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Final Round/Winners' Concert Awards

  • 2025 Arden J. Yockey Scholarship for Performance, $2,000: Kiarra Saito-Beckman, viola, Cleveland Institute of Music
  • 2025 Arden J. Yockey Scholarship for Performance, $1,000: JoEllen West, organ, Cleveland Institute of Music
  • 2025 John M. Ream Jr. DDS People's Choice Award, $500: Philppe Gagne, piano, Cleveland Institute of Music

Piano

  • 1st Place, Marilyn Fischer & Joan Marie Scherer Scholarship, $2,000: Philippe Gagne, Cleveland Institute of Music
  • 2nd Place, Marguerite Thomas & Gertrude Lancaster Scholarship, $1,500: Zelin Luan, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
  • 3rd Place, Jerry Davidson and Clarenz J. Lightfritz Scholarship, $1,000: Jackson Hunt, Oberlin Conservatory
  • 4th Place, William Bingham Foundation Scholarship, $750: Liming Yang, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Strings

  • 1st Place, Drs. Frederick A. and Elizabeth M. Specht Scholarship, $2,000: Maude Cloutier, violin, Cleveland Institute of Music
  • 2nd Place, Tuesday Musical Scholarship, $1,500: Maria Elli Petridou, cello, Oberlin Conservatory
  • 3rd Place, Barbara Ainsworth Porter Scholarship, $1,000: Qingzhuo Li, violin, Cleveland Institute of Music
  • 4th Place, Tuesday Musical Scholarship, $750: Aurora Miller, violin, Oberlin Conservatory
  • Howard E. Leisinger Viola Prize, $2,000: Kiarra Saito-Beckman, viola, Cleveland Institute of Music

Brass

  • 1st Place, Arden J. Yockey Scholarship, $2,000: Sakda Pharchumcharna, tuba, Bowling Green State University
  • 2nd Place, Tuesday Musical Scholarship, $1,500: Joseph Barnhouse, tuba, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music
  • 3rd Place, Tuesday Musical Scholarship, $1,000: Nicholas Patton, tuba, The University of Akron School of Music

Woodwinds

  • 1st Place, Arden J. Yockey Scholarship, $2,000: Choyi Lee, flute, Oberlin Conservatory of Music
  • 2nd Place, Ann, Emily & Jeffrey Gleason/Travis & Caitlin Rea Scholarship, $1,500: Shreya Girish, flute, Case Western Reserve University
  • 3rd Place, George Pope Scholarship, $1,000: Aron Kooijman, clarinet, Kent State University Glauser School of Music

Voice

  • 1st Place, Arden J. Yockey Scholarship, $2,000: Logan Wagner, tenor, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
  • 2nd Place, Tuesday Musical Scholarship, $1,500: Yifei Huang, soprano, Cleveland Institute of Music
  • 3rd Place, Barbara Kingsbury Eaton Scholarship, $1,000: Junyue Gong, mezzo-soprano, University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music
  • 4th Place, Tuesday Musical Scholarship, $750: Gloree Wood, soprano, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music

Music Education

  • Gertrude Seiberling Scholarship, sponsored by the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs, $1,400: Lauren Meadows, voice, The Ohio State University
  • Winifred Collins Scholarship, sponsored by the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs, $1,400: Harley Nunez, percussion, The University of Akron School of Music
  • William Bingham Foundation Scholarship, $1,000: Julia Stratton, bassoon, The University of Akron School of Music

Organ

  • 1st place, Tuesday Musical Scholarship, $2,000: JoEllen West, Cleveland Institute of Music
  • 2nd place, Tuesday Musical Scholarship, $1,000: Owen Reyda, Oberlin Conservatory of Music

Classical Guitar

  • Margaret Watts Hunter Scholarship, $2,000: Solis Dornan, Oberlin Conservatory of Music

Marimba/Classical Steel Pan

  • Dr. Larry D. Snider Scholarship, $2,000: Marie Conti, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music