We are pleased to announce our twentieth round of Lift Award recipients!
Adriana Koch, oboe (Zionsville, IN)
Alissa Rae Smith, bassoon (District Heights, MD)
Carolyn Dzul, music production (Baltimore, MD)
Courtney Brammer, clarinet (Lithonia, GA)
Dominique Robinson, voice & conducting (Riverview, FL)
Eduardo Rivera, saxophone (Mission, TX)
Geovanni Barrios, composition, music production & tuba (New Haven, CT)
Julian Brea, composition & guitar (Bronx, NY)
Laird Ruiz-Perez, clarinet (Naples, FL)
Lorenzo Gallegos, percussion & piano (Brownsville, TX)
Mariah Brown, clarinet (Dallas, TX)
Meg Kadarusman, flute (Clifton, VA)
Micah Mazzella, saxophone & clarinet (Orlando, FL)
Michael Arizmendi, trumpet, voice, music production & piano (Brownsville, TX)
Xitllali Mena, clarinet (Ridgeway, VA)
Yasmine Torres, flute (Cudahy, WI)
Zoe Willingham, violin (Stockbridge, GA)
Tianna Clarice Grannum, double bass & voice (Boynton Beach, FL)
Congratulations to these musicians!
We are pleased to announce our nineteenth round of Lift Award recipients!
Alissa Sarabia, violin (Plano, TX)
Alondra Damian-Noyola, viola (Naples, FL)
America Vasquez, cello & flute (Kingsville, TX)
Carlos Eduardo Garza, percussion (Beaumont, TX)
Carlos Hernandez, flute & saxophone (Rio Grande Valley, TX)
Christopher Tran, cello (Arlington, TX)
Daniel Choi, oboe (Bronx, NY)
Emma Marie Surdilla, euphonium (Los Angeles, CA)
FatimatouHaiz Diallo, voice (New York City, NY)
Gaby Alvarez, viola (Miami, FL)
Jannelly Pena, voice (San Juan, TX)
Karen Hernandez, oboe (Long Beach, CA)
Constantin Ho, piano (Interlochen, MI)
Malcolm Taylor, percussion (State College, PA)
Meaghan Nikole Treviño, percussion (Kingsville, TX)
Natalia Adame, voice (Cincinnati, OH)
Rafael Noriega Jr, trombone (Cleveland, OH)
Roger Dominguez, saxophone (Lubbock, TX)
Sanai Haymon-Jallow, saxophone (Arlington, TX)
Stephanie Hernandez, flute (Rio Grande Valley, TX)
Bailee Bradley, violin (Plano, TX)
Dhara Marquez, violin & viola (Berrien Springs, Michigan)
Ian Resurreccion, bassoon (Lubbock, TX)
Jesus Garay, saxophone (San Juan, TX)
Keyah Van Zee, viola (Cedar Falls, IA)
Congratulations to these musicians!
We are pleased to announce our eighteenth round of Lift Award recipients!
Ally Davis, composition, conducting, & piano (Boston, MA)
Amara Woods, percussion (White Plains, NY)
David Marshall Bennette, saxophone (Austin, TX)
Emmanuel Carney, saxophone & voice (Hattiesburg, MS)
Erick Benavides Jr., percussion (Beaumont, TX)
Hsiang-Hsin Ching, viola (Baltimore, MD)
Izaiah J. Cheeran, oboe (Rosemount, MN)
Joanna Kim, guitar (Chantilly, VA)
Justice Yates, voice (DeLand, FL)
Leslie Garza, euphonium (Kingsville, TX)
Malique Pope, percussion & accordion (Cullowhee, NC)
Mervin Redmond Jr., drumset (New Orleans, LA)
Nando Cordeiro, composition & music production (Chicago, IL)
Nidia Guevara-Nolasco, voice (DeLand, FL)
Paul Wesley McCoy, saxophone (Kingsville, TX)
Roseanna Vasquez Medina, clarinet (Edmond, OK)
Sandy Mahesh, viola (Pearland, TX)
Aidan Perrault, percussion & music production (Batavia, IL)
Delina Belay, violin (Montclair, NJ)
Jasmine Wright, clarinet (Edmond, OK)
Sophie Uy, clarinet (Harrisonburg, VA)
Congratulations to these musicians!
