Congratulations
to the following winners at the MTNA State Competition at CCM in October! Thanks to our competition chairman, Cole Burger, and his volunteers for all of their hard work running this competition.
Best wishes to all of the competitors as they prepare their recordings for divisionals!
Junior Woodwind REPRESENTATIVE
JengYee Chan, Oboe; student of Jessica Smithorn
Senior Woodwinds
Winner--Caylie Vaubel, Clarinet, student of Wallis Vore
Alternate--Simon Bakos, Clarinet, student of Diana Gipson
Young Artist Woodwinds
Winner--Garret Klauss, Saxophone, student of John Sampen
Alternate--Ryan DiThomas, Oboe, student of Mark Ostoich
Honorable mention--Claire Salli, Saxophone, student of John Sampen
Chamber Music Woodwinds
Winner--Catharsis Winds; coached by Mary Kay Fink
Jessica Chancey, Flute
Michael Ripple, Oboe
Shihao Zhu, Clarinet
Corbin Krebs, Bassoon
Willem Crone, French Horn
Alternate--Earthtones Quartet; coached by Steven Banks
Katelyn Sciolino, Soprano Saxophone
Jonathan Custer, Tenor Saxophone
Andrew Buckley, Alto Saxophone
Steven Zeleznik, Baritone Saxophone
Honorable mention--Highland Wind Quintet; coached by Heather Verbeck
MinKyung Kim, flute
Patrick Grimone, oboe
Taylor Overholt, clarinet
Phillip Palmore, french horn
Donald Forman, bassoon
Senior Piano Duet REPRESENTATIVE
Andrew Huang and Timothy Dang; students of Esther Chu
Senior Piano
Winner--Arun Kamath, student of Richard Van Dyke
Alternate--Theodore Deddens, student of Catherine Rollin
Honorable mention--Abhijit Devalapura, student of Nina Polonsky and Abhik Mazumder, student of Suzanne Newcomb
Young Artist Piano
Winner--Wei-Yi Sun; student of Steven Glaser
Alternate--Sijia Lin; student of Robert Satterlee
Honorable mention--Yuefeng Liu; student of Laura Melton and Ivan Yumagulov; student of Solungga Liu
Junior Piano
Winner--Keliang Yao, student of Kathleen Stephenson
Alternate--Cory Wu, student of Kathleen Stephenson
Honorable mention--Jonathan Luo, student of Benita Leung
Junior Strings
Winner--Cecilia Martin, Violin, student of Tatiana Hanna
Alternate--Anna Linder, Violin, student of Paula Korak
Honorable mention--Ari Webb, Cello, student of Sarah Kim
Senior Strings
Winner--Andrew Yang, Violin, student of Won-Bin Yim
Alternate--Meagan Hipsky, Cello, student of Sarah Kim
Honorable mention--Mathias Koo, Violin, student of Tatiana Hanna
Young Artist Strings
Winner--Yu-Chih Chang, Violin, student of Won-Bin Yim
Alternate--Skyler Covert, Violin, student of Joan Kwuon
Honorable mention--Sarah Huesman, Cello, student of Alan Rafferty
Chamber Music Strings -- REPRESENTATIVE
Djinn--Gretchen Hill, Clarinet; Ling-Na Kao, Violin, and Ivan Yamugulov, Piano
Coached by Penny Kruse
