Several Ste. Genevieve High School band students earned high ratings for their solo and small ensembles at the MSHSAA District Solo and Ensemble Festival!
During the event, students perform a solo or small ensemble before a judge and are given a rating of Gold, Silver or Bronze. Students who earn a “Gold” rating qualify to perform at the MSHSAA State Solo and Ensemble Festival at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
The following students earned a “Gold” rating and qualified for MSHSAA State Solo and Ensemble:
Solange Roth— Clarinet Solo
Damien Wheeler— Euphonium Solo
The following students also earned high ratings at the District Solo and Ensemble:
Lucy Sears— Clarinet Solo, Silver Rating
Emily Merrifield— Trumpet Solo, Silver Rating
Aden Eisenbeis— Alto Solo, Silver Rating
Aden Eisenbeis— Bari Solo, Silver Rating
Emma Mittermeyer— Piano Solo, Silver Rating
Cecilia Mooney, Chloe Wehner, Marlena Lueken— Flute Trio, Silver Rating
Aden Eisenbeis, Tegan Graves, Caiden Breeden, Destin Conner, Katie Vogt— Saxophone Quintet, Silver Rating
Damien Wheeler, Noah Jordan, Victoria Merrifield— Low Brass Trio, Silver Rating
Hollyn Zangaro, Emily Merrifield, Kyler Gugel— Trumpet Trio, Silver Rating
Solange Roth, Lucy Sears, Elcie Schweigert— Clarinet Trio, Silver Rating
Selene Raney, Sophie DeRousse, Char Drost— Mallet Trio, Silver Rating
Cecilia Mooney— Flute Solo, Bronze Rating
Marlena Lueken— Flute Solo, Bronze Rating
Micah Miget, Isaiah Hill, Emily Merrifield— Brass Trio, Bronze Rating
Drake Weibrecht, Conner Hardin, Jacob Sulser— Trumpet Trio, Bronze Rating
Congratulations to these students on their achievements, and we wish Solange and Damien the best of luck at the state competition!