District Solo and Small Ensemble Festival Results

Dozens of Park Hill School District band and orchestra students competed against students from schools throughout the Kansas City region at the District Solo and Ensemble Festival recently. Students who received an Exemplary rating will travel to Columbia later this month to perform in the State Solo & Ensemble Festival.

Park Hill High School

Exemplary Rating, Band:

• Bassoon Trio: Hailei Baker, Lawrence Cole and Luis Tercero
• Mixed Woodwind Trio: Layla Nelson, James Barrie and Jessica Yu
• Saxophone Trio: Elisha-Daniel Agbor, Miranda Grantham and Hayden Nelson
• Horn Quartet: Elizabeth Ericksen, Erik Mason, Brian Lisec and Baylee Asher
• Trombone Trio: Tyler Henderson, Elsie McDonald and James Price
• Low Brass Quartet: Ethan Hurd, Kincaid Moore, Ben Smith and Braden McDonald

• Flute: Layla Nelson        
• Oboe: James Barrie  
• Clarinet: Meredith Bell          
• Clarinet: Jessica Yu 
• Soprano Saxophone: West McElhany
• Alto Saxophone: Elisha-Daniel Agbor
• Alto Saxophone: Hayden Nelson
• Trombone: James Price 
• Euphonium: Ethan Hurd
• Marimba: Noah Coddington
• Snare Drum: Cash McElhany     
   

Exemplary Rating, Orchestra:

• String Quartet: Grace Olivier, Yosep Maeng, Will Barker and Bryan Weaver
• Violin Duet: Nathan Chen and Anthony Funk
• Bass Duet: Ari Staggs and Lander Thompson

• Violin: Grace Olivier 
• Bass: Ari Staggs 
• Bass: Jacob O'Toole 
• Violin: Yosep Maeng 
• Violin: Jadon Kao 
• Violin: Nathan Chen 
• Piano: Nathan Chen
• Cello: Jaymie McDonald 
• Violin: Kai Soo
   

Outstanding Rating, Band

• Mixed Woodwind Trio: Meredith Dockins, Joshua Hessefort and Lucy Gase 
• Saxophone Trio: Gabe Athie, Lauren Strickland and Zach Scott 
• French Horn Trio: Erick Mason, Brian Lisec and Adison Carty
• Percussion Quartet: Cash McElhany, Ari Staggs, Yadon Netherland and Noah Coddington
• Mallet Trio: Cash McElhany, Emily Pella and Marshall Jones

• Flute: Meredith Dockins 
• Bassoon: Luis Tercero  
• Clarinet: Lucy Gase
• Clarinet: Peter Oetting                                  
• Tenor Saxophone: Miranda Grantham 
• Tenor Saxophone: West McElhany 
• Trumpet: Liam Funk
• Trumpet: Erik Mason 
• Horn: Erik Mason
• Trombone: Elsie McDonald    
• Marimba: Victoria Dewitt  
• Marimba: Marshall Jones 
• Marimba: Cash McElhany 
• Marimba: Emily Pella
• Marimba: Madeline Whitney
• Vibraphone:  Mason Woodward
• Timpani: Noah Coddington 
   

Outstanding Rating, Orchestra:

• Chamber Quartet:  Katelyn Brown, Ava Kennedy, Lisa Cruz Franco and Haylee Booker
• Viola Duet: Will Barker and Jayden Marar
• String Duet: Gabby Timmer and McKendra Long
• String Duet: Jaymie McDonald and Sophie Allen

• Violin: Anthony Funk 
• Violin: Jaymie McDonald 
• Viola: Ethan Fleury
• Cello: Claire Conrad
• Cello: Caleb Thompson
• Cello: Michael Raus Osacio
• Cello: Bryan Weaver 
• Violin: Gabby Timmer 
• Violin: Annie Culp
   

Satisfactory Rating, Band:

• Trumpet Quartet: Piper Harberts, Liam Funk, Collin Peterson and Joshua Yu
• Mixed Brass Trio: Connor Dennis, Piper Harberts and Elsie McDonald
• Trumpet Trio: Nicole Apraiz, Dominic Cadiz and Salem Leigh
• Low Brass Trio: Grant Brown, Richard Hoover and Jonas Moore

• Tuba: Braden McDonald 

The band directors are Ky Hascall and Jeff Hewitt.
The orchestra director is Suzannah Smith.

 

Park Hill South High School

Exemplary Rating, Band:

• Flute Trio: Beata Olasz, Kara Fitzpatrick and Sylvia Nguyen
• Mixed Woodwind Quartet: Jaelyn Woodley, Noah Floyd, Sylvia Nguyen and
  Claire Richardson 
• Saxophone Quartet: Mary-Mullis Keyse, Brenden Benefield, Anyia Clemons and
  Memphis Wulfekuhl

• Flute: Beata Olasz 
• French Horn: Evelyn Miller
• Flute: Kara Fitzpatrick
• French Horn: Lauren Redding
• Flute: Sylvia Nguyen 

Outstanding Rating, Band:

• Mixed Brass Quartet: Evelyn Miller, Joseph Magyar, Derrick Allenbrand and
  Connor Thompson

• Trumpet: Alexander Hornsby 
• Alto Saxophone: August Sturm
• Keyboard Mallet: Avery Swanson
• Soprano Clarinet: Jaelyn Woodley
• Tuba: Joseph Magyar
• Keyboard Mallet: Lenore Quick
• Alto Saxophone: Mary-Mullis Keyse
• Soprano Clarinet: Noah Floyd
• French Horn: Max Sheen
• Soprano Clarinet: Sophia Osterhaus

The band director is Andrew Gillespie.