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"Incredibly intimate master classes with world-renowned artists, professional development sessions with respected professionals, the opportunity to play together with incredibly talented young people who love music equally, and an audience of over 2000 screaming fans who are as enthusiastic as any audience can be, are all things that make the YYPA experience something incredibly unique."
— Nathan Bogert, YYPA 2007
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| 2012 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Matthew Ross |
Mesconset, NY |
Flute |
| Julia DeRosa |
New Canaan, CT |
Bassoon/Oboe |
| Elisha Willinger |
Lake Worth, FL |
Clarinet |
| Connor Mikula |
Holland, MI |
Saxophone |
| Kevin Sun |
Belle Mead, NJ |
Jazz Tenor Saxophone |
| Josh Shpak |
Walnut Creek, CA |
Jazz Trumpet |
| Alex Kovling |
Lewisville, TX |
Horn |
| Alex Schomaker |
Covington, KY |
Euphonium |
| Heejeong Shin |
Irvine, CA |
Marimba |
| Chase Morrin |
San Diego, CA |
Jazz Piano |
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| Honorable Mention |
| Niles Watson |
Damascus, MD |
Flute |
| Sangwon Lee |
East Walpole, MA |
Clarinet |
| Caitlin Beare |
Winchester, VA |
Clarinet |
| Blake Deibel |
Kansas City , MO |
Jazz Saxophone |
| Jonathan Bhatia |
Long Beach, CA |
Trumpet |
| Mitchell McCrady |
Sugar Grove, OH |
Horn |
| Shelby Nugent |
Waterloo, IL |
Horn |
| Evan Belair |
Massena, NY |
Marimba |
| Gabriela Peña-Kim |
Jacksonville, FL |
Violin/Cello |
| Michael Delfin |
Madera, CA |
Piano |
| Yi-Yang Chen |
Rochester, NY |
Piano |
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| 2011 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Minhee Kim |
Cincinnati, OH |
Flute |
| Thomas English |
Carmel, IN |
Bassoon |
| Kevin Schaffter |
Bloomington, IN |
Clarinet |
| Jasper Dutz |
Tujungo, CA |
Saxophone |
| Lucas Hopkins |
Brentwood, CA |
Saxophone |
| Jonathan Heim |
Easton, PA |
Trumpet |
| Austin Larson |
Neenah, WI |
Horn |
| Grant Jameson |
Dublin, OH |
Euphonium |
| Natalie Yu |
Tigard, OR |
Violin |
| Yesse Kim |
Ann Arbor, MI |
Piano |
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| Honorable Mention |
| Katherine Velasquez |
Austin , TX |
Flute |
| Micah Wright |
West Des Moines, IA |
Clarinet |
| Josh Shpak |
Walnut Creek, CA |
Trumpet |
| Tim McCarthy |
Northfield, MN |
Trumpet |
| Kelton Koch |
Lake Jackson, TX |
Trombone |
| Tyler Rhodes |
Austin, TX |
Guitar |
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| 2010 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Jennifer Zhou |
Columbus, OH |
Flute |
| McKenzie Allen |
Irmo, SC |
Oboe |
| Kyle Yecke |
Flint, MI |
Clarinet |
| Elena Pedersen |
Lake Mary, FL |
Saxophone |
| Adam Larson |
Normal, IL |
Saxophone |
| Adrienne Doctor |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Trumpet |
| John Cyrus Turman |
Austin, TX |
Horn |
| Gretchen Renshaw |
Middleburg, PA |
Euphonium |
| Jake Harpster |
Topeka, KS |
Marimba |
| Jordan Voth |
Wichita, KS |
Piano |
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| Honorable Mention |
| Jessica Anastasio |
San Antonio, TX |
Flute |
| Eric Bowman |
Portage, MI |
Trombone |
