CONGRATULATIONS!
2019 State Buckeye Auditions Winners*
ELEMENTARY PIANO
Winner - Henry Shao (NW, Teacher - Esther Chiu)
Honorable Mention - Levi Li (CE, Teacher - Nina Polonsky)
Honorable Mention - Lang Chen (SW, Teacher - Naoko Tanaka)
JUNIOR PIANO
Winner - Marina Ziegler (ME, Teacher - Mayumi Kikuchi)
Honorable Mention - Cory Wu (CE, Teacher - Kathleen Sadoff)
Honorable Mention - Jason Xiao (W, Teacher - Daira Skriblis)
SENIOR PIANO
Winner - Wending Wu (ME, Teacher - Nancy Bachus)
Honorable Mention - George Shum (NE, Teacher - Haewon Song)
Honorable Mention - Remy Irvine (SW, Teacher - David Warf)
ELEMENTARY STRINGS
Winner - Vivian Chang (NE, Teacher - Hong Cheng)
Honorable Mention - Oliver Martin (CE - Tatiana Hanna)
JUNIOR STRINGS
Winner - Moonhee Kim (NW, Teacher - Sibbi Bernhardsson)
Honorable Mention - Cecilia Martin (CE, Teacher - Tatiana Hanna)
Honorable Mention - Ari Webb (SW, Teacher - Sarah Kim)
SENIOR STRINGS
Winner - Samantha Ma (ME, Teacher - Wei-Fang Gu)
ELEMENTARY BRASS/WOODWINDS
Winner - Taoran Wang (CE, Teacher - Beth Owen)
JUNIOR BRASS/WOODWINDS
Winner - Stella Bixler (CE, Teacher - Beth Owen)
Honorable Mention - Kevin Burchmore (NE, Teacher - Heather Mandujano)
SENIOR BRASS/WOODWINDS
Winner - Zoe Bowers (ME, Teacher - Pat Kroft)
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Dr. Michael Benson, Chair, OhioMTA State Buckeye Auditions; Malone University, host site; Adjudicators: Dr. Sebastian Birch, Mrs.Yao Lu (piano), Mrs. Julie Sarver (brass/woodwinds), Mrs. Janice Moore (strings); Volunteers: Mr. Brent Schloneger, Mrs. Denise Benson.