Twenty-seven students in the Brookings area recently participated in the national piano playing auditions. The auditions, sponsored by the National Guild of Piano Teachers, Division of the American College of Musicians, are held each spring in hundreds of cities throughout the nation.
Each student performed a program of pieces for a guild adjudicator and received a written critique of their performance.
They were also awarded a pin and a certificate, as well as a years membership in the National Fraternity of Student Musicians.
- One Pledge certificate was awarded to William Deutz, who played one memorized piece.
- Five Local certificates were awarded to Caitlin Collins, Angela Deutz, Makenzi Hawks, Addison Osland and Gabriela Mejia Valencia, all of whom played whom played two or three memorized pieces.
- Five District certificates were awarded to Isabelle Karels, Macey Mueller, Camden Olson and Emma Olson and Natalie Thaden, all of whom played four, five or sicmemorized pieces.
- Four State certificates were awarded to Reagen Brintnall, Jackson Hahn, Andrea Odia and Obed Sobolayi, all of whom played seven, eight, or nine memorized pieces.
- Eight National certificates were awarded to Liam Diercks, Sydney Hahn, Gabriel Hankel, Lillian Hankel, Davina Lafomo, Norah Miller, Alaina Overby and Alexandra Prager, all of whom played 10, 11 or 12 memorized pieces.
- Four International certificates were awarded to Sabastian Bui, Frida Markel, Xochi Markel and Elise Ulvestad, all of whom played 15 memorized pieces.
Participating teachers who are members of the National Guild of Piano Teachers include Sheila Dailie from Milbank; Cynthia Jorgensen from Lake Benton, Minnesota; Deb Kalsbeck from Brookings; and Nancy Sandro from Hendricks, Minnesota. This years adjudicator was Lori Jessen from Dakota City, Nebraska.
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