We are pleased to announce our seventeenth round of Lift Award recipients!
Abigail Lopez, bassoon (Oberlin, OH)
Adjei Amo, saxophone (Bloomfield, NJ)
Gabriel Estrada, percussion (Beaumont, TX)
Bella Esper, violin (Chicago, IL)
Carolyn Dzul, saxophone and music production (Baltimore, MD)
Christina Morris, conducting (Freeport, NY)
Daniel Rodriguez, oboe (Takoma Park, MD)
Emily Aponte, French horn (Takoma Park, MD)
Erick De la Torre, saxophone (Mableton, GA)
Jordan Milek Johnson, trombone (Columbus, GA)
Josue Sanchez, saxophone (Kingsville, TX)
Julia Carey, flute (Hackettstown, NJ)
Kevin Jin, clarinet (Hoschton, GA)
Rafael Puga, clarinet (Eau Claire, WI)
Rebekah Esper, harp (Chicago, IL)
Shania Watts, viola (Berrien Springs, MI)
Adan Caldera Quintero, cello (Oberlin, OH)
Malik Ray Ross, euphonium (Belton, TX)
Oscar Hernandez, saxophone (Kingsville, TX)
Congratulations to these musicians!
We are pleased to announce our sixteenth round of Lift Award recipients!
Andrés Celis, cello (Boston, Massachusetts)
Christian Harvey, double bass (Columbus, Georgia)
David Alexander Manzanares-Salguero, guitar (Baltimore, Maryland)
Dylan Royal, saxophone (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
Justin E. Bell, voice (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
Laura Barba, flute (Edinburg, Texas)
Liliana Ortiz, oboe, saxophone, violin, & piano (Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey)
Mario Rutkove, violin & composition (Queens, New York)
Marlene Meyo-Hernandez, violin (Manhattan, New York)
Rongbing Shen, clarinet (Amherst, Massachusetts)
Vincente G. Mendoza, saxophone (Texas)
William Jae, composition, music production, & piano (Rochester, New York)
Andrew Pak, composition, piano, & oboe (Berrien Springs, Michigan)
Daniel Garcia, clarinet & saxophone (Columbus, Georgia)
DJ Zentla, trombone & music production (Queens, New York)
G.O. Brown, viola (Cleveland, Ohio)
Lucas Kinney, saxophone (Albion, Michigan)
Congratulations to these musicians!
We are pleased to announce our fifteenth round of Lift Award recipients!
Amaan Atkins, voice (Columbus, Georgia)
Angela Leeper, double bass (Bloomington, Indiana)
AJ Baylor, viola (Baltimore, Maryland)
Belanna Francesca Castillo, oboe (El Paso, Texas)
David Marshall Bennette, saxophone (Austin, Texas)
Dom Luthje, oboe (Daphne, Alabama)
Elizabeth Perez-Hickman, oboe (Baltimore, Maryland)
Emmanuel Yoque, voice (Los Angeles, California)
Eric Garcia, trombone (Kingsville, Texas)
Ethan James Prado, percussion, composition, & music production (Urbana, Illinois)
Joanna Kim, guitar & clarinet (Chantilly, Virginia)
Kailee Nicole Howard, voice (Las Cruces, New Mexico)
Luis Lorenzo Trejo, saxophone (Appleton, Wisconsin)
Micah Mazzella, saxophone (Orlando, Florida)
Roger Dominguez, saxophone & clarinet (Texas)
Zachary McKinon, French horn (Tampa, Florida)
Alec Luna, viola (Macon, Georgia)
Jose Gallegos, flute (Riverside, California)
Congratulations to these musicians!
We are pleased to announce our fourteenth round of Lift Award recipients!
