Submissions

Thanks to everyone who submitted their performance to Minnesota Varsity! Our Editorial Team was amazed at the incredibly high level of talent across the state. You can hear all the recordings by clicking on the map below, or sorting through the table beneath it.

Showcase Round Artists

These 5 artists have been selected by you — and our judges — to appear at the Fitzgerald Theater on April 17th at 2 p.m. Each Showcase Artist will receive a cash prize of $1,000 through the generosity of an anonymous donor.

Valais Duo (Melissa Deal and John Belk)

Henry Johnston

Andy Xue

Joshua Weinberg

Austin Wahl

Honorable Mentions

The judges agreed on two Honorable Mentions. They are:

Matt Lammers

Maeve Moynihan

Featured Round Artists

These 15 artists have been professionally recorded by MPR Engineers. You may have heard the new recordings on-air, (7:15 am and 4:15 pm weekdays); now you can hear them online on each artist's page. We will open a ballot on March 21st at 2 p.m. to whittle the list down to the 5 showcase performers at the Fitzgerald Theater on April 17th.

John Belk	Maple Grove
Rebecca Yeh	Brainerd
Valais Duo	Maple Grove
The Ronea Quartet	St. Paul
Henry Johnston	Saint Paul
Matt Lammers	Eden Prairie
Andy Xue	Plymouth
Maeve Moynihan	Edina
Brianna Drevlow, soloist, and Brett Drevlow, accompanist	Thief River Falls
Xavier Jara	Arlington
Joshua Weinberg	St. Peter
Emily Rudquist	Deer River
Lauren Eberwein	St. Paul
Austin Wahl	Minneapolis
Karen Baumgartner	Roseville

All Submissions

Performer	City
Matt Lammers	Eden Prairie
7 members of Brainerd Chamber Orchestra	Brainerd
Shyanne Kaml	Bemidji
Danna Nelson	Blaine
Mary Traxler	Mankato
Kendra Sobania	Little Falls
Caroline Krause	Eden Prairie
Meghan Lowe	Rochester
Christina Hagan	Rochester
Fiona Kelliher	Minneapolis
Eunhae Park	Dilworth
David Gonzalez-Dysinger	North Oaks
David Nemetz	Woodbury
Claudia Finsaas	New London
Maria Molina Espinosa	Bloomington
MacPhail Guitar Quartet	St. Paul
John Belk	Maple Grove
Rebecca Yeh	Brainerd
Leo Wexler-Mann	St. Paul
Mitchell Evans	White Bear Township
Tyler Evans	White Bear Township
Hersha Guron	Edina
Chaska High Notes	Chask
Monica Langfeld	Blaine
Girls Vocal Ensemble of the House of Hope Choir School	St Paul
Julia Whelan	Maple Grove
Mikk Nestrud	Anoka
Karl Buttermann	Mahtomedi
Emily Bloomquist	Walker
Kenzey Bea Ostrowski	Brainerd
Angela Langton	Walker
Ben James	Walker
Jacqueline Callens	Marshall
Esther Baumgartner	Roseville
Karen and Esther Baumgartner	Roseville
Morganne McIntyre	Moorhead
Emily Hattouni	Lakeville
Christopher Neiner	Burnsville
Michael Yang	Eden Prairie
Michael Yang	Eden Prairie
Emma McCartney	SAINT PAUL
The Prairie Trio	Eden Prairie
Seiji Cataldo	Saint Paul
Valais Duo (Melissa Deal and John Belk)	Maple Grove
John Woog	Rochester
RAHS Oboe Duet	Roseville
Winds of Baroque Minnesota	Lino Lakes
Francesca Dawis	Minneapolis
The Ronea Quartet (Gaia Ramsdell, Maia Gumnit, Laura Williamson, Steven Grieger)	St. Paul
Emily Nadolny	Willmar
sara ludlow	Bemidji
Henry Johnston	Saint Paul
Austin Stole	Waconia
Sarah Wiechmann	Coon Rapids
Mayo High School Trombone Quartet	Rochester
The Malik String Quartet	Eden Prairie
Lexy Devitt	Apple Valley
Maria Schroeder	Rochester
Christy Emanuelson	Rosemount
Christine Silikowski	Plymouth
Zoe Geisen	North Branch
David Algadi	Oronoco
Andy Xue	Plymouth
Janet Elliott	Minneapolis
Jennifer Kim	Rochester
Soundhole Surfers	Maple Plain
Jake Ingbar	Minneapolis
Mariah Hoffman	Inver Grove Heights
Melody Rossiter	Bloomington
Heather Cornelius	Paynesville
Alex Knutson	Lakeville
Alyssa Larson	Owatonna
Eric Zishka	Owatonna
Emily Champoux	Woodbury
Ellen Monzo	Corcoran
Eleanor Freed	Edina
Aaron Fagerstrom (soloist) and Brayden Drevlow (accompanist)	Thief River Falls
Hannah Pederson	Oronoco
Peter Micholic	Apple Valley
Jennifer LeDoux	Minneapolis
Lisa Persson	Minnetonka
Kristian Lee	Minneapolis
Marin Dettweiler Minger	North Branch
Elizabeth Roddy	Woodbury
Kristin Byrne	Eagan
Giuliano Kornberg	Wayzata
Maeve Moynihan	Edina
Ben Cline	Farmington
Brianna Drevlow, soloist, and Brett Drevlow, accompanist	Thief River Falls
Jenna Petersen	Pine Island
Xavier Jara	Arlington
Lisa Herman	Shoreview
Luther Warren	New Brighton
Mary Alice Hutton	Bloomington
Johanna Downing	Baxter
Alexis Visser	Pequot Lakes
Lauren Laskowski	Rochester
JuBell-Lante Ensemble	Rochester
Flying Fingers	Zumbro Falls
Hannah Allen	Bemidji
Ryan SanCartier	Stillwater
Sorelle Espressivo	Ham Lake
Grace Pauly	Dassel
Caleb Richards	Shakopee
Josiah Beretta	Melrose
Joshua Weinberg	St. Peter
Samantha Carr	Chanhassen
Emily Rudquist	Deer River
Members of the GTCYS	Golden Valley
David Nemetz	Woodbury
Melanie Luikart	St. Paul
Ryan Fargo	Eden Prairie
Alison Seemann	Zumbro Falls
Hannah Nicole Allen	Bemidji
Anders Cornell	Plymouth
Eric Haugen	Bemidji
Lane Atmore	Saint Paul
Joe Cramer	Brooklyn Center
Lauren Eberwein	St. Paul
Ann Okoneski	Maplewood
Melia Willoughby	Elk River
Morgan Lynch-Schmidt	Winona
Anna Hashizume	Plymouth
Leeza Ali	Mendota Heights
Stephanie Sedarski	Rochester
Genevieve McCarthy	Edina
Nicole Moran	Eagan
Eric Broker and Grant Strom	Saint Cloud
Austin Wahl	Minneapolis
Karen Baumgartner	Roseville