P E A B O DY P R E PA R AT O RYpresents the

THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL

AWARDS CEREMONY

Sunday, May 31, 2020, 2:00 pmVirtual

2019–20concert season at Peabody

PEABODY PREPARATORY

THIRT Y-SIX TH ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY

WelcomeMaria Mathieson, Director of the Peabody Preparatory

Opening RemarksFred Bronstein, Dean of the Peabody Institute

Announcement of Achievement Awards

Recognition of Graduating Seniors

2020 Senior SpokespersonKeith Fleming

Presentation of Performance Awards and Special Prizes

Presentation of the Suzanne Seff Kuff Excellence in Teaching Award

toDaniel Levitov

Presentation of Music Certificate AwardsVictoria Ritter

Special Thanks

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDSLilia Anderson, cantateErin Arnold, cantateJoshua Aung, voiceElizabeth Banyas, cantateTara Bass, fluteSamantha Biggs, violinLogan Bitner-Parish, cantateLetizia Borroni, cantateKirsten Braddy, violinJahniya Braga, violinMaggie Brantley, violinHenry Bushnell, celloElizabeth Carpenter, voice and cantateEsther Chae, pianoKristina Chao, fluteAudrey Chen, pianoGrace Chen, fluteEugun Alex Chung, pianoJaxyn Corcoran, compositionJason Cox, pianoAna Cunningham, cantateKai Daley, cantateFlora Damon, voiceAmalia Danai, fluteAutumn DeCosmo, voice and cantateGabrielle Echiverri, violinEleanor Edgar, pianoLauren Edwards, violinJoshua Fan, pianoLydia Field, cantateGrace Fioretto, cantateZoe Fischthal, compositionBrianna Fisher, cantateAdinah Fiterstein, violinDaniel Fiterstein, violinMana Gitiforooz, violinFlorian Grader-Beck, violinSapphire Grader-Beck, celloEmmet Green, pianoGeorgiana Grinstaff, violinAubrey Guertin, violinYueqi Guo, pianoHope Han, pianoShirley He, compositionBryce Heo, celloAllison Hesch, cantateAlexis Hinz Morrow, voiceMacKenzie Hoey, violinShanna Kachuriner, cantate

Elisabeth Kaiser, violinSamantha Kalainov, violinHongze Khor, celloRiya Khosla, cantateYehna Kim, violinAndrew Krasulski, pianoSydney Lavin, pianoChloe Lee, violinAlexandria Lee-Llacer, violaXavier Lee-Llacer, violaSulayman Leheny, pianoKaitlyn Leitherer, harpEvan Leng, pianoAaron Lieberman, cello and compositionOlivia Lim, pianoZachary Liu, pianoMaria Liu, violinAgnes Loper, violinIsabel Marcus, voiceAria McCloskey, celloKei Leigh Mese-Jones, celloAna Minut, pianoSloane Mitchell, violinArshia Mondal, voiceJulia Monthie, cantateJayden Moore, violaSarah Murphy, violinAnanya Nair, violinRichard Nesti, violinGrace Null, cantateThaedeus (Tajo) Overduin, pianoEris Owens, saxophoneAaron Palmer, saxophoneKarun Pandian, violinTaeyeon Park, violinFaith Park, fluteAlicia Poling, cantateDaniel Porteous, violinRory Powell, harpLuis Quintero, pianoAthena Ren, pianoChristina Rivera, violin and cantateOlivia Roh, fluteMartin Rojas, violaAaron Sadowski, violin and violaYuma Sasaki, celloMaya Sauder, celloMatthew Seliger, violinDavid Seol, flute

Claire Shi, fluteSonia Shih, violinNIna Shih, violinChloe Smith, pianoElyse Sohn, celloNina Staniszewska, violinElisabeth Stevens, voiceLena Stipek Sherbert, cantateLuke Strom, pianoWilliam Tucker, pianoHannah Turner, violinJoseph Ali Unalp-Arida, celloFaustina Vaitekunas, pianoRishi Vanka, piano

Vincent Wang, pianoAiden Wang, violinRoman Wasyluszko, violinKisiah Waters, pianoJohn Paul Wnek, pianoMichael Wnek, celloAshley Wu, violinHannah Wu, pianoKatherine Yang, violinJamie Ye, celloBenjamin Yin, pianoJeffrey Zhang, violinAlyson Zheng, violinJamie Zhu, piano

ADULT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDSDavid Garcia, pianoGabriel Gonzalez, pianoYueqi Guo, pianoHannah Lee, piano

Reggie Littlejohn, pianoJasmine Mays-Robinson, voiceTimothy McCoy, voiceMiguel McKenzie, piano

GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORSMeenakshi Adiyodi, children’s chorusClaire Alexander, children’s chorusChloe Angel, children’s chorusMakayla Bowen-Longino, bassoonIsaac Bowman, pianoEsther Brodsky, dance and children’s chorusPetra Budavari, children’s chorusGloria Cai, celloAudrey Casper, children’s chorusNyshae Cheatam, saxophoneSarah Chen, children’s chorusOliver Crossland, bass, tromboneFiona Cunninghame-Murray, violinEllie Curtin, children’s chorusFlora Damon, voiceHannah Darrow , children’s chorusHenna Datta, children’s chorusJenna Dietruch, clarinetJulia Firlie, pianoKeith Fleming, tubaCorinne Foley, oboeEmily Friedman, tromboneMalachi Gaines, euphoniumKennedy Geier, children’s chorusFlorian Grader-Beck, violinSamuel Hahn, children’s chorusArenal Haut, children’s chorusAlexis Hinz Morrow, voice and children’s chorus

MacKenzie Hoey, violinNathan Hoffman, violaJena Ialongo, violin Inayat Jain, children’s chorusAbigail Jones, saxophoneVictoria (Tori) Kerry, children’s chorusAbdullah Khan, children’s chorusHongze Khor, celloMinhee Kim, children’s chorusHannah Kim, French hornEsther Lee, children’s chorusEllen Li, danceAaron Lieberman, cello and compositionMartha Lieberman, trumpetElizabeth Liedahl, children’s chorusAngelina Lim, fluteElizabeth Maloy, children’s chorusYuncong Mao, tromboneJulia Marine, children’s chorusBecca Marr, violaBeatrice McAleer, danceTimothy McHowan, tromboneOlivia Messmer tubaGabrielle Moomaw, children’s chorusDanielle (Dani) Moralde, children’s chorusElizabeth O’Brien, pianoEric O’Leary, clarinetAaron Palmer, saxophone

Angela Sieun Park, fluteEmmeline Pasquerette, violinKyla Perkinson, fluteJulia Plumer, violinPaige Plunkett, children’s chorusEthan Pound, tromboneManasi Prashant, children’s chorusIsabelle Rawa, violinEleanor Redgrave, dance Tess Redman, children’s chorusGloria Robberto, children’s chorusLila Roberts, pianoMartin Rojas, violaMadeline Rothfield, children’s chorusSadie Roussell, children’s chorusAaron Sadowski, violin and violaJuliana Elizabeth Salehi, French hornYuma Sasaki, cello

Stella Scanlon, celloShreya Shankar, bassoonKatherine Shen, clarinetNina Shih, violinRetta Simpson, children’s chorusEliot Smith, celloNina Staniszewska, violinAaron Sterlin, oboeSamuel Stover, bassLindsey Taylor, children’s chorusJensen Terry, children’s chorusJoseph Ali Unalp-Arida, celloAthena Verghis, children’s chorusMikolaj Walczak, violinSeamus Wang, trumpetAlina Yang, children’s chorusBenjamin Yin, pianoJeffrey Zhang, violin

PERFORMANCE AWARDSHenry Bushnell, celloEthan Chung, pianoFiona Cunninghame-Murray, violinJing Fan, violinJacqi Fan, violinGeorgiana Grinstaff, violinYueqi Guo, pianoHeejee Lee, pianoAngelina Lim, fluteAlan Mao, pianoJasmine Mays-Robinson, voice

Joseph Mostwin, celloTaeyeon Park, violinAngela Sieun Park, fluteLaura Stanell, voiceElizabeth Wnek, violinAnne-Marie Wnek, violinAndy Yoon, piano

SPECIAL PRIZES AND AWARDS

The Director’s Recognition Awards Winner, String Ensemble CompetitionAlexander Yang, cello

Winner, Junior Concerto CompetitionTaeyeon Park, violin

Winners, Fall 2019 and Spring 2020, Wind Orchestra Concerto CompetitionEmmeline Murphy, oboe (2019) Angela Sieun Park, flute (2020)

Winner, Concerto CompetitionMiyabi Henriksen, violin

Richard Franko Goldman PrizeRecognizing outstanding accomplishment as a member of the Peabody Youth OrchestraNathan Hoffman

Victoria Gittings PrizeRecognizing outstanding accomplishment in pianoHeejee Lee

Louis Cheslock Prize Recognizing outstanding accomplishment as a composerAaron Lieberman

Elmer Reid Burgess PrizeRecognizing the winner of the Preparatory’s Concerto CompetitionMiyabi Henriksen

Volunteer Service AwardOn 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 CertificatesChloe Chang, pianoAudrey Chen, pianoDinghui Xu, pianoNicholai Skaria, pianoAmber Zhang, pianoAshton Christo, celloFrancesca Christo, celloSophia Liang, celloThomas Menezes, celloZoe Lilly, celloEric Huang, cello

