Congratulations to the following students from Sioux City on their selection into the 2017 Iowa All-State Festival. These students auditioned Saturday, October 21st, in Storm Lake and have been accepted into one of the finest musical ensembles Iowa has to offer its high school musicians. Only 17% of those that audition actually achieve this honor. These students will be one of this year's 1,083 elite Iowa high school musicians. The concert will be held at Hilton Coliseum, on the campus of Iowa State, in Ames, Iowa on Saturday, November 18th, at 7:30 p.m.
2017 All-State Band
East High School
Anna Geerlings, flute II
Jessica Melville, clarinet I
Jessie Rebstock, clarinet III
Nathan Whitaker, 1st alternate baritone saxophone
Tracie Melville, 2nd alternate baritone saxophone
Amanda DeBates, trumpet I
Andrew Flory, 2nd alternate trombone
Anna Scott, Brad Anderson, and Angela Kroska, educators
North High School
Sarah Glade, clarinet II
Luella Gaskell, clarinet III
Quinn Adajar, alto saxophone II
Aidan Shorey, euphonium
Ben Gillette, string bass
Faith Hall, Austin Simon, and Amy Ortmann, educators
West High School
Jose Ayala Garcia, 1st alternate tenor saxophone
Jessica Todd, Patrick Patterson, and Katie Birch, educators
Heelan High School
John Greer, 1st alternate alto saxophone
James Kunz, educator
2017 All-State Chorus
East High School
Malea Hanson, soprano I
Sierra Gilmore, soprano I
Hannah Marshall, alto I
Miranda Navarro, alto II
Nathan Kitrell, tenor I
Juan Gomez, tenor II
Cameron Jensen, bass I
Alex Melville, bass I
Anthony Anderson, bass II
Tom Hales and Sydney Mc Coy, educators
North High School
Kari Swanson, soprano I
Ciara Hess, alto I
Autumn McClain, alto II
Quinn Kimbell, tenor II
Andrew Stoneking and Chris Hanson, educators
Heelan High School
Allison Bermel, soprano I
Foster Johnson, soprano II
Kate Gill, alto I
Claire Brobst, alto II
Megan Janssen, alto II
Anna Mullins, alternate alto II
Erick Danner, tenor I
Tanner Summerville, alternate tenor I
Ben Murphy, tenor II
Christian Krogh, bass I
Eric Lohr, bass I
John Paul Keane, bass II
Miles Patton, bass II
Rachael Wragge and John Flanery, educators
2017 All-State Orchestra
East High School
Lauren Geerlings, violin II
Leai Britton, viola
Jestin Cam, 1st alternate viola
Bridget Carpenter, clarinet
Eleanor May-Patterson, educator
North High School
Robert Hwang, violin I
Jackie Toben, violin II
Alex Julius, string bass
Kayla Priest, educator
Tickets will go on sale through Ticketmaster October 24th at 10:00 AM. All seats are reserved at $22.00 plus fees. To order tickets by phone: 1-800-745-3000, online: www.ticketmaster.com in person: available at all Iowa Ticketmaster outlets. Ticketmaster will charge a "per ticket" fee and accepts only Mastercard, Visa, American Express, or Discover.
