IMTA Pre-college Piano Audition Results

Council Bluffs Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
January 27, 2024
Salem United Methodist Church
Chair: Berneil Hanson
Co-chair: Julie Bond

Adjudicator(s): Lindsey Dietze, Anne Madison

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Violet Wilson ( Julie Bond)
1st Alternate: Connor Cronin ( Dianne Lawson)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Skyler Rauss ( Julie Bond)
1st Alternate: Vivienne Benson ( Julie Bond)
Honorable Mention: Landon Heino ( Sandra Peterson)
Honorable Mention: Keegan Meyer ( Dianne Lawson)
Honorable Mention: Grant Watson ( Julie Bond)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Henry Conroy ( Nancy Schoen)
1st Alternate: Charlotte Cronin ( Dianne Lawson)

LEVEL D Results:
Honorable Mention: Connor Lang ( Julie Bond)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Braydon Fujan ( Nancy Schoen)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Bennett Lambelet ( Bryan Stanley)
1st Alternate: Eric Scheutz ( Bryan Stanley)

Des Moines/Ankeny Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 3, 2024
Grand View University, 1417 Boyd St, Des Moines/Cowles Center
Chair: Cyndie Caruth
Sarah Reeves

Adjudicator(s): Du Huang, Xiao Hu

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Addie Robinson ( Cyndie Caruth)
Alternate: Clare Wei ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Theo Cotran ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Maggie Hathaway ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Riley Klinefelter ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Eli Lin ( Sue Hudson)
Honorable Mention: Skyla Wang ( Cyndie Caruth)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Vicky Lin ( Cyndie Caruth)
Alternate: Elise Cotran ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Rebecca Ren ( Sue Hudson)
Honorable Mention: Aria Smart ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Andy Zhen ( Cyndie Caruth)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Cecelia Cotran ( Cyndie Caruth)
Alternate: Bryce Alldredge ( Sarah Reeves)
Honorable Mention: Arnav Dervesh ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Joanna Foo ( Nicholas Roth)
Honorable Mention: Josephine Wang ( Sue Hudson)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Vincent Cotran ( Cyndie Caruth)
Alternate: Olivia McClure ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Lisa Lu ( Cyndie Caruth)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Duy Xuan Ha Duong ( Cyndie Caruth)
Winner: Eli McGinnis ( Cyndie Caruth)
Winner: Isabelle Ryan ( Cyndie Caruth)
1st Alternate: Becca Zhang ( Cyndie Caruth)
2nd Alternate: James Foo ( Nicholas Roth)
3rd Alternate: Aakansha Ganesh ( Cyndie Caruth)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Duy Xuan Duc Duong ( Cyndie Caruth)
Winner: Gwenyth Franczyk ( Cyndie Caruth)
1st Alternate: Ellen Eichstedt ( Cyndie Caruth)
2nd Alternate: Hannah Cotran ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Tony Song ( Nicholas Roth)
Honorable Mention: Izaiah Wilder ( Nicholas Roth)

Des Moines Suburbs Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
January 20, 2024
Grandview University
Chair: Galina Jarrell
Timothy LaFleur

