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Saturday, February 07, 2009
Solo and Ensemble Festival Results
Congratulations to our wonderful Band students for an incredible showing at today's EWMEA Solo & Ensemble Festival. The following students, by virtue of winning their division, have qualified to compete at the state competition in April at Central Washington University (Ellensburg):
SNARE DRUM DIVISION (Northeast Region)
Corey King (Winner of Region - will compete at state)
FRENCH HORN DIVISION (Northeast Region)
Chris Babinski (Winner of Region - will compete at state)
WOODWIND ENSEMBLE DIVISION (Northeast Region)
WVHS Woodwind Quintet (Winner of Region - will compete at state)
(Kimber Alsperger/Ashley Cato/Jeannie Vaughn/Chris Babinski/Mark Casteel)
In addition to the above state qualifiers, the following students did a remarkable job as well, with these results:
SNARE DRUM DIVISION
Eric Heale (1st Alternate to State - 2nd Place at Regional) - Superior Rating
FRENCH HORN DIVISION
Clinton Slovarp - Excellent Rating
TRUMPET DIVISION
Steve Gardner - Superior Rating
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE DIVISION
Mallet Duet (Kelly Hansen/Kari Mitchell) - Excellent Rating
Percussion Ensemble - Excellent Rating
(Ashley Cato/Samantha McMillan/Sammy Roderick/Corey King/Eric Heale/Brittany Walker/Whitney Storch/Sean Cunningham/Alex Shannon/Nikki Langford)
WOODWIND ENSEMBLE DIVISION
Clarinet Duet (Alex Durgeloh/Alla Znovets) - Excellent Rating
PIANO DIVISION
Lukas Agerskov - Superior Rating
All students receive a rating (I - Superior/II - Excellent/III - Good/ IV and V). The WVHS Band students were awarded with Superior and Excellent ratings ... we are so proud of each of you. It's important to note that unlike other school activities that compete in a particular WIAA classification, our Band students competed against schools of all sizes, including 4-A. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Jim Loucks, Band Director
