Glenwood City students perform with State Honors Band
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GLENWOOD CITY students, from left to right, Nicholas Hierlmeier, Lyra Ketola and Amalia Draxler performed with the state Honors Band on October 25 and 26. —photo submitted
Each year, around 1100 auditions occur for the 311 available positions in the Middle Level Honors State Music Project. Every student that auditions should be very proud of his/her accomplishment, as preparation for the audition is an honor in itself. The audition consists of a prepared solo, four memorized scales, sight reading etude, and participating in a masterclass.
Glenwood City Middle/High School and the Wisconsin State Music Association are proud to announce the following Glenwood City Students were selected for the 2019 Wisconsin Middle Level State Honors Band: Amalia Draxler (clarinet), Lyra Ketola (clarinet), and Nicholas Hierlmeier (trombone).
Amalia Draxler is an 8th grader and the daughter of Mike & Rebecca Draxler.
Lyra Ketola is a 7th grader and the daughter of Randy & Becky Ketola.
Nicholas Hierlmeier is an 8th grader and the son of Gordy & Angela Hierlmeier.
The kids appreciate their parents, music teachers, school district, and the countless UWEC band student teachers that helped them develop as musicians.
Students in grades 6, 7, 8 (at the time of the audition) from WSMA-member schools are eligible to audition for the Middle Level State Honors Music Project. Students must be a regular member of the school’s corresponding music ensemble. All selected students must be able to attend the October rehearsals and concerts in Waunakee.
This year’s state honors band was conducted by Laura Sindberg an Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the School of Music at the University of Minnesota, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in music education. She also serves as Project Director of Band Project, a teaching apprenticeship in which preservice educators provide instruction to beginning band students in high-poverty schools in Minneapolis. Now in its eighth year, Band Project has touched the musical lives of over 120 young band students and over 35 music education students. Prior to her appointment at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Sindberg was Visiting Associate Professor at Lawrence University, where, in addition to teaching, she conducted the Wind Ensemble of the Lawrence Academy of Music.
Sindberg’s work in higher education follows a successful career in the public schools, where she taught music in Wisconsin for 17 years in Milwaukee (her beloved hometown) and in Waukesha, where she initiated the Central Bands Commissioning Project and attended her first CMP workshop, led by the late Will Schmid. Dr. Sindberg has served on the Wisconsin Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance (CMP) Project since 1990 and is a Past Chair of the Project. She has presented numerous sessions on topics related to comprehensive musicianship regionally and nationally, and published Just Good Teaching: Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance in Theory and Practice (Rowman & Littlefield/NAfME) in 2012. With a focus on the Wisconsin CMP Model, Just Good Teaching includes applications in Band, Choir, and Orchestra, with examples from myriad classrooms and teacher-conductors as well as connections to related topics. Her research has been published in the Bulletin for the Council for Research in Music Education, Contributions to Music Education, Music Educators Journal, and Music Education Research.
In addition to her scholarly work, Dr. Sindberg frequently adjudicates and conduct ensembles around the Midwest. Through her work, she seeks to bridge research and practice in music through collaboration, inclusion, and kindness. She received a B.F.A. and a M.M. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University. When not pursuing writing, conducting, and teaching, Dr. Sindberg might be found baking or spending time with family, including the family pup, Bettie White.
The WSMA Middle Level State Honors Music Project offers talented youth the opportunity to rehearse and perform with nationally-known conductors in a professional setting. All Honors groups perform at the Wisconsin State Music Conference. Middle Level State Honors students receive their music in August and meet for the first time the day before their fall performance. The rehearsal day and formal concert took place in October 25th & 26th at the Waunakee Performing Arts Center.