Of Note
Student Accolades
2015 Conservatory of Music Honors & Awards The Walter E. Aschaffenburg Prize Awarded to a graduating senior for outstanding music composition. Geoffrey King ’15 (Composition) Achtenberg
The Faustina Hurlbutt Prize Awarded to an outstanding graduating student in cello, piano, violin, or voice. Kayleigh Decker ’15 (Voice) The Louis and Marguerite Bloomberg Greenwood Prize Awarded to a graduating student excelling in cello, piano, violin, or voice. Kayleigh Decker ’15 (Voice) The Piano Faculty Prize in Accompanying Awarded to a graduating senior who has demonstrated excellence in accompanying singers and instrumentalists.
The Ruth Cogan Memorial Scholarship in Vocal Performance Awarded to an outstanding voice major who has dedicated significant time to the Otto B. Schoepfle Vocal Arts Center. Rebecca Achtenberg ’15 (Voice and Comparative Literature) Einav Silverstein ’15 (Voice, Biology, and Neuroscience)
Farshad Tahvildar-Zadeh ’15 (Piano Performance) The Rudolf Serkin Scholarship Awarded to a student demonstrating excellence in piano performance. Allison Freeman ’16 (Piano Performance) Silei Ge ’16 (Piano Performance) The John Elvin Piano Prize Awarded to a student judged by the Piano Department to be the most talented in the junior class.
The James H. Hall Prize in Musicology Awarded to a graduating senior for excellence in work in musicology. Dylan McDonnell ’15 (Musical Studies) The Selby Harlan Houston Prize Awarded to a graduating senior whose performance in organ and music theory is of distinguished quality. Katelyn Emerson ’15 (Organ Performance and French)
The Carol Nott Piano Pedagogy Prize Awarded to an outstanding graduating senior for continued study in piano pedagogy.
The Wendell and Bettye Logan Prize in Jazz Studies Awarded to a graduating student who has demonstrated excellence in performance or composition.
Jingyi Zhang ’15 (Piano Performance)
Daniel Pappalardo ’15 (Jazz Bass and Psychology)
The Marilyn Horne Rubin Scholar Awarded to an outstanding student of voice to support and further professional development.
The Theodore Presser Undergraduate Scholarship Awarded to an outstanding returning double-degree student for excellence in musicianship and liberal arts study.
Joshua Blue ’16 (Voice) Emily Hopkins ’15 (Voice) The Pi Kappa Lambda Prize for Musicianship Awarded to students judged to be the most outstanding of those elected to Pi Kappa Lambda. Hannah Hammel ’15 (Flute Performance) Benjamin Roidl-Ward ’15 (Bassoon Performance and German Studies)
The Louis and Annette Kaufman Prize in Violin Awarded to an outstanding student of violin.
The Earl L. Russell Award in Historical Performance Awarded to a worthy student majoring in Historical Performance to assist with the purchase of a musical instrument. Nicholas Capozzoli ’15 (Organ Performance) The Margot Bos Stambler ‘84 Professional Development Award Awarded to an outstanding voice major of great promise to enhance career opportunities.
Yuri Popowycz ’15 (Violin Performance)
Daniel McGrew ’15 (Voice)
Silei Ge ’16 (Piano Performance) Popowycz 12
Sophie Davis ’16 (Violin Performance and Environmental Studies)
ACHTENBERG, POPOWYCZ: YEVHEN GULENKO; TAHVILDAR-ZADEH: TANYA ROSEN-JONES ’97
The Arthur Dann Senior Piano Competition Awarded to the winner of this juried competition for excellence in piano performance.
Farshad Tahvildar-Zadeh ’15 (Piano Performance) Joseph Williams ’15 (Piano Performance) Marika Yasuda ’15 (Piano Performance and Vocal Accompaniment)
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