The Yvonne LaMothe Schwager Harp Competition 2023 was held at Crowden Music Center in Berkeley, CA on May 21st. We congratulate all 25 students who made the commitment to prepare for and participate in YLMS 2023.
We are thrilled to announce the following medalists and special prize winners of the 2023 YLMS Competition for Young Harpists:
Preliminary
Gold: Aryana Lall
Silver: Sunnie Yan
Bronze: Swara Prithvi
MusicWorks Prize: Sunnie Yan
Harpiana Prize: Swara Prithvi
Level 1
Gold: Charlotte Trinh
Silver: Aaditya Amin
Bronze: Loha Jun
MusicWorks Prize: Aaditya Amin
Level 2
Silver (tie): Michelle Huang
Silver (tie): Camille Chu
Bronze: Ileana Gasquy
MusicWorks Prize: Michelle Huang
Harpiana Prize: Ileana Gasquy
Level 3
Gold: Aden Eva Barbuta
Silver: Viviana Alfaro
Bronze: Rebecca Rudy
Harpiana Prize: Rebecca Rudy
Salzedo Prize: Aryana Lall
A very special thank you to our wonderful judges: Sarah Voynow, Karen Gottlieb, Jessica Siegal, and Janice Ortega
We also congratulate the teachers who supported these students through the competition experience: Sonya Yu, Dominique Piana, Lynn Taffin, Kristal Schwartz, Kristin Lloyd, Linda Rollo, Debbi Ricks, Samantha Mulgrew, Esther Lee, Constance Koo, Jennifer Ellis, and Beverly Wesner-Hoehn
And lastly, thank you to our volunteers who made this all possible: Susie Spiwak, Ryan Conrad, Chloe Tula, Kristin Lloyd, Constance Koo and Jennifer Ellis