Adjudicator(s): Dr. Jason Sifford and Paula Forrest

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Lily De Haan ( Susan Kuyper)
Alternate: Sadie Wang ( Susan Kuyper)
Honorable Mention: Yaasiel Aholou ( Marcia Hintz)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Aiden Deters ( Joy Rubenking)
Winner: Brandt Wang ( Susan Kuyper)
1st Alternate: Lydia Brock ( Susan Kuyper)
2nd Alternate: Vrishti Innanji ( Cheryl Corbett)
Honorable Mention: Ruby Cyr ( Catherine Bryan)
Honorable Mention: Aubrey Johnson ( Catherine Bryan)
Honorable Mention: Emma Whiting ( Catherine Bryan)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Krish Bolar ( Cheryl Corbett)
Winner: Faith Eugenia Villar-Cordova Scott ( Rosa Scott)
1st Alternate: Grace De Haan ( Susan Kuyper)
2nd Alternate: Nolan Crockett ( Catherine Bryan)
Honorable Mention: Gurnani Atharv ( Susan Kuyper)
Honorable Mention: Paxton DeJong ( Angela Binns)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Alyssa Zheng ( Irina Kaplan)
Winner: Ashley Zhu ( Patricia Schroeder)
1st Alternate: Owen Heaston ( Catherine Bryan)
2nd Alternate: Alexandra Kosokina ( Galina Jarrell)
Honorable Mention: Marianne Rose Villar-Cordova Scott ( Rosa Scott)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: William Glasnapp ( Marion Scott)
Winner: Audrey Elizabeth Janssen ( Rosa Scott)
1st Alternate: Isabelle Turner ( Irina Kaplan)
2nd Alternate: Elizabeth Claire Nichols ( Rosa Scott)
Honorable Mention: Bella De Haan ( Susan Kuyper)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Zoe Podlich ( Patricia Schroeder)
Alternate: Vrishank Vennapusa ( Galina Jarrell)

Cedar Rapids Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 3, 2024
Coe College
Chair: Sarah Drollette
Amy Linville

Adjudicator(s): Rene Lecuona, Timothy LeFleur, Mary Beth Shaffer

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Cora Clark ( Amy Linville)
1st Alternate: Libby Gregory ( Leah Anderson)
Honorable Mention: Samantha Drollette ( Sarah Drollette)
Honorable Mention: Elwyn Hartley ( Leah Anderson)
Honorable Mention: Rory Staab ( Rebecca Nickles Mick)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Alaina Parker ( Allison Chenoweth)
Winner: Fletcher Sams ( Amy Linville)
1st Alternate: Rishi Movva ( Allison Chenoweth)
2nd Alternate: Emerick Wilcox ( Leah Anderson)
Honorable Mention: Matthew Bostwick ( Amy Linville)
Honorable Mention: Sofia Cunningham ( Allison Chenoweth)
Honorable Mention: Evan Mitchell ( Allison Chenoweth)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Sapphire Gibbins ( Amy Linville)
1st Alternate: Elias Marshall ( Allison Chenoweth)
Honorable Mention: Annabelle Bohn ( Allison Chenoweth)
Honorable Mention: Courtlyn Morrissey ( Amy Linville)
Honorable Mention: Sally Owens ( Sarah Drollette)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Myles Adolphs ( Leah Anderson)
Winner: Cora Von Muenster ( Amy Linville)
1st Alternate: Kira Holmberg ( Otto Getz)
2nd Alternate: Daniel Drollette ( Sarah Drollette)
Honorable Mention: Aaron Bunjer ( Amy Linville)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Grace Luo ( Melinda Westphalen)
Winner: Wren Rediger ( Amy Linville)
Alternate: Remi Wilcox ( Rebecca Nickles Mick)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Jacob Newton ( Melinda Westphalen)
Alternate: Jayce Hingtgen ( Melinda Westphalen)
Honorable Mention: Arlene Snodgrass ( Leah Anderson)

SLAMTA (STORM LAKE) Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 10, 2024
St. John Lutheran, Storm Lake
Chair: Jeanette Hinkeldey

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: MaKenna Mills ( Suzanne Winterhof)

Ames Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 10, 2024
Iowa State University, Simon Estes Music Hall, Ames
Chair: Nai-Ying Liao

