The Utah State Fair Music Competition was held in Gardner Hall at the University of Utah, with the following young artists selected as winners:
Elementary piano, ages 8-11: (1) Dustin Gledhill, Provo; (2) Melissa Haney, Orem; (3) tie between Elena Cho, Salt Lake City, and Austin Chung, Logan.Intermediate piano, ages 12-14: (1) LaMar Watts, Richmond; (2) Ben Chen, Salt Lake City; (3) April Clayton, Bountiful; and honorable mention to Francie Lin, Salt Lake City; Amanda Moody, Orem; and Alena Glauser, Draper.
Junior piano, ages 15-18: (1) Tamami Honma, Logan; (2) Holly Miller, Logan; (3) Jennie Watson, Bountiful; and honorable mention, Craig Jorgensen, Sandy.
Senior piano, ages 19-26: (1) Robert Nakea, Provo; (2) Janae Codner, Provo; (3) Kimberly Crosby, Salt Lake City; with honorable mention to Brent Hugh, Fruit Heights, and Ralph van der Beek, Logan.
Elementary strings, ages 8-11: (1) Emily Richards, violin, Provo; (2) Ryan Swigert, cello, Sandy; (3) Kara Kirkham, violin, Bountiful; and honorable mention, Sylvia Grover, violin, Pleasant Grove, and Johnathan Lund, cello, Bountiful.
Intermediate strings, ages 12-14: (1) Victoria Ferris, violin, Salt Lake City; (2) Sarah Brough, violin, Salt Lake City; (3) tie between Eric Morgan, cello, Salt Lake City, and Rosalie Lund, violin, Bountiful.
Junior strings, ages 15-18: (1) Tanja Mead, viola, Bountiful; (2) tie between Martha Thompson, Kaysville, and Joseph Evans, Salt Lake City, both violin; (3) Jennifer DeForest, violin, Sandy; and honorable mention, Jason Swigert, violin, Sandy.
Senior strings, ages 19-26: (1) Heidi Turner, violin, Salt Lake City; (2) Lynette Thredgold, violin, Bountiful; (3) Jim Hardy, cello, Orem; and Joel Belgique, Salt Lake City, honorable mention.
Junior winds, ages 15-18: (1) Andrew Stamp, flute, Salt Lake City; (2) Anthony Adams, marimba, Tremonton; (3) Angela Parkinson, flute, Salt Lake City; and honorable mention, Emily Lauritzen, clarinet, Logan; Andrea Bennett, flute, Farmington; and Aaron Hill, flute, Salt Lake City.
Senior winds, ages 19-26: (1) Kristen Gygi, flute, Salt Lake City; (2) Vera Loveless, oboe, Salt Lake City; (3) April Clayton, flute, Bountiful; and honorable mention to David Cardon, flute, Provo, and Natalie Cottrill-Yavornitsky, oboe, Salt Lake City.
Junior voice, ages 15-18: (1) Jason Hughes, Salt Lake City; (2) Narlene Mathie, Roy; no third prize awarded, but honorable mention to Dane Graham, Syracuse.
Senior voice, ages 19-26: (1) April Nash, Salt Lake City; (2) Andrew McCarthy, Salt Lake City; (3) LaDawn Gardner, Alpine; and honorable mention, Marie-Adele Black, Orem.