Schubert Club Competition Winners 2014
STRINGS
Junior High
1st) Nygel Witherspoon – JS05
Cello
Minneapolis
Connections Academy
David Holmes
2nd) Emera Gurath – JS03
Violin
Sioux Falls, SD
Kim Doosook
Honorable Mention) Katia Tesarczyk – JS01
Violin
Saint Paul
Murray Middle School
Sally O’Reilly
Honorable Mention) Imala Witherspoon – JS04
Violin
Minneapolis
Mainstreet School of Performing Arts
Lucia May
Senior High
1st) Nora Doyle – SS06
Cello
Minneapolis
Southwest High School
Mina Fisher
2nd) Alastair Witherspoon – SS04
Violin
Minneapolis
Mainstreet School of Performing Arts
Sally O’Reilly
Honorable Mention) Jason Shu – SS03
Violin
Corcoran
The Blake School
Sally O’Reilly
Honorable Mention) Julian Maddox – SS07
Violin
Minnetonka
Breck School / PSEO University of Minnesota
Sally O’Reilly
College
1st) James Rosamilia – CS01
Cello
White Bear Lake
Longy School of Music
Mihail Jojatu
2nd) Jocelyn Schendel – CS03
Cello
Brooklyn Center
Oberlin Conservatory
Amir Eldan
Honorable Mention) Sedra Bistodeau – CS06
Violin
Princeton
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Ian Swenson
Honoarable Mention) Melissa Deal – CS04
Violin
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Sally O’Reilly
Graduate
1st) Rosalind Leavell – GS06
Cello
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Tanya Reminokova
2nd) Charles Asch – GS08
Cello
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Tanya Remenikova
Honorable Mention) Luke Darville – GS02
Cello
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Tanya Remenikova
Honorable Mention) Sila Gundiler – GS07
Violin
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Sally O’Reilly
PIANO
Junior High
1st) Evren Ozel – JP06
Minneapolis
Minnesota Virtual Academy
Paul Wirth
2nd) Noah Qiu – JP02
Woodbury
Woodbury High School
Jo Ann Link
Honorable Mention) Michael Tang – JP01
Edina
Valley View Middle School
Jo Ann Link
Honorable Mention) Liam Ainslie May – JP11
Green Bay, WI
Home School
Anthony Padilla
Senior High
1st) Henry Wang – SP02
Rochester
Century High School
Alexander Braginsky
2nd) Jonathan Mattson – SP09
Rochester
Schaeffer Academy
Paul Wirth
Honorable Mention) Daniel Eras Saborio
Fairbault
Shattuck St. Mary’s
Alex Braginsky
College
1st) Osip Nikiforov – CP06
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Alexander Braginsky
2nd) Matthew Harikian – CP09
Northfield
St. Olaf College
Kent McWilliams
Honorable Mention) Tess Vogel – CP08
Appleton, WI
Lawrence University
Catherine Kautsky
Graduate
1st) Rie Tanaka – GP06
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Alexander Braginsky
2nd) Gabriel Quenneville-Belair – GP03
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Lydia Artymiw
Honorable Mention) Tyler Wottrich – GP01
Roseville
Stony Brook University
Gilbert Kalish
Honorable Mention) Samantha Cho – GP04
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Alexander Braginsky
VOICE
Intermediate
1st) Nelle Anderson – IV06
Soprano
Minneapolis
Bard College
Ilka LoMonaco
2nd) Megan Grey – IV01
Mezzo
Cedar Falls, IA
University of Northern Iowa
Jean McDonald
Honorable Mention) Meghan Lowe – IV08
Mezzo
Saint Paul
University of St. Thomas
Debra Capener
Honorable Mention) Briana Moynihan – IV05
Mezzo
Woodbury
North Dakota State University School of Music
Virginia Sublett
Advanced
1st) Brennan Blankenship – AV02
Mezzo
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Adriana Zabala
2nd) Jacob Engel – AV04
Baritone
