Congratulations to all winners and participants!

Fall 2024 Classical Music Results: MiraCosta Oceanside    


High School Lower    
1st Place    Olivia Xia, student of Hiroko Yoshinaga
2nd Place    Evonne Fangao, student of Sarah-Nicole Carter & Renee Calvo
3rd Place    Alexa Stein, student of Megan Theodorou
Honorable Mention    Sabina Kulenovic, student of Debbie Nicastro
Adult Avocational   
1st Place    Christen Kang, student of Jade Popper Loveless
2nd Place    Daitong Li, student of Jonathan Nussman
Encouragement Award    Ingrid Stromberg, student of Jonathan Nussman
Adult Non-Traditional   
1st Place     Sherrie Sales, student of Matthew Fallesen
2nd Place    Cerah Rodriguez, student of Travis Sherwood
3rd Place    Jonathan Hanninen, student of Audra Nagby
Honorable Mention    Jessicah Felix, student of Katie Polit & Bryan Bolzenthal
Honorable Mention    Nicole Guillermone, student of Audra Nagby
Honorable Mention    Elizabeth King, student of Travis Sherwood
Honorable Mention    Fernanda Millan Cortes, student of Katie Polit
Youth   
1st Place    Zhizhen Chen, student of Renee Calvo
2nd Place    Ahana Paul, student of Hiroko Yoshinaga
Encouragement Award    Ellie Dantsker, student of Jade Popper Loveless
Lower College Treble     
1st Place    Katherine Lawrence, student of Katina Mitchell
2nd Place    Izzy Newman, student of Audra Nagby
3rd Place    Emily Broughton, student of Laurinda Nikkel & Bryan Bolzenthal
Honorable Mention    Hannah Cummings, student of Katina Mitchell & Camila Arnold
Honorable Mention    Leslie De La O, student of Katie Polit
Honorable Mention    Nicole Milling, student of Katina Mitchell & Karen Bryan
Honorable Mention    Jaidyn Portanova, student of Laurinda Nikkel
Honorable Mention    Ava Valentin, student of Katie Polit & Nancy Gregory
Lower College TBB    
1st Place    John Yokoyama, student Laurinda Nikkel
Encouragement Award    Jonathan Hernandez, student of Arlie Langager
Upper College Treble    
1st Place    Estafanía Hernández Olguín, student of Fernando Nuñez
2nd Place    Lauren Carter, Laurinda Nikkel
3rd Place    Valeria Martínez, student of Maria Gonzáles Lozano
Honorable Mention    Dira Montaño, student of Maria Gonzáles Lozano   
Advanced College     
1st Place    Stephanie Smith, student of Laurinda Nikkel & Dr Stephen Kronauer
Encouragement Award    Aldo Delgadillo, student of Maria Gonzáles Lozano 
High School Upper    
1st Place    Alexander Lee, student of Rebecca Steinke
2nd Place    Sophia Ceceña, student of Audra Nagby
3rd Place    Greta Blau, student of Megan Theodorou
Honorable Mention    Callie Chuba, student of Katie Gardner
Honorable Mention    Anna Hubbard, student of Rebecca Steinke
Upper College TBB    
1st Place    Gonzalo Ochoa Camarena, student of Laurinda Nikkel
2nd Place    Miguel Vazquez, student of Maria Gonzáles Lozano
3rd Place    Miguel Samson, student of Travis Sherwood
Children    
1st Place    Phoebe Ray, student of Christine Lehman
2nd Place    Michael Zhang, student of Audra Nagby
Encouragement Award    Avissa Witzens, student of Maria Caughey
Sparrow Awards    
Children/Youth:    Elsie Krotosky, student of Katina Mitchell
High School:    Sabina Kulenovic, student of Debbie Nicastro
Lower College Treble:    Nicole Milling, student of Katina Mitchell & Karen Bryan
Lower College TBB:    John Yokoyama, student of Laurinda Nikkel
Upper College Treble:    Estafanía Hernández Olguín, student of Fernando Nuñez
Upper College TBB:    Miguel Vazquez, Maria Gonzáles Lozano
Advanced College:    Stephanie Smith, student of Laurinda Nikkel & Dr Stephen Kronauer
Adult Non-Traditional:    Jonathan Hanninen, student of Audra Nagby 
Living Composer Award
~TIE~   
Gonzalo Ochoa Camarena, student of Laurinda Nikkel
AND
Miguel Samson, student of Travis Sherwood

