IMTA Pre-college Piano Audition Results

Council Bluffs Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
January 24, 2026
Salem United Methodist Church
Chair: Julie Bond

Adjudicator(s): Lois Vander Zee, Kristin Jonina Taylor, Bryan Stanley

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Paige Benson ( Julie Bond)
1st Alternate: Evelyn Wilson ( Julie Bond)
Honorable Mention: Clara Riebe ( Julie Bond)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Violet Wilson ( Julie Bond)
1st Alternate: Crosby Martin ( Debra Heald)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Keegan Meyer ( Dianne Lawson)
1st Alternate: Ella Geier ( Julie Bond)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Tenzin Tran ( Bryan Stanley)
1st Alternate: Lauren Walmrath ( Debra Heald)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Braydon Fujan ( Nancy Schoen)
Winner: Bennett Lambelet ( Kristin Taylor)

Des Moines Music Teachers Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
January 24, 2026
Drake University, Des Moines
Chair: Cyndie Caruth
Timothy LaFleur

Adjudicator(s): Dr. Janci Bronson, Dr. Mei-Hsuan Huang, Paula Forrest, Linda Benson

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Sophie Baghdasaryan ( Cyndie Caruth)
Winner: Lyla McGinnis ( Cyndie Caruth)
Winner: Zoe Wang ( Cyndie Caruth)
1st Alternate: Gabriella Knezevic ( Rosa Scott)
2nd Alternate: Peter Wendt ( Cyndie Caruth)
3rd Alternate: Evie De Haan ( Susan Kuyper)
Honorable Mention: Theo Cotran ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Sally Hathaway ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Odi Li ( Sarah Reeves)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Riley Klinefelter ( Cyndie Caruth)
Winner: Aria Smart ( Cyndie Caruth)
1st Alternate: Saylah Attig ( Mary Shaffer)
2nd Alternate: Addie Robinson ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Yaasiel Aholou ( Marcia Hintz)
Honorable Mention: Lily De Haan ( Susan Kuyper)
Honorable Mention: Maggie Hathaway ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Lucas Wang ( Sue Hudson)
Honorable Mention: Clare Wei ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Aiden Zhu ( Patricia Schroeder)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Vicky Lin ( Cyndie Caruth)
Winner: Charlotte McClure ( Cyndie Caruth)
1st Alternate: Matthew Wei ( Cyndie Caruth)
2nd Alternate: Andrew Guo Zhen ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Andy Nguyen ( Galina Jarrell)
Honorable Mention: Rebecca Ren ( Sue Hudson)
Honorable Mention: Sadie Wang ( Susan Kuyper)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Cecelia Cotran ( Cyndie Caruth)
Winner: Arnav Dervesh ( Cyndie Caruth)
Winner: Hannah Xu ( Marcia Hintz)
1st Alternate: Gianna Marr ( Rosa Scott)
2nd Alternate: josephine Wang ( Sue Hudson)
3rd Alternate: Brandt Wang ( Susan Kuyper)
Honorable Mention: Aiden Feldmann ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Edward Sandquist ( Marion Scott)
Honorable Mention: Ketziah Wittenberg ( Susan Kuyper)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Bella De Haan ( Nicholas Roth)
Winner: Sebastian Gearhart ( Marion Scott)
1st Alternate: Faith Eugenia Villar-Cordova Scott ( Rosa Scott)
2nd Alternate: Vincent Cotran ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Aakansha Ganesh ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Michael McGarry ( Bonnie Corron)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Duy Xuan Ha Duong ( Cyndie Caruth)
Winner: Gwenyth Franczyk ( Cyndie Caruth)
Winner: Chloe Liang ( Cyndie Caruth)
Winner: Olivia McClure ( Cyndie Caruth)
Winner: Zoe Podlich ( Patricia Schroeder)
Winner: Isabelle Ryan ( Cyndie Caruth)
1st Alternate: Isabelle Turner ( Galina Jarrell)
2nd Alternate: Marianne Rose Villar-Cordova Scott ( Rosa Scott)
3rd Alternate: Caleb Moetsch ( Marion Scott)
Honorable Mention: Hannah Cotran ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Ellen Eichstedt ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: William Glasnapp ( Marion Scott)
Honorable Mention: Eli McGinnis ( Cyndie Caruth)

