IMTA Pre-college Piano Audition Results

Council Bluffs Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
January 25, 2025
Salem United Methodist Church
Chair: Berneil Hanson
Co-chair: Julie Bond

Adjudicator(s): Kyu-Youn Butler and Lisa Batten

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Jersey Martin ( Julie Bond)
Alternate: Paige Benson ( Julie Bond)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Connor Cronin ( Dianne Lawson)
Alternate: Keegan Meyer ( Dianne Lawson)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Charlotte Cronin ( Dianne Lawson)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Reagan Bauman ( Kristin Taylor)
Honorable Mention: Lauren Walmrath ( Debra Heald)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Junya Duan ( Kristin Taylor)
Alternate: Braydon Fujan ( Nancy Schoen)

Des Moines/Ankeny Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 8, 2025
Grand View University, 1417 Boyd St, Des Moines/Cowles Center
Chair: Cyndie Caruth
Sarah Reeves

Adjudicator(s): Elise Davidson, Dr. Andrea Johnson, Dr. Vakhtang Kodanashvili

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Klaire Johnson ( Mary Shaffer)
Winner: Ivy Ruppert ( Mary Shaffer)
1st Alternate: Clare Wei ( Cyndie Caruth)
2nd Alternate: Riley Klinefelter ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Theo Cotran ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Esmé Smith ( Cyndie Caruth)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Elise Cotran ( Cyndie Caruth)
Winner: Charlotte McClure ( Cyndie Caruth)
1st Alternate: Andrew Guo Zhen ( Cyndie Caruth)
2nd Alternate: Matthew Wei ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Rebecca Ren ( Sue Hudson)
Honorable Mention: Aria Smart ( Cyndie Caruth)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Arnav Dervesh ( Cyndie Caruth)
1st Alternate: Vicky Lin ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Aiden Feldmann ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Emmitt Robinson ( Cyndie Caruth)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Lisa Lu ( Cyndie Caruth)
Winner: Michael McGarry ( Bonnie Corron)
1st Alternate: Joanna Foo ( Nicholas Roth)
2nd Alternate: Bryce Alldredge ( Sarah Reeves)
Honorable Mention: Cecelia Cotran ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Josephine Wang ( Sue Hudson)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Olivia McClure ( Cyndie Caruth)
Winner: Vivian Zhang ( Cyndie Caruth)
1st Alternate: Aakansha Ganesh ( Cyndie Caruth)
2nd Alternate: Anushka Dervesh ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Vincent Cotran ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Noah Hoffman ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Tristan Rulli ( Nicholas Roth)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Duy Xuan Ha Duong ( Cyndie Caruth)
Winner: Gwenyth Franczyk ( Cyndie Caruth)
1st Alternate: Eli McGinnis ( Cyndie Caruth)
2nd Alternate: Izaiah Wilder ( Nicholas Roth)
Honorable Mention: Hannah Cotran ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: James Foo ( Nicholas Roth)
Honorable Mention: Sevey LeNeave ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Isabelle Ryan ( Cyndie Caruth)
Honorable Mention: Tony Song ( Nicholas Roth)

Des Moines Suburbs Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
January 25, 2025
Grandview University
Chair: Timothy LaFleur, NCTM
Joy Rubenking

