Terrace Hill Piano Competition

2026 Terrace Hill Piano Competition

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Highlights from the winners of this year’s competition showcasing Iowa high school musicians.
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Individual Performances

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Caleb Moetsch Performance (Senior: 3rd Place)

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Caleb Moetsch of Winterset performs musical selections by Mozart, Chopin and Prokofiev.
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Drake Wang Performance

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Drake Wang of Ames performs musical selections by Beethoven and Kapustin.
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Youan Lee Performance

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Youan Lee of Iowa City performs musical selections by Chopin and Beethoven.
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Isabelle Ryan Performance (Junior: Honorable Mention)

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Isabelle Ryan of Johnston performs musical selections by Haydn and Kapustin.
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Eli McGinnis Performance

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Eli McGinnis of Altoona performs musical selections by Rachmaninoff and Kapustin.
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Aaron Beacom Performance

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Aaron Beacom of West Des Moines performs musical selections by Beethoven, Liszt and Kapustin.
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Zoe Podlich Performance (Senior: 2nd Place)

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Zoe Podlich of Johnston performs musical selections by Mozart, Chopin and Debussy.
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Minerva Cao Performance (Junior: 3rd Place)

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Minerva Cao of Clive performs musical selections by Liszt and Scriabin.
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Owen Heaston Performance

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Owen Heaston of Van Meter performs musical selections by Schubert and Prokofiev.
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Hannah Cotran Performance

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Hannah Cotran of Waukee performs musical selections by Haydn, Chopin, Schumann and Prokofiev.
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Randen McManus Performance

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Randen McManus of Peosta performs musical selections by Chopin and Gershwin.
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Gabriel Bales Performance

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Gabriel Bales of Iowa City performs musical selections by Liszt and Gershwin.
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Lynda Sun Performance (Junior: 1st Place)

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Lynda Sun of Ames performs musical selections by Rachmaninoff and Kapustin.
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Evelyn Skeffington Performance (Senior: 1st Place)

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Evelyn Skeffington of Des Moines performs musical selections by Bach, Chopin, Ginastera and Beethoven.
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Isabelle Turner Performance (Junior: 2nd Place)

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Isabelle Turner of West Des Moines performs musical selections by Mozart and Barber.
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Kento Sugiyama Performance

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Kento Sugiyama of Iowa City performs musical selections by Beethoven and Chopin.
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Laurel Mizerak Performance

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Laurel Mizerak of Ames, performs musical selections by Beethoven, Debussy and Brahms.
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Emma Zheng Performance

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Emma Zheng of Urbandale performs musical selections by Bach, Chopin and Ravel.
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Krish Bolar Performance

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Krish Bolar of Grimes performs musical selections by Agay and Grieg.
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Gwenyth Franzcyk Performance

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Gwenyth Franzcyk of Urbandale performs musical selections by Gulda and Chopin.
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Claire Lu Performance

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Claire Lu of Ames performs musical selections by Glinka-Balakirev, Argentinas and Ginastera.
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Zoe Podlich Performance

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Zoe Podlich of Johnston performs musical selections by Scarlatti and Ravel.
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Veronica Smith Performance

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Veronica Smith of Des Moines, performs "Vallee d'Obermann," Sonata in C Minor and Prelude Op. 34, No. 9.
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Helen Mao Performance

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Helen Mao of Ames performs musical selections by Bach, Beethoven, Kapustin and Chopin.
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Audrey Janssen Performance

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Audrey Janssen of Indianola performs musical selections by Bach, Beethoven, Schumann and Debussy.
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Minerva Cao Performance

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Minerva Cao of Clive performs musical selections by Chopin and Mozart.
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Owen Heaston Performance

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Owen Heaston of Clive performs musical selections by Posca and Beethoven.
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Jonah Mittman Performance

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Jonah Mittman of Ames performs musical selections by Beethoven and Kapustin.
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Aviela Savov Performance

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Aviela Savov of Fort Dodge performs musical selections by Debussy and Burgmuller.
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Nyle Vallem Performance

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Nyle Vallem of Waterloo performs musical selections by Beethoven, Ravel and Chopin.
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Gretchen Mizerak Performance

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Gretchen Mizerak of Ames performs musical selections by Haydn, Chopin and Khachaturian.
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Anna Mussig Performance

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Anna Mussig of Gladbrook performs musical selections by Brahms, Bach and Khachaturian.
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Raylene Chen Performance

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Raylene Chen of Ames performs musical selections by Grieg and Ginastera.
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Gideon Levine Performance

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Gideon Levine of Iowa City performs musical selections by Bach and Bowen.
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Helen Peng Performance

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Helen Peng of Cedar Falls performs musical selections by Rachmaninoff and Debussy.

About the Show

Some of the finest high school musicians in Iowa share their talents and skills for everyone to enjoy during the Terrace Hill Piano Competition.