2013 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 2013 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	Private Instructor(s)
Geoff Durbin	Mechanicsburg, PA	University of Memphis	John Mueller
Vince Kenney	Bloomington/Normal, Illinois	University of North Texas	Dr. Brian Bowman, Mark Moore, Ed Risinger
Chris Gray McGinty	Plains, TX	University of North Texas	Dr. Brian Bowman
Patrick Nyren	South Casco, ME	University of North Texas	Dr. Brian Bowman
Sean Peterson	Brighton, MI	Royal Northern College of Music	Steven Mead, Dr. Aaron Tindall, Dr. Matt Tropman
Christopher Plaskota	Naperville, IL	University of Michigan	Fritz Kaenzig, Mark Fisher
Irving Ray	Houston, TX	University of North Texas	Dr. Brian Bowman, Dr. Henry Howey
Jaren Reyes	Houston, TX	University of Houston	Danny Vinson, Irving Ray
Aaron Rivkin	Cherry Hill, NJ		Steven Mead, David Thornton
Michael Vecchio	Chittenango, NY	University of Michigan	Fritz Kaenzig

Euphonium Artist Alternates (in this order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Private Instructor(s)
Misa Akahoshi
Leanne Stamp	Las Vegas, NV	Royal Northern College of Music	Steven Mead
Christopher Alan Góngora	Bryan, TX	Louisiana State University	Dr. Joseph Skillen, Rob Towell, Demondrae Thurman

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Tuba Artist Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Private Instructor(s)
Nick Beltchev	Wichita Falls, TX	University of Michigan	Fritz Kaenzig
Tom Curry	Appleton, WI	Northwestern University	Rex Martin
Joshua deVries	Islip Terrace, NY	Lynn University Conservatory of Music	Ken Amis, Bill Troiano
Daniel Frost	Austin, TX	University of Texas-Austin	Charles Villarrubia
Charlie Goodman	Kalamazoo, MI	University of Georgia	David Zerkel, Dr. Deanna Swoboda
Matt Hightower	Guthrie, KY	University of Texas	Charles Villarrubia, Dan Perantoni, Ray Conklin
Osvaldo A. Lopez	Mission, TX	University of Texas-Pan American	Dr. Scott Roeder
Brian McBride	New Bern, NC	Rutgers University	Alan Baer, Philip Sinder, Jeff Jarvis, Craig Knox, Tom McCaslin
Gretchen Renshaw	Middleburg, PA	Michigan State University	Philip Sinder, Dr. Benjamin Pierce, Velvet Brown
Justin Worley	Atlanta, GA	University of North Carolina-Greensboro	Dennis AsKew

Tuba Artist Alternates (in this order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Private Instructor(s)
Takahiro Kim	Sendai, Miyagi, Japan	Roosevelt University	Charles Schuchat
George Alberti	Fort Meade, MD	Texas Christian University	Richard Murrow, Zach Collins
Ryan Hart	Lake Forest, IL	Ithaca College	Aaron Tindall

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Euphonium Student Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Private Instructor(s)
Anneliese Feist	Hamburg, NY	University of Cincinnati (CCM)	Timothy Northcut, Lon Gormley
Matthew Kundler	Birmingham, AL	University of Alabama	Demondrae Thurman
Alfredo Leitão	Lisboa, Portugal	Escola de Música do Conservatório Nacional	Nuno Fernandes
Andrew Lyster	Fort Worth, TX	University of North Texas	Patrick Nyren, Dr. Brian Bowman
Lacy Smith	Tallahassee, FL	University of North Texas	Patrick Nyren, Dr. Brian Bowman
X Alex Tomkovich	Lewisville, TX	Lewisville High School	Travis Scott, Dr. Brian Bowman

Euphonium Student Alternates (in this order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Private Instructor(s)
√ Mitchell Mest	Boyertown PA	Pennsylvania State University	Velvet Brown
Bryce Conrad	Macomb, IL	Macomb High School	David Wetmore
Brennan Johns	Fairfax, VA	Indiana University Jacobs School of Music	Carl Lenthe, M. Dee Stewart, Peter Ellefson

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Tuba Student Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Private Instructor(s)
Adrien Alkazzaz	Keller, TX	Keller High School	Richard Demy
X Garret Colton	Keller, TX	Keller High School	Richard Demy
Luke Davey	Newburgh, NY	Ithaca College	Aaron Tindall
Sam Dent	Clinton, MS	University of Southern Mississippi	Dr. Richard Perry
Jake Fewx	Sherwood, OR	University of Oregon	Michael Grose, Justin Stowe, JaTtik Clark
Evan Zegiel	Boca Raton, FL	University of Michigan	Fritz Kaenzig, Dan Satterwhite

Tuba Student Alternates (in this order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Private Instructor(s)
√ Serena Voltz	Arlington Heights, IL	John Hersey High School	Jared Bulmer, Rex Martin
Nicholas Gale	League City, TX	Sam Houston State University	Robert Daniel, Steve Curtis
Joe LeFevre	Kalamazoo, MI	Portage Central High School	Robert Whaley, Jacob Cameron, Dr. Deanna Swoboda, Bill Short

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Geoff Durbin

Mechanicsburg, PA

University of Memphis

John Mueller