PAST WINNERS OF THE MU PHI EPSILON INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Brief History
A member of the Memorial Foundation Board, Claudette Sorel, conceived the plan for the Sterling Staff Competition in 1964. In 1979, Mu Phi Epsilon Artist Concerts became the designation for the winners' events, and at the same time the name of the competition was changed to Mu Phi Epsilon International Competition, to become effective in 1983. The Memorial Foundation changed its name to the Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation in 1993.
The competition is now held once every three years; the final round coinciding with the fraternity's International Convention. Since 1964 there have been only 33 winners. The winner, jointly sponsored by the Foundation and local Mu Phi Epsilon chapters, then performs recitals, concerts and community service projects over the following two-year period.
The next Mu Phi Epsilon International Competition final round will be held in Rochester, New York, August 8-13, 2011. Deadline for entry is February 1, 2011. Application information and repertoire requirements are found elsewhere on this website.
1964
- Lynn Lewis, piano
- Virginia Marks, piano
1966
- Asuncion Liebe, mezzo-soprano
- Ann Marie Obressa Miller, soprano
1968
- Marian Buck-Lew, piano
- Miyoko Nakaya Lotto, piano
- Karen Laycock Leonard, organ
1970
- Leone Buyse, flute
- Jane Bakken Klaviter, accompanist
- Barbara Gray Massey, organ
1972
- Virginia Belwood-Shelton, piano
- Yumiko Tabuchi, piano
1974
- Barbra Bailey Bradley, accompanist
- Judith Balo Goff, soprano
- Sherry Kloss, violin
- Maquette Kuper, flute
- Judy May, soprano
1977
- Cynthia Donnell, mezzo-soprano
- Beverly Hoch, coloratura-soprano
1980
- Julie Rosenfeld, violin
- Roberta Bebb Veazey, soprano
1983
- Cheryl Elizabeth House, cello
1986
- Alan Chow, piano
- Ayako Yonetani, violin
1989
- Carole Marie Harris, violin
- Alison Young, flute
1992
- Jeanine Wagner, soprano
1995
- Marilyn Harris, cello
- Elizabeth Moak, piano
1998
- Keith Michael Bohm, saxophone
2001
- Jorge Ávila, violin
2003
- Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
2007
- Ruslan Biryukov, cello