| Spencer Inch |
Wilton, CT |
Percussion |
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| 2009 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Andrea Casarrubios |
Baltimore, MD |
Cello |
| Ian Buckspan |
Boulder, CO |
Clarinet |
| Jae Eun "Jenny" Shin |
San Diego, CA |
Flute |
| Garrett Mendelow |
Ann Arbor, MI |
Percussion |
| Ivan Moshchuk |
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI |
Piano |
| Greg Johnson |
Greeley, CO |
Saxophone |
| Thomas Snydacker |
Minneapolis, MN |
Saxophone |
| Corey Wilcox |
Jacksonville, FL |
Trombone |
| Nick Frenay |
Syracuse, NY |
Trumpet |
| Katherine Upton |
Des Moines, IA |
Horn |
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| Honorable Mention |
| Sam Crowe |
Denver, CO |
Saxophone |
| Robbie Harvey |
Marcon Place, London |
Trombone |
| John Kent |
Walnut Creek, CA |
Trumpet |
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| 2008 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Hana Beloglavec |
Kalamazoo, MI |
Trombone |
| Eli Bennett |
Vancouver, BC |
Saxophone |
| Conrad Jones |
Sayville, NY |
Trumpet |
| Ben Laude |
Austin, TX |
Piano |
| Julie Link |
Dallas, TX |
Bassoon |
| Beatriz Macias |
Houston, TX |
Flute |
| Daniel Pingrey |
Madison, WI |
Marimba & Vibe |
| Meta Weiss |
San Francisco, CA |
Cello |
| Nick Wolny |
Galesburg, IL |
Horn |
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| Honorable Mention |
| James Benoit |
Niskayuna, NY |
Percussion |
| John Cummins |
Grinnell, IA |
Saxophone |
| Brandon Maddox |
Spring, TX |
Percussion |
| Jonathan Wintringham |
Tucson, AZ |
Saxophone |
| Daniel Yi |
Flower Mound, TX |
Oboe |
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| 2007 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Edwin Barbash |
Winston-Salem, NC |
Saxophone |
| Nathan Bogert |
Louisville, KY |
Saxophone |
| Ryu Cipris |
Baltimore, MD |
Flute |
| Jonathan Hill |
Seattle, WA |
Tuba |
| Patrick Hopkins |
Fairbanks, AK |
Cello |
| Emil Hudyyev |
Cleveland, OH |
Clarinet |
| Minjoo Jo |
Prattville, AL |
Piano |
| Stephen Renko |
Euclid, OH |
Percussion |
| Leelanee Sterrett |
Madison, WI |
Horn |
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| Honorable Mention |
| James Benoit |
Niskayuna, NY |
Percussion |
| Brad Whitfield |
Evanston, IL |
Clarinet |
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| 2006 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Bobby Avey |
White Plains, NY |
Piano |
| Joshua Bledsoe |
Crestview, FL |
Trombone |
| Aaron Kleinstub |
Chagrin Falls, OH |
Trumpet |
| Ross Leavitt |
Springfield, OR |
Saxophone |
| Steve Nishimura |
Ft. Wainwright, AK |
Bass Guitar |
| Todor Popstoyanov |
Philadelphia, PA |
Horn |
| José Valentino Ruiz |
Tampa, FL |
Flute |
| Jude Traxler |
Baton Rouge, LA |
Percussion |
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| Honorable Mention |
| Matthew Zavitz |
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| 2005 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Daniel Cathey |
Wichita, Kan. |
Percussion |
| Ruby Chou |
Sandy, UT |
Piano |
| Michelle Duskey |
Monroeville, PA |
Oboe |
| Alex Han |
Scottsdale, Ariz. |
Saxophone |
| Carolyn Jantsch |