Adjudicator(s): Nicholas Roth, Sharon Jensen, Tim La Fleur, Diane Smith

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Linda Dong ( Nai-Ying Liao)
Alternate: Lucas McCarley ( Janci Bronson)
Honorable Mention: Laura Willson ( Nai-Ying Liao)
Honorable Mention: Hanshu Zhang ( Paula Forrest)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Eli Tang ( Janci Bronson)
Alternate: Ian Wang ( Ann Wong)
Honorable Mention: Jailine Luo ( Cindy Lin)
Honorable Mention: Atesh McKilligan ( Nai-Ying Liao)
Honorable Mention: Wilbert Zhang ( Cindy Lin)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Jennifer Ji ( Nai-Ying Liao)
Winner: Jumuyao Wu ( Cindy Lin)
1st Alternate: Sam Yao ( Ann Wong)
2nd Alternate: Iris Wang ( Paula Forrest)
Honorable Mention: Rhea Rudrapatna ( Paula Forrest)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Chloe Lu ( Nai-Ying Liao)
Winner: Drake Wang ( Nai-Ying Liao)
1st Alternate: Emma Ke ( Nai-Ying Liao)
2nd Alternate: Anneka Singh ( Paula Forrest)
Honorable Mention: Isaac Wang ( Paula Forrest)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Lucas Du ( Larisa Kanevski)
Winner: Claire Lu ( Nai-Ying Liao)
Winner: Lynda Sun ( Nai-Ying Liao)
1st Alternate: Laurel Mizerak ( Janci Bronson)
2nd Alternate: Raylene Chen ( Nai-Ying Liao)
3rd Alternate: Veronica Smith ( Mei-Hsuan Huang)
Honorable Mention: Tiffany Fang ( Paula Forrest)
Honorable Mention: Sophia Kyveryga ( Larisa Kanevski)
Honorable Mention: Grace Wu ( Paula Forrest)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Jonathan Stoker ( Mei-Hsuan Huang)
Winner: Emma Zheng ( Larisa Kanevski)
1st Alternate: Lizzie Deng ( Larisa Kanevski)
2nd Alternate: Mengze Li ( Paula Forrest)
Honorable Mention: Minerva Cao ( Larisa Kanevski)
Honorable Mention: Laura Chen ( Larisa Kanevski)
Honorable Mention: Devon Tsia-Olson ( Larisa Kanevski)
Honorable Mention: Adam Zhu ( Larisa Kanevski)

NAMTA Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
January 20, 2024
Wartburg College, Waverly
Chair: Dr. Andrea Johnson

Adjudicator(s): Dr. Xiao Hu, Dr. Du Huang

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Thomas Haile ( Patricia Reuter Riddle)
Winner: Jonah Reid ( Patricia Reuter Riddle)
Alternate: Lorena Boyle ( Nicole Green)
Alternate: Logan Thoreson ( Nicole Green)
Honorable Mention: Jaide Berger ( Nicole Green)
Honorable Mention: Royal Biedermann ( Linda Martin)
Honorable Mention: Shaylee Deford ( Chandar Boyle)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Charlotte Green ( Chandar Boyle)
Alternate: Abby Shaw ( Linda Martin)
Honorable Mention: Nikatus Hasselbrook ( Andrea Johnson)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Delia Morgan ( Patricia Reuter Riddle)
Alternate: June Fassbinder ( Linda Martin)
Honorable Mention: Nile Treinen ( Chandar Boyle)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Miguel Maldonado ( Ted Reuter)
Winner: Levi Roberts ( Chandar Boyle)
Alternate: Rishika Shettigar ( Ann Barry)
Alternate: August Treinen ( Ted Reuter)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Emily Liu ( Ted Reuter)
Alternate: Thomas Aguilar ( Ann Barry)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Jessica Treinen ( Ted Reuter)
Alternate: Nyle Vallem ( Ted Reuter)
Honorable Mention: Kristen Engelhardt ( Nicole Green)
Honorable Mention: Jacob Herring ( Patricia Reuter Riddle)

LAMONI/OSCEOLA Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 10, 2024
Graceland University, Lamoni 
Chair: Sarah Hostetler

Adjudicator(s): Rebecca Nickles Mick

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Jocelyn Wells ( Lois Selby)
Alternate: Lexi Borner ( Teri Robinson)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Ty Borner ( Teri Robinson)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Michael Neely ( Sarah Hostetler)

MASON CITY Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 3, 2024
NIACC, Mason City
Chair: Gail Morris

Adjudicator(s): Dr. Nicholas Roth and Elise Davidson.

