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Join us in Celebrating our 2026 Award Recipients! All awardees will be celebrated at the 2026 Conference at the Hilton Union Square in San Francisco, CA.
Creating Learning Community Awardees
Caroline Fraser will be award at the Gateways evening plenary performance on Friday, February 27, 2026 at 7:00pm.
Blancamaria Montecinos Valdivia will be awarded at the Keynote on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 8:00am.
Alfred Music Distinguished Young Teacher Award
Bethany Dawson
Shawna Dose
Raphael Egídio
Graham Emberton
Meghan Faw
Kristine Fish
Jacob Ginn
Amber Gutermuth
Amanda Hernandez
Phillip Ledgerwood
Edinson Moreno
Elizabeth White
Certificate of Achievement Recipients
Tammy Barney, Violin
Renata Bernardino, Violin
Clarke Bonten, Violin
Crystal Boyack, Violin
Nayat Cárdenas Del Rio, Cello
Christine Collins-Davis, Viola
Kimberly Dunford, Harp
Charlotte Howenstein, Piano
Zara Lawler, Flute
Ching-Yi Lin, Violin
James Markey, Trombone
April Martin, Piano and Violin
André Pretzel, Violin
Alexander Ramirez Benitez, Piano
Nikki Routman Ebisu, Violin
Holly Smith, Cello
New Teacher Trainers
April Martin, Violin
Charles Regauer, Viola
Karyn Grove-Bruce, Viola
Katrin St. Clair, Violin
Sarah Cummings, Violin