Adan Villanueva, euphonium (Pharr, TX)
Emmanuel Carney, saxophone (Hattiesburg, MS)
Ally Davis, composition (Boston, MA)
Carlos Garza, percussion (Roma, TX)
Dhara Marquez, violin (Berrien Springs, MI)
Jesse Perez, flute (Carpentersville, IL)
Louis Torres, flute (Lutz, FL)
Luis Tovar, cello (Boston, MA)
Matthew James, saxophone (Hattiesburg, MS)
Nando Cordeiro, music production (Chicago, IL)
Rafael Puga, clarinet (Eau Claire, WI)
Stephanie Hernandez, flute (Edinburg, TX)
Delina Belay, violin (Montclair, NJ)
Erick Rodriguez, saxophone (Grand Island, NE)
Giah Bush, violin (West Park, FL)
Sophia Uy, clarinet (Harrisonburg, VA)
Congratulations to these musicians!
We are pleased to announce our thirteenth round of Lift Award recipients!
Adriana Koch, oboe (Zionsville, Indiana)
AJ Howard, tuba (River Forest, Illinois)
Clarivel Garcia, voice (Las Cruces, New Mexico)
Darius Edwards, composition & saxophone (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Dylan Royal, saxophone (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
Gabriel Estrada, percussion (Beaumont, Texas)
John Perez, French horn (San Antonio, Texas)
Justin Edward Bell, voice (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
Lizbeth Yanez, trumpet (New Haven, Connecticut)
Matthew Gomez, euphonium & trombone (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Perla Cantu, trombone (Edinburg, Texas)
Raul Villanueva Jr., euphonium (Edinburg, Texas)
Taki Salameh, bassoon & composition (Interlochen, Michigan)
Yash Trivedi, clarinet (Rogersville, Tennessee)
America Vasquez, flute (Kingsville, Texas)
Bobby Lee Bush Jr., guitar (Baltimore, Maryland)
Coral A. Gimbernard, voice & piano (Orlando, Florida)
Mervin Redmond Jr., drumset (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Mia Rodriguez-Hardy, voice (Potsdam, New York)
Congratulations to these musicians!
We are pleased to announce our twelfth round of Lift Award recipients!
Andrew Luna, trombone (Tyler, Texas)
Anika Veda, flute (Palatine, Illinois)
David Marshall Bennette Jr., saxophone (Austin, Texas)
Edgar Moreno, euphonium (Nacogdoches, Texas)
Emily Segura, clarinet (Bartlett, Tennessee)
Galatia Bush, viola (West Park, Florida)
Gilana Bush, viola (West Park, Florida)
Jason Marquez, clarinet (Berrien Springs, Michigan)
Kennedy Plains, bassoon (New York, New York)
Logan Tec, violin (University Place, Washington)
Matilda Alonzo, flute (Waco, Texas)
Micah Mazzella, saxophone (Orlando, Florida)
Saire Williams-Bullen, multi-instrumentalist (Seattle, Washington)
DJ Zentla, trombone (Queens, New York)
Gustavo De la Torre Martinez, violin (Kennesaw, Georgia)
Laura Barba, flute (Edinburg, Texas)
Congratulations to these musicians!
We are pleased to announce our eleventh round of Lift Award recipients!
Alex Acosta, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, & oboe (Elizabethton, Tennessee)
Brooklyn Nicole Jones, voice (North Chesterfield, Virginia)
Eduardo Rivera, saxophone (Kingsville, Texas)
John Ezekial Perez, French horn (San Antonio, Texas)
Juan Fernández, oboe (Muncie, Indiana)
Karen Hernandez, oboe (Long Beach, California)
Liliana Ortiz, oboe, saxophone, piano, & violin (Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey)
Nando Cordeiro, composition (Chicago, Illinois)
Nathan Martinez, clarinet (Las Cruces, New Mexico)
Oswaldo Soria-Cueto, saxophone (Kingsville, Texas)
Roel Arazo, euphonium (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Ruben Fonseca, percussion (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Angelica Wright, percussion (Athens, Georgia)
Rafael Puga, clarinet (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)
Jeffrey Huddleston, trumpet (Nashville, Tennessee)
Congratulations to these musicians!
We are pleased to announce our tenth round of Lift Award recipients!