Adjudicator(s): Dr. Janci Bronson, ISU, and Dr. Rene Lecuona, University of Iowa

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Fiona Henson ( Catherine Bryan)
Alternate: Bernadette Marie Kesten ( Marion Scott)
Honorable Mention: Rohan Gurnani ( Susan Kuyper)
Honorable Mention: Evelyn Knezevic ( Rosa Scott)
Honorable Mention: Gabriella Knezevic ( Rosa Scott)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Evangeline Embree ( Catherine Bryan)
Winner: Sadie Wang ( Susan Kuyper)
1st Alternate: Lily De Haan ( Susan Kuyper)
2nd Alternate: Reece Sheriff ( Catherine Bryan)
Honorable Mention: Ruby Cyr ( Catherine Bryan)
Honorable Mention: Aubrey Johnson ( Catherine Bryan)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Brandt Wang ( Susan Kuyper)
Alternate: Grace De Haan ( Susan Kuyper)
Honorable Mention: Lydia Brock ( Susan Kuyper)
Honorable Mention: Andy Nguyen ( Galina Jarrell)
Honorable Mention: Niharika Udipi ( Irina Kaplan)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Paxton De Jong ( Susan Kuyper)
Winner: Mentari Yang ( Galina Jarrell)
1st Alternate: Hannah Xu ( Marcia Hintz)
2nd Alternate: Ketziah Wittenberg ( Susan Kuyper)
Honorable Mention: Madeline Vowels ( Galina Jarrell)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Marianne Rose Villar-Cordova Scott ( Rosa Scott)
Winner: Isabelle Turner ( Galina Jarrell)
1st Alternate: George Shcharansky ( Galina Jarrell)
2nd Alternate: Bella De Haan ( Susan Kuyper)
Honorable Mention: Isaiah Hartog ( Timothy LaFleur)
Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Claire Nichols ( Rosa Scott)
Honorable Mention: Rebekah Wittenberg ( Susan Kuyper)
Honorable Mention: Alyssa Zheng ( Galina Jarrell)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Zoe Podlich ( Patricia Schroeder)
Winner: Veronica Smith ( Marion Scott)
Alternate: Audrey Elizabeth Janssen ( Rosa Scott)
Honorable Mention: William Glasnapp ( Marion Scott)

Cedar Rapids Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 1, 2025
Coe College
Chair: Sarah Drollette
Dr. Nicholas Roth Dr. Suzanne Torkelson Dr. Jason Sifford

Adjudicator(s): Dr. Nicholas Roth Dr. Suzanne Torkelson Dr. Jason Sifford

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Samantha Drollette ( Sarah Drollette)
1st Alternate: Edith Andreani ( Amy Linville)
Honorable Mention: Rory Staab ( Rebecca Nickles Mick)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Sofia Cunningham ( Allison Chenoweth)
1st Alternate: Rocket Breuer ( Amy Linville)
Honorable Mention: Evan Mitchell ( Allison Chenoweth)
Honorable Mention: Adam Mixdorf ( Rebecca Nickles Mick)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Rebecca Drollette ( Sarah Drollette)
1st Alternate: Fletcher Sams ( Amy Linville)
Honorable Mention: Alaina Parker ( Allison Chenoweth)
Honorable Mention: David Rediger ( Amy Linville)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Daniel Drollette ( Sarah Drollette)
Winner: Elias Marshall ( Allison Chenoweth)
1st Alternate: Nicholas Lowe ( Amy Linville)
2nd Alternate: Calissa Fruin ( Sarah Drollette)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Lilly Womersley ( Otto Getz)
1st Alternate: Caden Messenger ( Allison Chenoweth)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Grace Luo ( Melinda Westphalen)

SLAMTA (STORM LAKE) Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 1, 2025
St. John Lutheran, Storm Lake
Chair: Jeanette Hinkeldey

Adjudicator(s): Linda Benson

LEVEL A Results:
Honorable Mention: Kaden Mills ( Suzanne Winterhof)
Honorable Mention: Edessa Santamaria ( Suzanne Winterhof)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Makenna Mills ( Suzanne Winterhof)
Alternate: Alivia Glienke ( Jeanette Hinkeldey)
Honorable Mention: Eliza Bumstead ( Suzanne Winterhof)

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

Ames Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 8, 2025
Iowa State University, Simon Estes Music Hall, Ames
Chair: Nai-Ying Liao

