LAMORINDA WEEKLY | Lamorinda Idol Finals Winners


K-2 Soloist winner Natalie Schroeder Photo Tom Ramlan

The ninth annual Lamorinda Idol Finals took place Sept. 7 at the Orinda Theatre. In the finals, 34 soloists and 11 groups performed in grade-level categories. Awards were given to the winner in each of six grade categories: K-2 solo; 3-5 solo; middle school solo; high school solo; and groups for K-5, middle school and high school. The show was emceed by NBC Bay Area's Diane Dwyer and Amy Hollyfield from ABC7 News.

Winners were selected by a panel of distinguished judges who are musical professionals in the Bay Area combined with audience votes. One winner was selected for the category of overall Audience Award. Cash prizes were awarded to each winner.

Winners were:

K-2 soloists: Natalie Schroeder

3-5 soloists: Neijla Ackdoe-Pagey

6-8 soloists: Jennifer McFarlane

9-12 soloists: Lucy Clearwater

K-5 groups: Rainbow Harmony

(Amelia Chen, Kaitlyn Roach)

6-8 groups: Team Voce

(Gianna Capozzi, Isabell Capozzi)

9-12 groups: Maritza & Tosca

(Maritza Grillo, Tosca Maltzman)

Audience Award: Grace Barmmer