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Jackie McGehee Young Artists' Competition Winners
Piano Concerto
1st
Sowmya Sankaran
Age: 16
Hometown: Albuquerque
School Level: High School Junior
School: Albuquerque Academy
Composer: Schumann
Performance Selection:
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Music Teacher: Lawrence Blind
2nd
Aya Ingliss
Age: 12
Hometown: Santa Fe
School Level: 7th Grade
School: Santa Fe Preparatory
Composer: Mozart
Performance Selection:
Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414
Music Teacher: Lois Shapiro
3rd
William Musick-Long
Age: 17
Hometown: Albuquerque
School Level: High School Junior
School: Albuquerque Institute of Math and Science
Composer: Saint-Saens
Performance Selection:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op.22, I. Andante sostenuto
Music Teacher: Falko Steinbach
Rising Star
Brayden Diaz
Age: 18
Hometown: Albuquerque
School Level: College Sophomore
School: University of New Mexico
Composer: Chopin
Performance Selection:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, I. Maestoso
Music Teacher: Dennis Alexander
Piano Solo
1st
Evan Morgan
Age: 17
Hometown: Albuquerque
School Level: High School Senior
School: Menaul School
Composer: Scriabin
Performance Selection:
Italian Concerto in F major, for solo keyboard, BWV 971, Etudes Op. 42, No. 4 & 5
Music Teacher: Lawrence Blind
2nd
Gabriel Ingliss
Age: 17
Hometown: Santa Fe
School Level: High School Senior
School: Santa Fe Preparatory
Composer: Beethoven
Performance Selection:
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, I. Allegro assai
Music Teacher: Yuko Shimokawa
3rd
Adrian Koo
Age: 16
Hometown: Los Alamos
School Level: High School Junior
School: Los Alamos High School
Composer: Chopin
Performance Selection:
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Music Teacher: Aejin Chang
Rising Star
Nathaniel Ingliss
Age: 10
Hometown: Santa Fe
School Level: 5th Grade
School: La Mariposa Montessori School
Composer: Schubert
Performance Selection:
Four Impromptus, D. 899, Op. 90, II. Allegro
Music Teacher: Yuko Shimokawa
Strings
1st
Alicia Peng (violin)
Age: 16
Hometown: Albuquerque
School Level: High School Junior
School: La Cueva High School
Composer: Tchaikovsky
Performance Selection:
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, I. Allegro moderato
Music Teacher: Mark Rush
2nd
Lilly Porter (violin)
Age: 20
Hometown: Albuquerque
School Level: College Senior
School: University of New Mexico
Composer: Sibelius
Performance Selection:
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Music Teacher: Carmelo de los Santos
3rd
Emma Gilbert (cello)
Age: 16
Hometown: Albuquerque
School Level: High School Sophomore
School: Early College Academy
Composer: Popper
Performance Selection:
Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68
Music Teacher: Christoph Wagner
Rising Star
Yuiko Yamaguchi (violin)
Age: 14
Hometown: Los Alamos
School Level: High School Freshman
School: Los Alamos High School
Composer: Bruch
Performance Selection:
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26, I. Allegro moderato
Music Teacher: Carmelo de los Santos
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