The 2026 Awards and Prizes

JEAN & FRANCIS MADEIRA AWARD

For a senior who is going on in music. Given by Brown Club of Rhode Island.

Pascale Carvalho
Thomas Gotsch

Walter J. Nelson Prize

To honor music accomplishment for a student who exhibits musical talent and interest

Brandon Choy
Kate Javerbaum
Ray Mandel-Mueller

Marion Hassenfeld Premium

For excellence in music or music appreciation

Yiyun Li
Triston Roberts
Daniel Xu

Muriel Hassenfeld Mann Premium

For excellence in music or music appreciation

Mia Gutierrez-Huang  /  Ryan Lee  /  Grace Ma

Rose Rosengard Subotnik Prize

For excellence in writing about musical topics

Panagiotis Dimitrakopoulos

Coolidge Premium

For a senior for musical excellence

Ryder Lippman
Hannah Zupancic

Ron Nelson Prize

For musical excellence

Carys Edwards
Eitan Frank
Wil Rowland

Margery MacColl Award

For a first- or second-year student who shows exceptional promise as a potential concentrator.

Darian Estrada
Marika Solomon Marcy
Hanyu (Harry) Qin 
Johan Sorensen
Mason Yu

Prizes in Piano & Vocal Performance

For excellence in piano or vocal performance

Alex Banull
Stella Biase
Ziqi Fang
Dylan Schenker

Mitchell Baker ’90 Music Scholar Competition

For excellence in jazz performance

Lucy Bickley
Ken Takayama
William Wang

Rosamund Winslow Lemaire Woodwind Prize

For excellence in woodwind performance

Caroline Cordts
Elsa Eastwood
Kajsa Harrington

David Laurent Prize

For excellence in vocal performance

Xavier Dargan

Rostropovich Prize

To be given to an outstanding graduating musician in the Orchestra

Eliana Alweis
Thomas Gotsch