Larsen Young Artist Award - Audition Day

At 7:45 this morning, the first hopefuls arrived at First-Plymouth Congregational Church in Lincoln, NE.  The first contestant played for the judges at 8:00 a.m., and after almost five hours of auditions, the judges went into a separate room (with ample amounts of donuts and coffee) to deliberate.  We had many strong competitors this year, and the judges had a difficult choice to make.  While they were in the throes of debate, Meadowlark Music Festival Executive Director, Tamara Cass, took a group picture of the students and spoke with them in regards to the festival layout this year.
















Front (L-R): Jehong Ahn, Tim Grady, Ian Wright, Preston Bradley, Jessica Qiu, Helen Dowd
Back (L-R): Sam Loeck (Mike Schwartz standing in), Ryne Bessmer, Justin Lepard, Benjamin Fischer, Joel Ostdiek, Sebastian Nabb