2025 Shirley Rabb Winston Classical Voice Scholarship Recipients

Shirley Rabb Winston Voice Winners
Written By Chris Loud

Ages 16–18

Grand Prize

  • Caroline Jacobson (Arkansas) — $1,750

Ages 19–22

Grand Prize

  • Catherine Creed (NJ) — $6,000

Second Place

  • Yaffa Ovishcher (NY) — $2,500

  • Wanda Sullivan (NJ) — $2,500

Third Place

  • Shitka Mukherjee (Iowa) — $1,000

  • Tiara Abraham (Indiana) — $1,000

  • Rachel Schlesinger (NY) — $1,000

Encouragement Awards

  • Sara Porjosh (Pittsburgh) — $500

  • Chase Cote (Washington DC) — $500

  • Olivia Gonzales (Washington DC) — $500

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.

Chris Loud
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