Each year outstanding students are recognized by a number of annual departmental prizes and awards.
Award Descriptions:
Alma Morrissette Music Award: This prize is awarded annually for excellence in music achievement in composition, performance, and leadership in musical organizations.
Ermanno Comparetti Music Award: This prize was given by friends and former students on the occasion of the retirement of Professor Ermanno F. Comparetti. It is awarded to an outstanding composer and/or member of the Colby Symphony Orchestra.
Mollie Seltzer Yett Prize: This prize is awarded annually to a graduating student, who in the opinion of the Music Department faculty, on the basis of this year’s record, has demonstrated academic achievement and creative skills, and genuine commitment to scholarship.
Recent winners are:
2022: |
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| Karl A. Lackner ’22 | Alma Morrissette Music Award |
| Benjamin M. Lawlor ’22 | Ermanno Comparetti Music Award |
| Houston A. Newsome ’22 | Mollie Seltzer Yett Prize |
| Houston A. Newsome ’22 | Chorale Music Award |
| Lujia Wang ’23 | Collegium Award |
| Karl A. Lackner ’22 | Jazz Band Award |
| Julia C. Lancia ’22 | Orchestra Music Award |
| Tiger H. Nguyen ’23 | Wind Ensemble Award |
| Yaxuan Ren ’24 | Music Department Performance Prize |
2021: |
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| Sean Dougherty ’21 | Alma Morrissette Music Award |
| Marius Orehovschi ’21 | Ermanno Comparetti Music Award |
| Krisandra McNichol ’21 | Mollie Seltzer Yett Prize |
| Cora Merrick ’21 | Chorale Music Award |
| Katie Carroll ’21 | Collegium Musicum Award |
| Drummond Poole ’21 | Jazz Band Award |
| Minji Ko ’21 | Orchestra Music Award |
| Christopher Toborg ’21 | Wind Ensemble Award |
| Esther Kim ’21 | Music Department Performance Prize |
2020: |
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| Crystal Lee ’20 | Alma Morrissette Music Award |
| Samantha Barry ’20 | Ermanno Comparetti Music Award |
| Alexandra Koeck-Schultz ’20 | Mollie Seltzer Yett Prize |
| Elizabeth Augustine ’20 | Chorale Music Award |
| Jeremy Barnes ’20 | Collegium Musicum Award |
| Madiha Molani ’20 | Jazz Band Award |
| Samantha Barry ’20 | Orchestra Music Award |
| Andrea Swiderski ’20 | Wind Ensemble Award |
| Yitong “Thomas” Deng ’20 | Music Department Performance Prize |
2019: |
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| Samantha Barry ’20 | Alma Morrissette Music Award |
| Crystal Lee ’20 | Ermanno Comparetti Music Award |
| Colleen Wright ’19 | Mollie Seltzer Yett Prize |
| Fatimah Ali ’19 | Chorale Music Award |
| E Hopf ’19 | Collegium Musicum Award |
| Julia Warnock ’19 | Jazz Band Award |
| Tara Brownson ’19 | Orchestra Music Award |
| Alyson Churchill ’19J | Wind Ensemble Award |
2018: |
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| Liam Butchart ’19 | Collegium Award |
| Jake Lester ’18 | Jazz Band Award |
| Christman Henderer ’18 | Orchestra Music Award |
| Ava Baker ’18 | Alma Morissette Music Prize |
| Fatimah Ali ’19 | Chorale Music Award |
| Josua Lutian ’18 | Ermanno Comparetti Music Award |
| Tessa Hauptman ’18 | Wind Ensemble Award |
| Liam Butchart ’18 | Mollie Seltzer Yett Prize |
2017: |
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| Jacqueline Betz ’17 | Collegium Chamber Singers Prize |
