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First Place Winner Sara Murphy, Mezzo-soprano |
Second Place Winner Abigail Levis |
Third Place Winner Bethany Hörst
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Please visit the Solo
Competition Winners page for more photos
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In 1977, the Oratorio Society inaugurated an annual Solo Competition, designed to encourage the art of oratorio singing and to give talented young singers an opportunity to advance their careers. The Competition has become international in scope, and well-known in the music world. This is the only major competition to focus exclusively on oratorio singing.
Since the Competition's inception, more than 3,400 singers have competed. The judges have chosen nearly 100 winners, awarding thousands of dollars in cash prizes. In addition, over 65 performance contracts have been awarded to Competition winners to appear in concert with the Society; many have also been awarded contracts with other major musical organizations.
The application deadline for the 2013 competition has
passed. Participants advanced to the semi-finals (April
6, 2013) will be notified by e-mail on or before March 15,
2013.
When and Where
The Lyndon Woodside Oratorio Solo Competition finals
concert is held in New York City every year in April. More
than $17,000 in cash prizes will be awarded, along with
possible contracts for oratorio performances in New York City.
Rules and procedures are explained in the
Application.
For answers to Frequently Asked Questions, please visit the Solo Comp FAQ page.
Qualifications
The Solo Competition is open to singers of all nationalities who were born on or after January 1,
1973 and who have not made a formal oratorio debut in a major concert hall. (Previous Solo Competition first, second and third prize winners are not eligible to compete.)
Awards
At the conclusion of the Finals, the following Awards will be presented:
| The Ellen Lopin Blair Award for First
Place |
$7,000 |
| The Stanley C. Meyerson Award for Second
Place |
$5,000 |
| The Docia Goodwin Franklin Award for Third
Place |
$2,500 |
| The Frances MacEachron Award |
$1,500 |
| The Johannes Somary Award |
$1,500 |
| The Lyndon Woodside Encouragement Award |
$1,000 |
| The William G. Blair Award |
$1,000 |
The Judges
Judges for the Solo Competition Finals represent the major musical institutions of New York City. The Judges for the 2013 competition
are:
Kent Tritle
Alfred Hubay
Leslie Fagan
Mark Shapiro
Clara Longstreth
Official Accompanist
The accompanist for the 2013 competition is Linda Hall
Previous Competition winners have gone on to careers in
Opera and Oratorio. They include:
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David Barrell
Alan Bennett
Kamel Boutros
Robert Bracey
David Britton
Dashon Burton
Benjamin Butterfield |
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Jennifer Check
Hans Choi
Shirley Close
Stanley Cornett
Michael Dash
Michelle DeYoung |
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Bradley Diamond
Molly Donnelly
Tyler Duncan
Jonathan Estabrooks
William Ferguson
Lauren Flanagan |
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Svetlana Furdui
Alexander Hajek
Carl Halvorson
Brenda Harris
Karen Holvik
Weston Hurt |
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Carolyn James
Jeffrey Kneebone
Eleni Matos
Andrea Matthews
Kevin McMillan
Joseph Mikolaj
Rufus Muler |
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Brian Mulligan
Eric Owens
Nacole Palmer
Robert Perry
Robert Pomakov
Derek Ragin
Steven Rickards |
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Yves Saelens
Michael Schade
Denis Sedov
Svetlana Serdar
Anna Soranno
Johanni Van Oostrum
Jayne West
Richard Zeller |
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Questions should be addressed to:
solocompetition@oratoriosocietyofny.org
Or by mail to:
Ms. Janet Plucknett
Competition Chairman
Oratorio Society of New York
1440 Broadway 23rd floor
New York, NY 10018
| Congratulations
to the 2013 Finalists: |
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Congratulations
to the 2013 Semi-Finalists: |
Ashley Bell
Joseph Beutel
Danielle Buonaiuto
Elizabeth Lewis Celeste
Elizabeth Fagan
Kurt Griffen
Brennan Hall
Kristin Hoff
Bethany Horst
Candice Hoyes
Brandon Hynum
James Kennerley
Abigail Levis
Gennard Lombardozzi |
Samantha
Louis-Jean
Jeremy Ludwig
Kate Maroney
Clifton Massey
Kathryn Mueller
Sara Murphy
Arwen Myers
Soo Hyun Oh
Guadalupe Peraza
Claire Raphaelson
Jennifer Sgroe
Jonathan Woody
Andrew York |
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