Accomplishments

Jason Risdana (’16) was named Artist of the Week by the Orange County Register.

Nicholas Kendig (‘16) was named Vocal Music Artist of the Year by the Orange County Register.

Melissa Zgouridi ('10) is currently on a U.S. Fulbright Scholarship at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg to study music. She was also awarded a scholarship at The Eastman School of Music for her undergraduate degree.

Daniel Sanchez ('17) is in the Top 10 Finalists for the 2017 Artist of the Year from the Orange County Register for the Vocal category.

Sydney Dardis ('17) and Amanda Anderson ('17) were both winners in the Spotlight awards.

Elyse Johnson ('17) was the 2017 Young Stars of the Future in the South Coast Symphony Competition.

Sophia Strobel ('18) was named Artist of the Week by the Orange County Register.

Sydney Dardis ('17) was admitted to the Juilliard School to study Opera/Vocal Performance.

Ava Kuntz ('21) won first place in the 9th grade Classical Women’s category at NATS-SEP Los Angeles in November. She then competed at NATS Cal Western in Salt Lake City, January 13-15, where she placed 4th in High School Classical Women (14-16 years old) which qualifies her to compete for a chance to go to NATS Nationals in June. 

Elizabeth Minerman ('22) attended Dolora Zajik’s Institute for Young Dramatic Voices during the summer of 2017. She was the youngest participant to attend, and has been invited back for the 2018 program.

Ava Kuntz ('21) and Catherine Johnston ('21) were named co-Grand Prize Finalists for the Classical Voice division in the 2021 LA Music Center Spotlight Awards.

Catherine Johnston ('21) was named OC Register Artist of the Year for 2021.