2020 Festival Competitors

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Semi-Finalists and Alternates for 2020 Falcone Festival

Euphonium Artist | Tuba Artist | Euphonium Student | Tuba Student

# Unable to compete √ Will compete

Euphonium Artist Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
Stephen Cannistraci	Lebanon, PA, USA	George Mason University	Dr. Mark Jenkins, Mark Kellogg, Velvet Brown
Jason Donnelly	Oviedo, FL, USA	University of Miami Frost School of Music	Dr. Aaron Tindall, Joseph Vascik
Anthony Rene Gonzalez	Rio Grande City, TX, USA	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	Dr. Jesse Orth, Orlando Herrera
Yudai Hironaka	Fukuoka, Japan	University of Arkansas	Dr. Benjamin Pierce, Dr. Mitsuru Saito, Toru Miura, Kimihiko Hasegawa
Kaho Kusayanagi	Kanagawa, Japan	Kunitachi College of Music	Mitsuru Saito, Kyohei Ando
Phillip Marion	Philadelphia, PA, USA	James Madison University	Kevin Stees, Jay Krush, Brian Bowman
Greg Stevens	Sebastian, FL, USA	University of North Texas	Grant Jameson, David Childs
Chase Teachey	Lexington, KY, USA	Baylor University	Dr. Kent Eshelman, Dr. Matt Hightower, Dr. Skip Gray
Yuki Yamazaki	Hamamatsu, Tokyo, Japan	Tokyo University of the Arts	Kaoru Tsuyuki, Mai Kokubo
Jonah Zimmerman	Roswell, GA, USA	Florida State University	Justin Benavidez, Martin Cochran, Andrew Miller, Bernard Flythe, Patrick Clark

Euphonium Artist Alternates (in this order)

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
Ryohei Hamada	Itami, Hyogo, Japan	Osaka College of Music	Hiromasa Kimura, Yuki Iida, Kaori Soga
Tyler Wise	Denton, TX, USA	University of North Texas	Boonyarit Kittaweepitak, David Childs
Thomas N Gusewelle	Bryan, TX, USA	University of North Texas	David Childs, Dr. Joseph Skillen

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Tuba Artist Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
William Gray Beach	Raleigh, NC, USA	University of North Carolina-Greensboro	Dennis AsKew, Mark Britt, Don Strand, Randy Kohlenberg
Michael Fleming	Curwensville, PA, USA	Yale University	Carol Jantsch, Craig Knox
# Ramon Garavito Jr	Tucson, AZ, USA	University of Miami	Dr. Aaron Tindall, Dr. Deanna Swoboda, Dr. Kelly Thomas (+)
Thomas Gerald	Tucson, AZ, USA	Arizona State University	Dr. Deanna Swoboda, Dr. Daniel Brown
# Kevin Ildefonso	Miami, FL, USA	University of Miami	Aaron Tindall, Mike Roylance
Xianquan Mu	China	College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati	Tim Northcut
Blake Ryall	Greensboro, NC,USA	Arizona State University	Dr. Deanna Swoboda, Tom McCaslin, Dr. Christopher Blaha
Seth Shaffer	Southlake, TX, USA	Texas Tech University	Dr. Kevin Wass, Aubrey Foard, Richard Murrow
Brandon A. Smith	Madison, VA, USA	Florida State University	Dr. Justin Benavidez
# Patrick Young	Dawsonville, GA, USA	University of Colorado-Boulder	Mike Dunn, David Zerkel, David McLemore, Simon Wildman

Tuba Artist Alternates (in this order)

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
√ Tyler Woodbury	Chicopee, MA, USA	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	John Bottomley, Greg Spiridopoulos
√ Seth Carter	Paris, TX, USA	University of North Texas	Donald Little, Matthew Good
# Sander Schierer	Buford, GA, USA	University of Texas-Austin	Charles Villarrubia, Rex Martin, Gene Pokorny, Matthew Gaunt

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Euphonium Student Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
Hunter Bellows	Cedar Park, TX, USA	Vista Ridge High School	Brett Blackstone, Dusty Steinle
Kathryn Carley	Springfield, IL, USA	Rochester High School	Sharon Huff, Dennis Jones
# Isaiah Carver	Lexington, MA, USA	Lexington High School	Dr. Jobey Wilson
Natalie Colegrove	Santa Clara, CA, USA	Cupertino High School	Tony Clements
Wesley Gangluff	Bryant, AR, USA	Henderson State University	Dr. Jamie Lipton
Clayton Moses	West Monroe, LA, USA	University of Louisiana at Monroe	Adam Johnson

Euphonium Student Alternates (in this order)

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
# Adrian Mares	Alton, TX, USA	University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley	Dr. Scott Roeder
# Henry Otts	Fairhope, AL, USA	Fairhope High School	Will Petersen, Demondrae Thurman, Dan Perantoni, Charles Villarrubia, David Zerkel
√ Peyton Lickfelt	Springdale, AR, USA	University of Arkansas	Dr. Benjamin Pierce

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Tuba Student Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
Colby Batchelor	Harvest, AL, USA	Sparkman High School	Telitha Castleberry, Dr. Tom Lukowicz
Isaac J. Davanzo	Phoenix, AZ, USA	Arizona State University	Deanna Swoboda, Blake Ryall
Caroline Habig	Hoover, AL, USA	College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati	Timothy Northcut, Andrew Miller
Ally Hansen	Mount Horeb, WI, USA	Mount Horeb High School	Mike Forbes
Ben McWilliams	Augusta, MI, USA	Michigan State University	Philip Sinder, Chance Trottman-Huiet
Azdruball Montemayor	Edinburg, TX, USA	University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley	Dr. Scott Roeder

Tuba Student Alternates (in this order)

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
Parker Burkey	Grand Junction, CO, USA	University of North Texas	Donald Little, Richard Morgan, Zachary Marley
Owen Hans	Rocky Mount, NC, USA	Northern Nash High School	Dr. Jarrod Williams, Kyler Zary, Jesse Rackley
Daniel D. Martinez	Laredo,TX, USA	University of North Texas	Donald C. Little, John R.Reimund

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