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Jackie McGehee Young Artists' Competition Winners

Piano

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Rafael Ingliss 2023 Jackie McGehee Young Artists' Competition Piano winner JMYAC

Rafael Ingliss

Age: 11
Hometown: Santa Fe
School Level: 6th Grade
School: La Mariposa Montessori School
Composer: Mozart
Performance Selection:
Concerto No. 12 in A major, K414, 1 st Movement, Allegro, Music
Music Teacher: Lois Shapiro
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Sean Choi 2023 JMYAC Piano 2nd Place winner

Sean Choi

Age: 14
Hometown: Albuquerque NM
School Level: 9th Grade
School: La Cueva High School
Composer: Schumann
Performance Selection:
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54, 1 st Movement, Allegro Affettuoso
Music Teacher: Tatyana Bayliyeva
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Quinten A William Baney 2023 JMYAC Piano 3rd Place winner

Quinten A. William Baney

Age: 21
Hometown: Las Cruces NM
School Level: College Freshman
School: N/A
Composer: Ravel
Performance Selection:
Gaspard de la Nuit, suite for piano, M. 55, I. Ondine, II. Le Gibet
Music Teacher: Kristine Schnebeck/Dr. Ezequiel Meza
Rising Star
Anna Kalugin 2023 JMYAC Piano Rising Star winner

Anna Kalugin

Age: 10
Hometown: Albuquerque NM
School Level: 5th Grade
School: North Star Elementary
Composer: Mozart
Performance Selection:
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K 488, 1 st Movement, Allegro
Music Teacher: Tatyana Bayliyeva

Strings

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Gabriel Ingliss (violin) 2023 Strings winner Jackie McGehee Young Artists' Competition JMYAC

Gabriel Ingliss (violin)

Age: 14
Hometown: Santa Fe
School Level: 9th Grade
School: Santa Fe Preparatory
Composer: Mendelssohn
Performance Selection:
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, 1 st Movement, Allegro molto appassionato
Music Teacher: Toby Appel
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Willow Stracuzzi 2023 JMYAC Strings 2nd Place winner

Willow Stracuzzi (cello)

Age: 17
Hometown: Coralles NM
School Level: High School Senior
School: Academy Virtual High School
Composer: Lalo
Performance Selection:
Cello Concerto in D minor, 3 rd Movement, Introduction, Andante—Allegro vivace
Music Teacher: Joel Becktell
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Alicia Peng (violin) 2023 JMYAC 3rd Place winner

Alicia Peng (violin)

Age: 13
Hometown: Albuquerque NM
School Level: 8th Grade
School: Desert Ridge Middle School
Composer: Sarasate
Performance Selection:
Zigeunerweisen for violin, Op. 20
Music Teacher: Mark Rush
Rising Star
Emma Gilbert (cello) 2023 JMYAC Strings Rising Star winner

Emma Gilbert (cello)

Age: 13
Hometown: Albuquerque NM
School Level: 7th Grade
School: Jefferson Middle School
Composer: Haydn
Performance Selection:
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb/1, 1 st Movement, Moderato
Music Teacher: James Holland

2023 Scholarship Award Winners

Summer Crab — UNM Summer Music Institute
Piano
Gabriel Higbie 1st
Sophia Zhang 2nd
Tobias Fernandez 3rd
Jacob Passey Rising Star
Strings
Sahid Palacios (violin) 1st
Ella Curb (violin) 2nd
Lilly Porter (viola) 3rd
Alicia Peng (violin) Rising Star
Piano
Akilan Sankaran 1st
Kayden Kelly (Rising Star) 2nd
Sophie Passey 3rd
Strings
Camilo Vasquez (cello) 1st
Analise Granados (violin) 2nd
Maria Paula Bernal (violin) 3rd
Luis DeVargas (viola) 3rd
Summer Crab (cello) Rising Star
Piano
Gabriel Ingliss 1st
Samuel Maddox 2nd
Kayden Kelly 3rd
Karen Zhang Rising Star
Strings
Lorenzo Gallegos, Jr. 1st
Sofia Taylor 2nd
Levi Jensen 3rd
Luis DeVargas Rising Star
Analise Granados Other
Piano
Jane Wei 1st
Wesley Dong 2nd
Gabriel Bennett Higbie 3rd
Josh Shevitz Most Promising
Strings
Abigail Monroe 1st
Lorenzo Gallegos, Jr. 2nd
Luiz Paulo C.D. Freire 3rd
Analise Granados 3rd
Carol Stringer Most Promising

2018

Piano
Andreas Landstedt 1st
Strings
Ezra Shcolnik, violin
Toby Vigneau, bass
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