SCFS 2020 Competition
Thank you to everyone who applied for our 2020 competitions! Congratulations to the following finalists!
High School
Alex Brady
Cliodhna Scott
Julia Benitez-Nelson - 1st place!
Collegiate
Brianne Steif
Dana Crytser - 1st place!
Olivia Chialkin
Young Artist
Elisa Kate Nichols
Ruth Andreina Pereira Medina
Yidi Song - 1st place!
Yoshi Weinberg
Past Competition Winners
2019-2020
Young Artist Competition:
First Place – Marta Plominska
Second Place – Roya Farzaneh
Third Place – Ming-Hui Lin
Collegiate Artist Competition:
First Place – Tessa Vermeulen
Second Place – Dana Cryster
Third Place – Gregory Bardwell
Fourth Place- Katherine Grischow
Senior Artist Competition:
First Place – Ivy Lee
Second Place – Julia Benitez-Nelson
Third Place – Carlan McKayla Gillis
Junior Artist Competition:
First Place – Anjali Nelatoor
Composition Competition:
First Place – Kyle Brown
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2017-2018
Young Artist Competition:
First Place – Jeiran Hasan
Second Place – David Le
Third Place – Grace Wang
Collegiate Artist Competition:
First Place – Morgan Monty
Second Place – Eva Skanse
Third Place – Kathleen Law
Senior Artist Competition:
First Place – Tessa Vermeulen
Second Place – Myra Cai
Third Place – Cassie Lipton
Junior Artist Competition:
First Place Tie – Emme He and Rosemary Valmores
Masterclass Competition:
Andrew Simmons
Sabrina Raber
Amelia Moore
Morgan Monty
Dayna Hagstedt
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2016-2017
Young Artist Competition:
First Place: Emily Roberts
Second Place: Bo Lee
Third Place: Miguel Hijar
Collegiate Artist Competition:
First Place: Abby Easterling
Second Place: Vivian Lee
Third Place: Shannon Lotti
Senior Artist Competition:
First Place: Jack Markowitz
Second Place: Meredith Gregory
Third: Deborah Thomas
Junior Artist Competition:
First Place: Julia Benitez-Nelson
Second Place: Rachel Kwon
Masterclass Competition:
Amelia Amaya
Lydia Carroll
Annie Castilla
Josie Cox
Jacob Farmer
Andrew Simmons, Alternate
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2015-2016
Young Artist Competition:
First Place: Brian Allred
Second Place: Jennifer Gosack
Third Place: Jeemini Lee
Collegiate Artist Competition:
First Place: Alyssa Baranski
Second Place: Seol Baek
Third Place: Theresa Rose
Senior Artist Competition:
First Place: Morgan Monty
Second Place: Evy Beach
Third Place: Mariah Tighe
Junior Artist Competition:
First Place: Blair Carrier
Second Place: Savannah Vogelsong
Third Place: Lauren Oh
Masterclass Participants:
Noah Cline
Janeen Hatt
Catherine Monczewski
Stacey Russell
Andrew Simmons
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2014-2015
Young Artist Competition
First Place: Mirim Lee
Second Place: Korinne Smith
Third Place: Jennifer Gosack
Senior Artist Competition:
Second Place: Nicole Reed (no 1st or 3rd place awarded)
Clinic Artist Competition:
First Place: Dayna Hagstedt
Second Place: Morgan Monty
Kirkland Moranos
Masterclass Participants:
Anna Hawkey
Aryana Misaghi
Catherine Monczewski
Korinne Smith
Emily Stumpf
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2013-2014
Young Artist Competition:
First Place: Min Hee Kim
Second Place: Dianne Kessel
Third Place: Philip Snyder
Senior Artist Competition:
First Place: Mimi Harding
Second Place: Eva Skanse
Third Place: Grace Kim
Clinic Artist Competition:
First Place: Therese Mendoza
Second Place: Sarah Hoover
Third Place: Nicole Reed
Junior Artist Competition:
First Place: Sarah Margaret Gustafson
Second Place: Michelle Pham
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2012-2013
Young Artist Competition:
First Place: Krisyn Son
Second Place: Matthew Ross
Third Place: Kenneth Cox
Senior Artist:
First Place: Luke Davis
Second Place: Grace Kim
Third Place: Corinne Veale
Clinic Artist:
First Place: Evy Beach
Second Place: Megan Santilli
Third Place: Sophia Castell
Junior Artist:
First Place: Kirkland Moranos
Second Place: Morgan Monty
Third Place: Sarah Gustafson
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2011-2012
Young Artist Competition:
First Place: Mary Matthews
Second Place: James Brinkman
Third Place: Hae Ri Kim
Clinic Artist Competition:
First Place: Mimi Harding
Second Place: Grace Law
Third Place: Megan Santilli
Junior Artist Competition:
First Place: Evy Beach
Second Place: Kirkland Moranos
Third Place: Claire McLaurin
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2010-2011
Young Artist Competition:
First Place: Marla Smith
Second Place: Isapel Lepanto Gleicher
Third Place: Blair Francis
Senior Artist:
Alexis Washington
Clinic Artist:
Keith Howard
Junior Artist:
(tie) Maggie Dong and Therese Mendoza
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2009-2010
Young Artist Competition:
First Place: Lindsay Leach
Second Place (tie): Jennifer Gosack and Jessica Leeth
Senior Artist Competition:
First Place: Christen Sparago
Second Place: Madeleine Cooper
Third Place: Kalle Davis
Clinic Artist Competition:
First Place: Mary Lyle
Junior Artist Competition:
First Place: Grace Law
Second Place: Iris Chong
Third Place: Maggie Dong
Orchestral Masterclass:
Meghan Bennett
Blair Francis
Heather Nagy
Solo Repertoire Masterclass:
Brittni Bailey
Meghan Bennett
Nave Graham
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2008-2009
Young Artist Competition:
First Place: James Miller
Second Place: Jessica Dixon
Third Place: Wayla Chambo
Piccolo Artist Competition:
Stephanie Melinyshyn
Senior Artist Competition:
First Place: Kenzie Rickman
Second Place: Jessica Glover
Third Place: Connie Petersen
Clinic Artist Competition:
First Place: Sarah Corpe
Second Place: Feifei Deng
Third Place: Kelly Jordan
Orchestral Excerpt Masterclass Competition
Meghan Bennett
Jessica Dixon
Nave Graham
Amber Packard
Solo Repertoire Masterclass Competition
Jana McKay
Catherine Jones
Nave Graham
Lydia Carroll
Piccolo Masterclass Competition
Meghan Bennett
Allison Davis
Victoria Panos
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2007-2008
Fall Competition Winners
Senior Soloist:
First Place: Blair Francis
Second Place: Becky Thompson
Third Place: Heather Gates
Clinic Soloist:
First Place: McKenzie Rickman
Second Place: Rachel Bradley
Third Place: Kalle Davis
Junior Soloist:
First Place: Deborah Dahlhausen
Second Place: Natalie Lopez
Third Place: Feifei Deng
Guest Artist Masterclass
Angela Stockard
Lauren Reyes
Shannon Rickman
Calhoun Truluck
Mitchell Yaksh
Abigail Palpant
Lauren Remmers
SPRING COMPETITION WINNERS
Collegiate Soloist
Shannon Rickman
Nave Graham
Joanna Helms
High School Masterclass
Valerie Hsu
Dottie Grantham
Guest Artist Masterclass
Maggie Stapleton
Daquise Montgomery
Shannon Rickman
Jennifer Davis
Katie Cox
Meghan Bennett
Lauren Remmers