Faculty Award
for Outstanding Accomplishment in Musical Performance
2021–2022
Tiara Abraham
Mars Lewis
Ileana Souza Puente
2020–2021
Mike Lam
Michael Petris
Calvin Proctor
Cristian Soto
2019–2020
Grant Cottier
Eunah Lydia Lee
Ruby Nguyen
Benjamin Porter
Marjolein Schelvis
William Storz
Jennifer Zhang
Olga Brose Valente Memorial Prize
for Musical Excellence in Musical Composition or Wind Performance
2021–2022
Emily Thomas
Ayo Pierce Walker
2020–2021
Matthew Rasmussen
Jennifer Zavala–Briseño
2019–2020
Matthew Rasmussen
Grant Cottier
2018–2019
Ayrton Radich
2017–2018
Alessandra Ainsley Knitter
Grant Cottier
2016–2017
David Avis
Kristin Kirk
Toshinao Kanno Prize
for an Outstanding Piano Performance
The Kanno Prize honors Toshinao Kanno, a retired professional musician who is accomplished in both piano and harp. He was born and raised in Japan, where he received a bachelor’s degree in music. He came to the United States in the 1970s, where he attended UC Berkeley and received a master’s degree in piano performance. The prize ($500) is awarded to the UC Davis student who has given the most outstanding piano performance as determined by the faculty in the Department of Music.
2022–2023
Sissi Wu
2021–2022
N/A
2020–2021
Maya Khayat
2019–2020
N/A
2018–2019
Jennifer Zhang
Fannie Kopald Stein Memorial Award
for Excellence in Musical Performance
2021–2022
Tiara Abraham
Mars Lewis
2020–2021
Miriam Lewis
Ben Porter
2019–2020
Violet Leone Rivers
2018–2019
Mira Fu–En Huang
Violet Leone Rivers
2017–2018
Hannah Yan
2016–2017
Nayvin Chew
Shelley Anne Foster
2015–2016
Garrett Hagwood
David S. Saxon Award
for Performance in Early Music
2021–2022
Michael Gunnarson
2020–2021
Elizabeth Campbell
2019–2020
William Storz
2018–2019
William Storz
2017–2018
Shelley Anne Foster
Victor Ming Karadi
2016–2017
Danielle Leinwander
2015–2016
Melita Denney
2014–2015
John Yeh
2013–2014
John Yeh
Department Citation
for Outstanding Undergraduate Accomplishment in Music
2020–2021
William Chang Eng
Mike Fuho Lam
Ethan Nathaniel Palisoc
Michael Athony Petris
Benjamin Blake Porter
Calvin William Proctor
Matthew Allan Rasmussen
Cristian Ulises Soto
Jonah Michael Warschaw
Jennifer Catalina Zavala–Briseño