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Lucas McCarley ( Janci Bronson)
Alternate: Shawn Ji ( Nai-Ying Liao)
Honorable Mention: Edna Willson ( Nai-Ying Liao)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Viviana Zweingelberg ( Nai-Ying Liao)
Alternate: Sophia Li ( Cindy Lin)
Honorable Mention: Linda Dong ( Nai-Ying Liao)
Honorable Mention: Atesh McKilligan ( Nai-Ying Liao)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Annie Yeh ( Nai-Ying Liao)
Alternate: Vitalina Zweingelberg ( Nai-Ying Liao)
Honorable Mention: Derek Liao ( Nai-Ying Liao)
Honorable Mention: Eli Tang ( Janci Bronson)
Honorable Mention: Ian Wang ( Nai-Ying Liao)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Emma Chen ( Nai-Ying Liao)
Winner: Jumuyao Wu ( Cindy Lin)
1st Alternate: Iris Wang ( Paula Forrest)
2nd Alternate: Rhea Rudrapatna ( Paula Forrest)
Honorable Mention: James Huang ( Paula Forrest)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Jonah Mittman ( Mei-Hsuan Huang)
Winner: Evelyn Skeffington ( Mei-Hsuan Huang)
1st Alternate: Sunney Que ( Paula Forrest)
2nd Alternate: Amelia Luo ( Janci Bronson)
Honorable Mention: Raylene Chen ( Nai-Ying Liao)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Lucas Du ( Larisa Kanevski)
Winner: Sophia Kyveryga ( Larisa Kanevski)
Winner: Gretchen Mizerak ( Janci Bronson)
1st Alternate: Minerva Cao ( Larisa Kanevski)
2nd Alternate: Adam Zhu ( Larisa Kanevski)
3rd Alternate: Lynda Sun ( Nai-Ying Liao)
Honorable Mention: Laura Chen ( Mei-Hsuan Huang)
Honorable Mention: Claire Lu ( Nai-Ying Liao)

NAMTA Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 1, 2025
Wartburg College, Waverly
Chair: Nicole Green
Chandar Boyle

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Lorena Boyle ( Nicole Green)
Winner: Alina Pruckler ( Chandar Boyle)
1st Alternate: James Treinen ( Chandar Boyle)
2nd Alternate: Nathan Haedike ( Laurie Biedermann)
Honorable Mention: Jaide Berger ( Nicole Green)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Alne Deford ( Chandar Boyle)
1st Alternate: Jonah Crouch ( Ann Barry)
Honorable Mention: Ada Gabel ( Ann Barry)
Honorable Mention: Jonah Reid ( Patricia Reuter Riddle)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Charlotte Green ( Chandar Boyle)
1st Alternate: Abby Shaw ( Linda Martin)
Honorable Mention: June Fassbinder ( Linda Martin)
Honorable Mention: Jackson Withers ( Ted Reuter)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Delia Morgan ( Patricia Reuter Riddle)
Winner: Maggie VerDught ( Ann Barry)
1st Alternate: Susan Bell ( Patricia Reuter Riddle)
2nd Alternate: Elsie Gabel ( Ann Barry)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Miguel Maldonado ( Ted Reuter)
Winner: Levi Roberts ( Chandar Boyle)
1st Alternate: August Treinen ( Ted Reuter)
2nd Alternate: Thomas Aguilar ( Ann Barry)
Honorable Mention: Cyril Hasselbrook ( Andrea Johnson)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Nyle Vallem ( Ted Reuter)

LAMONI/OSCEOLA Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 1, 2025
Graceland University, Lamoni 
Chair: Sarah Hostetler

Adjudicator(s): Cate Bryan and Timothy LaFleur

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Chase Borner ( Teri Robinson)
Alternate: Jesse Triplett ( Sarah Hostetler)
Honorable Mention: Collins McConnell ( Lois Selby)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Lexi Borner ( Teri Robinson)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Isaiah Cirligel ( Lois Selby)
Honorable Mention: Ty Borner ( Teri Robinson)
Honorable Mention: Alston Zou ( Jack Ergo)

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

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Luke Miller ( Sarah Hostetler)

MASON CITY Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 1, 2025
NIACC, Mason City
Chair: Gail Morris

