Colfax students compete in district solo/ensemble at Glenwood City
GLENWOOD CITY — The Solo & Ensemble Festival was held in Glenwood City on Monday, February 29th. Schools participating were: Spring Valley, Boyceville, Colfax, and Glenwood City.
The primary purposes of WSMA festivals are to:
• Establish standards of quality for music literature.
• Motivate students to prepare and perform to the best of their abilities.
• Improve students’ understanding of music literature and music concepts
• Provide opportunities for performance of original student compositions.
• Support improvement of school music programs through individual and group achievement.
• Encourage exploration of diverse musical styles and ensemble combinations.
The Wisconsin School Music Association uses the following guidelines for criteria checkmarks:
*I & I – Excellent (consistently outstanding)
II – Very Good (very good performance with only minor shortcomings)
III – Good (demonstrating accomplishment but lacking several essential qualities)
IV – Fair (numerous weaknesses and/or errors)
V – Poor (lacking in fundamental aspects of performance, understanding, or preparation)
Below are the results from the Solo & Ensemble Festival:
Class A I* rating (advancing to state): Sarah McEldowney-flute solo; Tucker Hovde-music theatre solo; Tucker Hovde-traditional solo; Andrew Buckley-traditional solo; Andrew Buckley-music theatre solo; Cari Dworak-traditional solo (Italian); Cari Dworak- music theatre solo; Alex Hayes-traditional solo (Italian); Daniel Schneider-traditional solo; Andrew Buckley, Cari Dworak, Angel Woodford, Tucker Hovde-vocal quartet
Class A I rating: Kaylynn Olson-traditional solo
Class A II rating: Andrew Buckley, Tucker Hovde, Alex Hayes-vocal trio; Rachel Knutson-traditional vocal solo (Italian); Daniel Schneider-traditional vocal solo; HS Show Choir
Class B I rating: Erica Kallstrom-piano solo; Erica Kallstrom, Cassidy Reitz-piano duet; Cassidy Reitz, Alex Geissler, Erica Kallstrom-piano trio; HS Jazz Band
Class B II rating: Emily Carstens, Cari Dworak-flute/clarinet duet
Class C I rating: Erica Kallstrom-drum set solo; Joe Verdon-vocal solo