An esteemed panel of guest judges include: award-winning pianist alumna Lindsay Garritson (D.M.A. ’20), renowned festival producer Charles Letourneau (Festival Napa Valley, Tokyo’s Mostly Mozart, among others), internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano and Frost School’s 2020-2021 Chamber Music Artist-In-Residence Alicia Hall Moran, and GRAMMY-winning Maestro alumnus Cristian Mãcelaru (B.M. ’03). Judges will participate via Zoom.
The voting process is as follows:
- Voting will be open between 7:30 – 9:35 p.m.
- Cast your vote by texting "vote" to (866) 824-0688
- The total votes cast by judges plus the in-person and virtual audience will determine the winners.
- Winners will be announced from 9:45 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
"There were 28 applicants from the instrumental, keyboard, and vocal departments for the inaugural installment," states Artist Launch director Valerie Coleman, Assistant Professor/Performance, Chamber Music, and Entrepreneurship. "It was a highly competitive round and selection criteria was based on performance excellence, comportment and connection, quality of overall application per the set guidelines, and additionally for chamber groups: a demonstrated commitment towards long term ensemble establishment."
The 2021 Screening Panel was Artist Launch Director Valerie Coleman, pianist Ana Cristea, violinist Karen Lord-Powell, and Alicia Hall Moran.
The 2021 Artist Launch finalists who will go on to compete on April 20th are:
- Deco Saxophone Quartet
- Andrea Gonzalez-Caballero, guitar
- Khaos Wind Quintet
- Rexa Han, piano
- Priscila Navarro, piano
- Antek Olesik, percussion
- Ashley Shalna, soprano
Alternates:
- Molly Blumenfeld, soprano (category: solo voice)
- Dmytro Gnativ/Kosuke Matsuda, flute/percussion (category: chamber music)
- Sophia Pileggi, piano (category: solo piano)
- Yana Yan, flute (category: solo instrument)
Please note: The Carnegie Hall performance will take place during the first quarter of 2022.
