May 2, 2024
Congratulations to the 45 competitors, both youth and adults, who traveled to Chicago for the 2024 Midwest Fleadh Cheoil, hosted by the Institute for Traditional Irish Music from April 26-28th. Students were joined by CIM instructors Hannah Flowers, Chad McAnally, Todd Menton, Brian Miller, Carmen Pasquerella, Norah Rendell, Mary Vanorny and Kate Wade, as well as countless family members who were there to show their support. We're so proud of the incredible musicianship that our students displayed. Congratulations to everyone who competed!
2024 CIM Competitors & Medals
| Competition | Competitor(s) | Place | ||
| 1 | A | Fiddle | Freya Hegerle | |
| 1 | B | Fiddle | Beth Bryson | |
| Addy Davies | 3rd | |||
| Ben Ebinger | ||||
| Cora Ebinger | ||||
| Teagan Crowe | ||||
| Owen Crowe | ||||
| 1 | C | Fiddle | Claire Vanorny | 1st |
| 2 | A | Button Accordion | Liam Moriarty | 1st |
| 2 | B | Button Accordion | Teddy Brandt | 2nd |
| 3 | A | Concert Flute | Asher Jurchisin | 1st |
| 3 | B | Concert Flute | Ellie Shirmer | 1st |
| 3 | C | Concert Flute | Katya Roberts | 1st |
| Nevellie Larson | 3rd | |||
| Gabby Pasquerella | 2nd | |||
| Ciara O'Shea | ||||
| 4 | A | Tin Whistle | Henry Miller | 1st |
| Asher Jurchisin | ||||
| Amelia Engelking | ||||
| Alex Ebinger | ||||
| Niko Morales Bettaglio | ||||
| 4 | B | Tin Whistle | Ellie Shirmer | 1st |
| 4 | C | Tin Whistle | Katya Roberts | 1st |
| Nevillie Larson | 2nd | |||
| 6 | A | Concertina | Kate Bryson | 2nd |
| 8 | b | Harp | Lailana Vandermeuse-Siteki | 3rd |
| 8 | c | Harp | Ciara O'Shea | 3rd |
| 10 | B | Tenor Banjo | Collin Fenton | 1st |
| 10 | C | Tenor Banjo | Henry Brandt | 1st |
| 10 | D | Tenor Banjo | Morien McBurnie | 1st |
| 11 | B | Mandolin | Collin Fenton | 1st |
| 14 | C | Miscellaneous | Zach Vandermeuse-Siteki | 3rd |
| 15 | B | Accompaniment | Collin Fenton | 2nd |
| 15 | C | Accompaniment | Henry Brandt | 1st |
| 16 | A | Bodhran | Oliver Sherman | 1st |
| 16 | B | Bodhran | Teddy Brandt | 1st |
| 18 | C | Fiddle-Slow Airs | Claire Vanorny | 1st |
| 20 | c | Flute-Slow Airs | Katya Roberts | 1st |
| 21 | C | Whistle-Slow Airs | Katya Roberts | 1st |
| 23 | A | Duet | Liam Moriarty & Brenna Moriarty | |
| 23 | B | Duet | Beth Bryson & Teddy Brandt | 2nd |
| 23 | C | Duet | Claire Vanorny & Nevellie Larson | 2nd |
| Collin Fenton & Henry Brandt | 3rd | |||
| 23 | D | Duet | Morien McBurnie & Kira Doppel | 3rd |
| 24 | B | Trio | Teddy-Beth-Collin | 1st |
| 24 | D | Trio | Brianna Brown-Morien McBurnie-Kira Doppel | 1st |
| Erik-Ben-Dave | 2nd | |||
| 25 | C | Ceili Band - Nick Coleman | Rana Egan-piano | 1st |
| Miles Nordquist-drums | ||||
| Teddy Brandt-accordion | ||||
| Henry Brandt-banjo | ||||
| Collin Fenton-banjo | ||||
| Nevellie Larson-flute | ||||
| Ciara O'Shea-flute | ||||
| Gabby Pasquerella-flute | ||||
| Claire Vanorny-fiddle | ||||
| Beth Bryson-fiddle | ||||
| 26 | A | Grúpa Ceoil | Alex Ebinger | 1st |
| Amelia Engelking | ||||
| Asher Jurchisin | ||||
| Brenna Moriarty | ||||
| Maeve Barnwell | ||||
| Elliana Rescigno | ||||
| Freya Hegerle | ||||
| Henry Miller | ||||
| Izzy Miller | ||||
| Jack McRoberts | ||||
| Kate Bryson | ||||
| Liam Moriarty | ||||
| Oliver Sherman | ||||
| Vivienne Ebinger | ||||
| 26 | C | Grúpa Ceoil | Collin Fenton-banjo/guitar | 1st |
| Henry Brandt-guitar | ||||
| Claire Vanorny-fiddle | ||||
| Beth Bryson-fiddle | ||||
| Addy Davies-fiddle | ||||
| Teagan Crowe-fiddle | ||||
| Ben Ebinger-fiddle | ||||
| Allegra Larson-fiddle | ||||
| Ciara O'Shea-harp | ||||
| Gabby Pasquerella-flute, whistle | ||||
| Ellie Shirmer-flute/whistle | ||||
| Nevellie Larson-flute | ||||
| Teddy Brandt-accordion/bodhran | ||||
| 26 | D | Grupa Cheoil - An Luan | Bob Ford-bouzouki | 2nd |
| Mike O'Connor-guitar | ||||
| Dave McKenna-flute | ||||
| Ann Schroeder-flute | ||||
| Emma Liu-fiddle | ||||
| Erik Brandt-accordion | ||||
| Tom Sullivan-bodhran | ||||
| Ben Crowe-tenor banjo | ||||
| Nicole Boor-uilleann pipes | ||||
| 39 | Newly Composed Tune | Beth Bryson | ||
Thank you to the following instructors for their hard work preparing students for their competitions:
| Danielle Enblom Mattie Ernst Hannah Flowers Katie Grennan Tom Klein Iain Dove McAfee |
Chad McAnally John McCormick Todd Menton Brian Miller Adrienne O'Shea Carmen Pasquerella |
Norah Rendell Abbey Roemer Dáithí Sproule Mary Vanorny Kate Wade |