Student and Alumni Accomplishments

Preparing Students for College

Seniors in the Community School go on to top music programs, Ivy League universities, and the best universities in the nation. 2025–26 graduates will attend: 

    • Brown University 
    • Curtis Institute of Music 
    • Eastman School of Music 
    • George Washington University 
    • Jacobs School of Music/IU 
    • The Juilliard School 
    • Manhattan School of Music 
    • Northwestern University 
    • New York University 
    • Princeton University 
    • Johns Hopkins University-Peabody Institute 
    • Stanford University 
    • University of Chicago 
    • University of Southern California 
    • University of California, Los Angeles 
    • Yale University 

Previous Community School graduates have attended the following conservatories, universities, colleges, and schools:  

    • Brown University 
    • Carnegie Mellon University 
    • Colburn Conservatory of Music 
    • Conservatorium van Amsterdam 
    • Cornell University 
    • Eastman School of Music 
    • Harvard University 
    • Johns Hopkins University 
    • The Juilliard School 
    • New England Conservatory 
    • New York University 
    • Oberlin College and Conservatory 
    • Princeton University 
    • The Royal Conservatory of Music 
    • San Francisco Conservatory of Music 
    • University of California Schools 
    • University of Southern California 
    • Yale University 

Awards, Competitions, and Highlights

Students of the Community School of Performing Arts are recipients of numerous awards and winners of prominent competitions. Highlights include:

2025–26 

    • Elite International Music Competition, First Prize 
    • Jerry Herman Foundation–Jimmy Award for Best Actress, Nomination 
    • The Music Center’s Spotlight Awards, Grand Prize Finalists, Contemporary Instrumental 
    • The Music Center’s Spotlight Awards, Grand Prize Finalists, Non-Classical Voice 
    • Satori Music Competition, First Prize 
    • Satori Strings Open, First Prize 
    • Satori Strings Prodigy, Second Prize 
    • SPHINX Competition, Semifinalist  
    • Theatricum Botanicum’s Treasure Island, Cast 

2024–25 

    • 52nd Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, Silver Medal 
    • Amici International Music Festival, Second Prize 
    • Elite International Music Competition, First Prize, Second Prize 
    • Los Angeles Youth Philharmonic Competition, Rising Star, Second Prize 
    • Los Angeles Opera’s production of Las tres mujeres de Jerusalén, Cast, Youth Role 
    • NPR’s From the Top, From the Top Learning and Media Lab Fellowship 
    • The Music Center’s Spotlight Awards, Grand Prize, Contemporary Instrumental; Merit Award, Non-Classical Voice 
    • Vivaldi International Music Competition, First Prize, Chamber Music Composition 

2023–24 

    • 51st Annual Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, Quarter Finalists 
    • Downbeat Magazine’s 47th Annual Student Music Awards, Winner, High School Honors, Jazz Soloist; Ensemble Winners, High School Honors, Small Jazz Combo; Winner-Small Ensemble High School Honors, Original Composition; Winner-Large Ensemble High School Honors, Original Composition 
    • Elite International Music Competition, First and Second Prize 
    • Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition, First Prize 
    • The Music Center’s 2024 Spotlight Awards, Grand Prize Finalist, Classical Instrumental  
    • The Music Center’s 2024 Spotlight Awards, Grand Prize Finalist, Contemporary Instrumental  
    • Satori Summer Festival Competition, Grand Prize, Strings 

Summer Programs

Each year, Community School of Performing Arts students attend top summer programs including:

    • Boston University Tanglewood 
    • Idyllwild Summer 
    • Interlochen Summer Percussion Intensive 
    • National Youth Orchestra 2 (NYO2) 
    • New England Conservatory Summer Orchestra Institute 
    • Tanglewood Institute Summer Percussion Workshop 

 

See a complete list of Colburn student accomplishments

2025-26 Accomplishments

Alumni Spotlight

    • Hannah Nordberg, a graduate of the Musical Theatre program (’20), currently stars in the original West End production of Beetlejuice.  
    • Anne Akiko Meyers was named one of the 2024 inductees to the Asian Hall of Fame. She was honored at the 20th Induction Ceremony in Los Angeles. Read more