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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, (green markers indicate Showcase Round, yellow markers indicate Featured Round) or sorting through the table beneath it.
Five artists have been chosen by MPR Judges and the Classical MPR audience for Minnesota Varsity's Showcase Round. These artists will perform at the Fitzgerald Theater on Sunday, April 27 at 5 p.m.
Nora Doyle | Minneapolis | Cello |
Jacob Ingbar | Minneapolis | Vocal |
Evren Ozel | Minneapolis | Piano |
Sarrah Bushara | Eden Prairie | Oboe (Audience vote winner) |
Crystal Cheng | Maple Grove | Piano |
Two entrants have been chosen by ACF Judges for Minnesota Varsity's Showcase Round.
Riona Ryan | North Mankato | Sleepcycling |
Ava Huebner | St. Cloud | The Jefferson Fantasia |
Thirteen entrants have been chosen by MPR Judges for Minnesota Varsity's Featured Round. These artists will each come to MPR's studios to have a professional recording made of their submission, which will be posted online and aired on Classical MPR in March.
Nora Doyle | Minneapolis | Cello |
Arjun Ganguly | St. Cloud | Viola |
Marisa Lin | Rochester | Piano |
Moriah Huerta | Burnsville | Voice |
Caroline Donaldson | Eden Prairie | Pedal Harp |
Jacob Ingbar | Minneapolis | Vocal |
Jenna Gullickson | Saint Paul | Flute |
Matthew Racine | Apple Valley | Trumpet |
Brock Drevlow | Thief River Falls | Double Bass |
Evren Ozel | Minneapolis | Piano |
Sarah Juhn | Rochester | Violin |
Sarrah Bushara | Eden Prairie | Oboe (Audience vote winner) |
Crystal Cheng | Maple Grove | Piano |
Five entrants have been chosen by ACF Judges for Minnesota Varsity's Featured Round.
Austin Kraft | Savage | Beyond |
Spencer Hammersten | Circle Pines | Tale of a Time Forgotten |
Riona Ryan | North Mankato | Sleepcycling |
Ava Huebner | St. Cloud | The Jefferson Fantasia |
John Walker | Burnsville | Deference |
Performer | City | Instrument |
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Nora Doyle | Minneapolis | Cello |
Arjun Ganguly | St. Cloud | Viola |
Wesley Shirola | Champlin | Piano |
Christine Kim | Maple Grove | Violin |
Marisa Lin | Rochester | Piano |
Johannes Wyttenbach | New Brighton | Violin |
Andy Xue | Plymouth | Piano |
Jeesoo Lee | Eden Prairie | Piano |
Moriah Huerta | Burnsville | Voice |
Samantha Woog | Rochester | Bassoon |
Emma Richman | Minneapolis | Violin |
Isaac Johnson | Pine Island | Trombone |
Madeline Schuster | Saint Paul | Vocal |
Caroline Donaldson | Eden Prairie | Pedal Harp |
Annie Dubner | Saint Paul | Vocal |
Jacob Ingbar | Minneapolis | Vocal |
Samantha Vinson | Hugo | Vocal |
Morgan Evenson | Mantorville | Marimba |
Jonathan Mattson | Rochester | Piano |
Jenna Gullickson | Saint Paul | Flute |
Sunday Manisto-Saari | Princeton | Vocal |
Una Voce String Quartet | Edina | String Quartet |
Molly Hennig | New Ulm | Vocal |
Matthew Racine | Apple Valley | Trumpet |
Olivia Skaja | Deer River | violin |
Calvin Connell | Falcon Heights | Piano |
Brock Drevlow | Thief River Falls | Double Bass |
Brock Drevlow | Thief River Falls | Double Bass |
Lisa Hong | Shoreview | Cello |
Collin Jinks | Bayport | piano |
Brayden Drevlow | Thief River Falls | Piano |
Izzi Weimholt | St. Paul | Viola |
Michael Wegter | Buffalo | Voice |
Luther Warren | New Brighton | Violin |
Curtis Baum | Rochester | Piano |
Evren Ozel | Minneapolis | Piano |
Ava Huebner | St. Cloud | Piano |
Sarah Juhn | Rochester | Violin |
Kira Graber | Luverne | Vocal |
John Freiberg | Woodbury | Horn |
Adrian Volovets | Minnetonka | Pipe Organ |
Daniel Spandl | Staples | Euphonium |
Alexandra Hartlein | Orono | Flute |
Julian Maddox | Minnetonka | Violin |
Emily Smith | North Mankato | Violin |
Nicholas Zaczkowski | Medina | alto saxophone |
Morganne McIntyre | Moorhead | Violin |
Lauren Smith | North Mankato | violin |
Abby Petersen | Andover | Voice |
Minnetonka Chamber Choir | Excelsior | Choir |
Sarah Anne Goh | Chanhassen | Violin |
Joe Peterson | St Paul | violin |
Shruti Gupta | Minnetonka | Flute |
Sarrah Bushara | Eden Prairie | Oboe (Audience vote winner) |
Emily Anaya | Edina | Piano |
Crystal Cheng | Maple Grove | Piano |
Aisling O'Sullivan | Shoreview | French Horn |
Frances Olson | MPLS | Piano |
Benjamin Feikema | Edgerton | Cello |
MacPhail Woodwind Quintet | Minneapolis | Woodwind Quintet |
Anders Cornell | Plymouth | Viola |
Ines Guanchez | Faribault | Piano |
Alia Gribbon | Duluth | violin |
Caleb Walker | Saint Paul | Piano |
Composer | City | Composition Name |
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Erick McLellan-Martinez | New Hope | A Patriarch's Dream |
Matthew Maxam | St. Paul | Lux Aeterna |
Jacob Dominguez-Nelson | Saint Paul | Winter's Journey |
Sarah Hamrin | Bemidji | Trio for Piano, Violin, and Violoncello |
Austin Kraft | Savage | Beyond |
Spencer Hammersten | Circle Pines | Tale of a Time Forgotten |
Riona Ryan | North Mankato | Sleepcycling |
Ava Huebner | St. Cloud | The Jefferson Fantasia |
Sarrah Bushara | Eden Prairie | Reverie |
Brendon Boldt | Osseo | Vesper |
John Walker | Burnsville | Deference |