Results: The Music of America (5th Edition, 2021)

We are thrilled to announce the results of the 5th 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

Age Group I

FIRST PRIZE

Jonathan Fang
USA, piano

THIRD PRIZE

Samuel Gao
Canada/USA, piano

Instrumentalists

Age Group II

FIRST PRIZE

Audrey Zhang
USA, piano

Sylvia Pine
USA, violin

SECOND PRIZE

Akash Lokesh
USA, piano

Anna Dorward
Scotland, clarsach (harp)

Anna Wu
USA, piano

THIRD PRIZE

Justin Gao
Canada/USA, piano

Lily Dickson
Scotland, clarsach (harp)

Singers

FIRST PRIZE

Alliana Lili Yang
USA

Irene Jiwoo Han
South Korea/USA

THIRD PRIZE

Avinash Panda
USA

Instrumentalists

Age Group III

FIRST PRIZE

Amber Lin
USA, piano

Aryan Shrivastava
USA, classical guitar

Shionka Kamikaji-Inkster
United Kingdom, clarsach (harp)

SECOND PRIZE

Albert Dong
USA, piano

Aleksander Kurgan
Canada/USA, euphonium

Bethany Patton
USA, harp

Boris Dochev
Bulgaria, piano

Josie Liao
USA, piano

Katie Heron
United Kingdom, harp

Lina Elwood
USA, piano

Sonya Wert
USA, classical guitar

Yiling (Giving) Chao
China/USA, piano

THIRD PRIZE

Ashwin Naren
USA, classical guitar

Betty Du
USA, piano

Conor McMillen
USA, violin

Emma Wang
USA, piano

Leah Fowler
USA, harp

Shivam Mahajan
USA, piano

Su-Kyi Ng
USA, piano

Trudy Du
USA, piano

Wenqing Weng
China/USA, xylophone


Ensembles

SECOND PRIZE

Ceron Wert Duo
Sonya Wert, classical guitar
Beckett Ceron, classical guitar
USA

Singers

FIRST PRIZE

Ayana Rasteh
USA

Lars Jimin Han
South Korea/USA

Instrumentalists

Age Group IV

FIRST PRIZE

Amber Wang
USA, piano

Caitlyn Jin
USA, piano

Gracelynne Hao
USA, piano

Jaeyee Jung
South Korea/USA, violin

Kyle Chan
USA, piano

SECOND PRIZE

Annabelle Crapuchettes
USA, harp

Chloe Joo
USA, Violin

Daniel Wu
USA, piano

Ella Bougher
USA, harp

Jessica Luo
USA, piano

Mehana Ellis
USA, piano

Sarah Schmainda
USA, violin

Sophia Dmitriyeva
USA, piano

Taylor Mermoud
USA, harp

THIRD PRIZE

Jonathan Lin
USA, piano

Nathan Kim
USA, piano

Srimedha Rajagopalan
USA, piano

Singers

FIRST PRIZE

Anjulie Djearam
Canada

Bridget Lomax
USA

Morgan Lomax
USA

SECOND PRIZE

Kimberly Alexandra Adam
Philippines/USA

Sophia Priyanka Moey
Singapore

Vocal Ensembles

SECOND PRIZE

Morgan and Bridget Lomax
Morgan Lomax, mezzo soprano;
Bridget Lomax, soprano
USA

Instrumentalists

Age Group V

FIRST PRIZE

Allison Yun
USA, piano

Kiana Alvarez
USA, violin

Ensembles

FIRST PRIZE

Quantum Sextet
Ekdev Rajkitkul, soprano saxophone
GianCarlo Lay, alto saxophone
Brandon Sanchez, alto saxophone
Austin Dreyer, tenor saxophone
Jason Hamdan, tenor saxophone
Peyton Joffre, bari saxophone
USA

Singers