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2025 Marlin-Engel Solo Competition Results

The Marlin-Engel Solo Competition was established by the Board of Trustees of Levine Music in 1980 to honor Jackie Marlin and Diana Engel, two of the school’s founders and co-directors from 1976 to 1980. Originally offering a single “Marlin-Engel prize,” the...
Remembering Bill Reeder (1949–2025) 

Remembering Bill Reeder (1949–2025) 

Levine Music mourns the passing of Bill Reeder, who served as Executive Director from 1993 to 1996. Bill guided Levine through a pivotal period of growth and transformation, overseeing the expansion of our reach with the opening of new campuses in Southeast DC,...

2025 Misbin Family Memorial Chamber Music Competition Winners

Designed to support the development of young artists and celebrate the lifelong creativity of DC-area performers, the Misbin Family Memorial Chamber Music Competition is open to instrumental chamber music students and adult amateur musicians. Participants are...
In Celebration of Women Composers

In Celebration of Women Composers

In honor of Women’s History Month, Levine flute faculty member Heidi Schuller curated a playlist of music by leading women composers, past and present. The featured composers present a unique musical vision and have influenced the global performing arts landscape....
2025 Charles and Ruth Williams Voice Competition Winners

2025 Charles and Ruth Williams Voice Competition Winners

Named in memory of longtime Levine voice faculty member Charles Williams and his wife, Ruth Williams, this competition is open to Levine students ages 13 and up. The 2025 competition took place on Sunday, March 9, 2025. Contestants in the Youth and Adult divisions...

2025 Cogen Concerto Competition Winners

The Ruth P. Cogen Competition was established by the Board of Trustees of Levine Music in 1983 to honor Ruth Cogen, one of the school’s founders and its first chair of the Board of Trustees.  The 2025 Competition took place on Sunday, February 9, 2025. Each...