Ann Arbor, Mich. |
Tuba |
| Stephanie Jeong |
Philadelphia, PA |
Violin |
| John Plucker |
Fairbanks, AK |
Horn |
| Alia Sabur |
Philadelphia, PA |
Clarinet |
| Enrique Trinidad |
Carolina, Puerto Rico |
Flute |
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| 2004 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Kris Becker |
Altamont, IL |
Piano |
| Christopher Hopkins |
Fairbanks, AK |
Cello |
| Adam Bhatia |
Long Beach, CA |
Trumpet |
| Pamela Harris |
Fairbanks, AK |
Horn |
| Jack Cozen Harel |
San Francisco, CA |
Oboe |
| Jasmine Choi |
Philadelphia, PA |
Flute |
| Michael Dease |
Augusta, GA |
Trombone |
| Stephen Page |
Stuart, FL |
Saxophone |
| Anna Marie Wytko |
Tempe, AZ |
Saxophone |
| Matt Prendergast |
Boston, MA |
Percussion |
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| Honorable Mention |
| Thomas Zinninger |
Louisville, KY |
Saxophone |
| Achilles Liarmakapoulos |
San Francisco, CA |
Trombone |
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| 2003 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Charles Reneau |
Athens, GA |
B. Trombone |
| Joseph LeBlanc |
Ann Arbor, MI |
Clarinet |
| Justin Bahrami |
LaCanada, CA |
Flute |
| William M. Farmer |
Oberlin, OH |
F. Horn |
| Christina Sia Thayer |
San Francisco, CA |
Piano |
| Matthew Carmichael |
Bowling Green, KY |
Saxophone |
| Robert McCabe |
East Granby, CT |
Trumpet |
| Andrew Wayne-Holmes |
Lee's Summit, MO |
Violin |
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| 2002 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Julie Linder |
Denton, TX |
Clarinet |
| Jeffery Mitchell |
Cumming, GA |
Flute |
| Aaron Hill |
Los Angeles, CA |
Oboe |
| Geoffrey Landman |
Florence, KY |
Saxophone |
| Patrick McGinthy |
Columbia, MO |
Trumpet |
| Ed Vinson |
Auburn, AL |
Tuba |
| Adrienne Jacobs |
Ann Arbor, MI |
Violin |
| Esther Park |
New York, NY |
Piano |
| Brenton C. Dunnington |
Blacklick, OH |
Marimba |
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| 2001 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Jessica Schmitz |
Vernon Hills, IL |
Flute |
| Lindsay Wile |
Okemos, MI |
Clarinet |
| Matthew Murchinson |
Alma, AZ |
Euphonium |
| Elizabeth Diener |
Hartville, OH |
Flute |
| Gerald L. Welker, Jr. |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
Horn |
| Phillip J. Long |
Wilson, NC |
Percussion |
| Danny Holt |
Amherst, MA |
Piano |
| Gilad Ronen |
Boston, MA |
Saxophone |
| James McCain |
Newark, DE |
Saxophone |
| Steven Marx |
Highland, MI |
Trumpet |
| Michael Boateng |
Redford, MI |
Bassoon |
| Jonathan Schultz |
Durand, MI |
Tuba |
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| 2000 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Gal Faganel |
Los Angeles, CA |
Cello |
| Kristin L. Joham |
Mountainside, NJ |
Horn |
| Matthew Witten |
Vineland, NJ |
Marimba |
| Aaron Parks |
Seattle, WA |
Piano |
| Anna Dusdieker |
Bloomington, IN |
Saxophone |
| Danica S. Morrison |
Oakland, CA |
Trumpet |
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| 1999 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Mark Carlson |
Evanston, IL |
Baritone |
| Eddie Sanders III |
Mitchellville, MD |
Bassoon |
| Rachel Epley |
