Musicians compete at Musicfest

Fri., May 16, 2008

By Rainey Coffin raineyc@spokesman.com (509) 459-5434

The 70th annual Musicfest Northwest continues through Friday. Below are the results from Sunday to Tuesday. CM denotes Certificate of Merit.

Sunday

Piano Division:

Class 105.2, ensemble, senior (college and adult): CM, gold, Chitalinn Deliu (Christina Liu and Rian DeFarcio).

Class 11, concerto, college and adult: CM, gold, Andrea Johnson; CM, silver, Brendan Gordon.

Class 1, young artist: CM, gold, Chad Spears; CM, silver, Rian DeFaccio; CM, Elizabeth Strickland.

Class 48, classical section, college and adult: CM, gold, Natasha Vanderlinden.

Class 26, romantic, college and adult: CM, gold, Rose Fujinaka; CM, silver, Brandon Zahl; CM, Mary Trotter, Ian Houghton, Julianne Zahl.

Class 42, 20th century, college and adult: CM, gold, Matthew Palumbo; CM, silver, Josiah Stocker.

Class 30, impressionist, college and adult: CM, gold, Brandon Zahl; CM, silver, Ian Houghton, Mary Trotter.

Class 20, Bach, college and adult: CM, Christina Liu.

Class 36, Beethoven sonata, college and adult: CM, gold, Christina Liu; CM, silver, David Brewster; CM, Ian Houghton.

Class 16, baroque, college and adult: CM, gold, Cecily Gordon; CM, silver, David Brewster; CM, Rose Fujinaka.

Class 33, Haydn or Mozart sonata, college and adult: CM, gold, Ian Houghton; CM, silver, Amanda Riggers; CM, Rose Fujinaka.

Voice Division:

Class 1, young artist: CM, gold, Kristy Fox; CM, silver, Ryan Bede.

Monday

Brass Division:

Class 1, young artist: CM, gold, Christi Wans (Henderson); CM, silver, Jared Hall; CM, Preston Terry, Russell Richardson.

Class 3, solo, grades 6-8: silver, Jorin Graham.

Class 4, solo, grades 9-10: CM, gold, Victoria Karschney; Silver, Brolin Graham, Michael Zhang.

Class 5, solo, grades 11-12: CM, gold, Logan Villarreal; Silver, Anthony Porter.

Class 8, sonata-concerto, grades 11-12: CM, gold, Adelle Goettel.

Flute Division:

Class 1, young artist: CM, gold, Alicia Lielke; Silver, Anna Schroeder.

Guitar Division:

Class 3, open, Level 2: CM, Sam Riegel.

Class 6, unaccompanied solo, Level 2: CM, gold, Daniel Carter; Silver, Riley Wakefield.

Class 7, unaccompanied solo, Level 3, CM, gold, Katie Holmes; Silver, Jordan Lee.

Class 8, solo, Level 3: CM, gold, adjudicator’s choice, Robert Michel.

Class 1, young artist: CM, gold, young artist, Arthur Corcoran.

Piano Division:

Class 25.1, romantic, grade 11: CM, gold, Rachel Witthuhn, Lingbo Tong; CM, silver, Ellen Dexter, Annika Westre.

Class 9, concerto, grades 9-10: CM, gold, Isaac Chua; CM, silver, Selina Wang.

Class 102, ensemble, lower intermediate: CM, gold, Phebe and Madelaine Duo (Phebe Akesson, Madelaine Merrill); CM, silver, K, K and A (Kyla Wright, Anna Lovell, Kate Lovell).

Class 103, ensemble, upper intermediate: CM, gold, Artzis and Schafer Duo (Sarah Schafer, Olivia Artzis); CM, silver, The Mozart Maniacs (Alison Price, Jonathan Alwine).

Class 24.1, romantic, grade 9: CM, gold, Isaac Chua; CM, silver, Michael Zhang, Joshua Luo; CM, Natasha Black, Kevin Ma.

Class 65, open, grades 4-6: CM, Rachel Stuart, Annika Tangvald, Logan Pintor, Arianna Birch, Olivia Artzis, Brielle Cosgrove, Hannah Smith, Bonnie Dunworth.

Class 29.2, impressionist, grade 12: CM, gold, Yiren Zhang; Silver, Houston Hough.

Class 31.1, Haydn or Mozart sonata, grade 9: CM, gold, Jinglin Tang; CM, silver, Michael Zhang.

Class 22.2, romantic, grade 6: CM, gold, Gabrielle Ilenstine; CM, silver, Katie Zorich; CM, Kate Lovell.

Class 71.2, sonatina, grade 6: CM, gold, Katie Zorich; CM, silver, David Yuan.

Class 41.2, 20th century, grade 12: CM, gold, Alyson Simeone.

Class 72.2, sonatina, grade 8: CM, gold, Lindsay Nelson; CM, silver, Becca Mellema.

Class 64, open, grades 1-3: CM, Claire Neder, Thomas Ewert.

Class 17.2, Bach, grade 8: CM, gold, Regan Siglin; CM, silver, Dain Lloyd.

Class 43, classical section, grades 1-3: CM, Hannah Daniels, Grace Ganz, William Tong, Justin Cai, Stacy Shimanuki, Rachel Tiffany.

Class 34.1, Beethoven, sonata, grade 9: CM, gold, Elise Kinne; CM, silver, Christa Gentili, Liza Kravchenko; CM, Nuwan Ariyawansa.

Class 67, open, grades 9-10: CM, Phebe Akesson, Ashley McKinney, Hillary Lake, Grant Nielsen.