Richland Center, WI
Viterbo University
Daniel Johnson-Wilmot
Honorable Mention) Ashley Mispagel – AV05
Soprano
LaCrosse, WI
Viterbo University
Daniel Johnson-Wilmot
Honorable Mention) Andrew Curtis – AV08
Baritone
Springfield, MO
St. Olaf College
Christopher Aspaas
Graduate
1st) Joseph Okell – GV06
Tenor
Richfield
University of Minnesota
John David De Haan
2nd) Victoria Vargas – GV05
Mezzo
Minneapolis
Manhatten School of Music
George Smith
Honorable Mention) John Allen Nelson – GV04
Baritone
Saint Paul
George Smith
Honorable Mention) Andrew Wannigman – GV03
Baritone
Decorah, IA
Braedan Harris
BRASS & WOODWIND
Senior High
1st) Toni Lyn Andres – SBW06
Flute
Osseo
Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts
Michele Frisch
2nd) Eli Ross – SBW11
Trumpet
Minneapolis
Southwest High School
Manny Laureano
Honorable Mention) Shruti Gupta – SBW05
Flute
Minnetonka
The Blake School
Michele Frisch
Honorable Mention) Isaac Johnson –
Trombone
Pine Island
Home School
Randy Stroetz
College/Grad
1st) Kendra Wheeler – CGBW06
Saxophone
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Eugene Rousseau
2nd) Eric Schultz – CGBW01
Clarinet
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Alexander Fiterstein
Honorable Mention) David Franzel – CGBW07
Saxophone
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Eugene Rousseau
GUITAR
1st) David Tramm – G01
Shoreview
Wheaton Conservatory
Alan Johnston
2nd) Nathan Cornelius – G03
White Bear Lake
Ricardo Iznaola
Honorable Mention) Milo Wittenberg – G05
Saint Paul
St. Paul Academy
Alan Johnston
Honorable Mention) Ryan Broll – G07
Orono
The Blake School
Kris Anderson
ORGAN
1st) Laura Hedstrom
Association Free Lutheran Bible School, Oberlin College
Dr. Dean Billmeyer
HUNTER/SCHUBERT CLUB PRIZE
1st) Joseph Okell – TH01
Tenor
Richfield
University of Minnesota
John David De Haan
Finalists, 2014
Intermediate Voice (Age 17-20)
Nelle Anderson, IV07
Soprano
Bard College
Ilka LoMonaco
Eric John Broker, IV05
Baritone
St. Olaf College
Robert Smith
Megan Grey, IV18
Mezzo
University of Northern Iowa
Jean McDonald
Danielle Leikam, IV01
Mezzo
Viterbo University
Daniel Johnson-Wilmot
Meghan Lowe, IV16
Mezzo
University of St. Thomas
Debra Capener
Briana Moynihan, IV08
Mezzo
North Dakota State University
Virginia Sublett
Emily Pogorelc, IV09
Soprano
Whitefish Bay High School
Steven Orquist
Trevor Rayhons, IV10
Baritone
Garner-Hayfield Ventura High School
Sarah Luebke
Junior High School Piano (grades 7-9)
Chen Chen, JP08
Valley View Middle School
Denis Evstuhin
Linda Li, JP01
Math and Science Academy
Jessica Hong
Liam Ainslie Mayo, JP11
Home School
Anthony Padilla
Evren Ozel, JP09
Minnesota Virtual Academy
Paul Wirth
Noah Qiu, JP07
Woodbury High School
Jo Ann Link
Michael Tang, JP05
Valley View Middle School
Jo Ann Link
College Piano (freshman – age 23)
Anthony Capparelli, CP15
Lawrence University
Catherine Kautsky
Michael Davis, CP08
Lawrence University
Michael Mizrahi
Matthew Harikian, CP06
St. Olaf College
Kent McWilliams
Caroline Krause, CP16
University of Iowa
Ksenia Nosikova
Osip Nikiforov, CP02
University of Minnesota
Alexander Braginsky
Cameron Pieper, CP13
Lawrence University
Catherine Kautsky
Samuel C. Rosenstone, CP03
University of Minnesota
Alexander Braginsky
Elizabeth Vaughan, CP14
Lawrence University
Catherine Kautsky
Tess Vogel, CP10
Lawrence University
Catherine Kautsky
College/Graduate Brass & Woodwind (Freshman – Age 24)
David Franzel, CGBW09
Saxophone
