The Department of Music is proud to announce the following awards for 2024. Congratulations to the winners!
The Julia Wilkinson Mueller Prize for Excellence in Music
This award is in honor of a former chair of the Department of Music and member of the Ciompi Quartet. It goes to a graduating senior for achievement in musical performance.
Julia Leeman Aram Lindroth
The William Klenz Prize in Music Composition
Awarded to a graduate student for excellence in composition.
Chris Williams, for his Piano Trio: only dust and not a sound
The Henry Schumann Music Prize
This prize is awarded to a graduating senior for an original composition or a distinguished paper in music history or analysis.
Drew Fate-Bolognone, for paper: Composer Profile: Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001)
Julia Leeman, for paper: George Gershwin: The Evolution of Jazz in American Music
Joey Scarpa, for paper: Poulenc: An Exploration of This Music Through 1921-1962
The Ann Marie Parsons Memorial Prize
This award was established in 1991 in memory of Ann-Marie Parsons (Trinity '92) to recognize excellence in the field of Jazz Studies.
JP Goodwin
The Paul Bryan Award
Presented annually to recognize outstanding musicianship and exemplary service to the Duke University Wind Symphony. This award is given in honor of Professor Emeritus, Paul R. Bryan, professor of Music and conductor of the Wind Symphony (1951-1989).
Nina Zhang
Satya Yalamanchi
The Ciompi Quartet Award in Chamber Music
The Ciompi Quartet Award celebrates juniors and seniors whose musical excellence, imagination, commitment to consensus building and humility have made them leaders in their time in Chamber Music at Duke.
Aram Lindroth
Jaewon Jung
Alexander Du
Vicky Yang
Kenneth Gong
JAC Trio: Allen Zhang, Jean-Luc Rabideau, Claire Li
The Duke Symphony Orchestra Conductor’s Award
The award recognizes the graduating senior or seniors who have consistently displayed the highest level of musical excellence, exemplary service, and thoughtful leadership in the Duke Symphony Orchestra.
