Performance Prizes

Bach Vocal Competition for American Singers

The Biennial Bach Vocal Competition is co-sponsored by The American Bach Society and The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and was founded in 2000. The competition is for young American singers with a special interest in the music of J. S. Bach.

Past winners:

2024 Winners
- First Prize
  - Gabrielle Razafinjatovo, mezzo-soprano
  - Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano
- Honorable Mention
  - Trevor Scott, tenor
  - Rachel Doehring Jackson, soprano
2018 Winners
- First Prize
  - Gabriela Estephanie Solis, mezzo-soprano
- Honorable Mention
  - Amy Broadbent, soprano
2016 Winners
- First Prize
  - Nola Richardson, soprano
  - Christopher Edwards, bass
- Honorable Mention
  - Brian Giebler, tenor
2014 Winners
- First Prize
  - Janna Critz, mezzo-soprano
- Honorable Mention
  - Augusta Caso, mezzo-soprano
  - Nola Richardson, soprano
  - Gene Stenger, tenor
2012 Winners
- First Prize
  - Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
- Honorable Mention
  - Steven Brennfleck, tenor
  - Sarah Mesko, mezzo-soprano
  - Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone
2010 Winners
- First Prize
  - Laura Atkinson, mezzo-soprano
- Honorable Mention
  - Thea Lobo, mezzo-soprano
  - Jason Steigerwalt, baritone
  - Yulia Van Doren, soprano
2008 Winners
- First Prize
  - Joshua Copeland, baritone
- Honorable Mention
  - Matthew Anderson, tenor
2006 Winners
- First Prize
  - Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
- Honorable Mention
  - Matthew Anderson, tenor
  - Abigail Nims, mezzo-soprano
2004 Winners
- First Prize
  - Nathan Davis, tenor
- Honorable Mention
  - Stacey Mastrian, soprano
  - Michelle Rice, mezzo-soprano
2002 Winners
- First Prize
  - Christopher Burchett, baritone
- Honorable Mention
  - Ryan Turner, tenor
  - Aaron Engebreth, baritone
  - Amelia Kubala, mezzo-soprano
2000 Winners
- First Prize
  - Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano
- Honorable Mention
  - Jennifer Ellis Kampani, soprano
  - Christina Pier, soprano
  - Sumner Thompson, baritone