Congratulations to all the participants of the 2025 MTNA/Bluegrass Competitions! It was a great event and there were some wonderful performances heard across all levels of the competitions.
The final results are below:
MTNA Elementary Composition
State Representative: Jasper Woods, Louisville (Jessica Dorman, teacher)
MTNA Junior Composition
Winner: Anita/Theo Ertz, Louisville (Dr. Matilda Ertz, teacher)
MTNA Senior Composition
State Representative: Lily Tran, Louisville (Dr. Matilda Ertz, teacher)
MTNA Junior Piano
State Representative: Anna Kim, Louisville (Yeji Yang, teacher)
MTNA Senior Piano
Winner: Wanda Wu, Louisville (Dr. Anna Petrova, teacher)
Alternate: Lillian Chung, Louisville (Dr. Vernon Cherrix, teacher)
Honorable Mention: Jovian Minnillo, Louisville (Dr. Matilda Ertz, teacher)
MTNA Young Artist Piano
Winner: John Paul Shannon, Taylor Mill (Dr. Richard Van Dyke, teacher)
Alternate: Imsunaro Longchar, Campbellsville (Dr. Jooyoung Kim, teacher)
Honorable Mention: Viriestso Sirie, Campbellsville (Dr. Jooyoung Kim, teacher)
MTNA Junior String
State Representative: Eva Zou, Violin, Louisville (Dr. Geoffrey Herd, teacher)
MTNA Young Artist Woodwind
Winner: James Tober, clarinet, Louisville (Dr. Matthew Nelson, teacher)
BG Junior Musical Theater Vocal
Winner: Alyssa Rash, Soprano, Hodgenville (Jacquie Miller, teacher)
BG Senior Musical Theater Vocal
Winner: Erin Grace Rudd, soprano, Royalton (Dr. Roma Prindle, teacher)
Honorable Mention: Kiersten Bennett, soprano, Independence (Caileen Tallant
Adams, teacher)
BG Elementary Piano
Winner: Edwin Hon, Lexington (Celia Shlosman, teacher)
Honorable Mention: Hiroki Kimura, Cincinnati (Dr. Takako Frautschi, teacher)
BG Junior Piano
Winner: Trina Lee, Union (Dr. Takako Frautschi, teacher)
Honorable Mention: Nicky Ahn, Louisville (Jeffrey Jamner, teacher)
BG Senior Piano
Winner: Esther Carpenter, Frankfort (Dr. Rachel Taylor, teacher)
Honorable Mention: Henry Lee, Corbin (Dr. Yukiko Fujimura, teacher)
Honorable Mention: Bentlea Stone, Clarkson (Dr. Louie Hehman, teacher)
BG Young Artist Piano
Winner: Rashid Hong, Louisville (Dr. Anna Petrova, teacher)
Honorable Mention: Eber Seco Lima, Berea (Dr. Madeline Rogers, teacher)
BG Senior Voice
Winner: Erin Grace Rudd, soprano, Royalton (Dr. Roma Prindle, teacher)
Honorable Mention: Braxton Hobbs, baritone, Louisville (Jessica Dorman, teacher)
BG Young Artist Voice
Winner: Caleb Akers, bass, Morehead (Dr. Roma Prindle, teacher)
BG Junior Woodwind
Winner: Carol Moura, flute, Campbellsville (Dr. Lisa McArthur, teacher)
BG Senior Woodwind
Winner: Rowan Huston, oboe, Bonnieville (Dr. Blake Johnson, teacher)
BG Young Artist Woodwind
Jayda Skeens, oboe, LaGrange (Dr. Blake Johnson, teacher)
