Lily-Maria Potapenkoff

• Forte International Music Competition and Festival NY, NY First place “Senior “Award Classical Vocal February 4, 2023. International Music Festival “Pearls of New York 2018” NY, NY November 4, 2018 First place in children category classical vocal

I am a seventeen-year old high school senior. I started my music career at the age of ten. First, I attended the vocal school of a well-known Georgian opera singer Vasil Kolkidashvili in NY, NY. While I was training in his school, I participated in several school concerts and music festivals. In November 2018, I was awarded first place in the “Classical Vocal” category for ages 10-12 years old at the international music festival “Pearls of New York 2018.” Currently, I am attending “Viktoria’s Studio,” the music school of Viktoria Kurbatskaya on 2733 Cropsey Ave, F1 3, NY, NY. Under her skillful guidance, I enriched my music career by participating in different concerts and competitions. I won first place in the “Senior” category on February 4, 2023 at the Forte International Music Competition and Festival NY, NY by singing “Vilja” by Franz Lehar. On June 24, 2024, I sung “O Mio Babbino Caro” from the opera “Gianni Schichi” which was written by Giacomo Puccini in “Shakespeare and Song” hosted by the Hudson Lyric Opera in the Good Shepherd Church Pearl River, NY. At my school, Winston Prep, I was a special guest for their 11th Annual Music Night where I sang “O Mio Babbino Caro.” I performed in The Magic Flute by W.A Mozart (the adapted version by Viktoria Kurbatskaya) as the role of Queen of the Night on February 12, 2023. On December 19, 2022, I hosted a solo Concert titled “Music With Lily.” I performed in “Music Without Borders,” a summer concerted hosted by Viktoria’s Studio in June 26, 2022. In addition to classical vocal training, I enjoy playing piano, painting and modeling. One of my paintings, entitled “Searching,” was chosen as the winner of the 2024 Journal of Disabilities Art Contest. As a result, it is to appear on two covers of the Journal Of Learning Disabilities in 2024. For the future, I am planning to pursue my passion for music and build my career in health care.