| William Qin ’17 | Symphony Orchestra Prize |
| Eileen Hopf ’19 | Chorale prize |
| Kellen McDonnell ’17 | Wind Ensemble Prize |
| Michelle Boucher ’17 | Jazz Band Prize |
| Jacqueline Betz ’17 | Alma Morrissette Music Prize |
| Josua Lutian ’17 | Ermanno Comparetti Music Prize |
| Lauren Shirely ’17 | Mollie Seltzer Yett ’26 Prize |
2016: |
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| John Walpuck ’16 & Eileen Hopf ’19 | Collegium Chamber Singers Prize |
| Jacqueline Betz ’17 | Symphony Orchestra Prize |
| Abby Gregory ’19 & Yihong Liu ’16 | Chorale prize |
| Emily Berry ’16 | Wind Ensemble Prize |
| Maggie Chutter ’16 | Jazz Band Prize |
| Olivia Gould ’16 | Alma Morrissette Music Prize |
| Jacob Wall ’16 | The Comparetti Music Prize |
| Xueqing Qiao ’16 | Mollie Seltzer Yett Prize |
2015: |
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| Jacqueline Betz ’17 & Caroline Tegeler ’16 | Collegium Chamber Singers Prize |
| Alicia Fawcett ’15 | Symphony Orchestra Prize |
| Anne Friedrich ’15 & Sarah Beth Solomon ’15 | Chorale prize |
| Andrew Clevenger ’15 | Wind Ensemble Prize |
| Sean Madigan ’15 & Carlvin Sanon ’15 | Jazz Band Prize |
| Liam Connell ’15 | Alma Morrissette Music Prize |
| Jane Allen ’15 | The Comparetti Music Prize |
| Zachariah Eslami ’15 | Mollie Seltzer Yett Prize |
2014: |
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| Elizabeth Gorence ’14 | Collegium Chamber Singers Prize |
| Ariella Gintzler ’14 | Symphony Orchestra Prize |
| John Walpuck IV, ’17 | Chorale Prize |
| Laura Parris ’14 | Wind Ensemble Prize |
| Devin Gibbs ’14 | Jazz Band Prize |
| Camille Gross ’14 | Alma Morrissette Music Prize |
| Brian Doolittle ’14 | The Comparetti Music Prize |
| Lucas Martin ’14 | Mollie Seltzer Yett Prize |
2013: |
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| Siya Hegde ’13 | Collegium Chamber Singers Prize |
| Mariel Lambrukos ’13 & Claire Herbig ’13 | Symphony Orchestra Prize |
| Kendall Hatch ’13 | Chorale prize |
| Elizabeth Malone ’13 | Wind Ensemble Prize |
| Chelsea Nickerson ’13 | Jazz Band Prize |
| Noah Teachey ’13 | Alma Morrissette Music Prize |
| William Norton ’13 | The Comparetti Music Prize |
| Kendall Hatch ’13 | Mollie Seltzer Yett ’26 Prize in Humanities |
2012: |
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| Allison Emery ’12 | Collegium Chamber Singers Prize |
| Ariella Gintzler ’14 | Symphony Orchestra Prize |
| Lauren McCrary ’12 & Arya Moallem ’12 | Chorale prize |
| Martha Witick ’12 | Wind Ensemble Prize |
| David Wollin ’12 | Jazz Band Prize |
| James Lasher ’12 | Alma Morrissette Music Prize |
| Jesse Goldman ’12 | The Comparetti Music Prize |
| Allison Emery ’12 | Mollie Seltzer Yett ’26 Prize in Humanities |
2011: |
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| Geraldine Morris ’11 | Collegium Chamber Singers Prize |
| Celia Friedman Cowen ’11 & Kevin Baier ’11 | Symphony Orchestra Prize |
| Geraldine Morris ’11 and Michael Clark ’11 | Chorale prize |
| Dustin Hickey ’11 | Wind Ensemble Prize |
| Rhiannon Ledwell ’12 | Jazz Band Prize |
| Ryoko Ogasawara ’11 | Alma Morrissette Music Prize |
| Kevin Baier ’11 | The Comparetti Music Prize |
| Qainat Khan ’11 | Mollie Seltzer Yett ’26 Prize in Humanities |