The University of Southern Indiana is proud to announce Shawnee LaMar as the winner of the 2025 Hagemann Awards for Musical Performance. The awards finalist concert, held Tuesday, July 16 at Murphy Auditorium in Historic New Harmony, featured four talented high school musicians from Posey County, Indiana, with LaMar earning the top award for her clarinet and vocal performances.
As this year’s winner, LaMar received a $1,000 cash prize and the prestigious Alexander Scholarship valued at $2,000. The other three finalists were awarded $500 in recognition of their outstanding musicianship.
LaMar, a recent high school graduate, has been a dedicated student of music for seven years. “I began playing the clarinet when I joined band seven years ago, which later led to my two-year involvement in choir,” she said. “In that time, I’ve participated in instrumental solo and ensemble for six years, advancing to state for a clarinet ensemble and two clarinet solos. For the two years I participated in vocal solo and ensemble, I advanced to state both times for solos.”…