Cedar Rapids Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
January 24, 2026
Coe College
Chair: Dr. Melinda Westphalen

Adjudicator(s): Alan Huckleberry, Marian Lee, Nicole Messerschmitt

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Simon Clark ( Amy Linville)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Isaac Cheney ( Amy Linville)
Alternate: Cora Clark ( Amy Linville)
Honorable Mention: Samantha Drollette ( Sarah Drollette)
Honorable Mention: Riley Redenbaugh ( Allison Chenoweth)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Sofia Cunningham ( Allison Chenoweth)
Winner: Fletcher Sams ( Amy Linville)
1st Alternate: Matthew Bostwick ( Amy Linville)
2nd Alternate: Margaret Tomlinson ( Otto Getz)
Honorable Mention: Lucy Kasper ( Rebecca Nickles Mick)
Honorable Mention: Adley McFarland ( Allison Chenoweth)
Honorable Mention: Evan Mitchell ( Allison Chenoweth)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Sapphire Gibbins ( Amy Linville)
Winner: Caspian Patten ( Leah Anderson)
1st Alternate: Azariah Sanner ( Otto Getz)
2nd Alternate: Rebecca Drollette ( Sarah Drollette)
Honorable Mention: Hayley Morris ( Allison Chenoweth)
Honorable Mention: Sally Owens ( Sarah Drollette)
Honorable Mention: Lauren Riester ( Otto Getz)
Honorable Mention: Matthew Sisson ( Otto Getz)
Honorable Mention: Remy Walker ( Rebecca Nickles Mick)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Nicholas Lowe ( Amy Linville)
Winner: Elias Marshall ( Allison Chenoweth)
Winner: Ava Ryon ( Rebecca Nickles Mick)
1st Alternate: Myles Adolphs ( Leah Anderson)
2nd Alternate: Daniel Drollette ( Sarah Drollette)
3rd Alternate: John Paul Kuefler ( Otto Getz)
Honorable Mention: Claire Gladish ( Leah Anderson)
Honorable Mention: Henry Higdon ( Allison Chenoweth)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Wren Rediger ( Amy Linville)
1st Alternate: Jonathan Sisson ( Otto Getz)

Siouxland Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 14, 2026
Dordt University
Chair: Lois Vander Zee

Adjudicator: Dr. Patrice Ewoldt

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Evie De Jager ( Jessica Hummel)
Alternate: Evia Tuschen ( Jessica Hummel)
Honorable Mention: Charlotte Scholten ( Jessica Hummel)
Honorable Mention: Lincoln Wilcox ( Jessica Hummel)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Louisa De Vries ( Jessica Hummel)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Leah Evertse ( Lois Vander Zee)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Saydie MacInnis ( Lois Vander Zee)

SLAMTA (STORM LAKE) Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
January 31, 2026
St. John Lutheran, Storm Lake
Chair: Jeanette Hinkeldey

Adjudicator(s): Dianne Lawson

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Edessa Santamaria ( Suzanne Winterhof)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Eliza Bumstead ( Suzanne Winterhof)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Zachary Renner ( Suzanne Winterhof)

Ames Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 14, 2026
Iowa State University
Chair: Paula Forrest