America Vasquez, flute (Kingsville, Texas)
Bryson Gates, composition, violin & voice (Independence, Missouri)
Carlos Eduardo Garza, percussion (Beaumont, Texas)
Dykeem Cervantes, saxophone (Rochester, New York)
Dylan Royal, saxophone (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
Gabriel Estrada, percussion (Beaumont, Texas)
Itayetzy Uranga-Caamano, French horn (Queens, New York)
Jordan Sanchez, trumpet (Kingsville, Texas)
Keefe Ismael, trombone (San Jose, California)
Kevin Jin, clarinet (Hoschton, Georgia)
Maria Paula Loria Valerin, harp (Columbus, Georgia)
Nicole Pellman, violin (Potsdam, New York)
Pixel C. Ranara, cello (Queens, New York)
Yamilet Anariba, bassoon (Athens, Georgia)
Giah Bush, violin
Oliver Espinoza, trombone (Carpentersville, Illinois)
Leo Rodriguez, violin & viola (Winnetka, Illinois)
Marlen Diaz, flute (Renton, Washington)
Congratulations to these musicians!
We are pleased to announce our ninth round of Lift Award recipients!
Angel Daniel Garcia Sierra, clarinet & composition (Columbus, Georgia)
Connor Stross, trombone & euphonium (Tallahassee, Florida)
Edgar Moreno, euphonium (Nacogdoches, Texas)
Erick De la Torre, saxophone (Mableton, Georgia)
Isla Coronado, flute (Kingsville, Texas)
Jalen Montgomery, bassoon (Tempe, Arizona)
Jesus F. Garay, saxophone & guitar (Pharr, Texas)
José Dominguez, violin (Queens, New York)
Keyah Van Zee, viola (West Des Moines, Iowa)
Roger Dominguez, saxophone & clarinet (Yoakum, Texas)
Tregany Cai Fears, violin (Athens, Georgia)
Zoë Reid, violin (New York City, New York)
Brandon Alvarado, trumpet (Kingsville, Texas)
Brayden Swope, tuba (Ellensburg, Washington)
Cooper Trejo, piano (Beaumont, Texas)
Jooha Song, percussion (Niskayuna, New York)
Congratulations to these musicians!
We are pleased to announce our eighth round of Lift Award recipients!
Abigail Johnson, violin (Blythewood, SC)
Ana Jiahuan Dolny, saxophone (Eau Claire, WI)
Christian Harvey, double bass (Columbus, GA)
Dylan Dukat, composition & French horn (Potsdam, NY)
Josiah Hall, clarinet & conducting (Orlando, FL)
Khloe ElDorrado, trombone (Orland Park, IL)
Kimberly Morales, violin (New York City)
Luis Munoz, voice (Austin, TX)
Matthew Moulton, guitar (New York City)
Meaghan Nikole Trevino, percussion (Kingsville, TX)
Michael Shipps, French horn (Potsdam, NY)
Michael Wang, clarinet (Potomac, MD)
Nando Cordeiro, composition (Oak Lawn, IL)
Perla Cantu, trombone (Edinburg, TX)
Rodrigo Salinas, clarinet (Atlanta, GA)
Sebastian García, cello (Edinburg, TX)
Triniti Rives, clarinet (Ann Arbor, MI)
Jacquelyn Moss, voice & percussion (Dubuque, IA)
Javier Ralat De Hoyos, trumpet (Chantilly, VA)
Jeffrey Huddleston II, trumpet (Nashville, TN)
Joanna Kim, clarinet & guitar (Chantilly, VA)
Mauricio Zepeda, bassoon & saxophone (Eau Claire, WI)
Congratulations to these musicians!
We are pleased to announce our seventh round of Lift Award recipients!
