Each spring, highly motivated students in piano, string, voice, and winds compete at the District level. One winner in each participating category is selected to perform as a finalist in the state-level Buckeye Audition. Winners earn cash prizes.
2024 Buckeye Auditions Chair: Dr. Frank Huang (huangfd@miamioh.edu)
Click HERE for a list of composer classifications.
Elementary Piano:
Winner: Belinda Zhu; teacher: Nina Polonsky
Alternate: Alice Zheng; teacher: Benita Tse Leung
Honorable Mention: Dianna Kerze; teacher: Irina Nikolaeva
Junior High Piano:
Winner: Ryan Wang; teacher: Fan Zhang
Alternate: Evelyn Ni; teacher: Benita Tse Leung
Honorable Mention: Kaidi Wang; teacher: Sean Schulze
Honorable Mention: Kaden Frum; teacher: Amy Rice
Honorable Mention: Montgomery Moore; teacher: Laura Melton
Honorable Mention: Sabrina Kerze; teacher: Irina Nikolaeva
Senior High Piano:
Winner: Levi Li; teacher: Nina Polonsky
Alternate: Evan Dan; teacher: Sean Schulze
Honorable Mention: Michael Zhang; teacher: Cicilia Yudha
Elementary Strings:
Winner: Eliot Brown; teacher: Sarah Kim
Alternate: Illona Lottenbach; teacher: Tatiana Hanna
Junior Strings:
Winner: Angela Tang; teacher: Joel Smirnoff
Senior Strings:
Winner: Daniel Bae; teacher: Gyusun Han
Alternate: Autumn Rinaldi; teacher: Sarah Kim
2024-25 OhioMTA Buckeye Auditions Rules and Regulations (docx)
DownloadApril 6, 2024, Graves Piano & Organ, 5789 Karl Road, Columbus, OH,43229
Chair: Kathleen Sadoff WEBSITE
April 27, 2024, Aurora School of Music, 211 S Chillicothe Rd, Aurora, OH
Chair: Jenna Hoffman WEBSITE
March 9, 2025, Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center, Bowling Green State University
Chair: Elesha Wey WEBSITE
April 14, 2024, Steinway Gallery, 334 E Hines Rd., Boston Heights, OH 44236
Chair: Susan Ellinger WEBSITE
March 9, 2025, Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center, Bowling Green State University
Chair: Yevgeny Yontov WEBSITE
DATE TBD, TBD, Ohio University School of Music, Glidden Hall
Chair: Christopher Fisher WEBSITE
April 20, 2024, Ascension Lutheran Church, 7333 Pfeiffer Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45242
Chair: Marion Peraza WEBSITE
April 20, 2024, Central Christian Church, 1200 Forrer Blvd., Kettering, OH, 45420
Chair: Merri Kozlowski-Klode WEBSITE
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