2025 Festival Competitors 

2025 Festival Competitors 

Semi-Finalists and Alternates for 2025 Falcone Festival

NOTES:
For all who applied for the 2025 competition: If you do not receive notification via email by the end of May 6, please contact the Applications Team with your name and division included. Please check your spam folder first.
For Semi-Finalists and Alternates: please send any corrections to the Applications Team

Euphonium Artist | Tuba Artist | Euphonium Student | Tuba Student    

# Unable to compete             ✓ Will compete             * may be semifinalist in one division only

Euphonium Artist Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)

 NAME
 HOMETOWN
 SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY
 TEACHER(S)
Jared BarrySan Antonio, TX, USAIndiana UniversityDr. Gail Robertson, Dr. Matthew Mireles, Mike Brumbaugh
Campbell ByrdPerkins, OK, USAOklahoma State UniversityDr. Ryan Robinson, Dr. David Humphreys, Dr. Nick Beltchev
Ed CarterVine Grove, KY, USAUniversity of KentuckyDr. Brandon Smith, Dr. Alex Lapins, Dr. Matthew Hightower, Dr. Skip Gray
Samuel CooperKlamath Falls, OR, USAUniversity of IdahoDr. Mark Thiele, Charlie Moresi, Don Hendrixson, Dan Conrad
Miguel GonzalesPearland, TX, USAUniversity of Texas at AustinCharles Villarrubia, Jeff Homick
Samuel Levi HardyWoodruff, SC, USAOakland UniversityDr. Kenneth Kroesche, Michael Taylor
Nathanael KumarKaty, TX, USAEastman School of MusicDr. Justin Benavidez, Mark Kellogg, Dr. Matthew Murchison, Steven Needham
Candice NeelOklahoma City, OK, USAUniversity of OklahomaBrian Dobbins
Henry OttsAustin, TX, USAUniversity of Texas at AustinCharles Villarrubia, Dan Perantoni, Will Petersen
Braden ShawRock Hill, SC, USAUniversity of KentuckyDr. Brandon Smith, Dr. Matthew Hightower, Dr. Douglas Black, Derek Fenstermacher
     

Euphonium Artist Alternates (in this order)

 NAME
 HOMETOWN
 SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY
 TEACHER(S)
Camilo AyalaBogotá D.C., Cundinamarca, ColombiaGeorgia State UniversityDr. Adam Frey, Rafael Pérez
Parker DyeLouisville, KY, USAUniversity of KentuckyDr. Brandon Smith, Dr. Matthew Hightower, Chris Schmidt
Alex DoolittleBoiling Springs, SC, USAColumbus State UniversityDr. Alex Avila, Dr. Ronald Davis
Bradford Seth LockeTroy, AL, USATroy UniversityDr. Robert Pendergast
    

Tuba Artist Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)

 
 NAME
 HOMETOWN
 SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY
 TEACHER(S)
Chris FiolColonial Heights, VA, USA Tom Curry, Justin Worley, Kevin Stees
Kyla HampsonDawsonville, GA, USAAuburn UniversityEvan Kelsick, Stephen Kunzer, Jason Casanova
Ally HansenMadison, WI, USAVanderbilt UniversityDr. Beth Wiese
Jiwoong HyunJeju-si, Jeju-do, Republic of KoreaUniversity of North TexasDon Little, Matt Good, EungJoo Kim, NamHo Kim
Samuel Hernández ImbernónTorrevieja, SpainConservatorium van AmsterdamPerry Hoogendijk, David Kutz, Sergio Finca Quiros, Vicente Lopez Velasco
Runmin Jeremy LinMesa, AZ, USAArizona State UniversityDr. Deanna Swoboda, Daniel Perantoni, Doug Tornquist
Mark Daniel SaylerFairhope, AL, USAUniversity of South AlabamaDr. Clayton Maddox, Dr. William Petersen
Nick Tesmer Austin, TX, USABaylor UniversityDr. Kent Eshelman
Logan WadleyVermillion, SD, USAEastman School of MusicDr. Justin Benavidez, Don Harry, Roger Bobo, Chris Olka
Neo YamadaAmakusa, Kumamoto, JapanKunitachi College of MusicKazuhiko Sato
    

