The Awards, created in 1997 by Ms. Horne
and the Marilyn Horne Foundation on the occasion of the
Music Academy’s 50th Anniversary, are made in honor of Gwendolyn
Koldofsky, director emeritus of Vocal Accompany at the
Music Academy, and long-time collaborator/accompanist of Marilyn
Horne. Each summer
all singers and vocal accompanists at the Music Academy are invited to participate
in the day-long awards competition. The ‘prize’ for the Awardees is to
be presented in recital on the MHF’s vocal recital series in New York City, On
Wings of Song, as well as on other recitals and educational programs around
the country.
Some 5,200 alumni have passed through the Academy gates,
and they fill the ranks of major symphony orchestras and opera
houses throughout the world.
In 1995,
Marilyn Horne (herself an alumnae of the Music Academy)
was appointed Voice Program Director Designate and in 1997, the 50th
anniversary of the Music Academy, she assumed the position of Director
of the Voice Program.
| 2007 |
 2007 Awardees Nadine Sierra and Karen Nu Photo: David BazemoreAwardees:
Nadine Sierra, soprano
To be presented in recital by the MHF on
Sunday, November
11, 2007
At Christ and St. Stephens Church in New York City
Karen Kyung-Eun Na, piano
Encouragement Awards ($500):
Leticia Brewer, soprano
Damien Pass, baritone
Stephen Ray, baritone
Alexander Tall, baritone
Andrea Trusty, mezzo-soprano
Joel Ayau, piano
Panel of Judges:
Michael Benchetrit, Vice President/Artist Manager,
Columbia Artists
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Barbara Hocher, MHF Executive Director
Marilyn Horne
Gianna Rolandi, Director, Lyric Opera of Chicago’s
Ryan Opera Center for Young Artists |
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| 2006 |
Awardee:
Evan Hughes, bass-baritone
Presented in recital by the MHF on Sunday, October
29, 2006
at St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York City
Encouragement Awards:
Eugene Chan, baritone
Rena Harms, soprano
Michelle Johnson, soprano
Daveda Karanas, mezzo-soprano
Edward Parks III, baritone
Alek Shrader, tenor
Jeun-A Lee, pianist
Panel of Judges:
Mary Lou Falcone, Founder/Director, Mary Lou Falcone
Public Relations
Barbara Hocher, MHF Executive Director
Marilyn Horne
Speight Jenkins, Director, Seattle Opera
Robert White, tenor/voice teacher |
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| 2005 |
Awardees:
Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano
Tamara Sanikidze, pianist
Presented in recital by the MHF on Sunday, December 4, 2005
at St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York City
Elaine Alvarez, soprano
Presented in recital April 22, 2007 by the MHF in NYC
Encouragement Awards:
Evan Hughes, bass-baritone
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Special Recognition:
Tami Petty
Panel of Judges:
Michael Benchetrit, Vice President/Artist Manager,
Columbia Artists
Mary Lou Falcone, Founder/Director, Mary Lou Falcone
Public Relations
Barbara Hocher, MHF Executive Director
Marilyn Horne
Brian Zeger, Collaborative Pianist; Artistic Director/Vocal
Arts Department,
The Juilliard School |
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| 2004 |
Awardees:
Daniela Lehner, mezzo-soprano
Marie-Ève Scarfone, pianist
Presented in duo-recital by the MHF at Carnegie Hall’s
Weill Recital Hall
Encouragement Awards:
Elaine Alvarez, soprano
Timothy Fallen, tenor
Joni P. Henson, soprano
Kathleen Jihyun Kim, soprano
Viktor Rud, baritone
Panel of Judges:
Michael Benchetrit, Vice President/Artist Manager,
Columbia Artists
Sherri Greenawald, Director, San Francisco Opera
Center
Barbara Hocher, MHF Executive Director
Marilyn Horne
William Vendice, Head of the Music Staff and Chorus
Master, Los Angeles Opera |
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| 2003 |
Awardees:
Megan Latham, mezzo-soprano
Carol Wong, pianist
Presented in recital by the MHF on Sunday, April 25,
2004,
at The Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City
Encouragement Awards:
Wendy Bryn Harmer, soprano
Joni P. Henson, soprano
Shannon J. Mercer, mezzo-soprano
Erica Beth Strauss, soprano
Erik Nelson Werner, baritone
Panel of Judges:
