Musicians take part in piano festival

A total of 150 students participated in the 38th annual Lakes Area Piano Festival on Saturday, March 6, at Lutheran Church of the Cross and Our Savior's Lutheran Church.

Established by the National Federation of Music Clubs, the Junior Festival program is for students 18 years of age and younger who study one piece from a required list of American composers and one of their own choosing.

Those receiving “superior” ratings were:

Blair Ahlquist. Ava Anderson, Callista Anderson, Kage Anderson,Scarlett Anderson,Vanessa Anderson,Violet Anderson, Anna Angland, Madeline Angland, Raenah Aune, Lucas Ball, Madeline Ball, Madeline Baumann, Samuel Baumann, Ethan Bergem, Kelsey Bergem, Arabelle Boesen, Emmalyn Boesen, Isaac Boesen, Jovi Borland, Tana Borland, Gabriella Bratney, Mullen Bratney, Sullivan Bratney, Julieanna Bresnahan, Eren Bresnahan, Synneva Bresnahan, Kedrah Brooks, Maddox Brooks, Charlotte Burmeister, Brynn Carlson, Beckett Craine, Cooper Craine, Kenzie Crawford, Samantha Dabill, Sophia Dabill, Ravin Davis, William Dellaney, Andrea Diede, Hope Doty, Riley Dorschner, Abraham Erfurth, Isabell Erfurth, Ronan Fornshell, Ashlyn Foy, Hailey Friedrich, Scotlyn Gardiner, Cameron Gearns, Emma Gearns, Ellen Germundson, Brekkin Glazier, Landon Glazier, Daniel Goodwin, Raina Grant, Molly Guderjohn, Ava Hansen, Elijah Hayes, Hannah Hayes, Rachel Hilton, Anabelle Holcomb-Smith, Grace Holcomb-Smith, Caleb Hooge, Christian Hooge, Joshua Hooge, Ezra Hopman, William Huisinga, Maegan Irish, Angus Jacobson, Opal Jacobson, Ellie Jensen, Graham Johnson, James Johnson, Noah Johnson, Elizabeth Joque, Ellis Katzenberger, James Klicker, Kylie Kostreba, Vince Kratochvil, Brooke Krivich, Alexis Lee, Anne Lindholm, Adam Lindquist, Cora Lindquist, Maren Lindquist, Maddie Lingenfelter, Joseph Loschko, Lily Loschko, Rose Loschko, Samuel Loschko, Claire Lundstrom, Esme Malloy, Raleigh Mann, Kennedy McCafferty, Katherine Mohar, Mary Moore, Nicholas Moore, Anniston Morris, Olivia Mullane, Nora Nelson, Callie Norman, Bea Norquist, Madeline Norquist, Autumn Paulus, Soren Pearson, Avery Pliscott, Braeden Pontius, Eason Preble, Isaac Quisberg, Allison Rice, Taylor Ruhl, Thomas Ruhl, Markus Rustad, Addison Ryan, Sloan Saffell, Zendaya Sanguma, Karch Sawyer, Kenzlee Sawyer, Sopia Schram, Hazel Schwanke, Jonah Schwanke, Michael Severson, Rowan Severson, Ashley Shamp, Maddy Skjerven, Dane Smith, Emily Smith, Isaac Smith, Levi Smith, Edith Stoffan, Ethan Stohr, Axton Svir, Addie Thielen, Nico Thielen, Luna Thull, Georgianna Toftness, Oliver Toftness, Keaira Vaughn, Lucy Wallace, Tate Wallace, Alexander Weber, Caydence Wentzel, Gabrielle Wentzel, Brady Westholter, Cassidy Wick and Tara Wollner.

Those receiving “excellent” ratings were:

Garrett Krantz, Holden Krantz, Livia Thompson and Isaac Trees.

Baylee Caponi received a “satisfactory” rating.

Those receiving their first gold cup were:

Anna Andland, Madeline Angland, Violet Anderson, Raenah Aune, Jovi Borland, Julianna Bresnahan, Tana Borland, Brynn Carlson, Kenzie Crawford, Samantha Dabill, Daniel Goodwin, Molly Guderjohn, Brooke Krivich, Samuel Loschko, Madeline Norquist, Avery Pliscott, Braeden Pontius, Isaac Quisberg, Sloan Saffell, Zendaya Sanguma, Kenzlee Sawyer, Hazel Schwanke, Jonah Schwanke, Ashley Shamp, Addie Thielen and Alexander Weber.

Those receiving their second gold cup were:

Isaac Boesen, Rachel Hilton, Katherine Mohar, Addison Ryan, Markus Rustad, Axton Svir and Cassidy Wick.

Those receiving their third gold cup were:

Raleigh Mann, Nicholas Moore, Taylor Ruhl and Thomas Ruhl.

Lily Loshko will receive her fourth gold cup.