The Margaret Gary Daniels Keyboard Performance Award

Established by Helen G. Daniels (Milwaukee-Downer College) in honor and memory of her mother, Margaret Daniels (Milwaukee-Downer music diploma, 1918; BA, 1919), this award recognizes a student who excels in keyboard performance. Qiaochuhan Li, a senior pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance with a Collaborative Emphasis and minor in Music Theory, and a Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies and East Asian Studies, is an energetic, charismatic performer whose performances burst with character and personality. Awarded Honorable Mention at the 2025 Thursday Musical Young Artist and 2022 China Lanzhou International Piano Festival Open Competitions, she was also a finalist in the 2022 Schubert Club Scholarship Competition and finalist in Lawrence's annual Concerto Competition last year. An active chamber musician, Qiaochuhan has been studying and performing major collaborative works in the piano/string/woodwind duo, trio, and quartet repertoire with great success, and she champions works by underrepresented composers and those utilizing innovative, extended techniques.