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Margaret Henry ( Diane Stadtlander)
1st Alternate: Quinn Smith ( Sylvia Dieterichs)
Honorable Mention: Joe Henry ( Diane Stadtlander)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Mariah Nelson ( Ruth Fiscus)
1st Alternate: Anika Tandon ( Suzanne Torkelson)
Honorable Mention: Anna Du ( Suzanne Torkelson)
Honorable Mention: John Henry ( Diane Stadtlander)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Arman Nikoueiha ( Sylvia Dieterichs)
1st Alternate: Ahan Tandon ( Suzanne Torkelson)
Honorable Mention: Elena O’Keefe ( Gail Morris)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Mason Li ( Suzanne Torkelson)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Owen Smith ( Sylvia Dieterichs)
1st Alternate: Kevin Du ( Suzanne Torkelson)
Honorable Mention: Blake Hoeft ( Vicki Hoffman)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Helen Peng ( Suzanne Torkelson)
1st Alternate: Summer Lim ( Suzanne Torkelson)

QCMTA QUAD CITIES Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 17, 2024
St. Ambrose University
Chair: Roberta Quist
Charlie Schmidt

Adjudicator(s): Tina Chapman, Jason Sifford, Joan Trapp

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Malia Saito ( Nora Reiter)
1st Alternate: Kaelyn Pettersen ( Roberta Quist)
Honorable Mention: Angela Benhart ( Nora Reiter)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Jocelyn Jiang ( Roberta Quist)
Winner: Harry Richards ( Roberta Quist)
1st Alternate: Henry Jewell ( Roberta Quist)
2nd Alternate: Parker Luszczyk ( Roberta Quist)
Honorable Mention: Brayden Isaacson ( Roberta Quist)
Honorable Mention: Sophie Johnson ( Roberta Quist)
Honorable Mention: Mason Vervaecke ( Olivia Gonzalez )

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Brendan Kiel ( Marian Lee)
Winner: Paige McMann ( Roberta Quist)
1st Alternate: Emma Isaacson ( Roberta Quist)
2nd Alternate: Anders Sommer ( Laura Crumbleholme)
Honorable Mention: Sage Carney ( Roberta Quist)
Honorable Mention: Eugene Chan ( Marian Lee)
Honorable Mention: Camille Hayes ( Richard Sessler)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Alex Jones ( Laura Crumbleholme)
Winner: Madeline O’Malley ( Roberta Quist)
Winner: Annabelle Pettersen ( Roberta Quist)
1st Alternate: Ishika Motwani ( Laura Crumbleholme)
2nd Alternate: Carter Luszczyk ( Roberta Quist)
3rd Alternate: Jeremiah Rodgers ( Anne Johnson)
Honorable Mention: Zander Panek ( Laura Crumbleholme)
Honorable Mention: Claire Pfeiffer ( Laura Crumbleholme)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Zach McMann ( Roberta Quist)
1st Alternate: Jonathan Rice ( Marian Lee)
Honorable Mention: Sabrina Richards ( Roberta Quist)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Jack Stremlow ( Marian Lee)
1st Alternate: Molly Isaacson ( Marian Lee)
Honorable Mention: Joslynn Ovel ( Marian Lee)

FORT DODGE/HUMBOLDT Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
January 27, 2024
St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Fort Dodge
Chair: Deb Ausborn

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Charlie Deal ( Linda Benson)
Alternate: Harin Oh ( Mavis Chen)
Honorable Mention: Noah Peterson ( Linda Benson)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Carsten Hrnicek ( Mavis Chen)
Alternate: Rene Schroeder ( Linda Benson)
Honorable Mention: Wesley Anderson ( Shari Lehman)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Reba Moffitt ( Mavis Chen)
Alternate: Adeline Schleisman ( Deborah Ausborn)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Max Manternach ( Deborah Ausborn)
Alternate: Joel Schroeder ( Linda Benson)

