ADELA & LARRY ELOW AMERICAN SONGBOOK PERFORMING ARTS HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION

Underwritten by Adela & Larry Elow

2018

Cristina Jimenez “Sing Happy” (John Kander/Fred Ebb)

(The Professional Performing Arts School) $2500

Hannah Jane “The Joint is Really Jumpin’ at Carnegie Hall” (Roger Edens/Ralph Blane/Hugh Martin)

(The Professional Performing Arts School) $1500

Naomi Steele “Gorgeous” (Jerry Bock/Sheldon Harnick)

(Talented Unlimited High School) $1000

2019

Anais Reno “Ain’t Got Nothing But the Blues” (Duke Ellington/Don George)

(Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School) $2500

Jessica Ball “The Very Thought of You” (Ray Noble)

(The Professional Performing Arts School) $1500

Thomas Hogan “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” (Cole Porter)

(Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School) $1000

2020

Savannah Lee Henry “Secret Love” (Sammy Fain / Paul Francis Webster)

(The Professional Performing Arts School) $2500

Leonay Shepherd “Everybody’s Got A Home But Me” (Richard Rodgers / Oscar Hammerstein II)

(The Professional Performing Arts School) $1500

Jennifer Poroye “Misty” (Eroll Garner / Johnny Burke)

(Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School) $1000

Julia Parasram “God Bless The Child” (Billie Holiday / Arthur Herzog Jr.)

(Frank Sinatra School of the Arts) Honorable Mention $500

Kylie McNeill “I Can Cook” (Leonard Bernstein / Comden & Green)

(The Professional Performing Arts School) Honorable Mention $500

2021

Mark Aguirre “If Love Were All” (Noël Coward)

(The Professional Performing Arts School) $2500

Madalynn Mathews “Cry Me A River” (Arthur Hamilton)

(The Professional Performing Arts School) $1500

Julia Parasram “Someone To Watch Over Me” (Ira Gershwin/George Gershwin)

(Frank Sinatra School of the Arts) $1000

Mairead O’Neill “Honey Bun” (Richard Rodgers / Oscar Hammerstein II)

(Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School) Honorable Mention $500

2022

Jillian Mustillo “Bill” (Jerome Kern / Oscar Hammerstein II / P. G. Wodehouse)

(The Professional Performing Arts School) $2500

Jada Mothersill “What Did I Ever See In Him” (Charles Strouse / Lee Adams)

(The Professional Performing Arts School) $1500

Anne Hart “Georgous” (Sheldon Harnick / Jerry Boch)

(The Professional Performing Arts School) $1000 

2023

Lizzie Buller “I’m A Stranger Here Myself” (Ogden Nash / Kurt Weill)

(The Professional Performing Arts School) $2500

Indijhan Richard “Maybe This Time” (Fred Ebb / John Kander)

(The Professional Performing Arts School) $1500

Jada Mothersill “Don’t Go To Strangers” (Redd Evans / Arthur Kent / Dave Mann)

(The Professional Performing Arts School) $1000

2024 

Luz Velazquez “Midnight Sun” (Lionel Hampton / Sonny Burke / Johnny Mercer)

(Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music) $2500

Rebecca Supcoff “Can’t Stop Talking About Him” (Frank Loesser)

(Professional Performing Arts School) $1500

Ava Wanko “My Funny Valentine” (Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart)

(Professional Performing Arts School) $1000