2016 Great Plains International Marimba Competition

The Great Plains International Marimba Competition just completed three days of great marimba performances. There were 30 semi-finalists (16 high school and 14 college) that competed for the top three spots in the high and college divisions.

Congratulations to the 2016 Great Plains International Marimba Winners!

High School Solo Division

1st Place: Austin Keck

2nd Place: Simon Herron

3rd Place: Amaya Herrington-Alexander

Collegiate/Open Solo Division

1st Place: Nina Fujisawa

2nd Place: Sophia Lo

3rd Place: May Lee

4th Place: Justin Ball

5th Place: Kexin Li

6th Place: Calvin Chiu

The judges for the competition were Ji Hye Jung, Dr. David Steffens and Christopher Deane. Congrats to Dane Romano and his team for organizing a great event.