Intermediate CertificatesKei Leigh Mese-Jones, celloLiana Kai, celloLauren Rabe, cello

Advanced CertificatesJoseph 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 Scholarship for At Risk Children

Meta Packard Barton Endowed Scholarship

Milton B. Blumberg Memorial Scholarship

Lilllian P. Bonney Memorial Scholarship

Celia Brace Memorial Fund

Bunting Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship

Elmer Reid Burgess Competition Prize

Randolph Burgess Memorial Award

Susan Frances Burgess Award

Louis Cheslock Prize

Marlyn Schwartzman Cohen Scholarship

Grace Newsom Cushman Prize

Lillian A. Denison Award

May Diekmann Endowed Piano Scholarship

Lisa Di Julio Scholarship

May Garrettson Evans Scholarship

Constance and Ramon Getzov Endowed Scholarship

Victoria Gittings Prize

Richard Franko Goldman Prize

Jean Turk Goldstein Scholarship

Douglas and Hilda Perl Goodwin Scholarship

Suzanne Grenouillou Memorial Scholarship

Hanson-Kelly Scholarship

Lynn Taylor Hebden Prize

Johanna Hawkins Memorial Scholarship

Minna D. Hill Memorial Piano Scholarship

Emmert Hobbs Scholarship Fund

John L. Holland Scholarship

Attillo R. and Myrtle L. Jackson Endowed Scholarship

Dorothy Breneman Fox Jones Endowed Scholarship

Jacques L. Kahn Scholarship

Patricia Lion Krongard Endowed Scholarship

Susan Fine Langsam Scholarship

Selma Zelda Levin Memorial Scholarship

Isaac and Flora London and George London Endowed Violin Scholarship

Carol Lynn Dance Scholarship

Thomas Markland Scholarship

Samuel May Memorial Piano Scholarship

Mazaika Family Endowed Scholarship

Esther Mazor Scholarship

Audrey Cyrus McCallum Scholarship

Lynne and Bob McCoy Memorial Scholarship

Terry Morganthaler Scholarship

George Peabody Bicentennial Scholarship

Geraldine and Howard Polinger Endowed Scholarship

Dorothy S. Pollack Endowed Piano Scholarship

Dorothy S. Pollack Endowed Scholarship

Frank C. Marino Foundation

Rosa Ponselle Memorial Scholarship

Maud Randolph Memorial Scholarship

Harold Rehrig Scholarship

Robert Resnick Endowed Scholarship

Wendy Robinson Memorial Fund

Fannie Rosen Scholarship

Joseph and Lucille Russ Scholarship

Linda Shapiro Scholarship

Barnett and Charles Silver Memorial Scholarship

Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation Scholarship

Lena Stiebler Scholarship

Mabel Thomas Memorial

Flight Officer Barry Winston Wood Endowed Scholarship

Eliza Woods 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.

PRODUCTION STAFFDavid BlachowiczProduction Services Manager

Caleb BradleyEnsemble Librarian

Chelsea BuyalosConcert Series Coordinator

Natalie ColonyProduction Assistant, Lighting

Elizabeth DigneyBox Office Coordinator

Melina GajgerEnsemble Program Manager

Anna HarrisConcert Office Manager

Ben JohnsonSenior Graphic Designer

Renee KelseyPiano Technician

Andrew KipeDirector of the Concert and Ensemble Operations

Yuriy KosachevichPiano Technician

Dennis MalatProduction Coordinator

Harry OehlerProduction Coordinator

Adam ScaliciProduction Assistant, Audio/Visual

Mary SchwendemanSenior Piano Technician

Amelia StinnetteCommunications Coordinator for Concert Programs

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIONRonald J. DanielsPresident of the Johns Hopkins University

Sunil KumarProvost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

PEABODY PREPARATORY STAFF

Sherry Berlow Academic Services Specialist

Michelle Feracci Senior Accountant

Carissa Fowlkes Registration Systems Coordinator

Ed Hinke Senior Manager, Business Services Operations

Victoria Ritter Education Manager

Pamela Stevens Annapolis Campus Coordinator

April Tune Administrative Coordinator

PEABODY INSTITUTE ADMINISTRATIONFred BronsteinDean

Abra BushSenior Associate Dean of Institute Studies

Sarah HooverAssociate Dean for Innovation, Interdisciplinary Partnerships, and Community Initiatives

Maria MathiesonDirector of the Preparatory

Townsend PlantAssociate Dean for Enrollment and Student Life

Joe RooneyAssociate Dean for Finance and Administration

Courtney RoweAssociate Dean for External Relations