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Joe Henry ( Diane Stadtlander)
1st Alternate: Luke Meyer ( Christie Haacke)
Honorable Mention: Haylee Petree ( Sylvia Dieterichs)
Honorable Mention: Maddie Petree ( Sylvia Dieterichs)
Honorable Mention: Sophia Starr ( Ruth Fiscus)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Nora Carlsson ( Melissa Phillips)
1st Alternate: Anna Du ( Suzanne Torkelson)
Honorable Mention: Hana Miller ( Ruth Fiscus)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Nathaniel McInroy ( Vicki Hoffman)
1st Alternate: Anika Tandon ( Suzanne Torkelson)
Honorable Mention: Jackson Van Soelen ( Vicki Hoffman)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Arman Nikoueiha ( Sylvia Dieterichs)
1st Alternate: Ahan Tandon ( Suzanne Torkelson)
Honorable Mention: Finnigan Hinderaker ( Ruth Fiscus)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Kevin Du ( Suzanne Torkelson)
1st Alternate: Blake Hoeft ( Vicki Hoffman)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Helen Peng ( Suzanne Torkelson)
1st Alternate: Cedric Liu ( Suzanne Torkelson)

QCMTA QUAD CITIES Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 1, 2025
St. Ambrose University
Chair: Roberta Quist
Charlie Schmidt

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Angela Benhart ( Nora Reiter)
1st Alternate: Abram Sulzberger ( Richard Sessler)
Honorable Mention: Joyce Jiang ( Roberta Quist)
Honorable Mention: Evelyn Johnson ( Roberta Quist)
Honorable Mention: Kevin Turner ( Carlene Albrechtsen)
Honorable Mention: Mia Wang ( Roberta Quist)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Brayden Isaacson ( Roberta Quist)
1st Alternate: Zariah Lara ( Laura Crumbleholme)
Honorable Mention: Sophie Johnson ( Roberta Quist)
Honorable Mention: Parker Luszczyk ( Roberta Quist)
Honorable Mention: Kaelyn Pettersen ( Roberta Quist)
Honorable Mention: Malia Saito ( Nora Reiter)
Honorable Mention: Iris Wang ( Roberta Quist)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Jovin Binto ( Roberta Quist)
Winner: Mason Vervaecke ( Olivia Gonzalez )
1st Alternate: Kairon Saito ( Nora Reiter)
2nd Alternate: Harry Richards ( Roberta Quist)
Honorable Mention: Marguerite Babin ( Laura Crumbleholme)
Honorable Mention: Rebecca Rodriguez ( Laura Crumbleholme)
Honorable Mention: Denny Vandala ( Roberta Quist)

LEVEL D Results:
Winner: Carter Luszczyk ( Roberta Quist)
Winner: Paige McMann ( Roberta Quist)
1st Alternate: Sage Carney ( Roberta Quist)
2nd Alternate: Camille Hayes ( Richard Sessler)
Honorable Mention: Zander Panek ( Laura Crumbleholme)
Honorable Mention: Joseph Tavernier ( Colin Evers)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Alex Jones ( Laura Crumbleholme)
1st Alternate: Sabrina Richards ( Roberta Quist)

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

FORT DODGE/HUMBOLDT Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
January 18, 2025
St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Fort Dodge
Chair: Deb Ausborn

Adjudicator(s): Jeannie Vande Zande

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Lincoln Pearson ( Mavis Chen)
Alternate: Jonathon Vinsand ( Tiffany Mayall)
Honorable Mention: Colby Cochrane ( Mavis Chen)
Honorable Mention: Haven McBride ( Mavis Chen)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Scout Harvey ( Tiffany Mayall)
Alternate: Charlie Deal ( Linda Benson)
Honorable Mention: Jhea Castareda ( Mavis Chen)
Honorable Mention: Aidan Deal ( Linda Benson)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Max Anderson ( Mavis Chen)
Alternate: Addison Potter ( Mavis Chen)
Honorable Mention: Sage Bock ( Mavis Chen)
Honorable Mention: Clara Brown ( Mavis Chen)
Honorable Mention: Ava Otteros ( Karen Hopkins)

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

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Aidan Russell ( Mavis Chen)
Alternate: Ava Binkley ( Linda Benson)
Honorable Mention: Jacob Sorenson ( Nancy Blair)