Columbus, OH |
Trumpet |
| Jenny Robinson |
Cuyahoga Falls, OH |
Flute |
| Eric Picotte Harper |
East Boston, MA |
Guitar |
| Matthew Coley |
Greenville, NC |
Marimba |
| Carmen Intorre Jr. |
Buffalo, NY |
Percussion |
| Jessica L. Maxfield |
Fort Thomas, KY |
Saxophone |
| Dominick Farinacci |
Solon, OH |
Trumpet |
| David Daniel Gonzalez |
Brownsville, TX |
Clarinet |
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| 1998 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Charisse Graves |
Wichita, KS |
Clarinet |
| Ann Galbraith |
Ann Arbor, MI |
Flute |
| John McGuire |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
Horn |
| Lisa Pegher |
Clinton, PA |
Marimba |
| Eric Cole |
Lexington, KY |
Oboe |
| Colin Lippy |
Bend, OR |
Saxophone |
| Ryan Keberle |
Spokane, WA |
Trombone |
| Paul Bhasin |
Westfield, NJ |
Trumpet |
| Robin Yu |
Portland, OR |
Violin |
| Lauren Basney |
Lowell, MI |
Violin |
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| 1997 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Tomoko Fujita |
Port Jefferson, NY |
Cello |
| Lauren Eve Basney |
Lowell, MI |
Violin |
| Jocelyn May Winkler |
Morgantown, WV |
Flute |
| Michelle Perry |
Bartlesville, OK |
Horn |
| Jillian Abraham |
North Augusta, SC |
Marimba |
| Sam Albright |
Bloomington, IN |
Saxophone |
| Steve Temme |
Scottsdale, TX |
Saxophone |
| Nathaniel Mayfield |
Austin, TX |
Trumpet |
| Tim Rovster |
Plano, TX |
Tuba |
| Ralph E. Hicks II |
Spring, TX |
Vibes |
| Gregory L. Jefferson |
Pasadena, CA |
Flute |
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| 1996 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Lesley Kim |
Kalamazoo, MI |
Violin |
| John R.M. Garica II |
Philippi, WV |
Euphonium |
| Britt East |
Blacksburg, VA |
Flute |
| John Kevin Cooper |
Warners, NY |
Guitar |
| Ian Thomas McClure |
Nashville, TN |
Horn |
| Andrew Swift |
Annville, PA |
Marimba |
| Jacob A. Wiener |
Glassboro, NJ |
Marimba |
| Christopher Johnson |
New York, NY |
Piano |
| Debra Carter |
Selinsgrove, PA |
Saxophone |
| Nathan Childers |
Amherst, MA |
Saxophone |
| Greg Mulheran |
Fargo, ND |
Trumpet |
| Matthew Shulman |
Oberlin, OH |
Trumpet |
| Jennifer Collins Monroe |
Danville, KY |
Bassoon |
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| 1995 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Jason Morgan |
Mt. Pleasant, MI |
Euphonium |
| Crystal Shields |
Orem, UT |
Flute |
| Derek Kwan |
Auburn Hills, CA |
Flute |
| Joseph Newton Jr. |
Athens, WV |
Guitar |
| Meredith Brown |
San Francisco, CA |
Horn |
| Josh Dekaney |
Houston, TX |
Marimba |
| Victor Lin |
Seattle, WA |
Piano |
| Christopher Rettie |
Dexter,KY |
Saxophone |
| Doug Elmendorf |
Ithaca, NY |
Saxophone |
| Luis Gascon |
Los Angeles, CA |
Saxophone |
| Chad Winkler |
Morgantown, WV |
Trumpet |
| Eric Gerhardt |
Chesapeake, VA |
Trumpet |
| Amy Zastrow |
Eugene, OR |
Tuba |
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| 1994 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Kathy Moore |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Euphonium |
| Amy Lyons |
Evanston, IL |
Flute |
| Jason Freese |
Hungtington Beach |
Saxophone |
| Lance Sanford |
Canyon, TX |
Flute |
