The Candace MacMillen Achtmeyer Award extends H&H's support to an outstanding senior who has participated for at least two years in the Vocal Apprenticeship Program (High School Soloists, Young Men's Chorus, Young Women's Chorus).
The award was named in the memory of Candace MacMillen Achtmeyer in 2001. A member of the Handel and Haydn Society Board starting in 1993, Candace was a member of the Education Committee, where she voiced passionate opinions about the Society's responsibility to the community and children in particular. We miss her quiet yet persuasive leadership, her unfailing support for H&H and its mission, and her enduring vision for our future.
Winners of the Candace MacMillen Achtmeyer Award
2012
Lynea German
Berklee School of Music, BM Vocal Performance candidate
Mount Wachusett Community College, AA liberal arts and science studies, 2012
Pathways Early College Innovation School, 2012
Rachel Steinberg
Boston University, BM vocal performance candidate
Beaver Country Day School, 2012
2011
Gia Greene
Berklee School of Music, BM vocal performance candidate
Medford High School, 2011
2010
Lisa Barone
Manhattan School of Music, BM vocal performance candidate
Methuen High School, 2010
2009
Demeyer Lauture Jr.
Berklee College of Music, BM music candidate
Brockton High School, 2009
Rebekah Priestly
Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, BM performance candidate
Walnut Hill School for the Arts, 2009
2008
Evangelyna Etienne
Attended Gordon College, BM music education candidate, 2008–2011 (passed away 9/11/11)
Saugus High School, 2008
Deborah Pierre
Berklee College of Music, BM vocal performance and composition candidate
Lynn Classical High School, 2008
2007
Wenqian Wang
Vienna Conservatory, MM vocal performance candidate
New England Conservatory, BM vocal performance, 2012
Harvard University, AB sociology, 2011
Boston Latin School, 2007
2006
Kelsey Nagel
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2010
Melrose High School, 2006
2005
Meredith Lustig
The Juilliard School, MM vocal performance, 2011
The Juilliard School, BM vocal performance, 2009
Walnut Hill School for the Arts, 2005
2004
Jenette (Persenaire) Bourckel
Wheaton College (IL), BM vocal performance, 2008
Lynn Classical High School, 2004
2003
Tamar Ayrikyan
Harvard University, AB government, 2007
Lynn Classical High School, 2003
Jonathan Marenco
Attended University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Melrose High School, 2003
2002
Sarah Mawn
University of Southern Maine/Gorham, MM vocal performance, 2008
University of Southern Maine/Gorham, BM vocal performance and music education, 2006
Apponequet High School, 2002
2001
Christine Duncan
Longy School of Music, MM vocal performance, 2010
Connecticut College, BM music, 2005
Parker Charter School, 2001
