2019 Festival Competitors

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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 2019 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)
Natsuhiro Aoyama	Aichi, Japan	Aichi University of the Arts	Kaoru Tsuyuki, Toru Miura, Dr. Mitsuru Saito
Jason Donnelly	Oviedo, FL, USA	University of Miami Frost School of Music	Dr. Aaron Tindall, Joseph Vascik
Yosuke Ebata	Osaka City, Japan	Osaka College of Music	Hiromasa Kimura
Rie Kaizuka	Osaka, Japan	Osaka College of Music	Hiromasa Kimura, Masami Fukagawa, Benjamin Pierce
Matthew Kundler	Staten Island, NY, USA	University of Texas	Charles Villarrubia, Rex Martin, Demondrae Thurman, Jeremy Crawford
Ian T McCollum	Moulton, AL, USA	Florida State University	Dr. Justin Benavidez, Paul Ebbers, Martin Cochran, Andy Miller, Eddie Elsey
Saiko Moriwaka	Japan	Musashino Academia Musicae	Dr. Mitsuru Saito, Mihop Ofusa
Yuumi Satou	Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan	Shobi Music College/ Hokkaido University of Education of Iwamizawa	Dr. Mitsuru Saito, Kenichi Watanabe
Nathan C Wood	Houston, TX, USA	Michigan State University	Phil Sinder, Dr. Gail Robertson, Dr. Henry Howey
Yuki Yamazaki	Hamamatsu, Tokyo, Japan	Tokyo University of the Arts	Kaoru Tsuyuki, Mai Kokubo

Euphonium Artist Alternates (in this order)

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
Ryohei Hamada	Itami, Japan	Osaka College of Music	Hiromasa Kimura, Yuki Ida
Tommy Vo	Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada	University of North Texas	David Childs, Peder MacLellan, Dr. Brian Bowman
Takahiro Iwamitsu	Hiroshima, Japan	University of North Texas	Dr. Brian Bowman, Yasuichiro Kobayashi, Toru Miura, Dr. Mitsuru Saito

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Tuba Artist Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
Nick Beltchev	Wichita Falls, TX, USA	University of Texas at Austin	Charles Villarrubia, David Zerkel, Fritz Kaenzig, Don Little, Dr. Roy Couch
Ramon Garavito Jr.	Tucson, AZ, USA	University of Miami	Dr. Aaron Tindall, Dr. Deanna Swoboda, Dr. Kelly Thomas
Joseph A. Guimaraes	Boca Raton, FL, USA	The University of Georgia	David Zerkel, Carol Jantsch
Stefan Jacobus Hopman	Sint Anthonis, Netherlands	University of Miami	Aaron Tindall, Thomas Riccobono, Calvin Jenkins, Luke Davey
Bradley Möller	Capetown, South Africa	University of Southern California	Doug Tornquist, Norm Pearson, Daniel Perantoni, Bill Booth, Jim Self
Keith Packman	Houston, TX, USA	University of North Texas	Don Little, Dr. Jeff Baker, Charles Villarrubia
Alex Purdy	Oklahoma City, OK, USA	Oklahoma State University	Dr. Ryan Robinson, Brian Dobbins
Blake Ryall	Greensboro, NC, USA	Arizona State University	Dr. Deanna Swoboda,Tom McCaslin, Dr. Christopher Blaha
Daniel Wilhelm	Fishers, IN, USA	Central Michigan University, Arizona State University	Dr. Mark Cox, Deanna Swoboda, Scott Hanson, Brad Hisey
Tyler Woodbury	Chicopee, MA, USA	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	John Bottomley, Greg Spiridopoulos

Tuba Artist Alternates (in this order)

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
David Humphreys	Oklahoma City, OK, USA	University of North Texas	Donald Little, Jeff Baker
Philip Beatty	Tampa, FL, USA	University of Miami	Aaron Tindall, Jay Hunsberger, John Bottomley, Tom Wade
Logan Carnes	Erie, PA, USA	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Dr. Zach Collins, Mike Waddell

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Euphonium Student Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
X Preston L Arnold	Bridge City, TX, USA	Baylor University	Dr. Kent Eshelman, Tami Goss
Alex Aull	Monroe, GA, USA	George Walton Academy	David Zerkel, Adam Frey, Chris Leslie, Christian Smith
Isaac Brooks	Ann Arbor, MI, USA	University of Michigan	Fritz Kaenzig
Brandon Morrison	Cypress, TX, USA	University of Texas at Austin	Charles Villarrubia, Jason Harvey
Peyton Sills	Madison, MS, USA	Madison Central High School	Chuck Reynolds
Matthew Wise	West End, NC, USA	Appalachian State University	Dr. Bethany Wiese, Neil McCrimmon

Euphonium Student Alternates (in this order)

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
X Noah Centers	Louisville, KY, USA	University of Louisville	Clint McCanless, David Centers
X Elijah Ramirez	Peoria, AZ, USA	Arizona State University	Dr. Deanna Swoboda, Jennifer Bement
X Itsuki Kawata	Tokyo, Japan	Kunitachi Collage of Music Senior High School	Dr. Mitsuru Saito

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Tuba Student Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
Caleb Chambers	Frisco, TX, USA	Legacy Christian Academy	Dr. Corey Rom
Evan DeRicco	Arlington Heights, IL, USA	Prospect High School	Josh Wirt
X Jesus Mendoza	Mission, TX, USA	University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley	Dr. Scott Roeder, Dr. Benjamin Coy, Abel Rios
Azdruball Montemayor	Edinburg, TX, USA	Edinburg High School	Dr. Scott Roeder, Michael Sandoval
Troy Rowlands	Pittsburgh, PA, USA	Penn State University	Velvet Brown, Philip VanOuse
Malachi Witt	Fairfax, VT, USA	University of Vermont	Yutaka Kono, Bruce McRae

Tuba Student Alternates (in this order)

Name	Hometown	School/University	Teacher(s)
Itzhak Corona	Rio Grande City, TX, USA	Grulla High School	Dr. Scott Roeder, Emanuel Garcia
Andy Murray	Yukon, OK, USA	Oklahoma City University	Dr. Genevieve Clarkson
Paul Ryerson	Catawba, SC, USA	Homeschool	Doug Black, Aubrey Foard

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