 Spring 2024: Musical Theater & Commercial Music Results

Children's Musical Theater
1st Place  - Harrison Nodine, student of Debbie Nicastro
2nd Place - Poly Kazmerchuk, student of Kayla Schaffroth
3rd Place - Ireland Scanlan, student of Debbie Nicastro
Honorable Mention - Evie Landry, student of Debbie Nicastro
Honorable Mention - Lucy Lilly, student of Debbie Nicastro

Youth Musical Theater
1st Place  - Emina Serdarevic, student of Debbie Nicastro
2nd Place - Alexa Stein, student of Megan Theodorou
3rd Place - Olivia Faunce, student of Megan Theodorou
Honorable Mention - Remy Ahrens, student of Jonathan Nussman
Honorable Mention - Delilah Buckner, student of Debbie Nicastro
Honorable Mention - Kaila Knight, student of Linda Eng

Lower High School Musical Theater
1st Place  - Bobby Chiu, student of Jonathan Nussman
2nd Place - Charity Rose, student of Debbie Nicastro
3rd Place - Olive Colby, student of Jennifer Paterson
Honorable Mention - Caroline Games, student of Jonathan Nussman

Upper High School Musical Theater: TREBLE
1st Place  - Aishlin Plummer, student of Katie Gardner
2nd Place - Jennifer Gonzalez, student of Katie Gardner
3rd Place - Shira Ehrlich, student of Patricia Freund

Upper High School Musical Theater: Tenor/Bass/Baritone
1st Place  - Michael Ramirez, student of Katie Gardner
2nd Place - Noah Segal, student of Katie Gardner
Encouragement Award - Michael Rumley, student of Jim Tompkins-MacLaine

Lower College Musical Theater
1st Place  - Mya Feiga, student of Matthew Fallesen
2nd Place - Timothy McReynolds, student of Jonathan Nussman
3rd Place - Mackayla Olivas, student of Bryan Bolzenthal
Honorable Mention - Sierra Alicea, student of Matthew Fallesen
Honorable Mention - Luke Behrendt, student of Matthew Fallesen
Honorable Mention - Kit Jack Chan, student of Jonathan Nussman
Honorable Mention - Kirra Irvine, student of Matthew Fallesen

Adult Musical Theater
1st Place  - Erin Colby, student of Jennifer Paterson
2nd Place - Lyndsey Blurton, student of Jonathan Nussman
Encouragement Award - Penina Michlin, student of Jonathan Nussman

Upper College Musical Theater
1st Place  - Jade Bajado, student of Bryan Bolzenthal
2nd Place - Klarissa Miller, student of Elda McGinty Peralta
Encouragement Award - Miguel Samson, student of Travis Sherwood

Commercial Music: Adult
1st Place  - Antonia Fuenzalida, student of Katie Polit
2nd Place - Carly-Ann Taylor, student of Elda McGinty Peralta
3rd Place - Kim Valente, student of Linda Eng
Honorable Mention - Cheniere Howard, student of Matthew Fallesen

Commercial Music: Children
1st Place  - Haven Krys, student of Kayla Schaffroth
2nd Place - Kylie MacArthur, student of Debbie Nicastro

Commercial Music: Youth
1st Place  - Lila Aminlari, student of Kayla Schaffroth
2nd Place - Lucy Karlin, student of Katie Gardner
Encouragement Award - Furianna Torres, student of Debbie Nicastro

Commercial Music: High School
1st Place  - Lily Hobson, student of Carolyne DalMonte
2nd Place - Sofie Dooley, student of Katie Gardner
3rd Place - Olive Colby, student of Jennifer Paterson
3rd Place - Anna Hubbard, student of Rebecca Steinke
3rd Place - Sanvi Rath, student of Maria Caughey
Honorable Mention - Ellie Cagle, student of Katie Gardner