Tuba Artist Alternates (in this order)   

 NAME
 HOMETOWN
 SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY
 TEACHER(S)
Brady CallicottKaty, TX, USAOklahoma State UniversityDr. Ryan Robinson, Benjamin Pierce 
Andy LuuCedar Park, TX, USABaylor UniversityDr. Kent Eshelman, David Hummel, Brett Blackstone
Andrew BrugnerConroe, TX, USASam Houston State UniversityDr. Jerome Stover
Ethyn EvansDeQuincy, LA, USAUniversity of Texas at AustinCharles Villarrubia
    

Euphonium Student Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)

 NAME
 HOMETOWN
 SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY
 TEACHER(S)
Jack BirdFairfax, VA, USAUniversity of Michigan David Zerkel, Greg Freeman
Joey JulichMorton, IL, USAUniversity of North TexasScott McLain, David Childs, Tim Gray, Nancy Meyer
Jayden McCallMcKinney, TX, USAUniversity of MichiganDavid Zerkel, Donald Bruce, Grant Jamison
Ashley SayreMount Washington, KY, USAUniversity of KentuckyBrandon Smith
Braden SteenhardWaukee, IA, USAWaukee Northwest High SchoolVince Kenney, Chris Strohmaier, Mike Short
Hsin-Ju (Lucy) WuDiamond Bar, CA, USAVanderbilt UniversityDr. Beth Wiese, Gabriel Sears
    

Euphonium Student Alternates (in this order)

 NAME
 HOMETOWN
 SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY
 TEACHER(S)
Isaac SavinGainesville, FL, USAUniversity of FloridaDr. Danielle VanTuinen, Morgan Skelley, Samuel McHenry
Sullivan TuckerCrestwood, KY, USASouth Oldham High SchoolChris Schmidt, Brandon Smith
Lana DasMarietta, GA, USAVanderbilt UniversityDr. Beth Wiese, Jason Casanova
Aleksander KurganGlen Allen, VA, USADeep Run High SchoolDr. Ross Walter
    

Tuba Student Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)

 NAME
 HOMETOWN
 SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY
 TEACHER(S)
Caleb BurkeWaukee, IA, USALuther CollegeDr. Michael K. Smith, Michael Short, Dr. David Earll
Jack CravenLeander, TX, USAOklahoma State UniversityDr. Ryan Robinson, Javier Stuppard, Zachary Bixler, Dr. Nick Beltchev
Seth DossaCrescent Springs, KY, USAUniversity of KentuckyBrandon Smith, Sarah Shamblin
Jake FaganAustin, TX, USAUniversity of MichiganDavid Zerkel, Guytano Martorano III
Collin GoodwinStillwater, OK, USABaylor UniversityDr. Kent Eshelman, Dr. Ken Drobnak, Jason Wallace
Jack GordonMarietta, GA, USAUniversity of GeorgiaMatthew Shipes
    

Tuba Student Alternates (in this order)

 NAME
 HOMETOWN
 SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY
 TEACHER(S)
Samuel KoenigLexington, KY, USALafayette Senior High SchoolDr. Brandon Smith, Joel Lovan, Jake Alford
Kyson BarberLubbock, TX, USAUniversity of North TexasParker Burkey, Donald Little, Christian Bush, Nino Vuddhananda
Luke MatthewsYukon, OK, USAOklahoma State UniversityDr. Ryan Robinson, Paul Nesper
Drew DarilekDripping Springs, TX, USATexas State UniversityRaul Rodriguez, Matthew Holzner, Dr. Caroline Beatty, Derek Woods