BDS 2023 INTERNATIONAL SOLOIST COMPETITION OF LATIN AMERICAN VOCAL MUSIC

Awards by age category

7 & 8 years old:

1st place, Emma Mansilla, Colegio Franco Argentino “Adrienne Bolland”, Argentina

9 & 10 years old:

3rd place, Margarita Gerlero, Michael Ham Nordelta, Argentina

2nd place, Olivia Frigerio, Michael Ham Nordelta, Argentina

1st place shared by Emilia Seeber, Michael Ham Nordelta, & Cala Lorenzo, BDS, Argentina

11 & 12 years old:

3. Maria Bargallo, Michael Ham Nordelta, Argentina 

2. Ardra Menon, Indian School Al Ghubra, Sultanate of Oman

1. Victoria Inchauspe, BDS, Argentina

13 & 14 years old:

3. Stella Ignacio Almeida, Aubrick School, São Paulo, Brazil 

2. Micaela Gomez Duarte, Colegio Saint Nicholas´, Argentina

1st. Helena Covino, Aubrick School, São Paulo, Brazil 

15 to 18 years old:

3. Iara Jobim dos Santos, Aubrick School, São Paulo, Brazil 

2. Roshni Prabhu, Indian School Al Ghubra, Sultanate of Oman

1st place shared by Pedro Pociecha, BDS, &  Martina Urtubey, Colegio Saint Nicholas´, Argentina

Special mentions from the panel

Ardra Menon from Indian School Al Ghubra in Oman, for her impeccable a cappella performance and her meritorious Spanish.

Martina Urtubey, from St. Nicholas' School, Argentina, for her interaction with the guitarist, a very good job as an ensemble; and because she proposes her own version, making use of a wide dynamic range, phrasing and interpreting the different moods of the song.  

Sanjana Praveen from the Indian School Al Ghubra, Oman, for her expressive and heartfelt performance.