We are thrilled to share the results of the 2016 Schubert Club Bruce P. Carlson Student Scholarship Competition. The students listed below will go on to compete in the Final Round on March 19 where two winners from each category will be chosen for cash prizes and the opportunity to perform in the annual Winners’ Recital at the Ordway Concert Hall. We had over 175 students participate in this year’s competition. Congratulations to all our finalists, and thank you to all our wonderful volunteers!
To see photos from the event, check out our Instagram feed at instagram.com/schubertclub.
Learn more about the competition here.
FINALISTS, 2016
Voice Level I (Age 18 – 21)
Francesca Dawis, V115
Soprano
Stanford University
Wendy Hillhouse
Erica Hoops, V114
Soprano
St. Olaf College
Tracey Engleman
Alma Neuhaus, V117
Mezzo
St. Olaf College
Anna Mooy
Claire Powling, V106
Soprano
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Mimmi Fulmer
Olivia Schurke, V109
Soprano
St. Olaf College
Tracey Engleman
Jacob Sorrells, V112
Tenor
St. Olaf College
Tracey Engelman
Nicholas Swanson, V113
Tenor
St. Olaf College
Dale Kruse
Voice Level II (ages 22-25)
Eric John Broker, V204
Baritone
St. Olaf College
George Smith
Audra Fuchsel, V206
Mezzo
Viterbo University
Daniel Johnson-Wilmot
Emily Johnson, V202
Soprano
University of Minnesota – Morris
Emma Small
Meghan Lowe
Soprano
Normandale Community College
Debra Capener
Austin Sanders, V208
Baritone
Viterbo University
Daniel Johnson-Wilmot
Voice Level III (ages 26-30)
Elena Bird, V313
Soprano
Trish McCaffrey
Andrew Lovato, V309
Baritone
Ken Shaw
Eric G. Meyer, V303
Bass
University of Minnesota – Duluth
John Charles Pierce
Clara Osowski, V301
Mezzo
University of Iowa
Emma Small
Sarah Richardson, V310
Soprano
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Paul Rowe
Katherine Weber, V302
Soprano
Indiana University
Costanza Cuccaro
Piano Level I (grades 7-9)
Amanda Chan, P105
Wayzata Central Middle School
Alexander Braginsky
Austin Cheng, P106
Wayzata Central Middle School
Alexander Braginsky
Margaret Wang, JP03
Falcon Ridge Middle School
Alexander Braginsky
Emma Taggart, P110
Saint Agnes
Reid Smith
Anson Tiong, P111
McGuire Middle School
Tania Spector
Kimberly Shen, P101
Chippewa Middle School
Alexander Braginsky
Piano Level II (Grades 10-12)
Abigail Arkley, P211
Home School
Kevin Hobbs
Chen Chen, P204
Edina High School
Denis Evstuhin
Crystal Cheng, P206
Wayzata High School
Alexander Braginsky
Collin Jinks, P205
Stillwater Area High School
Jo Ann Link
Madeline Pape, P220
Moundsview High School
Philip Low
Noah Qiu, P215
Woodbury High School
Jo Ann Link
Zhen Tu, P212
Eagan High School
Lydia Artymiw
Piano Level III (college freshman – age 23)
Anthony Capparelli, P301
Lawrence University
Catherine Kautsky
Josue Gonzalez, P309
University of Minnesota
Alexander Braginsky
Xuan He, P312
St. Olaf College
Kent McWilliams
Ming Hu, P318
Lawrence Universtiy
Catherine Kautsky
Neil Krzeski, P324
Lawrence University
Michael Mizrahi
Evan Newman, P321
Lawrence University
Anthony Padilla
Thomas Pearson, P313
St. Olaf College
Nancy Paddleford
Strings Level I (Grades 7-9)
Maximus Gurath, S108
Cello
Edison Middle School
Jia Ciao
Derek Hwang, S106
Cello
North Middle School
Peter Howard
Matthew Pakola, S103
Violin
South View Middle School
Sally O’Reilly
Katia Tesarczyk, S107
Violin
Central High School
Sally O’Reilly
Joyce Zhao, S104
Violin
Valley View Middle School
Sally O’Reilly
Strings Level II (Grades 10-12)
Sara Aldana, S208
Violin
Shattuck St. Mary’s
Sally O’Reilly
Eliot Johnson, S201
Cello
Edina High School
Tanya Remenikova
Naomi Powers, S204
Violin
Mitchell High School
Doosook Kim
Emma Richman, S210
Violin
Southwest High School
Susan Crawford
Clara Schubilske, S213
Violin
Moundsview High School
Sally O’Reilly
Strings Level III (College Freshman – Age 23)
Andrew Altmaier, S313
Cello
St. Olaf College
David Carter
Michael Chu, S307
Violin
University of Minnesota
Sally O’Reilly
Clair Elrod, S316
Violin
St. Catherine University
James Garlick
Arjun Ganguly, #303
Viola
University of Minnesota
Sabina Thatcher
Sophia Spiegel, S312
Cello
St. Olaf College
David Carter
Alastair Witherspoon, S310
Violin
University of Minnesota
Sally O’Reilly
Brass & Woodwind Level I (Grades 9-12)
Lauren Flaten, BW114
Flute
Roseville Area High School
Judy Ranheim
Claire Gunsbury, BW101
Flute
Brainerd High School
Immanuel Davis
Shruti Gupta, BW113
Flute
Blake School
Michele Frisch
Faith April Helgeson, BW111
Flute
Brightmount Academy
Julia Bogorad-Kogan
Annika Johnson, BW104
French Horn
Home School
Caroline Leman
Shreya Narayan, BW112
Flute
East Ridge High School
Nancy Maloney
Russel Sweet, BW105
Saxophone
Roseville Area High School
Preston Duncan
Brass & Woodwind Level II (College Freshman – Age 28)
Jeiran Hasan, BW207
Flute
Universtiy of Iowa
Nicole Esposito
Kurt Hattenberger, BW218
Saxophone
University of Minnesota
Preston Duncan
Hannah Hickman, BW209
Saxophone
University of Minnesota
Preston Duncan
Katie Ann Kohler, BW212
Flute
University of Minnesota
Julia Bogorad-Kogan
Antonio Patrick, BW203
Trombone
St. Olaf College
Larry Zimmerman
Matthew Pilmer, BW217
Saxophone
University of Minnesota
Preston Duncan
Justin Sales, BW214
Saxophone
University of Minnesota
Preston Duncan
Tim Shows, BW215
Oboe
University of Minnesota
Basil Reeve
Elizabeth Sperry, BW210
Flute
St. Catherine University
Julia Bogorad-Kogan