Student Prizes
Awarded at the Yale School of Music Honors Dinner, April 29, 2012
The Woods Chandler Memorial Prize, for the best composition in a larger form written during the year. Awarded to Hannah Lash and Loren Elexis Loiacano.
The Phyllis Curtin Career Entry Prize, to assist in launching the careers of graduating students who demonstrate exceptional promise and talent as artists. Awarded to Andrew Craig Brown.
The Broadus Erle Prize, to outstanding violinists in the School of Music. Awarded to Geoffrey David Herd, Cordelia Pei Zhi Paw, and David Radzynski.
The Eliot Fisk Prize, to an outstanding guitarist whose artistic achievement and dedication have contributed greatly to the department. Awarded to Trevor R. Babb.
Friedmann Thesis Prize, for a Master of Musical Arts thesis notable for its distinguished research, original perspective, in-depth engagement with its subject, and well-crafted presentation. Awarded to Daniel Wohl.
The Rena Greenwald Memorial Prize, for the best piano composition written during the year. Awarded to Christopher Alden Rogerson and Daniel Wohl.
Georgina Lucy Grosvenor Memorial Prize, to the violist in the graduating class whose performances while at Yale have exhibited the highest potential for success as a soloist or chamber musician. Awarded to On You Kim.
The Charles Ives Prize, to an outstanding organ major. Awarded to Brent Arthur te Velde.
The John Day Jackson Prize, for an outstanding chamber music composition written for strings, with or without other instruments. Awarded to Kathryn E. Salfelder and Feinan Wang.
The David L. Kasdon Memorial Prize, to an outstanding singer in the School of Music. Awarded to Vivien Sherab Shotwell.
The Frances E. Osborne Kellogg Memorial Prize, for the best composition written in a contrapuntal style. Awarded to Jordan Adam Kuspa.
The Ezra Laderman Prize, for the best composition written for musical theater or voice. Awarded to Garth Kristian Neustadter and Justin Mark Tierney.
The Charles S. Miller Prize, to a gifted pianist who has done outstanding work during the first year of study. Awarded to Henry Thomas Kramer.
The Philip Francis Nelson Prize, for a student whose musicianship is outstanding and who demonstrates curiosity, talent, and entrepreneurial spirit in the many dimensions of the music profession. Awarded to Garth Kristian Neustadter.
The Thomas Daniel Nyfenger Prize, to a student who has demonstrated the highest standard of excellence in woodwind playing. Awarded to Ginevra Petrucci.
The Aldo Parisot Prize, to gifted cellists who show promise for concert careers. Awarded to Sung Chan Chang and Jurrian Henderik van der Zanden.
The Elizabeth Parisot Prize, to outstanding pianists in the School of Music. Awarded to Wai Ching Rachel Cheung and Larry Weng.
The Presser Foundation Music Award, for an outstanding student, to advance his or her music education. Awarded to Eric Lee Dionne.
The Julia R. Sherman Prize, for excellence in organ playing. Awarded to Stephen Michael Buzard.
The John Swallow Prize, to a graduating student for outstanding brass performance. Awarded to Paul Edward Futer.
The Yale School of Music Alumni Association Prize, for students who have not only excelled in their respective fields, but have also made an important contribution to the general life of the School. Awarded to Soo Jin Huh, Wai Lau, Arash Noori, Joo Hyeon Park, Holly Rose Piccoli, and Annie R. Rosen.
Awarded at Commencement Ceremonies, May 21, 2012
The Harriet Gibbs Fox Memorial Prize, to a student who has achieved the highest grade point average during his or her first year at the School of Music. Awarded to Suzana Bartal and Daniel Jay Schlosberg.
The Horatio Parker Memorial Prize, to students selected by the faculty as best fulfilling Dean Parker’s lofty musical ideals. Awarded to Hye Jin Koh.
The Dean’s Prize, the School’s highest excellence award, given to a member of the graduating class who is selected by the dean in consultation with the faculty. Awarded to Michael Patrick Compitello.