DUBUQUE Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 3, 2024
University of Dubuque
Chair: Sharon Jensen
Leslie Appleby

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Declan McCoy ( Rachel McCoy)
Winner: Austin Roling ( Leslie Appleby)
1st Alternate: Symphony McCoy ( Rachel McCoy)
2nd Alternate: Ian Kim ( Sharon Jensen)
Honorable Mention: Bennett Koestler-Oglesby ( Leslie Appleby)
Honorable Mention: Emma Schroeder ( Rachel McCoy)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Theo Lohrmann ( Leslie Appleby)
Winner: Jaina Moser ( Sharon Jensen)
1st Alternate: Isaac Miller ( Leslie Appleby)
2nd Alternate: Emily Welter ( Luke Tyler)
Honorable Mention: Greyson Schroeder ( Rachel McCoy)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Joshua Miller ( Sharon Jensen)
1st Alternate: Andrew Xu ( Alan Huckleberry)
Honorable Mention: Jack Mostert ( Sharon Jensen)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Randen McManus ( Leslie Appleby)
1st Alternate: William Wolfe ( Sharon Jensen)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Thomas Noonan ( Sharon Jensen)
1st Alternate: Samuel Timmerman ( Sharon Jensen)

ECMTA IOWA CITY Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 4, 2024
University of Iowa, Voxman Hall, Iowa City
Chair: Tina Chapman
Nicole Messerschmitt

Adjudicator(s): Dr. Sharon Jensen, Julia Andrews, Dr. Mei-Hsuan Huang, Dr. Rene Lecuona

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Isabelle Lu ( Lauree Christman)
Alternate: Hridaya Sainju ( Tina Chapman)
Honorable Mention: Kaspar Zhao ( Lauree Christman)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Louise Gooblar-Perovic ( Ruth Johnson)
Winner: Rongyu Jiang ( Chiaki Kubota)
1st Alternate: Charlotte Barwacz ( Tina Chapman)
2nd Alternate: Sophia Nguyen ( Lauree Christman)
Honorable Mention: Elin Xing ( Jason Sifford)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Emily Ding ( Lauree Christman)
Winner: Evan Farley ( Adin Herr)
1st Alternate: Stellah Verry ( Tina Chapman)
2nd Alternate: Clark Erdahl ( Nancy Cree)
Honorable Mention: Grace Autio ( Rene Lecuona)
Honorable Mention: Mason Bany ( Mary Dieker)
Honorable Mention: Natalie Yoon ( Minji Kwon)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Iulia Fang-Kawamuro ( Chiaki Kubota)
Winner: Kaoru Heitzman ( Chiaki Kubota)
Winner: Milla Wiechert ( Lauree Christman)
Winner: Spencer Wu ( Nancy Cree)
1st Alternate: Samuel Banaszek ( Jason Sifford)
2nd Alternate: Nina Renaud ( Nancy Cree)
3rd Alternate: Abraham Antonio ( Lise Marcell)
4th Alternate: Gabriel Bales ( Jason Sifford)
Honorable Mention: Celeste Miller ( Nicole Messerschmitt)
Honorable Mention: Lily Nibaur ( Tina Chapman)
Honorable Mention: Olga Tenev ( Nancy Cree)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Claire Huang ( Rene Lecuona)
Winner: Jessica Huang ( Rene Lecuona)
1st Alternate: Matthew Lu ( Lauree Christman)
2nd Alternate: Victor Yao ( Ruth Johnson)
Honorable Mention: Alma Bhandary-Narayanan ( Stephen Mulvahill)
Honorable Mention: Alice Gooblar-Perovic ( Ruth Johnson)
Honorable Mention: Jozsef Polyak ( Nancy Cree)
Honorable Mention: Richard Yang ( Barbara Michaelson)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Gideon Levine ( Rene Lecuona)
Honorable Mention: Emma Lai ( Rene Lecuona)