Adjudicator(s): Dr. Melinda Westphalen and Allison Chenoweth McGurn

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Claire Zhou ( Nai-Ying Liao)
Alternate: Chloe Shih ( Cindy Lin)
Honorable Mention: William Jiang ( Cindy Lin)
Honorable Mention: Alaina Lang ( Janci Bronson)
Honorable Mention: Bryan Luo ( Paula Forrest)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Lucas McCarley ( Janci Bronson)
Alternate: Hanshu Zhang ( Paula Forrest)
Honorable Mention: Shawn Ji ( Nai-Ying Liao)
Honorable Mention: Azra McKilligan ( Nai-Ying Liao)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Sophia Li ( Cindy Lin)
Alternate: Ian Wang ( Nai-Ying Liao)
Honorable Mention: Michael Nie ( Janci Bronson)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Cece Fulton ( Paula Forrest)
Winner: Rhea Rudrapatna ( Paula Forrest)
1st Alternate: Jennifer Ji ( Nai-Ying Liao)
2nd Alternate: Eli Tang ( Janci Bronson)
Honorable Mention: James Huang ( Paula Forrest)
Honorable Mention: Masha Kovnir ( Paula Forrest)
Honorable Mention: Rachel Powers ( Janci Bronson)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Chloe Lu ( Nai-Ying Liao)
Alternate: Drake Wang ( Nai-Ying Liao)
Honorable Mention: Iris Wang ( Paula Forrest)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Minerva Cao ( Larisa Kanevski)
Winner: Laura Chen ( Mei-Hsuan Huang)
1st Alternate: Evelyn Skeffington ( Mei-Hsuan Huang)
2nd Alternate: Amelia Luo ( Janci Bronson)
Honorable Mention: Lynda Sun ( Nai-Ying Liao)

NAMTA Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
January 31, 2026
Wartburg College, Waverly
Chair: Chandar Boyle
Nicole Green

Adjudicator(s): Cyndie Caruth, Allison Chenoweth McGurn

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Dell Brummel ( Linda Martin)
1st Alternate: Oliver McGohan ( Linda Martin)
Honorable Mention: Nell Clapham ( Nicole Green)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Thomas Haile ( Andrea Johnson)
1st Alternate: Lorena Boyle ( Nicole Green)
Honorable Mention: Anna Du ( Suzanne Torkelson)
Honorable Mention: James Treinen ( Chandar Boyle)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Megan Cheng ( Suzanne Torkelson)
1st Alternate: Madelyn Driver ( Lydia Watkins)
Honorable Mention: Reis Berger ( Nicole Green)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Charlotte Green ( Ted Reuter)
1st Alternate: Anika Tandon ( Suzanne Torkelson)
Honorable Mention: Hamilton Hasselbrook ( Andrea Johnson)
Honorable Mention: Jackson Withers ( Ted Reuter)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Thomas Aguilar ( Ann Barry)
1st Alternate: Maggie VerDught ( Ann Barry)
Honorable Mention: Delia Morgan ( Ted Reuter)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Kevin Du ( Suzanne Torkelson)
Winner: Helen Peng ( Suzanne Torkelson)
1st Alternate: Miguel Maldonado ( Ted Reuter)

LAMONI/OSCEOLA Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 14, 2026
Graceland University, Lamoni 
Chair: Sarah Hostetler

Adjudicator(s): Mary Beth Shaffer

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Nora Yoder ( Sarah Hostetler)
Alternate: Collins McConnell ( Lois Selby)
Honorable Mention: Calvin Brown ( Catherine Bryan)
Honorable Mention: Noah Cirligel ( Lois Selby)
Honorable Mention: Everett Noethe ( Lois Selby)
Honorable Mention: Michael Yoder ( Sarah Hostetler)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Lark Heater ( Catherine Bryan)
Alternate: Lucy Brown ( Catherine Bryan)
Honorable Mention: Kelsey Gingerich ( Sarah Hostetler)
Honorable Mention: Fiona Henson ( Catherine Bryan)
Honorable Mention: Gracie Ling ( Catherine Bryan)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Chanelle Yoder ( Sarah Hostetler)
Alternate: Lola Brown ( Catherine Bryan)
Honorable Mention: Evangeline Embree ( Catherine Bryan)
Honorable Mention: Aubrey Johnson ( Catherine Bryan)
Honorable Mention: Reece Sheriff ( Catherine Bryan)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Ada Burns ( Catherine Bryan)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Owen Heaston ( Catherine Bryan)

MASON CITY Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 7, 2026
NIACC, Mason City
Chair: Gail Morris

