The 2021 award winners are:

● Micangelo Ferrante– age 18, studies with Dr. Jules Pegram, also awarded the Carlos Surinach Prize, honoring the youngest winner of the competition.

● Elizabeth Gartman– age 24, awarded the William Schuman Prize for most outstanding score, studied with Susan Botti at Manhattan School of Music.

● Grey Grant– age 27, studies with Paul Schoenfeld at University of Michigan.

● Lara Poe– age 27, studies with George Benjamin at King’s College in London.

● Nicholas Denton Protsack– age 26, studies with Michael Norris at New Zealand School of Music.

● Elliot Roman– age 21, studies with J. Mark Stambaugh at Manhattan School of Music.

Lucy Chen, a 16-year-old private student of Yiming Wu, and Sofia Ouyang, a 21-year-old student of Andrew Norman’s at The Juilliard School, received honorable mentions in this year’s competition.

Congratulations to everyone!