Final Round/Winners' Concert Awards
2023 Arden J. Yockey Scholarship for Performance, $2,000: Austin Cruz, trumpet, Cleveland Institute of Music
2023 Arden J. Yockey Scholarship for Performance, $1,000: Joshua Tuttle, saxophone, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Piano
1st Place, Marilyn Fischer & Joan Marie Scherer Scholarship, $2,000: Matias Nestor Cuevas, Cleveland Institute of Music
2nd Place, Marguerite Thomas & Gertrude Lancaster Scholarship, $1,500: Bonhwi Kim, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
3rd Place, Clarenz J. Lightfritz Scholarship, $1,000: Jackson Hunt, Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Strings
1st Place, Drs. Frederick A. and Elizabeth M. Specht Scholarship, $2,000: Benjamin Mekinulov, cello, Cleveland Institute of Music
2nd Place, Tuesday Musical Scholarship, $1,500: Layang Ka, violin, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
3rd Place, Barbara Ainsworth Porter Scholarship, $1,000: Jocelyn Hartley, cello, Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Howard E. Leisinger Viola Prize, $2,000: Maureen Sheehan, Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Brass
1st Place, Arden J. Yockey Scholarship, $2,000: Alisa Crueger-Cain, trumpet, Cleveland Institute of Music
2nd Place, Tuesday Musical Scholarship, $1,500: Austin Cruz, trumpet, Cleveland Institute of Music
3rd Place, Tuesday Musical Scholarship, $1,000: Curtis McHenry, tuba, The University of Akron
Woodwinds
1st Place, Arden J. Yockey Scholarship, $2,000: Alexander Miller, saxophone, Youngstown State University
2nd Place, Ann, Emily & Jeffrey Gleason/Travis & Caitlin Rea Scholarship, $1,500: Joshua Tuttle, saxophone, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
3rd Place, Tuesday Musical Scholarship, $1,000: AJ Neubert, bassoon, Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Voice
1st Place, Arden J. Yockey Scholarship, $2,000: Kiana Lilly, soprano, Cleveland Institute of Music
2nd Place, Tuesday Musical Scholarship, $1,500: Lauryn Davis, soprano, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
3rd Place, Tuesday Musical Scholarship, $1,000: Stephen Stavnicky, bass baritone, Kent State University
Music Education
Gertrude Seiberling Scholarship, sponsored by the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs, $1,400: Bethany Westphal, Case Western Reserve University
Winifred Collins Scholarship, sponsored by the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs, $1,400: Mary Jo Johnson, Cedarville University
Organ
Audrey Mollard Scholarship, $2,000: Katherine Johnson, Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Classical Guitar
Margaret Watts Hunter Scholarship, $2,000: Nik Divall, Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Marimba/Classical Steel Pan
Dr. Larry D. Snider Scholarship, $2,000: Dylan Catlin, The University of Akron