University of Minnesota
Eugene Rousseau
Jacob Meyer, CGBW03
Clarinet
St. Olaf College
Scott Anderson
Peter Micholic, CGBW05
Tuba
St. Olaf College
Paul Niemisto
Jeffrey Rosen, CGBW07
Clarinet
Carleton College
Nina Olsen
Eric Schultz, CGBW08
Clarinet
University of Minnesota
Alexander Fiterstein
Parker Tweetum
Clarinet
University of Minnesota
Alexander Fiterstein
Kendra Wheeler, CGBW10
Saxophone
University of Minnesota
Eugene Rousseau
College Strings (Freshman – Age 24)
Sedra Bistodeau, CS21
Violin
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Ian Swenson
Melissa Deal, CS17
Violin
University of Minnesota
Sally O’Reilly
Mary Alice Hutton, CS08
Violin
University of Minnesota
Mark Bjork
James Rosamilia, CS14
Cello
Longy School of Music
Mihail Jojatu
Emily Saathoff, CS16
Violin
University of Minnesota
Sally O’Reilly
Jocelyn Schendel, CS07
Cello
Oberlin Conservatory
Amir Eldan
Senior High School Strings (Grades 10-12)
Magdiell Antequera, SS14
Violin
Shattuck St. Mary
Sally O’Reilly
Harris Bernstein, SS16
Violin
South High School
Ellen Kim
Nora Doyle, SS18
Cello
Southwest High School
Mina Fisher
Arjun Ganguly, SS05
Viola
Technical High School
David Arnott
Julian Maddox, SS12
Violin
Breck School/PSEO University of Minnesota
Sally O’Reilly
Jason Shu, SS11
Violin
The Blake School
Sally O’Reilly
Alastair Witherspoon, SS01
Violin
Mainstreet School of Performing Arts
Sally O’Reilly
Mariya Zabara, SS04
Cello
Shattuck St. Mary
Tanya Remenikova
Junior High School Strings (Grades 7-9)
Li Cheng, JS06
Violin
Valley View Middle School
Tania Spector
Emera Gurath, JS05
Violin
Kim Doosook
Katia Tesarczyk, JS02
Violin
Sally O’Reilly
Imala Witherspoon, JS07
Violin
Mainstreet School of Performing Arts
Lucia May
Nygel Witherspoon, JS08
Cello
Connections Academy
David Holmes
Graduate Voice (ages 25-30)
John Allen Nelson, GV10
Baritone
George Smith
Joseph Okell, GV08
Tenor
University of Minnesota
John David De Haan
Deaven Swainey, GV05
Soprano
University of Minnesota
Jean del Santo
Victoria Vargas, GV15
Mezzo
Manhattan School of Music
George Smith
Sidney Walker, GV17
Mezzo
University of Minnesota
John David De Haan
Andrew Wannigman, GV02
Baritone
Braedan Harris
Advanced Voice (ages 21 – 24)
Sophie Amelkin, AV31
Soprano
University of Minnesota
Jean del Santo
Brennan Blankenship, AV08
Mezzo
University of Minnesota
Adriana Zabala
Zack Brown, AV09
Baritone
Simpson College
Bruce Brown
Andrew Curtis, AV27
Baritone
St. Olaf College
Christopher Aspaas
Jacob Engel, AV20
Baritone
Viterbo University
Daniel Johnson-Wilmot
Anna Laurenzo, AV33
Mezzo
Shelley Mihm, AV06
Soprano
University of Minnesota
Philip Zawisza
Ashley Mispagel, AV32
Soprano
Viterbo University
Daniel Johnson-Wilmot
Teresa Procter, AV25
Mezzo
Rice University
Julie Simson
Thomas Hastings Reeves, AV03
Bass
Northwestern University – St. Paul
Carol Eikum
Chelsea Verges, AV28
Mezzo
Viterbo University
Ann Schoenecker
Senior High School Piano (Grades 10-12)
Crystal Cheng, SP22
Wayzata High School
Alexander Braginsky
Ines Mariana Guanchez Mercado, SP13
Shattuck St. Mary
Alexander Braginsky
Derek Hartman, SP05
Spring Lake Park High School
Paul Wirth
Lucas Jones, SP03
Minnehaha Academy
Joseph Zins
Jonathan Mattson, SP11
Schaeffer Academy
Paul Wirth
Daniel Eras Saborio, SP12
Shattuck St. Mary
Alexander Braginsky
Anna Waldron, SP15
Trinity School at River Ridge
Joseph Zins
Henry Wang, SP14
Century High School
Alexander Braginsky
Andy Xue, SP09
Wayzata High School
Paul Wirth