RESULTS of the 24th Stickley Piano Competition & Festival

ANNOUNCING…
The Results of 24th Annual Hartman Stickley Memorial Piano Competition & Festival

From a field of 91 contestants, 16 winners and 15 honorable mentions were named last weekend in the twenty-fourth annual Hartman Stickley Memorial Piano Competition & Festival held at Northside Hall, Indiana University, South Bend, Indiana. The competition was sponsored by the South Bend Area Music Teachers Association and underwritten by the Elnora Hartman Stickley Scholarship Fund.
The competition was open to pre-college students up to age 18. All students named below will receive cash awards and the winners will perform at the Winners Recital on Sunday, March 24, 2:30 p.m., in the Louise E. Addicott and Yatish J. Joshi Performance Hall, Indiana University, South Bend. The recital is free and open to the public.
Cash awards will be distributed as follows:

Winners – Division VI $175; Division V $150; Division IV $125; Division III $100; Division II $75; Division I $50.

Honorable Mentions – Division VI $75; Division V $65; Division IV $55; Division III $45; Division II $35; Division I $25.

2019 STICKLEY MEMORIAL PIANO COMPETITION & FESTIVAL
WINNERS & HONORABLE MENTIONS:

DIVISION I (age 7 & under)
Winners: City Grade School Teacher
Babajide Johnson Granger 2nd Prairie Vista Elementary Linda Witchie
Leonardo Lu Granger 1st Northpoint Elementary Dr. Patricia Collins Jones

Honorable Mention:
Xiaohe Wang Granger 1st Northpoint Elementary Melissa Luan

DIVISION II (ages 8 & 9)
Winners:
Yuxuan Lin Granger 3rd Northpoint Elementary Dr. Patricia Collins Jones
Albert Lu Granger 4th Northpoint Elementary Linda Belleville
Jianan Qu Berrien Springs 3rd Ruth Murdock Elementary Dr. Sandra Camp

Honorable Mentions:
Alice Zhang Granger 4th Northpoint Elementary Melissa Luan
Ellen Zhang Granger 2nd Northpoint Elementary Dr. Patricia Collins Jones

DIVISION III (ages 10 & 11)
Winners:
Nina Bauer South Bend 5th St. Pius X Catholic School Margie Collier
Omolabake Johnson Granger 6th Schmucker Middle School Linda Witchie
Emily Zhang Granger 5th Northpoint Elementary Dr. Patricia Collins Jones

Honorable Mentions:
Clara Walton South Bend 5th Good Shepherd Montessori School Kathleen Keasey
Megan Zhang Granger 6th Discovery Middle School Dr. Patricia Collins Jones

DIVISION IV (ages 12 & 13)
Winners:
Luke Greising Elkhart 8th Concord Intermediate School Celia Weiss
Felix Zhang Granger 7th Discovery Middle School Melissa Luan

Honorable Mentions:
Etien Balorda Berrien Center 8th Homeschool Lydia Balorda
Grace Wang Granger 8th Schmucker Middle School Dr. Patricia Collins Jones
Jayden Wang Granger 7th Discovery Middle School Linda Belleville

DIVISION V (ages 14 & 15)
Winners:
Elsa Lund Goshen 8th Northwood Middle School Dr. Luke Norell
Phillip Matous Granger 9th Penn High School Kathleen Keasey
Rachel Yuan Granger 9th Penn High School Linda Belleville

Honorable Mentions:
Courtney Donndelinger South Bend 9th Marian High School Gigi Cripe
Evelyn Theinert Elkhart 10th Concord High School Juliana Lockman
Gabbi Vincent Nappanee 10th Northwood High School Dr. Luke Norell

DIVISION VI (ages 16, 17 & 18)
Winners:
Harmon Balorda Berrien Center 10th Homeschool Lydia Balorda
Ruben Balorda Berrien Center 12th Homeschool Lydia Balorda
Cecilia Horner South Bend 12th Homeschool Kathleen Keasey

Honorable Mentions:
Talinaiya Bao Culver 10th Culver Academies Dr. Yerin Kim
Joseph Coman South Bend 12th Riley High School Anthony Beer
Felix Perez Diener Goshen 12th Goshen High School Dr. Luke Norell
Gabriel Zhang South Bend 9th Clay High School Anthony Beer

Posted in Local Associations, Stickley Competition.