2023 Spring: Classical

HIGH SCHOOL SPARROW AWARD
Sophia Ceceña (student of Audra Nagby/Suzanne Kennedy) The Crucifixion, Barber

LOWER COLLEGE SPARROW AWARD
Gonzalo Ochoa (student of Laurinda Nikkel/Katie Polit) Every Valley, Messiah, Handel

ADULT SPARROW AWARD
Maura Kanter (student of Katina Mitchell) O fronds virga, von Bingen

UPPER COLLEGE SPARROW AWARD
Anna Giek (student of Elda McGinty Peralta/Amy Mein) God of the Deep, Forrest

ADVANCED COLLEGE SPARROW AWARD
Cerah Rodriguez (student of Travis Sherwood/Audra Nagby) Crucifixus, Messe Solennelle, Rossini

WOMEN COMPOSERS AWARD
Marizela Mimbela Manzanilla (student of Katie Polit) Sympathy, Price

YOUTH CLASSICAL
1st Place:    Evonne Fangao (student of Renee Calvo) Danza, danza, fanciulla gentile, Durante
Encouragement Award:   Naia Kennedy (student of Jennifer D’Onofrio)

HIGH SCHOOL CLASSICAL
1st Place:    Elizabeth Jin (student of Leslie Leytham) Ombra mai fu, Serse, Handel 
2nd Place:  Izzy Newman (student of Audra Nagby/Suzanne Kennedy) O mio babbino caro, Gianni Schicchi, Puccini
3rd Place:    Sophia Ceceña (student of Audra Nagby/Suzanne Kennedy) O del mio dolce ardor, Gluck
                     Mia Rees-Gomez (student of Katina Mitchell) Nehmt meinen Dank, K.383, Mozart         
Honorable Mention:  Greta Blau (student of Megan Theodorou) Una donna a quindici anni, Così fan tutte, Mozart                  
                                      Raphael Delgado (student of Carolyne DalMonte) Non più andrai, Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart
                                      Lola Wall (student of Linda Eng)  Bonne nuit, Massanet                  

LOWER COLLEGE CLASSICAL
1st Place:    Gonzalo Ochoa (student of Laurinda Nikkel/Katie Polit) Go, Lovely Rose, Quilter         
2nd Place:    Lauren Carter (student of Laurinda Nikkel)  Quella fiamma, Marcello         
3rd Place:    Michaela Schuler (student of Elda McGinty Peralta/Amy Mein) O mio babbino caro, Gianni Schicchi, Puccini         
Honorable Mention:   Antonia Fuenzalida (student of Katie Polit/Bryan Bolzenthal)  Dream Valley, Quilter                  
                                       Emilie Wizbowski (student of Katie Polit)  Die Nacht, Strauss                  

ADULT CLASSICAL
1st Place:    Lyndsey Taht (student of Jennifer Paterson)   Du Ring an meinem Finger, Schumann         
2nd Place:    Maura Kanter (student of Katina Mitchell)  Gretchen am Spinnrade, Schubert         
3rd Place:    Hima Joshi (student of Sarah Agler)  Elle était descendue au bas de la prairie, Boulanger         

UPPER COLLEGE CLASSICAL
1st Place:    Lizzie Gaitan (student of Laurinda Nikkel)  Je veux vivre, Roméo et Juliette, Gounod         
2nd Place:    Marizela Mimbela Manzanilla (student of Katie Polit)  Sympathy, Price         
3rd Place:    Anna Giek (student of Elda McGinty Peralta/Amy Mein) Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro, Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart 
Honorable Mention:  Hailey Siefkes (student of Elda McGinty Peralta/Amy Mein) Willow Song, The Ballad of Baby Doe, Moore

ADVANCED COLLEGE CLASSICAL
1st Place:    Cerah Rodriguez (student of Travis Sherwood/Audra Nagby)  Amore e morte, Donizetti         
Encouragement Award:  Jade Popper Loveless (student of Katie Polit/Bryan Bolzenthal)