WALKER MUSIC COMPETITION WINNERS, 2022

The 65th John Child Walker Music Competition was held on Saturday, October 22, 2022. The Awards Ceremony took place on Saturday evening, at the beautiful main sanctuary of the Claremont United Church of Christ.

Excitement was in the air as competition winners announced by division. Trophies, medals and cash prizes were awarded. Performers who placed first in their division performed one or both of their competition pieces for the audience. A night full of beautiful and musical playing, it was truly a wonderful close to a busy day of competition!

We thank all the participants, teachers, parents and everyone who made it possible for us to hold our 65th John Child Walker Music Competition after a few years of hiatus. We wish everyone the best of luck in all their musical endeavors and hope to see you all back again next year!

Winners of the 65th John Child Walker Music Competition (teachers’ names in parentheses):

PIANO

Junior Division
1st Place:
Melody Liu (Agatha Hou)

2nd Place:
Aurora Liu (Agatha Hou)

3rd Place:
Leo Wang (Ruisha Zhang)

Honorable Mention:
Avarie Mills (Brian Glenn)
Christine Bu (Agatha Hou)

Intermediate Division:
1st Place:
Jeremy Wang (Ruisha Zhang)

2nd Place:
Claire Yang (Emily Long)

3rd Place:
Angela Feng (Ruisha Zhang)

Honorable Mention:
Mila Mark (Agatha Hou)
Siting Wen (Agatha Hou)
Audrie-Marie Mills (Brian Glenn)

Senior Division:
1st Place:
Sebastian Quadrini (Dr. Maria Perez)

2nd Place:
Demi Jiaqi Yu (Agatha Hou)

3rd Place:
Samarah Lunde (Agatha Hou)

Honorable Mention:
Aaron DeNuto (Agatha Hou)

STRINGS

Intermediate Division:
1st Place :
Aidan Kwan , violin (Fung Ho)

2nd Place:
Jason Cai, violin (Eric Yang)

3rd Place:
Calliope Martin, violin (Wendy Waggener)

Honorable Mention:
Zooey Yang, violin (Wendy Waggener)
Victoria Scarrott, violin (Dr. Rachel Huang)