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 all participants in the 2026 MCO Young Artist Competition! The Winners and Honorable Mentions are below.
The Winners will perform with the MCO at the Winter Young Artists Concert on February, 11th 2026 7:30pm at the Middleton Performing Arts Center.
The Honorable Mentions will perform in the MCO 2026 Honorable Mention Chamber Music Recital on January 19th, 2026 4pm at Capitol Lakes.
2026 Winners
Mia Burchette, bassoon
Vivian Feng, piano
Gabriella Horan, flute
Kyle McIntosh, cello
Bryant Yu, piano
2026 Honorable Mentions
Sage Rinehart, violin
Clara Warrick, violin
Milo Burns, violin
Iris Xia, violin
Nico Ruotti, cello
Danicka Coughlin, flute
Rebecca Zhang, piano
Past Results
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
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