2014 Festival Competitors

Semi-Finalists and Alternates for 2014 Falcone Festival

X Unable to attend Festival √ Alternate attending Festival

Euphonium Artist Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Private Instructor(s)
Joe Broom	McLean, VA	Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology	Steven Mead, Lee Rogers
Donald Bruce	Manchester NH	University of North Texas	Dr. Brian Bowman
Luis Cardona	Spring, TX	University of Houston	Danny Vinson, Brian Risinger, Mike Warny
Ryan Chen	Orlando, FL	University of Michigan	Fritz Kaenzig, Dr. Gail Robertson
Paul Dickinson	Florence, SC	Florida State University	Paul Ebbers, Adam Frey
Gary Garvin	Marietta, GA	University of Georgia	David Zerkel, Bernard Flythe, Evy Rodriguez
William Hess	New Orleans, LA	University of Missouri-Kansas City, University of Cincinnati, University of Southern Mississippi	Tom Stein, Tim Northcut, Richard Perry, Ed Owen
Vince Kenney	Bloomington, IL	University of North Texas	Dr. Brian Bowman, Mark Moore, Ed Risinger
Christopher Leslie	Cincinnati, OH	University of Georgia	David Zerkel, Daniel Perantoni, David Werden, Hiram Diaz
Irving Ray	Houston, TX	University of North Texas	Dr. Brian Bowman, Dr. Henry Howey

Euphonium Artist Alternates (in this order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Private Instructor(s)
Kevin Fenske	Houston, TX	University of Houston	Danny Vinson
Shuhei Yamada	Kanagawa, Japan	Kunitachi College of Music (Tokyo)	Toru Miura, Mitsuru Saito
Alex Avila	Yorktown, VA	University of Georgia	David Zerkel, Gabe Stone

Tuba Artist Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Private Instructor(s)
Nick Beltchev	Wichita Falls, TX	University of Michigan	Fritz Kaenzig
Phillip Bloomer	Ann Arbor, MI	University of Michigan	Fritz Kaenzig, David Zerkel, Mark Moore
Maxwell Briggs	Normal, IL	Northwestern University	Rex Martin, Ed Risinger
Zack Corpus	Dodge City, KS	University of Memphis	Dr. Kevin Sanders
Charlie Goodman	Kalamazoo, MI	University of Michigan	Fritz Kaenzig, David Zerkel, Dr. Deanna Swoboda
William Hammer	Collierville, TN	University of Memphis	Dr. Kevin Sanders
Matt Hightower	Guthrie, KY	University of Texas	Charles Villarrubia, Daniel Perantoni, Ray Conklin
Lee Jarzembak	Maypearl, TX	Curtis Institute (PA)	Carol Jantsch, Paul Krzywicki
Brian McBride	New Bern, NC	Rutgers University	Alan Baer, Craig Knox, Jeff Jarvis, Phil Sinder
Jesse Orth	Denton, TX	University of North Texas	Donald C. Little, Dr. Jerry Young

Tuba Artist Alternates (in this order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Private Instructor(s)
Jacob Moore	Canton, TX	Baylor University	Dr. Kent Eshelman, Mark Barton, Danny Vinson
Justin Chervony	Copiague, NY	Ithaca (NY) College	Dr. Aaron Tindall
Dan Wilhelm	Fishers, IN	Arizona State University	Dr. Deanna Swoboda

Euphonium Student Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Private Instructor(s)
Ada Brooks	Columbia Falls, MT	Interlochen Arts Academy	Thomas Riccobono, Frank Talley
Max Dobson	Saratoga Springs, UT	Westlake High School	Dr. Steve Call
Jack Lorens	Thompson's Station, TN	Middle Tennessee State University	Dr. David Loucky
Michael Stone	The Woodlands, TX	The Woodlands High School	Jason Harvey
Emily N. Thomas	Potomac, MD	Churchill High School	Adam Lessard
James Yoon	Greenwich, CT	Ithaca (NY) College	Dr. Aaron Tindall

Euphonium Student Alternates (in this order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Private Instructor(s)
Nathan Galerstein	Dunwoody, GA	Dunwoody High School	Adam Frey
Fernando Zuniga	Duncanville, TX	Northwestern State University (LA)	Dr. Masahito Kuroda
Michael Gonzales	San Antonio, TX	University of Houston	Danny Vinson

Tuba Student Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Private Instructor(s)
Keith Alcius	Naples, FL	Baldwin Wallace University (OH)	Ken Heinlein
Andrew Doub	Hagerstown MD	West Virginia University	David McCollum, John DiCesare
Josh Galerstein	Dunwoody, GA	Dunwoody High School	Don Strand
TJ Graf	Succasunna, NJ	Roxbury High School	Jeffrey Conrad, Derek Fenstermacher
Joe LeFevre	Kalamazoo, MI	Michigan State University	Phil Sinder, Dr. Deanna Swoboda, Bob Whaley, Dr. Jacob Cameron
John Paul Powers	Clinton, TN	Tennessee Tech University	R. Winston Morris, Dr. Sean Greene

Tuba Student Alternates (in this order):

Name	Hometown	School/University	Private Instructor(s)
Shannon Rouston	Novi, MI	Novi High School	Mark Hourigan, Phillip Bloomer
Nolan Downey	Bennington, VT	Mount Anthony Union High School
Clayton Dungey	Issaquah, WA	Eastside Catholic High School	Jonathan Hill