2016 Festival Competitors

There are no orange construction barrels, but you can see that we have a different “look” as the Falcone Festival website undergoes a complete upgrade. The site is now responsive and you should still be able to find what you are looking for under the menu items, which have not been changed. We are working to make sure everything is still operating properly, with some design changes, and ultimately some upgraded functionality coming, but we may be unavailable off and on until roughly mid-January. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have an urgent question, email Jane Goodrich or send a question to the falcone.festival on Facebook.

Fritz Stansell

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Fritz Stansell, founder and president emeritus of the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Fritz Stansell was also one of the original founders of the Falcone Festival and had an incredible impact on the music world. Our most sincere condolences to the Stansell family and BLFAC community during these difficult times.

Blue Lake’s founder and president emeritus, Fritz Stansell, has passed away at the age of 92. He leaves a legacy that will forever inspire our mission and vision. Thank you, Mr. Stansell. Ars longa, vita brevis. You can read his obituary here.

Semi-Finalists and Alternates for 2016 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)
Joe Broom	McLean, VA	University of Michigan	Fritz Kaenzig, Steven Mead
Kevin Fenske	Houston, TX	University of Houston	Danny Vinson, Mark Barton
Adam Gingery	West Chester, PA	Texas Christian University	Richard Murrow, Dr. Paul Overly
Yukino Hamaoka	Tokyo, Japan	Kunitachi College of Music	Toru Miura, Dr. Mitsuru Saito, Kyohei Ando
Saki Iguchi	Tokyo, Japan	Kunitachi College of Music	Dr. Mitsuru Saito
Erik Lundquist	Jamestown, NY	University of North Texas	Dr. Brian Bowman
Arisa Makita	Tokyo, Japan	Kunitachi College of Music	Toru Miura, Dr. Mitsuru Saito, Dr. Matt Tropman, Yukari Obata
Alison Miserendino	Burke, VA	University of North Texas	Dr. Brian L. Bowman, Roger Behrend, Jennifer Dayton Cox
Ethan Munger	Keller, TX	Texas Tech University	Dr. Kevin Wass
William Sutton	Galway, NY	Michigan State University	Philip Sinder, Charles Guy, Michael Meidenbauer

Euphonium Artist Alternates (in this order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
Eric Dluzniewski	Livonia, MI
Timothy Morris	Minnetonka, MN	University of Georgia	David Zerkel
Paul Dickinson	Florence, SC	Florida State University	Paul Ebbers, Adam Frey, Mark Britt, Michael Taylor

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Tuba Artist Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
Emily Carter	West Chester, OH	Northwestern University	Rex Martin
Brianna Compton	Katy, TX	Baylor University	Dr. Kent Eshelman
Preston Light	Kingsport, TN	University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music	Timothy Northcut, R. Winston Morris
Keith Packman	Houston, TX	University of Texas at Austin	Charles Villarrubia
X Marc Placencia	Glendale, AZ	Arizona State University	Dr. Deanna Swoboda, Sam Pilafian, Patrick Sheridan, Gabriel Sears
Tim Schachtschneider	Channahon, IL		Andy Rummel
Phillip Slater	Gahanna, OH	Louisiana State University	Joseph Skillen
Jacob Taitel	Deerfield, IL	Illinois Wesleyan University	Ed Risinger, Jared Bulmer
Chance Trottman-Huiet	Berthoud, CO	Michigan State University	Phil Sinder, Jacob Cameron, Orcenith Smith
Patrick Young	Dawsonville, GA	University of Georgia	David Zerkel

Tuba Artist Alternates (in this order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
√ Zach Marley	Louisville, KY	Northwestern University	Rex Martin, Don Little
Daniel Wilhelm	Fishers, IN	Arizona State University	Dr. Deanna Swoboda
Robert Wiser	Fayetteville, AR	University of Arkansas	Dr. Benjamin Pierce

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Euphonium Student Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
X Max Dobson	Saratoga Springs, UT	Westlake High School	Dr. Steve Call
Jose Flores	San Antonio, TX	The University of Texas at Austin	Charles Villarubia
Matthew Gordon	Mount Prospect, IL	Prospect High School	Josh Wirt, Jared Bulmer
Thomas Gusewelle	Bryan, TX	Louisiana State University	Joseph Skillen
Caleb Taylor	Fort Smith, AR	University of Arkansas-Ft. Smith	Dr. Gail Robertson, Alexandra Zacherella
Chase Windmueller	Florence, MT	Big Sky High School	Benedict Kirby

Euphonium Student Alternates (in this order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
√ Maheshsinh Jadeja	Dripping Springs, TX	Dripping Springs High School	Joe Dollard
Amanda Blackson	Ann Arbor, MI	University of Michigan	Fritz Kaenzig, Jonathan Holtfreter
Jacinda Drenckpohl	Peachtree City, GA	Middle Tennessee State University	Dr. David Loucky, Dr. Ben Miles

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Tuba Student Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
Joseph Kelemen	Port Orange, FL	University of South Florida	Jay Hunsberger, Dr. Matthew Simmons
Noah Laabs	Mount Horeb, WI	Mount Horeb High School	Will Janssen, Mike Forbes
Carter Loud	Broken Arrow, OK	Cleveland Institute of Music	Yasuhito Sugiyama
Jasmine Pigott	Greenlawn, NY	Ithaca College	Justin Benavidez
X Drake Tubbs	Massena, NY	Ithaca College	Dr. Justin Benavidez, Dr. Charles V. Guy
Hayden Victor	London, UK	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Thomas Curry

Tuba Student Alternates (in this order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
√ Evan Arnold	San Antonio, TX	Ronald Reagan High School	Mike Woods, Janet Tracy
Derek Zimmerman	Germantown Hills, IL	Illinois State University	Dr. Andy Rummel
Trevor Clipp	Forney, TX	Forney High School	Dr. Chris Combest, Dr. Don Little

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