2022 Shirley Rabb Winston Classical Voice Scholarship Recipients
2022 Winston Voice
Age: 16 – 19
First Place
Zoe Meier- St Louis- $1,000
Encouragement Award:
Sophie Patenaude – Florida- $500
Rachel Schlesinger – New York-$500
Age Group: 20 – 22
Grand Prize:
Sarah Fleiss -New Jersey-$6,000
Outstanding Recognition:
Cole McIlquham- Washington DC -$2500
Matilda Smolij – Ohio River Valley-$2,500
Encouragement Award:
Lucy Altus- Pittsburgh- $1,000
Madison Hoerbelt- New York- $1000
Sydney Penny- St Louis-$1000
Total Award- $16,000
2022 Winner
Sarah Fleiss, originally from North Bergen, NJ, is a soprano currently studying with Julia Faulkner at the Curtis Institute of Music. This year at Curtis, she sang Despina in Mozart’s Così fan tutte and Monica in Menotti’s The Medium. This summer, she attended the Music Academy of the West. She looks forward to premiering a song cycle of Tania León, singing in the Pergolesi Start Mater and Brahms Neue Liebeslieder, and performing as Dalinda in Ariodante this upcoming year. Prior to Curtis, she was a student at Columbia University, and also participated in the Juilliard Exchange program. Other roles include Pamina (The Magic Flute), Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro), and Annio (La Clemenza di Tito).