Michael Benchetrit, Vice President/Artist Manager,
Columbia Artists
Mary Lou Falcone, President/Founder, Mary Lou Falcone
Public Relations
Barbara Hocher, MHF Executive Director
Marilyn Horne
Robert White, tenor and voice teacher |
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| 2002 |
Awardees:
Deborah Domanski, mezzo-soprano
Jerome Tan, pianist
Presented in recital by the MHF on Sunday, October
20, 2002,
at The Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City
Special Encouragement Awards:
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Justin Plank, baritone
Presented in special recital by the MHF on Sunday,
November 10, 2002
at the Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City
Encouragement Awards:
Javier Abreu, tenor
Holli Harrison, soprano
Megan Latham, mezzo-soprano
Panel of Judges:
Michael Benchetrit, Vice President/Artist Manager,
Columbia Artists
Fred Carama, vocal teacher
Barbara Hocher, MHF Executive Director
Marilyn Horne
Gayletha Nichols, Metropolitan Opera Natl. Council/Lindemann
Young Artist Program |
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| 2001 |
Awardees:
Ramon Diggs, tenor
Nino Sanikidze, pianist
Presented in recital by the MHF on Sunday, March 24,
2002,
at The Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City
Encouragement Award:
None given
Panel of Judges:
Barbara Hocher, MHF Executive Director
Marilyn Horne
Elizabeth Mosher, voice teacher, UCSB
Laurence Tucker, Manager, Seattle Symphony;
former artist representative, Columbia Artists Management
Carl Zytowski, voice teacher |
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| 2000 |
Awardees:
Liesel Fedkenheuer, mezzo-soprano
Presented in recital by the MHF on Sunday, December
17, 2000,
at The Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City
Nicolai Janitzky, baritone
Presented in recital by the MHF on Sunday, December
9, 2001,
at The Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City
Ji Young Lee, pianist
Spencer Myer, pianist
Encouragement Award:
Leonardo Capalbo
Panel of Judges:
Karen Ashley, artist representative, Columbia Artists
Management
Marilyn Horne
Winston Ku, Director, Gérard Souzay Foundation
Elizabeth Mosher, voice teacher, UCSB
Thomas Pasatieri, composer |
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| 1999 |
Awardees:
Dina Kuznetsova, soprano
Ines Irawati, pianist
Presented in recital by the MHF on Sunday, May 14,
2000,
at The Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City
Honorable Mention:
Alexander Dobson
Jessie Hinkle
Robert Romakov
Lee Poulis
Panel of Judges:
Fred Carama, voice teacher
Barbara Hocher, MHF Executive Director
Marilyn Horne
Natalie Limonick, Foundation/Los Angeles Guild Opera;
vocal coach/accompanist
Valery Ryvkin, conductor, Santa Barbara Opera |
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| 1998 |
Awardees:
Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano
Presented in recital by the MHF on Sunday, December
12, 1999,
at The Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City
Dae San No, baritone
Presented in recital by the MHF on Sunday, November
21, 1999,
at The Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City
Carrie-Ann Matheson, pianist
Miah Im, pianist
Honorable Mention:
William Ferguson, tenor
Margaret Mack, soprano
Kimako Trotman, baritone
Karen Wierzba, soprano
Panel of Judges:
Barbara Hocher, MHF Executive Director
Marilyn Horne
Natalie Limonick, Founder/Los Angeles Guild Opera;
vocal coach/accompanist
Thomas Pasatieri, composer
Carl Zytowski, voice teacher |
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| 1997 |
Awardees:
Shieh-Yih Lim, tenor
Anne-Marie Seager, mezzo-soprano
Yves Saelens, tenor
Presented in recital by the MHF on Sunday, May 17,
1998
at The Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City
Honorable Mention:
Catherine Croall, soprano
Brian Leerhuber, baritone
Monique McDonald, soprano
Panel of Judges:
Barbara Hocher, MHF Executive Director
Marilyn Horne
Miguel Lerin, international artist representative
Natalie Limonick, Founder, Los Angeles Guild Opera;
vocal coach/accompanist
Carl Zytowski, voice teacher, Santa Barbara |
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