| Nicole Grzybowski |
Hurst, TX |
Flute |
| Kristi Crago |
Kansas City, MO |
Horn |
| Melissa Robinson |
Cedar Falls, IA |
Horn |
| Kevin Bobo |
Wichita, KS |
Marimba |
| Kenneth Tse |
Bloomington, IN |
Saxophone |
| Otis Murphy |
Athens, GA |
Saxophone |
| Scott Shirk |
Ithaca, NY |
Saxophone |
| Todd Groves |
Cherry Hill, NJ |
Saxophone |
| Stephen Bottom |
Lexington, KY |
Trumpet |
| Michael Mitchell |
Chicago, IL |
Vibes |
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| 1993 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Jacob Duncan |
Louisville, KY |
Saxophone |
| Brian Scanlon |
Brockton, MA |
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| Daniel Boissy |
Altamonte Springs, FL |
Saxophone |
| Eric Gargrave |
Wheaton, IL |
Saxophone |
| Greg Harper |
Somerset, MA |
- |
| John Elias |
Denton, TX |
- |
| Linda Martinez |
Whittier, CA |
Piano |
| Matthew Jenkins |
Spring, TX |
- |
| Mike Piersol |
Williamsburg, IA |
- |
| Preston Duncan |
Muncie, IN |
Saxophone |
| Rell LaFargue |
Lafayette, LA |
Percussion |
| Ricky Sweum |
Eugene, OR |
Saxophone |
| Shane Endsley |
Denver, CO |
Trumpet |
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| 1992 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Sam stryke |
Grand Rapids, MI |
Piano |
| Abel I. Seerrano |
Arecibo, PR |
Saxophone |
| David Fernandez |
Miami, FL |
Saxophone |
| David Gibson |
Edmond, OK |
Trombone |
| Brent Dodson |
Forest Lake, MN |
Trumpet |
| Clarence H. Johnson |
New Orleans, LA |
- |
| Jonathan Kuyper |
Longwood, FL |
- |
| Mandy DeFilippo |
Stamford, CT |
- |
| Tajuan Hawkins |
Detroit, MI, |
- |
| Thomas J. Fitzgerald, Jr. |
Norwalk, CT |
- |
| Leichen Foster |
Warroad, MN |
Saxophone |
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| 1991 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Stephen Dumaine |
Harrisville, RI |
Tuba |
| Claire L. Murray |
- |
Flute |
| Jennifer Wink |
- |
Flute |
| Roy Gayton |
Chicago, IL |
Percussion |
| Scott D. Kretzer |
- |
Percussion |
| Toby Ralph |
New York, NY |
Percussion |
| Amani Murray |
New York, NY |
Saxophone |
| Dennis Jeter III |
Hyattsville, MD |
Trumpet |
| John Deversa |
Sherman Oaks, CA |
Trumpet |
| Heath A. Pattschull |
Cedar Falls, IA |
- |
| Christopher M. Jackson |
Houston, TX |
- |
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| 1990 Winners |
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| Name |
Hometown |
Instrument |
| Benjamin Pelletier |
Fairbanks, AK |
- |
| Ted Brubacher |
Mt. Vernon, NY |
- |
| Mathew Pavolka |
Bloomington, IN |
- |
| Adria Sternstein |
Brooklyn, NY |
Flute |
| Haven Clayborne |
Newark, NJ |
Flute |
| Sun Yung Kim |
Seoul, S. Korea |
- |
| Adam Erdos |
Rockville, NY |
Saxophone |
| Walter Blanding, Jr. |
New York, NY |
Saxophone |
| Matthew Soule |
Grand Rapids, MI |
Trombone |
| Benjamin Wright |
Evansville, IN |
Trumpet |
| Emma Moon |
Lagrangeville, NY |
Flute |
| Myron D. Walden |
Bloomington, IN |
- |
| Nathaniel Johnson |
Bloomington, IN |
- |
| Maria Kathleen Harding |
Lubbock, TX |
Flute |
| Richard G. Hawkins |
Houston, TX |
- |
| Ricardo Javier Morales-Matos |
Amelia, OH |
Clarinet |
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