Merit Scholarships are awarded once per academic year, and are based upon the students’ demonstrated proficiency, disciplined music study habits, and commitment to excellence. Adjudicators from across the country listened to the applicants’ performances and we are pleased to announce this year’s cohort of Merit Scholars. Congratulations to these accomplished students!

Josephine Abuhl

viola · studio of Ruth Meints

Judson Cloudt

voice · studio of Cody Jorgensen

Daniel Critzer

guitar · studio of Andrew Stickman

Frank DeLuca

piano · studio of Boban Martic

Nathan Evans

cello · studio of Molly Rezich

Ali Gardner

voice · studio of Rachel Aalund Griggs

Taryn Geiger

violin · studio of Ruth Meints

Matthew Gibson

violin · studio of Ruth Meints

David Huett

cello · studio of Candace Jorgensen

Wenquing Jia

piano & violin · studios of Lisa Nielsen & Kathy Knebel

Audrey Layne

flute · studio of Deanna Estrada

Pauline Lee

violin · studio of Ruth Meints

Christopher Lee

violin · studio of Ruth Meints

Nathan Liu

piano · studio of Anne Madison

Libby Meade

viola · studio of Ruth Meints

Seha Ok

violin · studio of Jenna Ferdon

Jasmine Palikhya

violin · studio of Ruth Meints

Lucilia Posch

piano · studio of Anne Madison

Matias Prieto

voice · studio of Karina Brazas

Winston Schneider

piano, composition · studios of Anne Madison & Dr. Ken Meints

Dmitrii Shaposhnikov

piano, composition · studio of Dr. Stacey Barelos

Julian Simon

piano · studio of Anne Madison

Jacob Thompson

cello · studio of Elizabeth Grunin

Bingyi Wang

piano · studio of Kathy Knebel & Anne Madison

Hope Weiss

piano · studio of Madeline Rogers

Lilliana Westman 

voice · studio of Karina Brazas

Nikhil Woods

guitar · studio of Andrew Stickman

Vicky Wu

flute · studio of Deanna Estrada

Jonathan Wu

piano · studio of Yulia Kalashnikova

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