It was the consensus of the Board that these auditions should be continued...in years to come so that the Oratorio Society of New York could be recognized as running one of the more prestigious vocal auditions in the city.

-Minutes of the Board of Directors, May 15, 1978

Winners

2025

Maximillian Jansen, tenor

Juliet Papadopoulos, soprano

Sarah Coit, mezzo-soprano

Veronica Roan, mezzo-soprano

Madeline Healey, soprano

Fredy Bonilla, baritone

Paulina Francisco, soprano

Helaine Liebman-London, soprano

2024

Sara Lauren LeMesh, soprano

Morgan Fox Mastrangelo, tenor

Andrew Bearden Brown, tenor

Leo Radosavljevic, bass-baritone

Elisa Sutherland, mezzo-soprano

Sandy Sharis, mezzo-soprano

Marie Noël Marquis, soprano

Juliet Ariadne Papadopoulos, soprano

2023

Elisse Albian, soprano

Elijah McCormack, male soprano

Nicholas Burns, counter-tenor

Kendra Berentsen, soprano

Edward Vogel, baritone

Andrew Bearden Brown, tenor

Michelle Mariel Mariposa, mezzo soprano

Finalist

Jessica Beebe, soprano (did not compete)

2022

Julie Roset, soprano

Eric Carey, tenor

William Socolof, bass-baritone

Morgan Balfour, soprano

Joseph Parrish, baritone

Sophie Michaux, mezzo-soprano

Bradyn Debysingh, tenor

Brian Murray, baritone

2020/2021

Emily Cedriana Donato, soprano

Emily Yocum Black, soprano

Ryne Cherry, baritone

Rebecca Farley, soprano

Colin James Doyle, tenor

Finalist:
Mikhail Biryukov, bass (did not compete due to COVID travel restrictions)

2019

Steven Eddy, baritone

Heather Petrie, contralto

Nathaniel Sullivan, baritone

Matthew Hill, tenor

Claire McCahan, mezzo-soprano

Veronica Pollicino, mezzo-soprano

Joel Balzun, baritone

Suzanne Karpov, soprano

2018

Charles Sy, tenor

Brian Giebler, tenor

Kristin Gornstein, mezzo-soprano

Amy Broadbent, soprano

Christopher Richardson, bass-baritone

Devony Smith, mezzo-soprano

Scott Brunscheen, tenor

Cairan Ryan, baritone

2017

Joshua Blue, tenor

Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone

Isaiah Bell, tenor

Helene Brunet, soprano

Sarah Mesko, mezzo-soprano

Marjorie Maltais, mezzo-soprano

Heather Petrie, contralto

Melissa Kornacki, mezzo-soprano

2016

Jakub Jozef Orlinski, countertenor

David McFerrin, baritone

Katrin Targo, soprano

Christopher Magiera, baritone

Antonina Chehovska, soprano

Jennifer Taverner, soprano

Linda McAlister, soprano

Samantha Louis-Jean, soprano

2015

Helen Karloski, mezzo-soprano

Erik W. Krohg, baritone

Jacquelyn Stucker, soprano

Sheila Dietrich, soprano

Steven Eddy, baritone

Daniel Moody, countertenor

Andrew Rader, countertenor

James Geoffrey Kennerley, tenor

2014

Megan Marino, mezzo-soprano

Silvie Jensen, mezzo-soprano

Bethany Horst, soprano

Davone Tines, bass-baritone

Lianne Coble, soprano

Gunyong Na, baritone

Jonathan Beyer, baritone

Sarah Brailey, soprano

2013

Abigail Levis, mezzo-soprano

John Taylor Ward, bass-baritone

Kathryn Mueller, soprano

Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone

Samantha Louis-Jean, soprano

Kate Maroney, mezzo-soprano

Jeremy Ludwig, baritone

2012

Dashon Burton, bass-baritone

Tobias Greenhalgh, baritone

Jon-Michael Ball, tenor

Jennifer Feinstein, mezzo-soprano

Unranked
Sarah Mesko, mezzo-soprano

Kathryn Mueller, soprano

Emily Newton, soprano

Nacole Palmer, soprano

2011

Jonathan Estabrooks, tenor

Blythe Gaissert, mezzo-soprano

Emily Duncan-Brown, soprano

Unranked
Dan Kempson, baritone

Youngmi Kim, soprano

Edward Mout, tenor

Nils Neubert, tenor

Christopher Reames, tenor

2010

Joseph Mikolaj, tenor

Matthew Anderson, tenor
Richard Westenberg Award for excellence in 18th century stylistic interpretation

