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NAFTZGER YOUNG ARTISTS AUDITIONS & AWARDS

March 22-23, 2025

 

Please feel free to send any questions to naftzgeryoungartists@wichita.edu.

The brochure has the rules and requirements.

Brochure

Application

 

2025 Judges

Coming Soon!


2024 Naftzger Young Artists Auditions Winners

Congratulations to our 2023 Naftzger Young Artists Auditions Winners:

An image of the finalists from the 2024 competition, standing in front of WSU's marcussen organ

Pictured from left to right: Jeffrey Savage (judge, piano) Aaron Zheng (piano), Momoko Hoffman (piano), Tianyu Liu (violin), Andres Díaz (judge, strings), Gabe Carter (trumpet), Gabriella Phillips (clarinet), Dr. Catherine Rand (judge, winds & percussion), Josephine Barstad (soprano), Allan Glassman (judge, voice), Cole Mcllquham (tenor)


NAFTZGER YOUNG ARTISTS AWARD RECIPIENT ($5,000 Grand Prize)

Momoko Hoffman, University of Houston, piano

DIVISION WINNERS ($2,000 Cash Prize)

  • Strings Division Winner: Hanna Hrybkova, The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, violin
  • Vocal Division Winner: Cole Mcllquham, Southern Methodist University, tenor
  • Woodwind/Brass/Percussion Division Winner: Gabe Carter, Oklahoma City University, trumpet

DIVISION RUNNERS UP ($500 Cash Prize)

  • Strings Division Runner Up: Tianyu Liu, University of Michigan, violin
  • Vocal Division Runner Up: Josephine Barstad, Wichita State University, soprano
  • Piano Division Runner Up: Aaron Zheng, Oberlin College and Conservatory
  • Woodwind/Brass/Percussion Runner Up: Gabriella Phillips, Kansas State University, clarinet

Past Naftzger Winners


Administration

The Naftzger Young Artists Auditions and Music Awards are administered by Wichita State University's School of Music and are made possible by The Naftzger Fund for Fine Arts, Inc. Created by Mr. and Mrs. M.C. Naftzger in memory of L.S. Naftzger, Ida L. Naftzger, and Lee Southwell Naftzger II.