Brown music award winners announced after Saturday competition

The 2022 Brown Music Competition was held virtually over the weekend and winners were chosen for the Betty F. Brown and Anna Newell Brown scholarships.

According to Heritage Fund: The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County Columbus North Senior Matthew Liu won the Betty F. Brown Awards for Instrumental Excellence for his piano performances. Home-schooled Andrei Minut won the Anna Newell Brown Awards for Vocal Excellence.

Four high school seniors competed in the instrumental contest on Saturday, and five participated in the vocal contest in this year’s competition. The performances were livestreamed to judges.

Both students will receive a $3,500 scholarship award.

Other senior award winners were:

o Saylor Lancaster, piano, $2,000
o Tiffany Fu, violin, $1,000
o Clara Halsey, piano, $500
o Sofia Martinez, mezzo, $1250
o Lillie Tickel, mezzo, $1250
o Anna Jackson, mezzo, $500
o Olivia Pittman, soprano, $500

Underclass award winners were:

o Sreepadaarchana Munjuluri, violin, $2,000
o Aislinn Tian, marimba, $600
o Darren Li, violin, $400
o Molly Hotek, soprano, $2,000