Band excels at Solo and Ensemble competitions
February 25, 2014
Band students received 106 Superior Medals with 47 students qualifying for the Texas State Solo and Ensemble contest by earning a superior rating on a Class One piece. The school tripled the amount of state-qualifiers than any other school in the region. Below is a list of how students did:
Superior rating on a Class One Solo
Brady Ballew, Justin Collier, Jenny Connelly, Austin Cooper, Phillip DesJardins, Leo Dobson, Jennifer Edgar, Ryan Frome, Jessica Goodrich, Cole Griffin, Grace Kuang, Dayton Harber, Fred Harris, Kate Hawley, Janat Haworth, Matt Hintz, Andy Hoover, Sammie Houston, Andie Hughes, Hunter Joiner, Heather Johnson, Frank Jurotich, Kai’noa Kawahigashi, Joe Korona, Kyle Lo, Tess Mair, Danielle Marlar, Melissa Martin, Jolen Martinez, Marie Mortenson, Hannah Ottinger, Michael Pezzulli, Nick Pitkin, Katherine Powell, Rebecca Powell, Courtney Reid, James Reyna, Grayson Roecker, Jake Schmidt, Steve Sereno, Jack Shore, Braden Smotherman, Chase Sutherland, Maddie Tober, Anna Turner, Brandon Whitaker
Superior rating on a Class Two Solo
Dylan Bacon, Thomas Bowen, Rachel Brandon, Connor Carnes, Matthew Cinquepalmi, Mandy Halbert, Megan Hamilton, Drew Hawley, Jordan King, Stu Mair, Ian Raybon, Tommy Rousey, Adam Schlossberg, Kalie Scholle, Megan Taylor, Ben Young
Excellent rating on a Class One Solo
Sara Broughton, Jared Cooper, Ethan Etchieson, Katie Hale, Connor Huddleston, Kerry Joiner, Matthew Keywork, Jordan Kirkpatrick, Garrett Martin, Skylar Schexnayder
Excellent rating on a Class Two Solo
Megan Cline, Jayna Donaghey, Katie Hale, Kat Kelly, Abbey Kjellgren, Sydney Marshburn, Kirby McLeod, Cevastian Molina, Anthony Pezzulli, Jake Sawyers, Jacob Oates
Superior rating on a Class One Ensemble
Flute Quartet: Jennifer Edgar, Ryan Frome, Grace Kuang, Tess Mair
Clarinet Quartet: Janat Haworth, Sammie Houston, Heather Johnson, Krista Reyna
Saxophone Quartet: Sara Broughton, Jessica Goodrich, Grayson Roecker, Jack Shore
Saxophone Quartet: Hannah Demarest, Connor Huddleston, Melissa Martin, Maddie Tober
Saxophone Quartet: Leo Dobson, Hannah Demarest, Joe Korona, Anna Turner
Trumpet Quartet: Abbey Kjellgren, Marie Mortenson, James Reyna, Brandon Whitaker
Tuba Quartet: Austin Cooper, Phillip DesJardins, Drew Hawley, Braden Smotherman
Brass Quintet: Brady Ballew, Matt Hintz, Hunter Joiner, Michael Pezzulli, Chase Sutherland
Superior rating on a Class Two Ensemble
Clarinet Trio: Kate Hawley, Jordan King, Danielle Marlar
Clarinet Trio: Jayna Donaghey, Megan Hamilton, Sydney Marshburn
Trombone Trio: Rachel Kuhn, Sam Pekinpaugh, Cassady Zale
Superior rating on a Class Three Ensemble
Trumpet Trio: Kimberly Hayward, Elizabeth Howell, Zoe Wang
Excellent rating on a Class One Ensemble
Trumpet Trio: Megan Cline, Cevastian Molina, Jake Sawyers
Brass Quintet: Fred Harris, Andy Hoover, Frank Jurotich, Nick Pitkin, Caitlin Rice
Percussion Ensemble: Jordyn Bell, Dayton Harber, Skylar Schexnayder, Jake Schmidt, Ben Young
Excellent rating on a Class Two Ensemble
Clarinet Trio: Clancy Brooks, Kerry Joiner, Tommy Rousey