Andres Celis, cello (Miami, FL)
Carlos Eduardo Garza, percussion (Beaumont, TX)
Cassius Fraser Jr., guitar, percussion, & voice (Brooklyn, NY)
Eduardo Tapia, cello & saxophone (Long Beach, CA)
Gabriel Estrada, percussion (Beaumont, TX)
Grace Tate, bassoon (Columbia, SC)
Isabel Tapia, violin & clarinet (Long Beach, CA)
Jazlyn Fuentes, violin (Brooklyn, NY)
Ketzal Padilla, guitar, percussion, & voice (Bronx, NY)
Logan Tec, violin (University Place, WA)
Lydia Tate, oboe (Columbia, SC)
Maritza Ann Gonzalez, euphonium (Kingsville, TX)
Marquise Bradley, clarinet (Cleveland, OH)
Matilda Alonzo, flute (Palmview, TX)
Michael Arizmendi, trumpet (Brownsville, TX)
Rafael Puga, clarinet (Eau Claire, WI)
Roel Arazo, euphonium (Miami, FL)
Roman Justin Rivera, violin (Tempe, AZ)
Alec Luna, viola (Macon, GA)
Brandon Arredondo, piano (Memphis, TN)
Kevon Jordan, piano (Memphis, TN)
Kezia Thomas, piano & voice (Brooklyn, NY)
Nathan Laurel, French horn (Waco, TX)
Congratulations to these musicians!
We are pleased to announce our sixth round of Lift Award recipients!
Angel Alanis, trumpet (Mission, Texas)
Coman Fevrier, cello (Chicago, Illinois)
Edgar Moreno, euphonium (Nacogdoches, Texas)
Eduardo Ramos, clarinet (Houston, Texas)
Eddie Rivera, saxophone (Mission, Texas)
Esdras Mejia Par, clarinet, piano, and composition (Hastings, Nebraska)
Josiah Osazi Solomon Brown, piano (Johnson City, Tennessee)
Juver Kennedy Sorto-Canas, saxophone (Herndon, Virginia)
Leslie Garcia, saxophone (Los Angeles, California)
Marlene Meyo-Hernandez, violin (Corona, New York)
Mikal Martin, tuba (Douglasville, Georgia)
Sal Villanueva, composition (Long Beach, California)
Abigail Lopez, bassoon (Chicago, Illinois)
Joshua Garcia, electric guitar, electric bass, and percussion (Houston, Texas)
Noemi Priscila Guzman, violin (Los Angeles, California)
Mika Syms, cello (Austin, Texas)
Congratulations to these musicians!
We are pleased to announce our fifth round of Lift Award recipients!
America Vasquez, flute (Palmview, Texas)
Angel Cocone, tuba (Chicago, Illinois)
Angelica Wright, percussion (Athens, Georgia)
Austin Nichols, piano (Chicago, Illinois)
Danny Martinez, clarinet (Mission, Texas)
Donavin Pierson, trumpet (Rochester, New York)
Donovan Bown, oboe (Bloomington, Indiana)
Eduardo Naula, guitar, flute, & composition (Herndon, Virginia)
Erick De la Torre, saxophone (Mableton, Georgia)
Ethan Hemmings, violin (Winchester, Virginia)
Francisco Garcia, saxophone (Fort Worth, Texas)
Alex Acosta, multiple woodwinds (Elizabethton, Tennessee)
Marcus Brodsky, viola (Flushing, New York)
Melody Sophie Fevrier, violin (Chicago, Illinois)
Nando Cordeiro, trumpet (Oak Lawn, Illinois)
Paulina Flores, viola (San Francisco, California)
Ruth Rodriguez, clarinet (Las Cruces, New Mexico)
Sophia Mireles, saxophone (Royse City, Texas)
Angela Luna, clarinet (Herndon, Virginia)
Luis Alejandro Marin, euphonium (Palmview, Texas)
Rayvon Love, voice (Athens, Georgia)
Congratulations to these musicians!
We are pleased to announce our fourth round of Lift Award recipients!
