WEST CENTRAL DIVISION COMPETITION RESULTS 2017
PERFORMANCE
Junior Performance Piano Entrant Instrument Teacher Winner Shuen Wu (MN) Piano Alexander Braginsky Alternate Ethan Sun (KS) Piano Xiaoli Ding/Steven Spooner Honorable Mention Ana Yam(IA) Piano Larisa Kanevski
Junior Performance String Entrant Instrument Teacher Winner Derek Hwang (SD) Cello Peter Howard Alternate Katya Moeller (IA) Violin AlmitaVamos Honorable Mention KirstieKo (CO) Violin Alexander Taab Joyce Zhao (MN) Violin Sally O’Reilly
Junior Performance Woodwind Entrant Instrument Teacher Winner Madison Hokstad (ND) Flute Debora Harris Alternate Lauren Vander Esch (SD) Flute Beverly Gibson
Senior Performance Piano Entrant Instrument Teacher Winner Collin Jinks (MN) Piano Jo Anne Link Alternate Shana Liu (IA) Piano Ted Reuter/Mei-Hsuan Huang Honorable Mention Daniel Mangiaraciino (KS) Piano Scott McBride Smith Timothy Su (MO) Piano Shen Wen
Senior Performance Piano Duet Entrant Instrument Teacher Winner Amanda Chan (MN) Piano Alexander Braginsky Skyler Chen (MN) Piano Alternate Grace Cary (KS) Piano David Tauscher John Cary (KS) Piano
Senior Performance String Entrant Instrument Teacher Winner Nathan Hsu (MO) Cello Catharine Ramos Alternate ArjunaMaudhoo (NE) Violin Anne Nagosky Honorable Mention Jory Lane (CO) Violin KarineGaribova Sarah Tindall (SD) Cello Marie-Elaine Gagnon
Senior Performance Voice Entrant Instrument Teacher Winner Kennedy McGarness (MN) Soprano Melissa Culloton Alternate Dylan Larsen (SD) Soprano Judith Shreck Honorable Mention Meg Brilleslyper (CO) Soprano Barbara Taylor
Senior Performance Woodwind Entrant Instrument Teacher Winner Russell Sweet (MN) Saxophone Preston Duncan Alternate Daniel Fu (NE) Saxophone Paul Parker
Young Artist Performance Brass Entrant Instrument Teacher Winner Cody Daily (MO) Euphonium Angelo Manzo Alternate Brady Vandevort (SD) Euphonium Jerome Letcher
Young Artist Performance Piano Entrant Instrument Teacher Winner ShulinGuo (S) Piano Scott McBride Smith Alternate Brian Woods (MO) Piano Robert Weirich Honorable Mention Tian Wei Gao (MN) Piano Alexander Braginsky ShuMin Chang (ID) Piano KseniaNosikova
Young Artist Performance String Entrant Instrument Teacher Winner Emma Hoeft (MO) Cello Catherine Bobbs Alternate NamuunTsend-Ayush (IA) Violin Igor Kalnin Honorable Mention Riley Beranek (NE) Cello Karen Becker
Young Artist Performance Voice Winner Madelyn Munsell (MO) Soprano Christine Seitz Alternate Dana Carlson (SD) Soprano TracelynGesteland Honorable Mention Alyssa Wetovick (NE) Mezzo-soprano Sharon Camplbell
Young Artist Performance Woodwind Entrant Instrument Teacher Winner José Barrientos (IA) Saxophone Kenneth Tse Alternate Sean Miller (MN) Saxophone Kurt Claussen Honorable Mention Ryan Koesterer (MO) Flute Alice Dade Margaret Sloyer (CO) Flute Christina Jennings
CHAMBER MUSIC STRING Entrant Instrument Teacher Winner UNC String Quartet (CO) Gal Faganel Katherine Kerwin Violin Owen Rooney Violin Tyler McKisson Viola Brett Andrews Cello Alternate Missouri State University Piano Trip(KMO) Michael Murray Karolina Fraczek Violin Caleb Marshall Cello Vikki Chen Piano
CHAMBER MUSIC WIND Entrant Instrument Teacher Winner ICON Quartet (IA) Kenneth Tse Yiqun Chen Soprano Saxophone José Barrientos Alto Saxophone MatthesKobberstad Tenor Saxophone Dennis Kwok Baritone Saxophone Alternate Kansas State University Saxophone Quartet (KS) Anna Wycoff Michael Meier Soprano Saxophone Jacob Wright Alto Saxophone Adam Lechner Tenor Saxophone Jacob Wright Baritone Saxophone Honorable Mention CU Horn Quartet (C) Michael Thornton Jason Friedman Horn Jordan Miller Horn Maggie Rickard Horn Cort Roberts Horn
COMPOSITION 2016-2017
Elementary Composition Entrant Teacher Winner Winston Schneider (NE) Kenneth Meints Honorable Mention Sebastian Maa CO) Irina Moreland
Junior Composition Entrant Teacher Winner Payton Plugge (NE) Regina Carnazzo Honorable Mention Mason Marcy (CO) Jodie Jensen
Senior Composition Entrant Teacher Winner Analise Levesque (SD) Daria Levesque Honorable Mention Dlayton Dryden (SD) Otto Getz Sofia Vander Zwagg (NE) Regina Carnazzo
Young Artist Composition Entrant Teacher Representative Dustin Dunn (MO) W. Thomas McKenney