Winners of the 2021 NOA Vocal Competition Virtual
Eighteen finalists competed in the two divisions of the 2021 Carolyn Bailey and Dominick Argento Vocal Competition, held virtually on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Viewers watching live voted on special $500 Audience Favorite awards in each division (see below). Congratulations to all the winners!
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Competition Program Booklet (PDF)

Jacob Scharfman
1st Place Artist Division

Kathryn Henry
2nd Place Artist Division

Alexandra Razskazoff
3rd Place Artist Division

Sara Lucille Law
Audience Favorite
Artist Division

Blake Denson
1st Place Scholarship Division and Legacy Award

Shannon Keegan
2nd Place Scholarship Division

Magdalena Kuzma
3rd Place and Audience Favorite
Scholarship Division
Scholarship Division Finalists:
- Gabrielle Anne Barkidjija, Mezzo soprano (River Forest, IL)
- Blake A Denson, Baritone (Paducah, KY)
- William Desbiens, Baritone (Québec, Canada)
- Mishael Eusebio, Tenor (Toronto, Ontario)
- Julia Gershkoff, Soprano (East Greenwich, RI)
- Shannon Patricia Aniko Keegan, Mezzo soprano (Naperville, IL)
- Magdalena Kuzma, Soprano (New York City, NY)
- Joseph Tancredi, Tenor (Bayville, NY)
Artist Division Finalists:
- Caroline Camp Corrales, Soprano (Saint Louis, MO)
- Kathryn Henry, Soprano (Sheboygan, WI)
- Helen Zhibing Huang, Soprano (Richmond, VA)
- Jonathan Kaufman, Tenor (Charlotte, NC)
- Sara Lucille Law, Soprano (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Siena Licht Miller, Mezzo soprano (Portland, OR)
- Bryan Murray, Baritone (West Babylon, NY)
- Alexandra Razskazoff, Soprano (Silver Spring, MD)
- Mikayla Sager, Soprano (Vancouver, BC)
- Jacob Scharfman, Baritone (Boston, MA)