Music Performance and Essay Competition Winners Announced
The NDSU Challey School of Music is excited to announce the music performance and essay competition winners. Through the competition, we hope to identify and support the developing careers of promising young musicians.
- Winners were selected in performance categories for promising high-school age performers are in piano, voice, and wind and percussion instruments.
- Winners were selected in the music education essay category seeking to identify outstanding prospective music teachers in schools or as private applied teachers.
The NDSU Challey School of Music would like to say thank you to all students who participated in the competition! Congratulations to our winners in each category! Connect with us to learn about future competitions!
PIANO
North Dakota Division
1st: Sylvie Winje, West Fargo
National Division
1st: Myra Han, Edina, Minnesota
2 nd: Ekaterina Morse, Saint Paul, Minnesota
3rd: Carrie Tiong, Lakeville, Minnesota
VOICE
North Dakota Division
1st: Caleb Ruziska, Fargo
2 nd: Ella Henry, Grand Forks
3rd: Elizabeth Wilhelmi, Fargo
National Division
1st: Vivian Hirst, Brentwood, Tennessee
2 nd: Hannah Ray, Faribault, Minnesota
3rd: Joseph Harris, Deephaven, Minnesota
WINDS/PERCUSSION
North Dakota Division
1st: Ethan Kessler, Fargo
2 nd: Aubrey Spangelo, Mandan
3rd: Bella Munro, Fargo
National Division
1st: Abigail Middaugh, Ypsilanti, Michigan
2 nd: Megan Schoenzeit, Mound, Minnesota
3rd: Joshua Castillo-Romero, Las Vegas, Nevada
MUSIC EDUCATION ESSAY
North Dakota Division
1st: Cadence DeCoteau, Devils Lake
2 nd: Ryan Livdahl, Fargo
National Division
1st: Christopher Rand Matheson, Otsego, MN
2 nd: Marie-Florence Johnson, Pella, Iowa
Full competition details can be found here.