Adjudicator(s): Deb Ausborn, Linda Benson

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Maddie Petree ( Sylvia Dieterichs)
Alternate: LeeAnn Friedrich ( Gail Morris)
Honorable Mention: Luke Meyer ( Christie Haacke)

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

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: John Henry ( Diane Stadtlander)
Alternate: Nora Carlsson ( Melissa Phillips)
Honorable Mention: Nova Arnold ( Diane Stadtlander)
Honorable Mention: Marie Friedrich ( Gail Morris)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Grant Forsberg ( Melissa Phillips)
Alternate: Elena O’Keefe ( Gail Morris)
Honorable Mention: Charlotte Smith ( Gail Morris)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Arman Nikoueiha ( Sylvia Dieterichs)
Alternate: Finnigan Hinderaker ( Ruth Fiscus)

QCMTA QUAD CITIES Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 7, 2026
St. Ambrose University
Chair: Roberta Quist
Charlie Schmidt

Adjudicator(s): Du Huang, Xiao Hu, Allison Chenoweth McGurn

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Joyce Jiang ( Roberta Quist)
1st Alternate: Deacon Peterson ( Laura Crumbleholme)
Honorable Mention: Abigail Albrechtsen ( Carlene Albrechtsen)
Honorable Mention: Max Liu ( Roberta Quist)
Honorable Mention: Hazel Romaniello ( Kinza Maclin)
Honorable Mention: Mia Wang ( Roberta Quist)
Honorable Mention: June Westberg ( Richard Sessler)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Malia Saito ( Nora Reiter)
Winner: Anneliese Tarpey ( Laura Crumbleholme)
1st Alternate: Grace Haas ( Nora Reiter)
2nd Alternate: Vivian Kahler ( Nora Reiter)
Honorable Mention: Angela Benhart ( Nora Reiter)
Honorable Mention: Zariah Lara ( Laura Crumbleholme)
Honorable Mention: Anderson Richards ( Roberta Quist)
Honorable Mention: Kevin Turner ( Carlene Albrechtsen)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Marguerite Babin ( Laura Crumbleholme)
Winner: Jocelyn Jiang ( Roberta Quist)
1st Alternate: Harry Richards ( Roberta Quist)
2nd Alternate: Henry Jewell ( Roberta Quist)
Honorable Mention: Evie Beach ( Laura Crumbleholme)
Honorable Mention: Hannah Hochgesang ( Laura Crumbleholme)
Honorable Mention: Brayden Isaacson ( Roberta Quist)
Honorable Mention: Kairon Saito ( Nora Reiter)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Jovin Binto ( Roberta Quist)
Winner: Lucas Rodgers ( Anne Johnson)
1st Alternate: Stella Jackson ( Carlene Albrechtsen)
2nd Alternate: Anders Sommer ( Laura Crumbleholme)
Honorable Mention: Emma Isaacson ( Roberta Quist)
Honorable Mention: Rebecca Rodriguez ( Laura Crumbleholme)
Honorable Mention: Mason Vervaecke ( Olivia Gonzalez )

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Eugene Chan ( Marian Lee)
Winner: Bethany Priaulx ( Kim Priaulx)
1st Alternate: Carter Luszczyk ( Roberta Quist)
2nd Alternate: Camille Hayes ( Richard Sessler)
Honorable Mention: Jeremiah Rodgers ( Anne Johnson)
Honorable Mention: Joseph Tavernier ( Colin Evers)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Jonathan Rice ( Marian Lee)
1st Alternate: Zach McMann ( Roberta Quist)

FORT DODGE/HUMBOLDT Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
January 31, 2026
St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Fort Dodge
Chair: Deb Ausborn

Adjudicator(s): Lois Vander Zee

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Thomas Vinsand ( Tiffany Mayall)
Alternate: Maria Zimmerman ( Jennifer Zimmerman)
Honorable Mention: Elaina Brinkman ( Karen Hopkins)
Honorable Mention: Brynn Crawford ( Karen Hopkins)
Honorable Mention: Donald Lee ( Nancy Blair)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Noah Peterson ( Linda Benson)
Alternate: Grant Nostrom ( Tiffany Mayall)
Honorable Mention: Henry Lee ( Nancy Blair)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Jhea Castareda ( Mavis Chen)
Alternate: Rene Schroeder ( Linda Benson)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Connor Witt ( Linda Benson)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Joel Schroeder ( Linda Benson)
Alternate: Reba Moffitt ( Mavis Chen)

