Colfax High School Solo/Ensemble results announced
THESE COLFAX students earned starred-first ratings on their solo/ensemble pieces and qualified for state. Front row (L to R): Jacob Wibel, Katalina Hansen, Ava Sedivy and David Paulson. Middle row (L to R): Theo Hovde, Dylan Hiitola, Emma Palewicz and Ella Nelson. Back row (L to R): Matthew Dachel, Austin Swanson, Alana Smith, Jordan Johnson, Aydren Beebe, Nathan Boesl and Alex Rose. Not pictured are Ezra Hintzman and Catherine Zons. —photo submitted
Glenwood City High School hosted Solo & Ensemble Festival on Thursday, March 10th.
Schools participating were: Spring Valley, Boyceville, Colfax, Plum City 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)
CO – Critique only. Students played for the experience of getting feedback from adjudicators. No rating assigned.
Class A I* (Advancing to state at UW-EC May 7)
Aydren Beebe (music theatre and traditional vocal solos)
David Paulson (vocal solo)
Emma Palewicz (vocal solo)
Guys’ Ensemble (Nate Boesl, Ezra Hintzman, David Paulson, Aydren Beebe, Alex Rose, Theo Hovde, Jacob Wibel)
Veronica Johnson (piano solo)
Catherine Zons and Veronica Johnson (piano duet)
Theo Hovde (music theatre and traditional vocal solos)
Alex Rose (vocal solo)
Alana Smith (flute solo)
HS Choir (show choir)
Saxophone Quartet (Catherine Zons, Matthew Dachel, Dylan Hiitola, Austin Swanson)
Class A I
Wind Ensemble (Catherine Zons, Emilee Burcham-Schofield, Aimee Fruit, Alana Smith)
Catherine Zons-Alto Saxophone solo
Ava Sedivy (vocal solo)
Emilee Burcham-Schofield (clarinet solo)
Class A II
Ella Nelson (vocal solo)
Katalina Hanson (vocal solo)
Ava Sedivy (music theatre solo)
Alana Smith (music theatre solo, vocal solo)
Emma Palewicz and Ava Sedivy (vocal duet)
Jessie Lyrek (trombone solo)
Catherine Zons (piano solo)
Class B I
Jazz Band
Women’s Ensemble (Ella Nelson, Katalina Hanson, Ava Sedivy, Emma Palewicz, Jordan Johnson, Alana Smith)
Audry Ackerlund (percussion solo)
Kaysen Goodell and Ava Sedivy (trumpet duet)
Amelia Schmitt (alto saxophone solo)
Saxophone Quartet (Emilee Burcham Schofield, Skylar Maves, Olivia Runowski, Zach Hiitola)
Marek Neuville (Trombone solo)
Class B II
Mark Sonnentag (trombone solo)