MCO Young Artist Competition

Since 2019, the Middleton Community Orchestra has given young musicians the opportunity to compete in the MCO’s Young Artist Competition. The winners of the competition join the MCO in an annual concert as soloists.

Current Updates

Congratulations to the following winners of the 2025 MCO Young Artist Competition! Indre Raghavan, Sarah Blust, and Cordelia Fredrickson will perform with the MCO on the Young Artist Competition Winners concert. Individuals who received a Honorable Mention will perform in the MCO Honorable Mention Recital at Capitol Lakes on February 15, 2025 at 7:30pm.

2025 Winners

Indre Raghavan, violin
Sarah Blust, piano
Cordelia Fredrickson, violin

2025 Honorable Mentions

Mia Burchette, bassoon
Kyle McIntosh, cello
Bryant Yu, piano
Nico Ruotti, cello
Vivian Feng, piano
Harry Jin, piano


Past Results

2024 Winners

Alex Bo, piano
Daniel Quainoo, cello
Ethan Bo, piano
Katarina Kenney, cello

2024 Honorable Mentions

Grace Huang, violin
Indre Raghavan, violin
Sarah Blust, piano
Selina Wen, piano

2023 Winners

Kaitlyn McIntosh, viola
Angelina Chang, piano
Ellen Zhou, violin

2023 Honorable Mentions

Qing Ng, violin
Emma Song, violin
Indre Raghavan, violin
Grace Huang, violin

2020 Winners

Ava Kenney, violin
Andrew Siehr, cello
Dexter Mott, violin

2020 Honorable Mentions

Benjamin Davies Hudson, violin
Sophie Griffith-Oh, horn
Malachi Rettman, bass
Jessica Jiang, piano
Steven Wilke, violin
Heather Swartz, flute