Awards and Prizes
2023
1st Prize - University of Florida Guitar Extravaganza, Gainesville, FL
2nd Prize - Houston Guitar Festival and Competition, Houston, TX
2022
Mid-Career Artist Grant - East Central Regional Arts Council and McKnight Foundation, Hinckley, MN
Winner - 2022 New Voices Music Competition: ¡Viva México!: A Celebration of Mexican Music, Minneapolis, MN
2020
Mid-Career Artist Grant - East Central Regional Arts Council and McKnight Foundation, Hinckley, MN
Resiliency Artist Grant, - East Central Regional Arts Council and McKnight Foundation, Hinckley, MN
Finalist - Ex-Aequo International Guitar Competition, (Livestream)
1st Prize - 97th Annual Schubert Club Competition, St. Paul, MN
1st Prize - 20th Texas Guitar Competition and Festival, Dallas, TX
Special Prize - Best Interpretation of Manuel Ponce, Dallas, TX
2019
Graduate Assistantship - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
1st Prize - Gohar & Ovanes Andriassian Guitar Festival and Competition, Cal State LA, Los Angeles, CA
1st Prize - Houston Guitar Festival, Houston, TX
1st Prize - New Orleans International Guitar Festival, New Orleans, LA
Competitor - (1 of 15 selected worldwide) 2015 Parkening International Guitar Competition, Malibu, CA
1st Prize - Appalachian Guitarfest at Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2nd Prize - Louisville Solo Artist Guitar Competition, Louisville, KY
2nd Prize - Wilson Center Guitar Competition and Festival, Brookfield, WI
2nd Prize - Orange County Guitar Circle International Classical Guitar Festival and Competition, Orange, CA
2nd Prize - Schubert Club Competition, St. Paul, MN
2018
2nd Prize - Mountain View Solo Guitar Competition, Dallas, TX
2nd Prize - Louisville Solo Artist Guitar Competition, Louisville, KY
2nd Prize - Appalachian Guitar Festival and Competition, Boone, NC
2nd Prize - Schubert Club Competition, St. Paul, MN
3rd Prize - Classical Minds International Guitar Competition, Houston, TX
2017
1st Prize - Florida Guitar Festival, Tallahassee, FL
1st Prize - East Carolina Professional Artist Competition, Greenville, NC
2nd Prize - Louisville Solo Artist Guitar Competition, Louisville, KY
2nd Prize - Wilson Center Guitar Competition and Festival, Brookfield, WI
Honorable Mention - Schubert Club Competition, St. Paul, MN
Honorable Mention - Southern Illinois Young Artist Competition, Edwardsville, IL
2016
2nd Prize - Wilson Center Guitar Competition and Festival, Brookfield, WI
2015
1st Prize - Sierra Nevada International Guitar Competition, Reno, NV
2nd Prize - Wilson Center Guitar Competition and Festival, Brookfield, WI
2nd Prize - Appalachian Guitar Festival and Competition, Boone, NC
2nd Prize - Concert Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition, Glendale, WI
3rd Prize - MacDowell Club of Milwaukee Music Competition, Fox Point, WI
3rd Prize - Montreal International Classical Guitar Festival and Competition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Competitor - (1 of 15 selected worldwide) 2015 Parkening International Guitar Competition, Malibu, CA
2014
Graduate Assistantship - University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
3rd Prize - UWM Concerto and Aria Competition, Milwaukee, WI
2nd Prize - Pacific Guitar Festival, Monrovia, CA
Finalist - Frances Walton Competition of Ladies Musical Club of Seattle, Seattle, WA
2013
1st Prize - Vanguard University Concerto Competition, Costa Mesa, CA
1st Prize - Aron Green ASTA Guitar Competition, Los Angeles, CA
1st Prize - Musical Arts Competition of Orange County, Orange, CA
3rd Prize - American Guitar Society Bickford Award, Valley Glen, CA
Finalist - Sierra Nevada Guitar Competition, Incline Village, NV
2012
1st Prize - Sigma Alpha Iota Scholarship Competition, Pasadena, CA
Competitor - (1 of 15 selected worldwide) 2015 Parkening International Guitar Competition, Malibu, CA
2011
3rd Prize - Pacific Guitar Festival, Monrovia, CA
