MTNA Competitions - Division-Level Winners

January 10, 2017

Below are the results for the Divisional Competition of the MTNA Auditions.   Minnesota did very well!  Congratulations to students and teachers!  Winning students will compete at the MTNA National Conference in March.

DIVISION WINNER LIST

West Central Junior Performance Piano – 6 entries

Winner            Shuen Wu (MN)                      Piano               Alexander Braginsky

 

West Central Junior Performance Strings – 6 entries

Honorable Mention                Joyce Zhal (MN)          Violin               Sally O’Reilly

 

West Central Senior Performance Piano – 8 entries

Winner            Collin Jinks (MN)                                 Piano               Jo Anne Link

 

West Central Senior Performance Voice – 4 entries

Winner            Kennedy McGarness (MN)                 Soprano           Melissa Culloton

 

West Central Senior Performance Woodwind – 5 entries

Winner            Russell Sweet (MN)                             Saxophone       Preston Duncan

 

West Central Senior Piano Duet– 4 entries

Winner            Amanda Chan & Skyler Chan (MN)     Piano               Alexander Braginsky

 

West Central Young Artist Performance Piano – 7 entries

Honorable Mention    Tian Wei Gao (MN)                 Piano               Alexander Braginsky

 

West Central Young Artist Performance Woodwind – 7 entries

Alternate         Sean Miller (MN)                                Saxophone       Kurt Claussen