DUBUQUE Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 7, 2026
University of Dubuque
Chair: Sharon Jensen

Adjudicator(s): Julia Andrews, Jason Sifford

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Hugo Hauta ( Sharon Jensen)
1st Alternate: Josiah Mostert ( Sharon Jensen)
Honorable Mention: Ian Kim ( Sharon Jensen)
Honorable Mention: Helena Willliams ( Sharon Jensen)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Julia Worsham ( Sharon Jensen)
1st Alternate: Anna Schlimm ( Sharon Jensen)
Honorable Mention: Leif Johnstad ( Sharon Jensen)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Jaina Moser ( Sharon Jensen)
1st Alternate: Noel Kim ( Sharon Jensen)
Honorable Mention: Jewel Schroeder ( Leslie Appleby)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Ruah Kim ( Sharon Jensen)
1st Alternate: Jack Mostert ( Sharon Jensen)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Joshua Miller ( Sharon Jensen)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Thomas Noonan ( Sharon Jensen)
1st Alternate: Randen McManus ( Leslie Appleby)

ECMTA IOWA CITY Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 8, 2026
University of Iowa, Voxman Hall, Iowa City
Chair: Tina Chapman

Adjudicator(s): Rebecca Nickles, Joan Trapp, Tim LaFleur, Allison Chenoweth McGurn

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Hannah Chen ( Canlin Qiu)
Alternate: Eva West ( Nancy Cree)
Honorable Mention: Caroline Kemp ( Nancy Cree)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Sarah H. Chang ( Minji Kwon)
Winner: Hridaya Sainju ( Tina Chapman)
1st Alternate: Kaspar Zhao ( Lauree Christman)
2nd Alternate: Alice Qian ( Dasha Wemmie)
Honorable Mention: Cora Marek ( Nancy Cree)
Honorable Mention: Nathan Yoon ( Minji Kwon)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Austin Gilchrist ( Nancy Cree)
Winner: Liam Tucker ( Nancy Cree)
1st Alternate: Haoyue Mu ( Canlin Qiu)
2nd Alternate: Charlotte Barwacz ( Tina Chapman)
Honorable Mention: Evan Cao ( Canlin Qiu)
Honorable Mention: Gemma Fuortes ( Nicole Messerschmitt)
Honorable Mention: Hanover He-Yu ( Alan Huckleberry)
Honorable Mention: Ellie Hong ( Minji Kwon)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: James Ackerson ( Lauree Christman)
Winner: Andrew Xu ( Alan Huckleberry)
Winner: Natalie Yoon ( Minji Kwon)
1st Alternate: Kate Qian ( Dasha Wemmie)
2nd Alternate: Mason Bany ( Mary Dieker)
3rd Alternate: Hannah Kim ( Minji Kwon)
Honorable Mention: Noah Liu ( Adin Herr)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Samuel Banaszek ( Jason Sifford)
Winner: Kaoru Heitzman ( Chiaki Kubota)
Winner: Matthew Lu ( Lauree Christman)
Winner: Noah Wiechert ( Lauree Christman)
1st Alternate: Khloe Zhao ( Lauree Christman)
2nd Alternate: Victor Yao ( Chiaki Kubota)
3rd Alternate: Maximilian Hing ( Jason Sifford)
4th Alternate: Davi Donato ( Jason Sifford)
Honorable Mention: Abigail Chen ( Chiaki Kubota)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Claire Huang ( Rene Lecuona)
Winner: Youan Lee ( Minji Kwon)
1st Alternate: Iulia Fang-Kawamuro ( Chiaki Kubota)
2nd Alternate: Jessica Huang ( Rene Lecuona)
Honorable Mention: Spencer Wu ( Nancy Cree)