2019–20 concert season at Peabody
PEABODY PREPARATORY presents the
THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY
Sunday, May 31, 2020, 2:00 pm Virtual
PEABODY PREPARATORY THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY
Welcome Maria Mathieson, Director of the Peabody Preparatory
Opening Remarks Fred Bronstein, Dean of the Peabody Institute
Announcement of Achievement Awards
Recognition of Graduating Seniors
2020 Senior Spokesperson Keith Fleming
Presentation of Performance Awards and Special Prizes
Presentation of the Suzanne Seff Kuff Excellence in Teaching Award to Daniel Levitov
Presentation of Music Certificate Awards Victoria Ritter
Special Thanks ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Lilia Anderson, cantate Elisabeth Kaiser, violin Erin Arnold, cantate Samantha Kalainov, violin Joshua Aung, voice Hongze Khor, cello Elizabeth Banyas, cantate Riya Khosla, cantate Tara Bass, flute Yehna Kim, violin Samantha Biggs, violin Andrew Krasulski, piano Logan Bitner-Parish, cantate Sydney Lavin, piano Letizia Borroni, cantate Chloe Lee, violin Kirsten Braddy, violin Alexandria Lee-Llacer, viola Jahniya Braga, violin Xavier Lee-Llacer, viola Maggie Brantley, violin Sulayman Leheny, piano Henry Bushnell, cello Kaitlyn Leitherer, harp Elizabeth Carpenter, voice and cantate Evan Leng, piano Esther Chae, piano Aaron Lieberman, cello and composition Kristina Chao, flute Olivia Lim, piano Audrey Chen, piano Zachary Liu, piano Grace Chen, flute Maria Liu, violin Eugun Alex Chung, piano Agnes Loper, violin Jaxyn Corcoran, composition Isabel Marcus, voice Jason Cox, piano Aria McCloskey, cello Ana Cunningham, cantate Kei Leigh Mese-Jones, cello Kai Daley, cantate Ana Minut, piano Flora Damon, voice Sloane Mitchell, violin Amalia Danai, flute Arshia Mondal, voice Autumn DeCosmo, voice and cantate Julia Monthie, cantate Gabrielle Echiverri, violin Jayden Moore, viola Eleanor Edgar, piano Sarah Murphy, violin Lauren Edwards, violin Ananya Nair, violin Joshua Fan, piano Richard Nesti, violin Lydia Field, cantate Grace Null, cantate Grace Fioretto, cantate Thaedeus (Tajo) Overduin, piano Zoe Fischthal, composition Eris Owens, saxophone Brianna Fisher, cantate Aaron Palmer, saxophone Adinah Fiterstein, violin Karun Pandian, violin Daniel Fiterstein, violin Taeyeon Park, violin Mana Gitiforooz, violin Faith Park, flute Florian Grader-Beck, violin Alicia Poling, cantate Sapphire Grader-Beck, cello Daniel Porteous, violin Emmet Green, piano Rory Powell, harp Georgiana Grinstaff, violin Luis Quintero, piano Aubrey Guertin, violin Athena Ren, piano Yueqi Guo, piano Christina Rivera, violin and cantate Hope Han, piano Olivia Roh, flute Shirley He, composition Martin Rojas, viola Bryce Heo, cello Aaron Sadowski, violin and viola Allison Hesch, cantate Yuma Sasaki, cello Alexis Hinz Morrow, voice Maya Sauder, cello MacKenzie Hoey, violin Matthew Seliger, violin Shanna Kachuriner, cantate David Seol, flute Claire Shi, flute Vincent Wang, piano Sonia Shih, violin Aiden Wang, violin NIna Shih, violin Roman Wasyluszko, violin Chloe Smith, piano Kisiah Waters, piano Elyse Sohn, cello John Paul Wnek, piano Nina Staniszewska, violin Michael Wnek, cello Elisabeth Stevens, voice Ashley Wu, violin Lena Stipek Sherbert, cantate Hannah Wu, piano Luke Strom, piano Katherine Yang, violin William Tucker, piano Jamie Ye, cello Hannah Turner, violin Benjamin Yin, piano Joseph Ali Unalp-Arida, cello Jeffrey Zhang, violin Faustina Vaitekunas, piano Alyson Zheng, violin Rishi Vanka, piano Jamie Zhu, piano
ADULT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS David Garcia, piano Reggie Littlejohn, piano Gabriel Gonzalez, piano Jasmine Mays-Robinson, voice Yueqi Guo, piano Timothy McCoy, voice Hannah Lee, piano Miguel McKenzie, piano
GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS Meenakshi Adiyodi, children’s chorus MacKenzie Hoey, violin Claire Alexander, children’s chorus Nathan Hoffman, viola Chloe Angel, children’s chorus Jena Ialongo, violin Makayla Bowen-Longino, bassoon Inayat Jain, children’s chorus Isaac Bowman, piano Abigail Jones, saxophone Esther Brodsky, dance and children’s chorus Victoria (Tori) Kerry, children’s chorus Petra Budavari, children’s chorus Abdullah Khan, children’s chorus Gloria Cai, cello Hongze Khor, cello Audrey Casper, children’s chorus Minhee Kim, children’s chorus Nyshae Cheatam, saxophone Hannah Kim, French horn Sarah Chen, children’s chorus Esther Lee, children’s chorus Oliver Crossland, bass, trombone Ellen Li, dance Fiona Cunninghame-Murray, violin Aaron Lieberman, cello and composition Ellie Curtin, children’s chorus Martha Lieberman, trumpet Flora Damon, voice Elizabeth Liedahl, children’s chorus Hannah Darrow , children’s chorus Angelina Lim, flute Henna Datta, children’s chorus Elizabeth Maloy, children’s chorus Jenna Dietruch, clarinet Yuncong Mao, trombone Julia Firlie, piano Julia Marine, children’s chorus Keith Fleming, tuba Becca Marr, viola Corinne Foley, oboe Beatrice McAleer, dance Emily Friedman, trombone Timothy McHowan, trombone Malachi Gaines, euphonium Olivia Messmer tuba Kennedy Geier, children’s chorus Gabrielle Moomaw, children’s chorus Florian Grader-Beck, violin Danielle (Dani) Moralde, children’s chorus Samuel Hahn, children’s chorus Elizabeth O’Brien, piano Arenal Haut, children’s chorus Eric O’Leary, clarinet Alexis Hinz Morrow, voice and children’s chorus Aaron Palmer, saxophone Angela Sieun Park, flute Stella Scanlon, cello Emmeline Pasquerette, violin Shreya Shankar, bassoon Kyla Perkinson, flute Katherine Shen, clarinet Julia Plumer, violin Nina Shih, violin Paige Plunkett, children’s chorus Retta Simpson, children’s chorus Ethan Pound, trombone Eliot Smith, cello Manasi Prashant, children’s chorus Nina Staniszewska, violin Isabelle Rawa, violin Aaron Sterlin, oboe Eleanor Redgrave, dance Samuel Stover, bass Tess Redman, children’s chorus Lindsey Taylor, children’s chorus Gloria Robberto, children’s chorus Jensen Terry, children’s chorus Lila Roberts, piano Joseph Ali Unalp-Arida, cello Martin Rojas, viola Athena Verghis, children’s chorus Madeline Rothfield, children’s chorus Mikolaj Walczak, violin Sadie Roussell, children’s chorus Seamus Wang, trumpet Aaron Sadowski, violin and viola Alina Yang, children’s chorus Juliana Elizabeth Salehi, French horn Benjamin Yin, piano Yuma Sasaki, cello Jeffrey Zhang, violin
PERFORMANCE AWARDS Henry Bushnell, cello Joseph Mostwin, cello Ethan Chung, piano Taeyeon Park, violin Fiona Cunninghame-Murray, violin Angela Sieun Park, flute Jing Fan, violin Laura Stanell, voice Jacqi Fan, violin Elizabeth Wnek, violin Georgiana Grinstaff, violin Anne-Marie Wnek, violin Yueqi Guo, piano Andy Yoon, piano Heejee Lee, piano Angelina Lim, flute Alan Mao, piano Jasmine Mays-Robinson, voice
SPECIAL PRIZES AND AWARDS The Director’s Recognition Awards Winner, String Ensemble Competition Alexander Yang, cello Winner, Junior Concerto Competition Taeyeon Park, violin Winners, Fall 2019 and Spring 2020, Wind Orchestra Concerto Competition Emmeline Murphy, oboe (2019) Angela Sieun Park, flute (2020) Winner, Concerto Competition Miyabi Henriksen, violin Richard Franko Goldman Prize Recognizing outstanding accomplishment as a member of the Peabody Youth Orchestra Nathan Hoffman Victoria Gittings Prize Recognizing outstanding accomplishment in piano Heejee Lee Louis Cheslock Prize Recognizing outstanding accomplishment as a composer Aaron Lieberman Elmer Reid Burgess Prize Recognizing the winner of the Preparatory’s Concerto Competition Miyabi Henriksen Volunteer Service Award On behalf of the Peabody Preparatory, we would like to thank the following company for its dedication and generosity throughout the 2019-20 school year. Rodger Perrin, Owner, Perrin & Associates Fine Violins Elementary Certificates Chloe Chang, piano Audrey Chen, piano Dinghui Xu, piano Nicholai Skaria, piano Amber Zhang, piano Ashton Christo, cello Francesca Christo, cello Sophia Liang, cello Thomas Menezes, cello Zoe Lilly, cello Eric Huang, cello Intermediate Certificates Kei Leigh Mese-Jones, cello Liana Kai, cello Lauren Rabe, cello Advanced Certificates Joseph Ali Unalp-Arida, cello We are deeply grateful for the named scholarships, awards, and prizes listed below. Their generosity enables students of all ages and backgrounds to study at the Preparatory.
