Semi-Finalists and Alternates for 2017 Falcone Festival
Euphonium Artist | Tuba Artist | Euphonium Student | Tuba Student
X Unable to attend Festival √ Alternate attending Festival
Euphonium Artist Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)
| Name | Hometown | School/University | Teacher(s) |
| Ryan Chen | Orlando FL | Stanford University | Fritz Kaenzig, Dr. Gail Robertson, Ken Amis |
| Yosuke Ebata | Osaka, Japan | Osaka College of Music | Dr. Hiromasa Kimura |
| Brandon Hawkins | Harlingen, TX | University of North Texas | Dr. Brian Bowman |
| Yudai Hironaka | Yamaguchi, Japan | University of Arkansas, Kunitachi College of Music | Dr. Benjamin Pierce, Dr. Mitsuru Saito, Toru Miura, Kimihiko Hasegawa |
| Andrew James Lyster | Fort Worth, TX | Royal Northern College of Music | Steven Mead, Dr. Brian Bowman |
| Ian McCollum | Hillsboro, AL | Florida State University | Paul Ebbers, Dr. Martin Cochran, Andy Miller, Dr. Eddie Elsey |
| Natsumi Minobe | Mito City, Ibaraki Pref., Japan | Kunitachi College of Music | Dr. Mitsuru Saito, Toru Miura, Kyohei Ando |
| Matthew Nunes | Niceville, FL | Montclair State University | Derek Fenstermacher |
| William E Sutton | Galway, NY | Michigan State University | Philip Sinder, Charles Guy, Michael Meidenbauer |
| Yuki Yamazaki | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan | Tokyo University of the Art | Kaoru Tsuyuki, Mai Kokubo |
Euphonium Artist Alternates (in this order)
| Name | Hometown | School/University | Teacher(s) |
| Rie Kaizuka | Osaka, Japan | Osaka College of Music | Dr. Hiromasa Kimura, Dr. Masami Hukagawa, Dr. Ben Pierce |
| Moe Kato | Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan | Nagoya College of Music | Kaoru Tsuyuki, Mai Kokubo |
| Yukino Hamaoka | Tokyo, Japan | Kunitachi College of Music | Dr. Mitsuru Saito, Toru Miura, Kyohei Ando |
Tuba Artist Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)
| Name | Hometown | School/University | Teacher(s) |
| Brianna Compton | Katy, TX | Baylor University | Dr. Kent Eshelman |
| Steven Darling | Milwaukee, WI | University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music | Dr. Timothy Northcut, Dr. Jason Smith, Marty Erickson |
| X Lucas Davey | Miami, FL | University of Miami (FL) | Dr. Aaron Tindall, Justin Benavidez, Warren Deck |
| Ramon Garavito Jr | Tucson, AZ | Arizona State University | Dr. Deanna Swoboda, Dr. Kelly Thomas, Danielle Van Tuinen, Amanda Cariati, Dr. Travis Netzer |
| TJ Graf | Roxbury NJ | University of Miami (FL) | Dr. Aaron Tindall, Derek Fenstermacher, Jeffrey Conrad, Paul Scott |
| Matthew Gray | Little Rock, AR | University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music | Dr. Timothy Northcut, Jason Tacker |
| Trey Hanis | Allen, TX | Indiana University | Daniel Perantoni, Dr. Kevin Wass |
| James Land | Memphis, TN | University of Memphis | Dr. Kevin Sanders |
| Ben Malmer | Sugar Land, Texas | University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music | Dr. Timothy Northcut |
| Evan Zegiel | Boca Raton, FL | University of Michigan | Fritz Kaenzig |
Tuba Artist Alternates (in this order)
| Name | Hometown | School/University | Teacher(s) |
| X Brandon Cazden | Dorval, Quebec, Canada | Manhattan School of Music | Kyle Turner |
| X Max Gerhart | Columbus, OH | University of Kansas | Scott Watson, Dr. Jason Smith, Dr. Timothy Northcut, Tony Zilincik |
| √ Juan Alonso | Dallas, TX | University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music | Dr. Timothy Northcut, Richard Murrow, Alex Cauthen |
Euphonium Student Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)
| Name | Hometown | School/University | Teacher(s) |
| Isaiah Figueroa | New York, NY | Grand Street Campus | Jonathan Herbert |
| Cole Foster | Kalamazoo, MI | Lawrence University | Marty Erickson |
| Gabriel Hart | Austin, TX | Emory University | Adam Frey |
| MJ Jadeja | Dripping Springs, TX | University of Texas at Austin | Charles Villarrubia |
| Juan Miguel Lopez | Dallas, TX | University of Houston | Danny Vinson, Carl Vail |
| Troy Moeller | Land O' Lakes, FL | University of North Texas | Dr. Brian Bowman, Sunny Chou |
Euphonium Student Alternates (in this order)
| Name | Hometown | School/University | Teacher(s) |
| Jason Donnelly | Oviedo, FL | Paul J. Hagerty High School | Joseph Vascik |
| Brandon Morrison | Cypress, TX | Cy-Fair High School | Jason Harvey |
| Matthew Gordon | Mt. Prospect, IL | Prospect High School | Josh Wirt, Jared Bulmer |
Tuba Student Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)
| Name | Hometown | School/University | Teacher(s) |
| Sean Baker | Wauseon,OH | Bowling Green State University | David Saltzman |
| Seth Carter | Paris, TX | North Lamar High School | Jason R. Smith, Don Little |
| Daniel Drake | Naperville, IL | Illinois Wesleyan University | Ed Risinger, Josh Biere |
| Ethan Gordon | Austin, TX | Baylor University | Dr. Kent Eshelman |
| Noah Laabs | Mount Horeb, WI | Mount Horeb High School | Dr. Mike Forbes, Will Janssen |
| Greg Tillotson | Mansfield, TX | University of North Texas | Donald Little |
Tuba Student Alternates (in this order)
| Name | Hometown | School/University | Teacher(s) |
| Trevor Clipp | Forney, TX | University of North Texas | Donald Little |
| Diego Stine | Vienna, VA | George C. Marshall High School | David Fedderly, Steve Dumaine |
| Andrew Murray | Yukon, OK | Yukon High School | Dr. Ryan Robinson |