DUBUQUE Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 1, 2025
University of Dubuque
Chair: Sharon Jensen
Leslie Appleby

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Bennett Koestler-Oglesby ( Leslie Appleby)
Winner: Julia Worsham ( Sharon Jensen)
1st Alternate: Helena Willliams ( Sharon Jensen)
2nd Alternate: Ian Kim ( Sharon Jensen)
Honorable Mention: Eleanor Blech ( Leslie Appleby)
Honorable Mention: Hugo Hauta ( Sharon Jensen)
Honorable Mention: Gaman Ponnana ( Leslie Appleby)
Honorable Mention: Penny Von Mulert ( Sharon Jensen)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Emily Welter ( Luke Tyler)
1st Alternate: Isaac Miller ( Leslie Appleby)
Honorable Mention: Austin Roling ( Leslie Appleby)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: Jack Mostert ( Sharon Jensen)
1st Alternate: Noel Kim ( Sharon Jensen)
Honorable Mention: Lauren Gatto ( Leslie Appleby)
Honorable Mention: Jaina Moser ( Sharon Jensen)

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

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Randen McManus ( Leslie Appleby)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Thomas Noonan ( Sharon Jensen)

ECMTA IOWA CITY Pre-College Piano Auditions Results
February 9, 2025
University of Iowa, Voxman Hall, Iowa City
Chair: Tina Chapman
Nicole Messerschmitt

LEVEL A Results:
Winner: Elena Arlen ( Tina Chapman)
Winner: Sarah H. Chang ( Minji Kwon)
1st Alternate: Caroline Kemp ( Nancy Cree)
2nd Alternate: Teddy Patrick-Ferree ( Nancy Cree)
Honorable Mention: Mila Abou Alaiwa ( Tina Chapman)
Honorable Mention: Nathan Yoon ( Minji Kwon)

LEVEL B Results:
Winner: Ellie Hong ( Minji Kwon)
Alternate: Hridaya Sainju ( Tina Chapman)
Honorable Mention: Kayla Dong ( Robin Henriksen)
Honorable Mention: Austin Gilchrist ( Nancy Cree)
Honorable Mention: Isabelle Lu ( Lauree Christman)

LEVEL C Results:
Winner: James Ackerson ( Lauree Christman)
Winner: Rongyu Jiang ( Chiaki Kubota)
1st Alternate: Mert Ince ( Jason Sifford)
2nd Alternate: Noah Liu ( Adin Herr)
Honorable Mention: Mason Bany ( Mary Dieker)
Honorable Mention: Max Biger ( Nancy Cree)
Honorable Mention: Henry Erdahl ( Nancy Cree)

LEVEL D1 Results:
Winner: Samuel Banaszek ( Jason Sifford)
Winner: Emily Ding ( Lauree Christman)
Winner: Khloe Zhao ( Lauree Christman)
1st Alternate: Konnon Chen ( Dasha Wemmie)
2nd Alternate: Abigail Chen ( Chiaki Kubota)
3rd Alternate: Noah Wiechert ( Lauree Christman)

LEVEL D2 Results:
Winner: Clark Erdahl ( Nancy Cree)
Winner: Evan Farley ( Adin Herr)
Winner: Nina Renaud ( Nancy Cree)
1st Alternate: Abraham Antonio ( Lise Marcell)
2nd Alternate: Samantha Scheetz ( Tina Chapman)
3rd Alternate: Jackson LaBrecque ( Nancy Cree)
Honorable Mention: Sephora Whalen ( Nicole Messerschmitt)

LEVEL E Results:
Winner: Gabriel Bales ( Jason Sifford)
Winner: Iulia Fang-Kawamuro ( Chiaki Kubota)
1st Alternate: Shanza Sami ( Barbara Michaelson)
2nd Alternate: Milla Wiechert ( Lauree Christman)
Honorable Mention: Spencer Wu ( Nancy Cree)

LEVEL F Results:
Winner: Andrew Chen ( Chiaki Kubota)
Alternate: Youan Lee ( Minji Kwon)
Honorable Mention: Emma Lai ( Minji Kwon)