Current and Former Student Prize Winners
2018
- Thomas Aquino (Guitar DM) won 2nd Prize at 2018 Wilson Center International Guitar Competition, Milwaukee
2017
- Stephen Brew (DM candidate) won 3rd Prize at Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society Competition 2017
- Nikola Begovic (MM student) won 1st Prize Graduate Instrumental Category of the Indianapolis Matinee Musicale Collegiate Scholarship Competition.
2016
- Carlo Fierens (DM stdent) won 1st Prize in in Indianapolis Matinee Musicale Open Graduate Competition (all orchestral instruments category)
- Eli Schille Hudson (BM student) won 2nd Prize in Indianapolis Matinee Musicale Open Undergraduate Competition (all orchestral instruments category)
2014
Rodrigo Lara (PD) conducting and playing with the Guitar Ensemble SICARU won:
1st Prize12° Concurso Internacional de Guitarra de Uruguay "Raúl Sánchez Clagett"
1st Prize Concorso Internazionale “Musica Insieme”, Musile di Piave (Italy)
1st Prize Concorso Musicale Europeo Citta di Filadelfia,Filadelfia(Italy)
1st Prize.Concorso Internazionale di Musica Euterpe,Corato(Italy)- Daniel Duarte (DM candidate) recepient of the 2014 Presser Graduate Award
2013
- Nemanja Ostojic (DM candidate) won First Prize at 2013 Wilson Center Guitar Competition, WI
- Mihajlo Djordjevic (PD Undergraduate) won 4th place at Appalachian GuitarFest Solo Guitar Competition 2013
- Mihajlo Djordjevic (PD Undergraduate) won Donald Neal Memorial Award in the Bloomington Chapter of the 2013 National Society of Arts and Letters instrumental competitions held at the Jacobs School of Music
- Mihajlo Djordjevic (PD Undergraduate) won 2nd Prize at Matinee Musicale Indianapolis 2013 Competition
2012
- NASL Prize for Rodrigo Almeida (DM student) and Erol Ozsever (DM student)
- Prize at Travel Grant Competition for Guitar Duo Villa (Daniel Duarte-Rodrigo Almeida)
2011
- Jonathan Godfrey's (DM student) Sonatina wins Grand Prize in 2011 Boston GuitarFest Composition Competition
- Erol Ozsever (DM student) won 3rd Prize at the 2011 Tennessee Guitar Festival and Competition
- Nemanja Ostojic (DM student) won 2nd Prize at the 2011 East Carolina University Guitar Competition
2010
- Nemanja Ostojic (DM student) won 2nd Prize at the 2010 JoAnn Falletta Guitar Concerto Competition
- Efrain Hoyos (DM student) won Special Prize "Mention of Honor" at the V International Competition for young guitarists COMPENSAR in Bogota, Columbia
- Stevan Jovic won First Prize (Pyle Prize), and Jonathan Godfrey won Second Prize (Pyle Prize) at the Matinee Musicale Indianapolis 2010 Competition
- Jonathan Godfrey won McDonald Merit Award at NSAL Instrumental Music Contestants
- Erol Ozsever and Jonathan Godfrey won 2nd Prize Ex Aequo at 2010 Annual Competition in the Performance of Music from Spain and Latin America
2009
- Stevan Jovic, MM student won 3rd prize at the Music Academy of Noth Carolina Guitar Festival
- Stevan Jovic, MM student won 1st Prize of the International Guitar Festival "L' ille de Re" in France
- Erol Ozsever, DM student won 1st Prize at 2009 Rosario Guitar Competition in Columbia, SC
- Nemanja Ostojic, MM student won 1st Prize at 2009 Southwest Guitar Festival International Solo Guitar Competition
2008
- Guido Sanchez, DM student won Prize for the Best Performance of the Compulsory work at Joann Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition
- Nemanja Ostojic, MM student won 1st Prize at Allentown Symphony Orchestra competition, and 1st Prize at the competition at University of Texas in Dallas.
- Erol Ozsever, MM student won 1st Prize at Matinee Musicale in Indianapolis
- Gabriel Gutierrez, BM student won 2nd Prize Matinee Musicale Indianapolis
- Andres Saborio, former MM student won 3rd Prize at International Guitar Competition in Culiacan, Mexico
- Nemanja Ostojic, MM student won 1st place, and Maja Radovanlija, DM student won 2nd place at 2008 Annual Competition in the Performance of Music from Spain and Latin America
2007
- Jonathan Zwi, Senior student won 1st Prize at Competition "BRAVIO", Brazil
- Slobodan Milivojevic, Performer Diploma student won 1st prize at Matinee Musicale, Indianapolis
- Slobodan Milivojevic, Performer diploma student has won 1st place at 2007 Annual Competition in the Performance of Music from spain and Latin America
2006
- Former Junior student Aleksandr Tsiboulski won 1st Prize at St Joseph's; 2nd Prize at GFA and 1st Prize at Tokyo International Competition.
2004
- Andres Saborio won 2nd place at 2004 Annual Competition in the Performance of Music from Spain and Latin America
2002
- Daniel Bolshoy won Debut Atlantic tour of Canadian Maritime provinces (and recording for CBC radio)
2001
- Hector Corrada won 2nd prize at M.T.N.A competition and Espen Jensen and Ramsue Lopez, won 1st. Prize (Aex-equo) in the open category of the Forth Annual Competition in the Performance of Music from Spain and Latin America; Espen Jensen won 1st Prize at Indianapolis Matinee Musicale; Daniel Bolshoy won 1st Prize at MTNA and 2nd Prize in Porland
2000
- Former junior IU guitar student Alexander Tsiboulski won 1st Prize at the Australian Guitar Competition; Nick Ciraldo won 2nd Prize at M.T.N.A.
1999
- Atanas Tzvetkov won 1st Prize at the Second Annual Competition in the Performance of Music from Spain and Latin America (open category); Carlos Saavedra won 2nd Prize at M.T.N.A.; Denis Azabagicwon 1st Prizes at Stotensberg Competition and Allentown Symphony Competition
1998
- Petar Jankovic won 3rd Prize at I. Guerrero Competition in Spain and 3rd Prize at M.M. Ponce Competition in Mexico and 1st Prize at First Annual Competition in the Performance of Music from Spain and Latin America; Carlos Saavedra won 1st Prize at Indianapolis Matinee Musicale; Denis Azabagic won 1st Prize at Guitar Foundation of America Competition
1997
- Petar Jankovic won 1st Prize at Indianapolis Matinee Musicale; Alan Thomas won 1st Prize among all categories at the Gaudeamus Competition in Holland
1996
- Chris Keniff won 1st prize at M.T.N.A. Competition; Ken Price won 2nd Prize in Portland Competition