Denise Jennings Competition
Open to all ages and levels of ability that range from Beginner to Professional. First Place winners will be invited to perform in the Honors Recital to be held after Flute Fest.
Registration for the 2024 Denise Jennings Competition has closed.
Best of luck to all who entered!
Contact Information
DeniseJenningsCompetition@gmail.com
Denise Jennings (1977 - 2000)
Born in Los Alamitos, CA, Denise Aileen Jennings was an active teacher and performer in the Houston area. Much in demand as a private instructor and clinician, Denise’s work was greatly reflected by the success of her many students. She was a member of the Houston Flute Club for several years and was a Junior Faculty member of Floot Fire. Denise received her BM in Music Education posthumously from the University of Houston, where she was a student of Dr Kimberly Clark.
Congratulations to our 2023 winners!
Beginners Division
Winner: Liviana Barbin
Honorable Mention: Paisley Moss
Elementary Division
Winner: Shizuka Koiwa
Honorable Mention: Nina Trujillo
Honorable Mention: Maya Haouesse
7th Grade Division
Winner: Abigail McWhorter
Honorable Mention: Elijah Eldridge
Honorable Mention: Anna Driscoll
Honorable Mention: Uma Satapathy
8th Grade Division
Winner: Sofia Kwok
9th Grade Division
Winner: Yixuan Chen
Honorable Mention: Sasha Elcorrobarrutia
Honorable Mention: Kevin Yang
10th Grade A Division
Winner: Gabino Medina
Honorable Mention: Jing Wan
10th Grade B Division
Winner: Bailey Rose
Honorable Mention: Madhura Sriram
Honorable Mention: Linyue Ren
11th Grade A Division
Winner: Mariana Perez
Honorable Mention: Katie Brady
11th Grade B Division
Winner: Regina DeBonte
Honorable Mention: Sophie Leatherman
12th Grade Division
Winner: Kaiya Kelker
Honorable Mention: Sarah DeVany
Undergraduate Division
Winner: Sarah Rodgers
Graduate/Teacher/Professional
Winner: Donald Rabin
Adult Amateur Division
Winner: Alicia Harris
Junior Ensemble Division
Winner: Doerre Trio (Ava Rabines, Anna Driscoll, Marisol Rodriguez)
Senior Ensemble Division
Winner: The Musical Flutes (Sara Helmick, Noemi Moreno, Crystal Martinez)
Honorable Mention: Sugar Land Senior Choir (Irene Capitano, Sasha Kazim, Sofia Kwok, Linyue Ren, Aakruthi Srikanth, Alex Sun, Keerthana Venkataraman, Carmen Yan)
Honorable Mention: Andante Duet (Megan Leckie, Haleigh House)
Adult Ensemble Division
Winner: PBS Group (Pablo Ocanas, Sheryl Laxson, Brian Briones)