Mischa Bouvier, baritone
Richard Westenberg Award for excellence in 19th century stylistic interpretation

2009

Johanni Van Oostrum, soprano

Vahagn Hovhannisyan, bass

Michael Kelly, tenor
Richard Westenberg Award for excellence in 19th century stylistic interpretation

Matthew Shaw, countertenor
Richard Westenberg Award for excellence in 18th century stylistic interpretation

2008

Tyler Duncan, baritone

Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone

Angela Meade, soprano

Caitlin Lynch, soprano

2007

William Ferguson, tenor

Christopher DeVage, baritone

Takesha Kizart, soprano

2006

Alexander Hajek, baritone

Sidney Outlaw, baritone

Ian Howell, countertenor

2005

Brian Mulligan, baritone

Steven Ebel, tenor

Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano

2004

Svetlana Serdar, contralto

Howard Reddy, baritone

Frederic Antoun, tenor

Lisa Bryce, soprano

Jessie Hinkle, alto

2003

Weston Hurt, baritone

Awet Andemicael, soprano

Leane Pantaleo, mezzo-soprano

2002

Robert Bracey, tenor

Yana Besyadynska, soprano

Jason Hardy, bass

2001

Jennifer Check, soprano

Todd Wilander, tenor

Stephen Gaertner, baritone

2000

Robert Pomakov, bass

Lester Lynch, baritone

Ryu-Kyung Kim, mezzo-soprano

1999

Eleni Matos, mezzo-soprano

Rufus Müller, tenor

Kyu Han, baritone

1998

Kamel Boutros, baritone

Carola Gunther, mezzo-soprano

Margaret Evans, soprano

1997

Jennifer Aylmer, soprano

Arietha Lockhart, soprano

Randall Jakobsh, bass

1996

Denis Sedov, bass

David Sabella, countertenor

Whaa Chin Chae, tenor

1995

Svetlana Furdui, mezzo-soprano

Robert Perry, baritone

Mary Ellen Callahan, soprano

1994

Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano

Eric Owens, bass

Benjamin Butterfield, tenor

1993

Anna Soranno, soprano

Jeffrey Prillaman, tenor

Michael Eberhard, baritone

1992

Bradley Diamond, tenor

Caroline Whisnant, soprano

Philip Cutlip, baritone

1991

Molly Donnelly, mezzo-soprano

Alan Bennett, tenor

Rockland Osgood, tenor

1990

Michael Schade, tenor

Hans Choi, baritone

Jayne West, soprano

1989

Richard Zeller, bass-baritone

Leneida Crawford, mezzo-soprano

Scott McCoy, tenor

1988

Carolyn James, soprano

Jeffrey Morrissey, baritone

Vanessa Ayers, mezzo-soprano

1987

Carl Halvorson, tenor

Derek Ragin, countertenor

Karen Holvik, soprano

1986

David Barrell, baritone

Steven Rickards, countertenor

Lauren Flanigan, soprano

1985

Jeffrey Kneebone, baritone

Keith Olsen, tenor

Michael Dash, countertenor

1984

Brenda Harris, soprano

Kevin McMillan, baritone

Denise Woods, mezzo-soprano

1983

Andrea Matthews, soprano

Ruth Golden, soprano

Richard Schuler, tenor

James C. Beal, Jr., tenor

1982

Ben Holt, baritone

Stanley Cornett, tenor

1981

Linda Dillon Mabbs, soprano

Eddye Pierce Berry, soprano

1980

Shirley Close, soprano

Sharon Christman, soprano

Faina Nodova, soprano