Irene and Walter Allen Memorial Susan Fine Langsam Scholarship Scholarship for At Risk Children Selma Zelda Levin Memorial Scholarship Meta Packard Barton Endowed Scholarship Isaac and Flora London and George London Milton B. Blumberg Memorial Scholarship Endowed Violin Scholarship Lilllian P. Bonney Memorial Scholarship Carol Lynn Dance Scholarship Celia Brace Memorial Fund Thomas Markland Scholarship Bunting Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship Samuel May Memorial Piano Scholarship Elmer Reid Burgess Competition Prize Mazaika Family Endowed Scholarship Randolph Burgess Memorial Award Esther Mazor Scholarship Susan Frances Burgess Award Audrey Cyrus McCallum Scholarship Louis Cheslock Prize Lynne and Bob McCoy Memorial Scholarship Marlyn Schwartzman Cohen Scholarship Terry Morganthaler Scholarship Grace Newsom Cushman Prize George Peabody Bicentennial Scholarship Lillian A. Denison Award Geraldine and Howard Polinger Endowed Scholarship May Diekmann Endowed Piano Scholarship Dorothy S. Pollack Endowed Piano Scholarship Lisa Di Julio Scholarship Dorothy S. Pollack Endowed Scholarship May Garrettson Evans Scholarship Frank C. Marino Foundation Constance and Ramon Getzov Endowed Scholarship Rosa Ponselle Memorial Scholarship Victoria Gittings Prize Maud Randolph Memorial Scholarship Richard Franko Goldman Prize Harold Rehrig Scholarship Jean Turk Goldstein Scholarship Robert Resnick Endowed Scholarship Douglas and Hilda Perl Goodwin Scholarship Wendy Robinson Memorial Fund Suzanne Grenouillou Memorial Scholarship Fannie Rosen Scholarship Hanson-Kelly Scholarship Joseph and Lucille Russ Scholarship Lynn Taylor Hebden Prize Linda Shapiro Scholarship Johanna Hawkins Memorial Scholarship Barnett and Charles Silver Memorial Scholarship Minna D. Hill Memorial Piano Scholarship Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation Scholarship Emmert Hobbs Scholarship Fund Lena Stiebler Scholarship John L. Holland Scholarship Mabel Thomas Memorial Attillo R. and Myrtle L. Jackson Endowed Scholarship Flight Officer Barry Winston Wood Dorothy Breneman Fox Jones Endowed Scholarship Endowed Scholarship Jacques L. Kahn Scholarship Eliza Woods Scholarship Patricia Lion Krongard Endowed Scholarship Frank and Grace C. Yin Suzuki Piano Scholarship
We would also like to thank all those who have donated to the General Scholarship Fund, which is crucial to our students’ success. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PEABODY INSTITUTE ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION Ronald J. Daniels Fred Bronstein Townsend Plant President of the Dean Associate Dean Johns Hopkins University for Enrollment and Student Life Abra Bush Sunil Kumar Senior Associate Dean Joe Rooney Provost and Senior Vice President for of Institute Studies Associate Dean for Finance Academic Affairs and Administration Sarah Hoover Associate Dean Courtney Rowe for Innovation, Interdisciplinary Associate Dean Partnerships, and Community Initiatives for External Relations
Maria Mathieson Director of the Preparatory
PEABODY PREPARATORY STAFF Sherry Berlow Ed Hinke Pamela Stevens Academic Services Specialist Senior Manager, Annapolis Campus Coordinator Business Services Operations Michelle Feracci April Tune Senior Accountant Victoria Ritter Administrative Coordinator Education Manager Carissa Fowlkes Registration Systems Coordinator
PRODUCTION STAFF David Blachowicz Anna Harris Dennis Malat Production Services Manager Concert Office Manager Production Coordinator
Caleb Bradley Ben Johnson Harry Oehler Ensemble Librarian Senior Graphic Designer Production Coordinator
Chelsea Buyalos Renee Kelsey Adam Scalici Concert Series Coordinator Piano Technician Production Assistant, Audio/Visual Natalie Colony Andrew Kipe Production Assistant, Lighting Director of the Concert and Mary Schwendeman Ensemble Operations Senior Piano Technician Elizabeth Digney Box Office Coordinator Yuriy Kosachevich Amelia Stinnette Piano Technician Communications Coordinator Melina Gajger for Concert Programs Ensemble Program Manager