists and singers The Music of America.

Congratulations to all winners!

We encourage all of the participants who didn't make it to the final round. Don't lose hope, keep trying.

RESULTS

Instrumentalists & Singers

Age Group I

FIRST PRIZE

Sophie Deng

USA, piano

William Chen

USA, piano

SECOND PRIZE

Heeley Wu

Hong Kong, harp

Naomi Chang

Canada/Taiwan, harp

Sophia Kelly Wong

USA, piano

Theodora Clempus

USA, piano

Zijie Song

China/USA, piano

THIRD PRIZE

Emma Shao

USA, piano

Giuliana DoCarmo

USA, piano

Jonathan Fang

USA, piano

Siddharth Raghavan

USA, voice

                                                              

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Age Group II

FIRST PRIZE

                                                              

Chloe Ding

USA, piano

SECOND PRIZE

Dylan Huang

USA, piano

Ruoshui Rong

USA, piano

Tse Wai Yu Precious

Hong Kong, harp

THIRD PRIZE

Bethany Kua

Singapore/Malaysia, voice

Emi Simonds

USA, piano

Ethan Guan

USA, piano

Mang Fong Leung

Hong Kong, harp

                                                              

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Age Group III

FIRST PRIZE

                                                              

Claire Chiow

USA, piano

Irene Zhang

USA, piano

Kaitlyn Horng

USA, piano

Martyna Rossowska

Poland, violin

Sunny Lehrhoff

USA, soprano

SECOND PRIZE

Arjun Lokesh

USA, piano

Daniel Strebulaev

USA, piano

Jenna Gilhooly

USA, piano

Yiling (Giving) Chao

China/USA, piano

THIRD PRIZE

Bridget Lomax

USA, voice

Darren Busby

USA, piano

Emma Wang

USA, piano

Luke Busby

USA, piano

Morgan Lomax

USA, voice

Su-Kyi Ng

USA, piano

Zara Zhao

USA, piano

                                                              

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Age Group IV

FIRST PRIZE

                                                              

Anthony Katchourine

USA, piano

Eliana Shin

USA, cello

Miranda Lemoine Moreno

Mexico, piano

Nancy Zheng

USA, piano

Rita Chen

USA, piano

SECOND PRIZE

Andrew Huang

USA, piano

Hanbie Park

South Korea/USA, cello

Morgan Pychowycz

USA, piano

Sydney Lemley

USA, piano

Tina Zhong

Canada/USA, violin

Yanzi (Nina) Huang

China/USA, piano

THIRD PRIZE

Abigail Grace (Abby) Harris

USA, piano

Christine Jiang

USA, piano

Emily Liu

USA, piano

Srimedha Rajagopalan

USA, piano

                                                              

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Age Group V

FIRST PRIZE

                                                              

Aleksandra Zajaczkowska

Poland, violin

Jennifer Liu

USA, piano

SECOND PRIZE

Henry Paul

USA, piano

Rohan Luthra

USA, viola

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Age Group VI

FIRST PRIZE

                                                              

Brandis Ajay

USA, voice

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Age Group VII

FIRST PRIZE

                                                              

Hyemin Kim

South Korea/USA, voice

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Ensembles

Age Group III

SECOND PRIZE

William & KateLin Zappe

William Zappe, piano

KateLin Zappe, piano

USA

THIRD PRIZE

Birchwood School Ensemble

James Mamone, violin

Benjamin Miyares, violin

Leo Yang, piano

USA

Age Group IV

SECOND PRIZE

                                                              

Kayla and Luke Busby

Kayla Busby, piano

Luke Busby, piano         

USA

THIRD PRIZE

Famous Nameless Flute Choir

Maria Teplova, bass flute

Elena Williams, flute

Petr Tupitsyn, flute

Annie Hua, flute

Sasha Bahdanava, alto flute

Esther Kim, flute

Aline Greenspan, flute

Q-Tang Huynh, flute

USA

Age Group V

FIRST PRIZE

                                                              

Quantum Quartet

Bruce Moe, soprano saxophone

Ekdev Rajkitkul, alto saxophone

Austin Dreyer, tenor saxophone

Peyton Joffre, baritone saxophone

USA

Quantum Sextet

Ekdev Rajkitkul, soprano saxophone

GianCarlo Lay, alto saxophone

Brandon Sanchez, alto saxophone

Austin Dreyer, tenor saxophone

Jason Hamdan, tenor saxophone

Peyton Joffre, baritone saxophone

USA

Age Group VI

FIRST PRIZE

                                                              

Aether Quartet

Jacey Crayton, flute

Juan Carlos Narvaez, flute

Lydia Moenssen, flute

Ethan Nylander, flute

USA