Class 73.2, sonata, grade 8: CM, gold, Jonathan Alwine; CM, silver, Gabe Jensen, Vishaka Muhunthan; CM, Dain Lloyd, Mitchell Tang, Molly Cole.

Reed Division:

Class 1, young artist: CM, gold, Nathanael Ankeny; silver, Linnea Pearson, Ryan Hallett.

Class 9, solo-sonata, grades 11-12: silver, Kevin Villarreal.

String Division:

Class 1, young artist: CM, gold, Caitlin McSherry; CM, silver, Kegham Bedoyan.

Class 13, open concerto, grades 11-12: CM, Grace Evans.

Voice Division:

Class 10, solo, college: CM, gold, Daniel Craig, Rhiannon Harding; CM, silver, Brian McDougall, Mollie McComb; CM, Elizabeth Woods.

Class 2, aria, young aria, ages 18 to 24: CM, gold, Daniel Craig; CM, silver, Stephane Bisignani; CM, Katherine Cleveland.

Class 21, sacred, open: CM, silver, Ricado Flores, Courtney Vanwinkle.

Class 27, musical theater, 25 years and older: CM, gold, Stephane Bisignani; CM, silver, Mandy Shumski; CM, Elizabeth Woods.

Ballet Division:

Class 5, adjudication, intermediate B: CM, Adin Haines, Rayna Solberg, Madeline Brown, Nicole Senn, Taylor Oddino, Kaitlynn Wargo, Alexandrea Mick, Marta Nelson.

Class 4, adjudication, intermediate A: CM, Micaela Hovater, MacKenzie Maretinz, Kylee Solberg, Nora Swoboda.

Brass Division:

Class 1, young artist: adjudicator’s choice, Johnathan Weisgerber.

Guitar Division:

Class 8, solo, Level 3: adjudicator’s choice, Robert Michel.

Piano Division:

Class 24.1, romantic, grade 9: selected for adjudicator’s choice III playoff, Isaac Chua.

Class 29.2, impressionist, grade 12: selected for adjudicator’s choice IV playoff, Yiren Zhang.

Tuesday:

Ballet Division:

Class 4, adjudication, intermediate A: CM, Courtney Talbott, Ashley Jeromchek.

Class 3, adjudication, junior B: CM, Kati Smasne, Adrienne Bot, Jennifer Hansen, Erica Flygare, Seneca Montgomery.

Flute Division:

Class 5.2, solo, grade 12: Silver, Lauren Choma.

Class 3.3, solo, grade 8: CM, gold, Hannah Hatchell; silver, Katie Larson, Meghan Watkins.

Class 5.1, solo, grade 11: CM, gold, Clara Mannino; silver, Megan Poppe.

Class 4.1, solo, grade 9: CM, gold, Selina Wang; silver, Cecily Wilson.

Class 101, ensemble, grades 5 through college: CM, gold, Ferris Flute Quartet (Drew Powell, Brenna Cully, Gina Patterson, Kaela Mansfield); CM, silver, Saxon Duet (Kaela Mansfield, Drew Powell).

Class 9.2, solo-sonata, grades 9-10: silver, Hana Alicic.

Class 2, solo, grades 4-5: silver, Maya Botkin.

Organ Division:

Class 3, pre-Bach and French Classic, grades 9-12: silver, Elizabeth Field.

Piano Division:

Class 40.2, 20th century, grade 10: CM, gold, selected for Adjudicator’s Choice IV playoff, Jack Joseph Sandberg; CM, silver, Sadie Peterson; CM, Beth Ferry, Elizabeth Foster.

Class 35.2, Beethoven sonata, grade 12: CM, gold, selected for Adjudicator’s Choice II playoff, Paul Adams; CM, silver, Edward Liu, Kim Ingebritsen.

Class 28, impressionist, grades 9-10: CM, gold, selected for Adjudicator’s Choice IV playoff, Kylie Pybus; CM, silver, Scott Strong, Emily Artzis; CM, Aleksander Black, Helen Yuan, Kelsey Houglum, Natasha Wolkind, Natasha Black, Liza Kravchenko, Kelsey McQuilkin.

Class 15.4, baroque, grade 12: CM, gold, selected for Adjudicator’s Choice I playoff, Ryan Anstett.

Class 64, open, grades 1-3: CM, Megumi Call, Josie Paulson.

Class 19, Bach, grades 11-12: CM, gold, selected for Adjudicator’s Choice I playoff, Edward Liu; silver, Anna Marie Schaefer, Hayden Heftel.

Reed Division:

Class 3, solo, grades 6-8: CM, gold, Natalie Nodland; silver, Patrick Moeller, Nichole Nodland.

Class 7, sonata-concerto, grades 9-10: silver, Nicholas Hendryx, Brianna Woodruff.

Class 8, sonata-concerto, grades 11-12: silver, Scott Birks.

Class 101, ensemble, grades 5-College: CM, gold, adjudicator’s choice, Inehan Duet (Lauren Camp, Cris Garza), silver, David and Mehan Duo (David Dionne, Megan Styborski).

Voice Division:

Class 8, solo, grade 11: CM, gold, Cynthia Bauder, Sacha Kravig; CM, Hsinchieh Chu, James Powers

Class 5, solo, grade 8: CM, gold, Keith Meline; CM, silver, Zach Jackson; CM, Elizabeth Brown.

Class 3, aria, open aria – 25 years and older: CM, gold, Theresa Henderson.

Class 13.2, German, college and adult: CM, gold, Theresa Henderson.

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