The Pacific Chorale Award for VOCAL MUSIC Semifinalists

From a field of 121 nominees, 16 students have been named Artist of the Year semifinalists for the 2026 Pacific Chorale Award for Vocal Music

ROW 1

• Isabel Calvo, Division 1, Private Instructor Melissa Lyons (Photo courtesy of Steve Wylie)
• Chloe Grace Chen, Division 1, Portola High School (Photo courtesy of Chloe Grace Chen)
• Ava Gange-Brown, Division 1, Tesoro High School (Photo courtesy of Steve Wylie)
• Reese Guenther-Clark, Division 1, Orange County School of the Arts (Photo courtesy of Lynda Guenther)

ROW 2

• Erica Lee, Division 1, Valencia High School (Photo courtesy of Hyobin Lim)
• Zoe McLaughlin, Division 1, Fullerton Union High School (Photo courtesy of Kayla Monson)
• Libby Rue, Division 1, Santa Margarita Catholic High School (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Rue)
• Addison Shay, Division 1, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts (Photo courtesy of Celeste Schoonbeck)

ROW 3

• Lexie Shehab, Division 1, Orange County School of the Arts (Photo courtesy of Owen Ramos)
• Bella Tafua, Division 1, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts (Photo courtesy of Bella Tafua)
• Nava Tate, Division 1, Orange County School of the Arts (Photo courtesy of Naomie Worrell)
• Giuliana Torquato, Division 2, University High School (Photo courtesy of Edna Torquato)

ROW 4

• Rebecca Lilliana Vu, Division 2, Santa Ana High School (Photo courtesy of Haniel Guerrero)
• Lavinia Watkins, Division 1, Private Instructor Milena Kitic (Photo courtesy of Lavinia Watkins)
• Charlie Woffinden, Division 1, Tesoro High School (Photo courtesy of Christy LeBlanc)
• Leila Woodward, Division 1, Private Instructor Kathleen Martin (Photo courtesy of Heidi Sublette)

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For access to links to their work and quotes about how they relate to their artform, go to the list of vocal music students at The Orange County Register.