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OCSA students were recognized as grand prize finalists, semifinalists, and finalists award winners in The Music Center’s 34th Annual Spotlight Program
The following students were recognized as grand prize finalists, semifinalists, and finalist award winners in The Music Center’s 34th Annual Spotlight Program. Spotlight is a nationally acclaimed arts training and scholarship program for teens that awards more than $100,000 in cash scholarships annually. Semifinalists have the opportunity to attend a special master class in their discipline with highly regarded artists who share their expertise on performance technique, training, and professional life. Each semifinalist then auditions once more, and the top two finalist performers in each category are selected for a total of 14 Grand Prize Finalists.Grand Prize Finalists:Classical VoiceLilliana Mindel (CV, ‘24)Semifinalists:Ballet Preston Walker (BCD, ‘26)Dance Sammi Chung (CMD, '24)Ayanna Dowell (CMD, '23)Andrea Martinez (BF, ‘25)Mallory McKenna (CMD, '23)Isabella Silva (IA, ‘26)Classical InstrumentalAriana Kim (IM, ‘25)Calene Lee (CW, '25)Jazz InstrumentalIan Shin (IM, ‘24)Nathan Tatsuta (IM, ‘24)Non-Classical VoiceJoan Park (PM, ‘23)Classical VoiceGrace Huynh (CV, ‘23)Viveka Saravanan (CV, ‘24)