Chakota Clinton, saxophone (Henderson, Texas)
Edward Carbajal, saxophone (Marshall, Texas)
Michelle Brannon, flute (Chicago Heights, Illinois)
Dylan Royal, saxophone (Ridgeway, Virginia)
Roger Dominguez Jr., saxophone (Yoakum, Texas)
Louis Torres, flute (Tampa, Florida)
Autymn Williams, violin (Chicago, Illinois)
Roman Josue Valenciano, saxophone (San Juan, Texas)
Zachary Allen, oboe (Skokie, Illinois)
Alexandra Gaviria, piano (Chicago, Illinois)
Alyson Goodwin, oboe & saxophone (Hoover, Alabama)
Roel Arazo, euphonium (Miami, Florida)
Paul McCoy, saxophone (Kingsville, Texas)
Laura Barba, flute (Mission, Texas)
Matilda Alonzo, flute (Palmview, Texas)
Asha Baylor, viola (Baltimore, Maryland)
Damaris Billups, viola (Decatur, Georgia)
Aleo Esparza, percussion (Chicago, Illinois)
Malik Ali Muhammad, violin (Chicago, Illinois)
Congratulations to these musicians!
We are pleased to announce our third round of Lift Award recipients! Every one of these eighteen promising young musicians has shown impressive potential, and we are glad to support them in all of their musical pursuits.
Anthony L. Pilcher, voice (Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY)
Belanna Francesca Castillo, oboe (University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX)
Marlene Meyo-Hernandez, violin (Corona Arts and Sciences Academy, Queens, NY)
Kenneth Robles, saxophone (L.D. Bell High School, Hurst, TX)
Eric Batchelder, clarinet (Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN)
Malik Pratt, percussion (Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC)
Brendan Dominique, euphonium (Somerset Arts Conservatory, Pembroke Pines, FL)
Andres Arturo Celis Avila, cello (New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL)
Eddie Rivera, saxophone (Mission High School, Mission, TX)
David Walton, cello (Home School, Decatur, GA)
Jonathan Walton, cello (Academe of the Oaks, Decatur, GA)
Leo Rodriguez, violin (Niles West High School, Skokie, IL)
Clarivel Garcia, voice (New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM)
Mervin Redmond Jr., drumset (Loyola University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA)
Jason Anthony Grubb, cello (New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL)
Madison Garcia, clarinet (Mission High School, Mission, TX)
Alex Leal (Mission High School, Mission, TX)
Abby Valadez (Mission High School, Mission, TX)
Congratulations to these musicians!
We are so excited to announce our second round of Lift Award recipients! Each of these eleven musicians has demonstrated such passion, and we can’t wait to see where their hard work will take them next on their musical journeys.
Alana Amore Colvin, singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist (Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA)
Brissa Fraire, flute (Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University, Columbus, GA)
Luke Raouf Haddad, trombone (L.D. Bell High School, Hurst, TX)
Andrew Curtis Luna, trombone (Chapel Hill High School, Tyler, TX)
Lemuel Marc, trumpet (New England Conservatory, Boston, MA)
Keily Martinez, piano, saxophone, & voice (University of California, Berkeley, CA)
Natalia Mendoza, violin (KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory, San Francisco, CA)
Kimberly Morales, violin (Professional Performing Arts School, New York City, NY)
Jasmine Rodriguez, double bass (Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY)
Sebastian García, cello (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX)
Beyonce Zambrano, voice (New England Conservatory, Boston, MA)
Congratulations to these musicians!
We are beyond pleased to announce the very first Lift Award recipients! These thirteen musicians show incredible potential, and we are excited about their futures.
Makayla Motton, viola (Clarke Central HS, Athens, GA)
Angel Galvez, tuba (Del Valle High School, El Paso, TX)
Dylan K. Smith, jazz vibraphone (John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School, Augusta, GA)
Mena Williams, composition (Coral Gables Senior High School, Coral Gables, FL)
Anthony Lowe, tuba (Columbus State University, Columbus, GA)
David Florentin, saxophone (Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY)
Stephanie Monteiro, voice (Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY)
Ikpemesi Ogundare, voice & guitar (Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH)
Prince Jackson, percussion (Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC)
Elijah J Richardson, cello (Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, GA)
Chrisjovan Masso, tuba (DePaul University School of Music, Chicago, IL)
James Dahne, tuba (Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA)
Malique ReShawn Pope, percussion (Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC)
Congratulations to these musicians!