USI Hagemann Awards for Musical Performance Concert winner revealed

*UPDATE: Brenna Julian was awarded the 2023 Hagemann Awards for Musical Performance. She performed works from Scott Joplin, Friedrich Kuhlau, Claude Debussy ad Ryuichi Sakamoto.

“It was so inspiring to see the unique way each performer brought melody, harmony and text from the composers’ page to create a body of sound that mirrored the students’ love for performing while evoking such a wide range of emotion," says Daniel Craig, Associate Professor of Music. "We are all very fortunate for this long-standing competition, created by Philip Hagemann to support young musicians in Posey County."

The University of Southern Indiana’s Philip Hagemann Department of Performing Arts will host the 40th annual Hagemann Awards for Musical Performance Concert, a competition for Posey County, Indiana, high school students, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 in Murphy Auditorium in New Harmony, Indiana. The event is open to the public at no charge.  

Finalists for this year’s concert are Brenna Julian, piano; Ainsley Pierce, trombone; Jaycee Jarvis, voice; and Alayna Reising, voice. All students were seniors at Mt. Vernon High School during the 2022-23 academic year.  

Each finalist will play a 20-minute portion of the concert. The top scoring performer will receive an $800 award and an Alexander Scholarship (not affiliated with USI). Remaining finalists will receive a $400 award. 

For more information, contact Daniel Craig, Associate Professor of Music, at dcraig@usi.edu.