Junior High School Piano (grades 7 - 9)
Crystal Cheng, JP12
Wayzata High School
Alexander Braginsky
Xingyu Lu, JP01
Shattuck St. Mary
Alexander Braginsky
Evren Ozel, JP02
Clara Barton Open School
Paul Wirth, Tadeusz Majewski
Noah Qiu, JP08
Woodbury Middle School
Jo Ann Link
Henry Wang, JP04
Century High School
Alexander Braginsky
Senior High School Piano (grades 10 - 12)
Aaron Fagerstrom, SP15
Minnesota Virtual Academy/Lincoln High School
Paul Wirth
Inez Mariana Guanchez Mercado, SP12
Shattuck St. Mary
Alexander Braginsky
Osip Nikiforov, SP11
Shattuck St. Mary
Alexander Braginsky
Kelwen Peng, SP16
Edina High School
Paul Wirth
Andy Xue, SP05
Wayzata High School
Paul Wirth
College Piano (freshman - age 23)
Anthony Capparelli, CP21
Lawrence University
Catherine Kautsky
Yi-Yang Chen, CP08
The Julliard School
Robert McDonald
Jonathon Gmeinder, CP11
Lawrence University
Catherine Kautsky
Leonard Hayes, CP19
Lawrence University
Catherine Kautsky
Daniel Christopher Kuzuhara, CP14
Lawrence University
Anthony Padilla
Cameron Pieper, CP12
Lawrence University
Catherine Kautsky
Elizabeth Vaughan, CP13
Lawrence University
Catherine Kautsky
Graduate Piano (ages 24-27)
Michelle Butler, GP06
University of Iowa
Ksenia Nosikova
Jing (Jenny) Dou, GP02
University of Minnesota
Alexander Braginsky
Pei-Lei Lin, GP01
University of Minnesota
Lydia Artymiw
Clare Longendyke, GP10
Indiana University
Jean-Louis Haguenauer
Jean Park, GP12
Currently Applying
Eteri Andjaparidze
Senior High School Strings (grades 10 - 12)
Sedra Bistodeau, SS11
Violin
Shattuck St. Mary
Sally O'Reilly
Micah Cheng, SS09
Cello
Woodbury High School
Andrey Tchekmazov
Anders Cornell, SS08
Viola
Wayzata High School
Richard Marshall
Melissa Deal, SS05
Violin
Eagle Ridge Academy
Sally O'Reilly
Joseph Peterson, SS07
Violin
St. Paul Conservatory of Performing Arts
Dragan Stojkovic
College/Graduate Strings (freshman - age 24)
Seiji Cataldo, CGS12
Violin
St. Olaf College
Charles Gray
Sarah Grimes, CGS09
Violin
Northwestern University
Almita Vamos
Emily McIntyre, CGS07
Violin
University of Minnesota
Sally O'Reilly
Benjamin Osterhouse, CGS01
Cello
Northwestern College
Sachiya Isomura
Aria Stiles, CGS08
Violin
Belmont University
Elisabeth Small
Angelika Strub, CGS11
Violin
University of Minnesota
Sally O'Reilly
Senior High School Brass & Woodwinds (grades 10 - 12)
Toni Lyn Andres, SBW12
Flute
Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts
Michele Frisch
Lauren Anderson, SBW07
Clarinet
Home School
Rena Kraut
Miri Choi, SBW08
Flute
Wayzata High School
Michele Frisch
Isaac Johnson, SBW04
Trombone
Home School
Randy Stroetz
Victoria Knudtson, SBW14
Horn
Lake Mills Community College
Wayne Lu
Youngjun Park, SBW02
Clarinet
Mounds View High School
Burt Hara
Lydia Sadoff, SBW03
Clarinet
Saint Paul Central High School
Rena Kraut
Caroline Schmitter, SBW11
Oboe
Home School
Tina James
College/Graduate Brass & Woodwind
(freshman - age 24)
Spencer Brand, CGBW8
Trumpet
University of Minnesota
David Baldwin
James Hodges, CGBW10
Clarinet
University of Minnesota
Alexander Fiterstein
Amanda Potts, CGBW6
Flute
Northwestern College
Michele Frisch
Ariel Pry, CGBW5
Clarinet
University of Minnesota
Alexander Fiterstein
Derek Thompson, CGBW1
Oboe
The Peabody Institute of The John Hopkins University
Katherine Needleman
Kendra Wheeler, CGBW3
Saxophone
University of Minnesota
Eugene Rousseau
Intermediate Voice (ages 17 - 20)
Avery Boettcher, IV05
Soprano
Viterbo University
Ann Schoenecker
Francesca Dawis, IV03
Soprano
Southwest High School
Jean del Santo
Isabella Dawis, IV01
Soprano
University of Minnesota
Elizabeth Mannion
Jacob Engel, IV14
Baritone
Viterbo University
Daniel Johnson-Wilmot
Lauren Feider, IV22
Soprano
University of Minnesota
Wendy Zaro-Williams
Audra Fuchsel, IV04
Mezzo
Viterbo University
Daniel Johnson-Wilmot
Joanna Griffith, IV28
Soprano
University of Minnesota
Barbara Kierig
Shelley Mihm, IV23
Soprano
University of Minnesota
Philip Zawisza
Tim Murray, IV20
Baritone
University of Minnesota
Jean del Santo
Advanced Voice (ages 21 - 24)
Asha Carroll, AV04
Soprano
New England Conservatory
Lisa Saffer
Thaddeus Ennen, AV03
Baritone
Simpson College
Bruce Brown
Thomas Glass, AV13
Baritone
University of St. Thomas
Alan Bryan
William Goforth, AV20
Tenor
St. Olaf College
Robert Smith
Aliese Hoesel AV07
University of Minnesota Duluth
Teacher: Rachel Inselman
Samantha Kantak, AV02
Soprano
University of Northern Iowa
Jean McDonald
David Kent Morgan, AV10
Tenor
University of Minnesota
Jean del Santo
Thomas Hastings Reeves, AV24
Bass
Northwestern College
Carol Eikum
Lauren Severson, AV06
Soprano
University of Minnesota - Duluth
Elias Mokole
Graduate Voice (ages 25 - 30)
Beth Bayley, GV14
Soprano
University of Minnesota
John David De Haan
Christie Hageman, GV03
Soprano
University of Colorado Boulder
George Smith
Jeffrey Hill, GV04
Tenor
Bard College
George Smith
Cassandra Koob, GV11
Soprano
University of Minnesota
John David De Haan
Chelsea Morris, GV09
Soprano
Rice University
Sidney Walker, GV15
Mezzo
University of Minnesota
Jean del Santo
Guitar (grade 7 - age 24)
Junior High School Strings (grades 7 - 9)
The Guitar and Junior High Strings categories did not compete at Preliminaries. All applicants will compete in Finals only.
Thank you to our preliminary judges!
Elizabeth Pauly
Marian Hoffman
Kristi Tigges
Lynn Erickson
Larry Zimmerman
Burt Hara
Immanuel Davis
Stephanie Arado
Marcia Peck
Evelina Chao
Rebecca Shockley
Shannon Wettstein
Elizabeth Wolff
Laura Nichols
Will Graham
Paul Hindemith
Suzanne Draayer
John Hoffacker
Paul Kovacovic
Richard Lange
Richard Tostenson
Ed Turley
Mike Petruconis
Gary Bordner
Janet Greene
Susan Billmeyer
Andrea Een
Judy MacGibbon