Ninety LWSD music students chosen for All-State Ensembles

November 19, 2009 4:20 pm

Ninety Lake Washington School District students have been selected by taped audition for this year’s All-State honor music ensembles. Sixty high school students were selected for All-State music ensembles, and 30 were selected as Junior All-State music ensemble members.

These students will travel to Spokane over Presidents Day Weekend in February, for three intensive days of rehearsal with several hundred of the finest students studying music in the Pacific Northwest. All-State students are from Washington state only. Generally there are over 6,000 applicants for each honor group, which typically has around 150 to 300 students selected for each.

• All-State Honorees – Concert Band:

Sierra Allen, Bb Soprano Clarinet (RHS); Austin Chen, Alto Saxophone (JHS); Michael Deroche, Trombone (LWHS); Owen Evans, Alto Saxophone (JHS); Daniel Giacobbe, Bb Soprano Clarinet (RHS); Marina Hubble, French Horn (JHS); Maria Kapush, French Horn (LWHS); Tim Roetcisoender, Bb Soprano Clarinet (KaJH); Alexander Ronneburg, Bassoon (RJH); Monica Seeley, Bb Soprano Clarinet (EHS); and Erik Wictor, Trombone (EHS).

• All-State Honorees – Symphonic Choir:

Jessica Andrews, Alto 2 (LWHS); Stephanie Bell, Soprano 1 (LWHS); Nina Couch, Soprano 2 (LWHS); Robert Domos, Tenor 2 (RHS); Katrine Haraldseid, Alto 1 (EHS); Kimani Iba, Tenor 1 (LWHS); Nalini Krishnan, Soprano 1 (ICS); Adam Lindgren, Tenor 2 (LWHS); Natasha Lindquist, Alto 2 (LWHS); Alex Morris, Bass 2 (LWHS); Lili Nyste, Soprano 1 (LWHS); Jeremy Parkhurst, Bass 1 (LWHS); Katharine Precup, Alto 1 (EHS); Ivan Quiroz, Tenor 1 (JHS); Josh Sibley, Tenor 1 (LWHS); Dallen Smith, Tenor 1 (LWHS); Conor Spear, Tenor 1 (FLC/Best); Nathan Straub, Bass 2 (LWHS); Christa Von Der Burg, Soprano 2 (RHS); and Emma Wright, Soprano 1 (RHS).

• All-State Honorees – Symphony Orchestra:

Melissa Boyer, String Bass (RHS); Hannah Hirano, Violin (ICS); Rachel Kim, Cello (RHS); Seth Kuhns, Tuba (JHS); Mana Maloney, Violin (RHS); Josh Park, Violin (EHS); Kevin Shen, Violin (RHS); Adrianna Svitak, Violin (RJH); and Jonathon Wilson, Trombone (JHS).

• All-State Honorees – Chamber Orchestra:

Kailin Chang, French Horn (JHS); Bryan Djunaedi, Violin (ICS); Todd Hammersberg, String Bass (LWHS); Alex Lin, Violin (RHS); Angela Page, Viola (RHS); Andrew Pang, Viola (RHS); Tyler Rath, String Bass (JHS); and Rachel Richardson, Trombone (JHS); and Karl Ronneburg, Percussion (RJH).

• All-State Honorees – Treble Choir:

Sofie Bluvstein, Soprano 2 (RHS); Tasha Borgen, Soprano 1 (LWHS); Jennifer Fishbaugher, Soprano 1 (RHS); Jessica Gear, Soprano 2 (LWHS); Hana Holmes, Soprano 1 (LWHS); Tatiana Kruse, Alto 1 (LWHS); Lauren Park, Soprano 1 (RHS); Zoe Silver, Soprano 1 (ICS); and Rachel Wulff, Alto 2 (RHS).

• All-State Honorees – Wind Ensemble:

Beserat Tafesse, Euphonium (Baritone horn) (RHS); and Bill Zorn, Bb Soprano Clarinet (ICS).

• Junior All-State Honorees – Baker Band:

Logan Heine, Tenor Saxophone (KaJH); Gloria Liu, Bb Clarinet (KaJH); Hannah Miller, Trombone (KaJH); Francis-Minh Nguyen, Alto Saxophone (ICS); Chloe O’Neill, Bb Clarinet (KaJH); Stella Perlic, Snare Drum and Mallets Option (KaJH); Elena Plenefisch, Bb Clarinet (KaJH); Jacob Reyes, Trombone (KaJH); Shelley Waltar, Baritone Saxophone (FHJH); and Alex Zhou, French Horn (RJH).

• Junior All-State Honorees – Mixed Choir:

Alexandra Bartos-O’Neill, Soprano Voice (ICS); Olivia Davis, Soprano Voice (RJH)

• Junior All-State Honorees – Orchestra:

Abby Baker, Violin (FHJH); Mallika Iyer, Viola (KaJH); Samhita Karnati, Violin (RJH); Atticus Liu, Violin (RJH); Amanda Pang, Viola (RJH); and Chris Potter, String Bass (KaJH).

• Junior All-State Honorees – Rainier Band:

Katie Crowe, Flute (KaJH); Ben Ellis, Trumpet (KaJH); Amy Harger, Bb Clarinet (RHJH); Ryan Holmdahl, Bb Clarinet (EJH); Gabbie Hsu, Bassoon (KaJH); Julian Pellerin, Trumpet (KaJH); Ryan Urh, Bb Bass Clarinet (IJH); and Naomi Vlasin, Bb Clarinet (KaJH).

• Junior All-State Honorees – Treble Choir:

Ellison Barry, Soprano Voice (RJH); Dannah King, Soprano Voice (RJH); Katrina Nielsen, Soprano Voice (RJH); and Emily Young, Soprano Voice (ICS).