Students Selected for Iowa Junior Honors Orchestra Festival

26th Annual

Iowa Junior Honors Orchestra Festival

Friday, November 16, 2018

in Ames, Iowa on the campus of

Iowa State University.

 

Iowa Junior Honors Orchestra Festival began in 1992 as a way to give younger students an all-state level experience. The Festival is sponsored by the Iowa String Teacher's Association. It is a one-day event, held in the same complex and at the same time as the Iowa All-State Music Festival and the Iowa Music Educators Association state convention. There are two orchestras of equal ability in the festival, each with about 90 participants. The groups are composed mainly of 8th and 9th graders, with a few advanced 7th graders. The application process requires that the violins be at least in Book 5 of Suzuki or equivalent, violas in Book 4 of Suzuki or equivalent, celli in Book 5 of Suzuki or equivalent, and basses comfortable up through 5th position. It is an expectation of the festival that the student is enrolled in their school's orchestra and that teacher needs to be a member of the Iowa String Teacher's Association.

 

East High School

Eleanor May Patterson, Educator
Annabelle Helms, Philharmonic, Violin

Caleb Baker, Philharmonic, Viola

 

Sioux City North Middle School

Kayla Priest, Educator

Michael Toben, Philharmonic, Cello

 

Sioux City West Middle School

Kristin Ortmann, Educator

Antonio Ferraro, Philharmonic, Violin

 

Sioux City West High School

Kristin Ortmann, Educator

Iris Engelhardt, Philharmonic, Bass

Students Selected for 2018 Northwest Iowa 7th and 8th Grade Honor Bands

Sioux City Community Schools Band Students Selected for Northwest Iowa 7th & 8th Grade Honor Bands.

Students have been selected to participate in the 51st annual Northwest Iowa Junior High/Middle School Honor Bands Festival. On Saturday, October 13th, over 330 seventh and eighth-grade band students from 41 Northwest Iowa schools auditioned for a position in two honor bands. Approximately 190 students were chosen. These selected students will perform a concert at Storm Lake High School, Saturday, November 3rd. Selected from Sioux City Community Schools are:

East Middle School - Angela Kroska, Brad Anderson, and Anna Scott, Directors

Mackenzie Crawford, 7th Grade, Euphonium

Joe DeBates, 8th Grade, Trombone

Ivy Mehlhaff, 7th Grade, Percussion

North Middle School - Amy Ortmann, Austin Simon, and Faith Hall, Directors

Keera Adajar, 8th Grade, Oboe

Kailynn Thiele, 7th Grade, Clarinet

Gretchen Hoffman, 8th Grade, Bassoon

Ian Julius, 8th Grade, Alto Saxophone

Matthew Hawkinson, 7th Grade, Trombone

Michael Toben, 8th Grade, Tuba

West Middle School - Katie Birch, Patrick Patterson, and Eric Elker, Directors

Antonio Ferraro, 8th Grade, Flute

Marin Frazee, 8th Grade, Clarinet

Anh Nguyen, 8th Grade, Clarinet

Abigail Hammer, 8th Grade, Clarinet

Two 8th grade students will represent Northwest IA in the 8th Grade All Iowa Band at the Iowa Bandmasters Convention in Des Moines in May. Those students are Marin Frazee, 8th Grade, Clarinet from West Middle School and Michael Toben, 8th Grade, Tuba from North Middle School.

EHS Students Selected for ISU Honor Choir

Congratulations to these nine students who have been selected for the ISU Honor Choir. Their audition included a prepared solo, sight-reading, and tonal memory; and they are nine of only 100 sophomores, juniors, and seniors selected from across the state. This festival will take place in February on the campus of ISU in Ames.

 

Jestin Cam

Anna Geerlings

Sierra Gilmore

Juan Gomez

Malea Hanson

Cameron Jensen

Nathan Kitrell

Alex Melville

Liz Senstad

North High Jazz Bands 2017-18

Congratulations to the following students for being selected to be a part of Jazz I or II at North High.

