Congratulations to the Winners of the

2025 Young Singer Art Song Competition

  • Sydney Pexton, soprano

    BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE

    "Lilacs " by George Walker

    "An eine Äolsharfe "  by Hugo Wolf

  • Laura Santamaria, soprano

    BEST PERFORMANCE OF A CONTEMPORARY WORK (POST-1990) OR WORK BY A BIPOC COMPOSER

    "Estrellita " by Manuel Ponce

    "Violon " by Poulenc

  • Natalka Pasicznyk, soprano

    BEST PERFORMANCE OF A NON-CONTEMPORARY WORK (PRE-1990)

    "Violon " by Poulenc

    "Flying Crooked", by Ian Venables

    "Сон/Dream", by Denis Sichynsky

2025 Honorable Mentions

  • Alexandra Wiebe, soprano

    HONORABLE MENTION FOR A PERFORMANCE OF A NON-CONTEMPORARY WORK (PRE-1990)

    "Galathea " from Brettl-lieder by Arnold Schoenberg

  • Rachel Kobernick, soprano

    HONORABLE MENTION FOR PERFORMANCE OF A CONTEMPORARY (POST-1990) OR WORK BY A BIPOC COMPOSER

    "Crickets" from Late Summer by Tom Cipullo