In a ceremony on April 18, the Blair School’s annual awards and honors were announced.
Shelby Flowers, a Musical Arts/Piano major from Highlands Ranch, Colo., took top honors for the 2013 graduating class, winning the 2013 Founder’s Medal. She will be recognized at Commencement ceremonies on May 10.
Ben Tieslau will sing the Alma Mater at Commencement, and flutist Amanda Mitchell will be the featured Commencement performer. Viola performance major Rebecca Boelzner will be the banner bearer, and Megan Coffin and Aaron Goldberg-Leopold will serve as student marshals.
2013 Blair School of Music Awards
Alma Mater Singer
Benjamin Richard Tieslau (Musical Arts/Teacher Education, Vocal/General), Alpharetta, Georgia
Commencement Performer
Amanda Jeanette Mitchell (Musical Arts/Flute), El Paso, Texas
Founder’s Medal
Shelby June Flowers (Musical Arts/Piano), Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Banner Bearer
Rebecca Elise Boelzner (Viola Performance), Richmond, Va.
Student Marshals
Megan Christine Coffin (Oboe Performance), McKinney, Texas
Aaron Daniel Goldberg-Leopold (Bassoon Performance/Political Science), Merion Station, Pa.
Sigma Alpha Iota College Honor Award
Dianna Rose Joiner (Violin Performance), Taylors, S.C.
Sigma Alpha Iota Scholastic Award
Jennifer Lynne George (Violin Performance), Boise, Idaho
Achievement in Teaching Recognition Award
Zachary John Polson (Musical Arts/Piano), Overland Park, Kan.
The Blair Volunteer Service through Music Award
Ann Charlotte Goodrich (Musical Arts/Teacher Education, Instrumental/General), Nashville, Tenn.
Martin Williams Award
Anna Jane Lester (Violin Performance), Jacksonville, Fla.
Robin Nell Dickerson Award
Julia L. Di Fiore (Musical Arts/Voice), Denton, Texas
Delene Laubenheim McClure Memorial Prize in Opera
Jordan Nicole Amann (Voice Performance), Winter Park, Fla.
Excellence in Percussion Performance Award
Allison Elizabeth Havlik (Percussion Performance), Mundelein, Ill.
Magda Lachs Award
Emily Joy Neil (Voice Performance), Westborough, Mass.
L. Howard “Zeke” Nicar Award
Eleni Maria Miller (Musical Arts/Teacher Education, Instrumental/General), Nashville, Tenn.
Jean Keller Heard Prize
Ethan Henry Bauer (Violin Performance), Needham, Mass.
Timothy Nathan Lowry (Violin Performance), Antioch, Tenn.
Erika Maria Pinkerton (Violin Performance), Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sue Brewer Award
Shelby June Flowers (Musical Arts/Piano), Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Richard C. Cooper Award
Chrysa Lynn Kovach (Musical Arts/Flute), Aurora, Ohio
Elliott and Ailsa Newman Prize
Zachary Thomas Manzi (Clarinet Performance), Colorado Springs, Colo.
David Rabin Prize
Shelby June Flowers (Musical Arts/Piano), Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Margaret Branscomb Prize
Thomas Joseph Ridgway (Piano Performance), Shorewood, Ill.
Presser Award
Mae Louise Mosley (Musical Arts/Teacher Education, Instrumental/General), Henderson, Ky.
Pi Kappa Lambda
Class of 2013
Rebecca Elise Boelzner, Richmond, Va.
Megan Christine Coffin, McKinney, Texas
Shelby June Flowers, Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Amanda Michelle Gellhaus, Louisville, Ky.
Aaron Daniel Goldberg-Leopold, Merion Station, Pa.
Allison Elizabeth Havlik, Mundelein, Ill.
Valerie Chen Hsu, Gross Ile, Mich.
Thomas Quinn Liddell, Brentwood, Tenn.
Albert Patrick Thomas IV, Colleyville, Texas
Class of 2014
Sean William Calhoun, Nashville, Tenn.
Rachel Danielle Menscher, Wentzville, Mo.
Mae Louise Mosley, Henderson, Ky.
Katherine Elizabeth Walden, Salem, Mo.
Brian Christopher Woods, Webster Groves, Mo.