Simon Stehr, left, was the winner of the Lewis County Music Teacher Association playoffs, held in March. Alternate was Sadie Brown, right.
The Lewis County Music Teachers Association held its annual playoffs March 14 at the Centralia Church of the Nazarene. Eighteen young pianists from Lewis County competed for the privilege of performing at the Washington State Music Teachers Association convention, to be held in June in Walla Walla.
The winner was Simon Stehr, 16. The alternate was Sadie Brown, 15. Both are students of Judy Meyers.
Stehr is the son of Chris and Margaret Stehr, of Centralia. Sadie is the daughter of Nathan and Charity Brown, also of Centralia. Both are home-schooled.
Honorable mentions were awarded to Chloe Stewart and Sam Miller, students of Kay Morton; Rudy Voetberg, Josiah Cowin, Linae Grimes and Emalie Grimes, students of Linda Fast; and Sophie Dalrymple, student of Karen Monroe.
The judge for the competition was Selina Chu, teacher and performer who resides in Issaquah and has been involved with the arts community in the Pacific Northwest for many years.
The playoffs are the beginning event of the LCMTA’s educational adjudications, which offers the opportunity for instrumentalists to demonstrate their technical proficiency, and expressiveness of their understanding of repertoire specifically selected for this event.
The Lewis County Music Teachers Association is affiliated with the Washington State Music Teachers Association and the Music Teachers National Association.
