2024 Shirley Rabb Winston Classical Voice Scholarship Recipients
Ages 19-22
• First Place, Jordan McCready, Central Iowa Chapter, $5,000.
• Second Place, Jack Hicks, New Jersey Chapter, $3,000.
Ages 16-18
• First Place, Olivia Glod, Illinois Chapter, $3,000.
• Second Place, Tiara Abraham, Indiana Chapter, $2,000.
• Encouragement Awards: Caitlyn Towell, Illinois Chapter; Catherine Creed, New Jersey Chapter, and Laura Mendez, Florida Chapter. Each will receive $1,000.
JUDGES
• Justyna Giermola is a voice professor at New Jersey City University and the Ridgewood Conservatory.
• Marco Nistico is the Artistic Administrator for Sarasota Opera. He spent two decades singing baritone roles in opera houses worldwide.
• Martin Sedak is chair of the music department and Director of Music at Keio Academy of New York and was recently named Artistic Director and Conductor for the Masterwork Chorus of New Jersey.