Each year, the Ringgold Band gives the Ringgold Band Young Artist Award to a qualifying high school senior. To qualify for the award, an applicant must be:

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• A senior at a Berks County public high school

• Participating in the Berks Senior Band Festival

• Planning to continue with a career in music OR planning to perform in a college or military ensemble after high school

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An interested applicant who meets all of these requirements will perform the piece he or she has prepared for Senior County Band and District Band auditions for a panel of judges from the Ringgold Band. The winner will receive $1,000 and will have the opportunity to perform a piece with the Ringgold Band as a soloist. 

2021 RBYAA WINNERS

Winner

Eliza Karpiak, flute

Daniel Boone High School

Runner-up

Emerson Gagnon, oboe

Wyomissing High School

Runner-up

Meghan Snelling, flute

Exeter High School

Runner-up

Runner-up

Runner-up

Brynn Werley, flute

Conrad Weiser High School

Evan Nygard, trombone

Kutztown High School

Joel Evans, marimba

Wyomissing High School

Sashank Sridhar, tenor sax

Wilson School District