About the 2026-2027 Utah District Competitors
Soprano
Hometown: Hamilton, Canada
Schools attended: McGill University, University of Ottawa
Previously appeared with: Franz Schubert Institute
2025-2026 Utah District Encouragement Award
Marianne Brooks
Soprano
Hometown: Gilbert, AZ
Schools attended: Brigham Young University
Emma Bursell
Soprano
Hometown: Provo, UT
Schools attended: Brigham Young University
Soprano
Hometown: Sunnyvale, CA
Schools attended: Rice University, Northwestern University
Previously appeared with: Utah Opera Resident Artist Program, Manetti-Shrem Opera Program
2024-2025 Utah District Winner
Sydney Crandall
Soprano
Hometown: Mesa, AZ
Schools attended: Brigham Young University
Eden Durham
Mezzo-Soprano
Hometown: Spanish Fork, UT
Schools attended: American Leadership Academy, Brigham Young University
Previously appeared with: Teton Valley Chamber Music Festival
Louise Frazier
Soprano
Hometown: Alpine
Schools attended: Utah Valley University
Previously appeared with: Festival Lyrique- Belle-île-en-mer, Utah Valley Opera Festival, Mediterranean Opera Studio and Festival
Samuel Lorenzo Gilbert
Tenor
Hometown: Bountiful, UT
Schools attended: Brigham Young University
Previously appeared with: Houston Grand Opera Young Artists Vocal Academy, Teton Valley Chamber Music Festival, Molise Vocal Academy
2025-2026 Utah District Encouragement Award
Alondra Gutierrez
Soprano
Hometown: Ogden, UT
Schools attended: Brigham Young University
Previously appeared with: Teton Valley Music Festival
Lydia Hall
Soprano
Hometown: Kingston, PA
Schools attended: Brigham Young University
Previously appeared with: Teton Valley Chamber Music Festival, Brevard Music Institute
Ashtyn Hammond-Kauvaka
Soprano
Hometown: Greenville, SC
Schools attended: Brigham Young University
Previously appeared with: Lyric Opera Studio Weimar, Mediterranean Opera Studio & Festival
Juliet Ingram
Mezzo-Soprano
Hometown: Redlands, CA
Schools attended: Brigham Young University
Previously appeared with: Teton Valley Chamber Music Festival
Mezzo-Soprano
Hometown: Durham, NC
Schools attended: Rice University, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Previously appeared with: Aspen Music Festival, Festival Napa Valley Manetti Shrem Opera Program, Brevard Music Center Janiec Opera Company
Anna Low
Soprano
Hometown: Orem, UT
Schools attended: Brigham Young University, Florida State University
Previously appeared with: Musica Priobita Management, American Institute of Musical Studies, Festival of International Opera Italia
2025-2026 Florida District Encouragement Award
Tenor
Hometown: Albuquerque, NM
Schools attended: Rice University, New England Conservatory of Music
Previously appeared with: Des Moines Metro Opera, Brevard Music Center
2025-2026 Houston District Winner
McKenzie Mulberry
Soprano
Hometown: Pearland, TX
Schools attended: Brigham Young University
Previously appeared with: Varna International Music Academy
Patrycja Posluszna
Soprano
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Schools attended: Manhattan School of Music, Brooklyn College
Previously appeared with: Institute for Young Dramatic Voices, Mediterranean Opera Studio & Festival
Bethany Rasmussen
Soprano
Hometown: West Jordan, UT
Schools attended: Utah Valley University
Sofia Rohlman
Soprano
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Schools attended: Appalachian State University, Baylor University
Previously appeared with: Collaborative Piano Institute; Music on Site, Inc.; Trentino Music Festival
Aoife Shanley
Soprano
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Schools attended: University of Denver, Cleveland Institute of Music
Ashley Stewart
Soprano
Hometown: Queen Creek, AZ
Schools attended: Brigham Young University
2025-2026 Utah District Encouragement Award
Isabella Thurgood
Soprano
Hometown: Springfield, VA
Schools attended: Brigham Young University
Previously appeared with: Teton Valley Chamber Music Festival
Anne Turner
Mezzo-Soprano
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Schools attended: Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Southern Utah University
Previously appeared with: Seagle Festival
Olatz Unamuno Omagogeascoa
Mezzo-Soprano
Hometown: Gauteguiz Arteaga, Spain
Schools attended: Southern Utah University
Alexandra Watson
Soprano
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Schools attended: Georgia State University, Reinhardt University