Jazz I:

Saxophones:

Quinn Adajar- Alto 1

Kaydence Habeger- Alto 2

Colin Greenwell- Tenor 1

Zach Hoffman- Tenor 2

Reed Adajar- Bari

Sarah Glade- Bari

Trumpets:

Kari Swanson- Trumpet 1

Alexis Kolls- Trumpet 2

Liam Greenwell- Trumpet 3

Parker Yates- Trumpet 4

Adrian Garcia- Trumpet 4/Split Lead

Trombones:

Steph Warnstadt- Trombone 1

Zack Rauth- Trombone 2

Nat Adams- Trombone 3

Aidan Shorey- Bass Trombone/Sousaphone

Rhythm Section:

Ciara Hess- Piano

Alex Julius- Bass

Ben Gillette- Bass

Ethan Newbrough- Drums

Jazz II:

Saxophones:

Sarah Leopold- Alto 1

Emma Gross- Alto 1/2

Ty-Kell Blair- Alto 2

Katelynn Wilmes- Tenor 1

Eli Miller- Tenor 2

Olivia Baier- Tenor 2

Geno Anderson- Bari

Flute:

Brenna Rice

Trumpet:

Caleb Weber- Trumpet 1

Megan Sites- Trumpet 2

Kaden Nieto- Trumpet 3

Sammie Rosenthal- Trumpet 4

Kenny Stellish- Trumpet 4/5

Trombones:

Austin Johnson- Trombone 1

Robert Katseres- Trombone 2

Courtney Johnson- Trombone 3

Jesus Ochoa- Trombone 3

Nick Millen- Bass Trombone

Rhythm Section:

Alex Lauer- Piano

Noah Cohrs- Bass

Mia Norton- Drums

Carson Lorenz- Drums

Jocelyn Burns- Vibraphone

East Middle Jazz Band 2017-18

Congratulations to the following students selected to play in the 2017-18 East Middle Jazz Band.

Alto 1- Faith T

Alto 2- Carlee J

Alto 3- Ky H

Alto 3- Ben G

Tenor 1- Alec M

Tenor 2- Noah B

Bari- Henry H

Trumpet 1- Joseph H

Trumpet 2- Aiden W

Trumpet 3- Ben J

Trumpet 3/4 - Aydin

Trombone 1- Isaac H

Trombone 2- Meredith

Trombone 3- Dylan N

Trombone 3- Trey M

Bass Trombone- Joseph D

Percussion 1- Sam K

Percussion 2- Ethan F

Piano- Tony Bartels

West High Jazz I and II announced for 2017-18

Congratulations to the following students for their participation in Jazz Band at West High this year!

Jazz I Roster
Rehearse A Days 7:00-7:45am

Alto Sax                                          Trumpet
Hailey Mills                                    Juan Oropeza
Anna Kern                                      Hazel Engelhardt
Megan Juhnke                                Michael Duax
                                                       Colin Houts

Tenor Sax                                       Trombone
Jose Ayala                                      Kazz Vazquez
Katie Mahnke                                 

Bari Sax                                         Drums
Coltin Berke                                   Noah Youngberg


Bass                                                Piano
Shay Brandon                                 Izzy Rodriguez

Jazz II Roster
Rehearse B Days 7:00-7:45am

Alto Sax                                         Trombone
Cameron Johnson                           Fredi Bautista
                                                        Reid Jansen

Tenor Sax                                       Drums
Destini Schmit                                Saige Kolbe
Brandon Schroder                           Nate Wigton

North Middle Announces students selected for 2017-18 Jazz Band

Congratulations to the following students for your participation in the 2017-18 North Middle Jazz Band.

 

Flute

Alaina LittleGeorge 

 Isabel Flores 

Clarinet

 Jaylynn Russell

 Kailynn Thiele

Saxophone

Rayne Adams- Alto

   Jacob Krysl- Alto

Ian Julius- Alto

William Lohr-Alto

   Idella Edwards- Alto (tenor)

Samantha Kubal- Alto (tenor)

Ellie Stanley- Alto (tenor)

Noah Caldwell- Alto (tenor)

Shae Downing- Alto

Jami Denne- Tenor

Brecken Baller- Bari

Trumpet

Kyler Nieto

Colin Orosco

Aphraditie Hancock

Gabe Nash

Kara Rosenthal

Tan Bach

Deontay Collins

Ashton Blair

Javon Kisor 

  Trombone:

Matthew Hawkinson

Micah Travis

Casey Solomon

Gavin Queen

Ashton Harris

Bailey Steward

Katie Kann

Megan Kopp

Malaine Jolin

Isabella San Nicolas

Rhythm Section

Kale Burns- Drum set

Jack Emory- Drum set

Brayden McClain- Drum set

Kaeden Koch- Drum set 

Gretchen Hoffman- Bass and Piano

Josephine Morales- Piano

Jackson Calhoon- Piano

Brea Cox- Vibes