Fueled by passion and a strong dedication to their craft, eleven Community School students, including Evan Dexter (pictured), and three Music Academy students have been selected as prize-winners in this year’s YoungArts National Arts Competition.

First prize winner, Natalie Loughran, performing at the 2021 Primrose International Viola Competition held at the Colburn School. Photo by Craig T. Mathew/Mathew Imaging

Giovanna Martinez, 16, is in her second year at the Colburn Dance Academy. In addition to ballet, she is also an accomplished singer, actor, and songwriter.

As part of the Winter Countdown series, students Samuel C. Portillo, Yirou Ronnie Zhang, and John Fawcett (left to right) reflect on their experiences this fall semester.

Declan Wilding Cran, 12, studies ballet in Colburn’s Trudl Zipper Dance Institute.