2025 WINNERS ANNOUNCED
2025 WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Review of the 2025 Calliope’s Call - Young Singer Art Song Competition is now complete!
About the Young Singer Art Song Competition
Since 2019, Calliope's Call's Young Singer Competition supports young artists in the genre of Art Song. The competition’s mission is to broaden repertoire selections by highlighting works by composers of color and compositions developed in the last two decades. Entrants receive feedback from industry experts, compete for cash prizes, and winning performances are showcased in Calliope's Call e-newsletter and YouTube Channel.
Congratulations to the Winners of the
2025 Young Singer Art Song Competition
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Sydney Pexton, soprano
BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE
"Lilacs " by George Walker
"An eine Äolsharfe " by Hugo Wolf
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Laura Santamaria, soprano
BEST PERFORMANCE OF A CONTEMPORARY WORK (POST-1990) OR WORK BY A BIPOC COMPOSER
"Estrellita " by Manuel Ponce
"Violon " by Poulenc
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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
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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
2025 Competition Judges
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Carrie Cheron, Mezzo-Soprano/Pedagogue
Emmanuel Music, Skylark Vocal Ensemble, Lorelei Ensemble, Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Berklee College of Music
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Elizabeth Eschen Cacciola, Mezzo-Soprano/Conductor/Pedagogue
Lorelei Ensemble, Boston Lyric Opera, Handel & Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, Emmanuel Music, Upper Valley Baroque
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Evangelia Leontis, Soprano/Pedagogue
Albany Pro Musica, the Keene Chorale, the Bennington County Choral Society, Barn Opera, Keene State College
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Brendon Shapiro, Collaborative Pianist/Vocal Coach/Conductor
LA Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Odyssey Opera, Opera Omaha, Boston Singers Resource