All-District Bands and Orchestras

Band and orchestra students from Park Hill and Park Hill South High Schools competed against hundreds of students from schools throughout the Kansas City region to earn positions in the All-District Bands and Orchestras. We are #ParkHillProud of their performances.

Park Hill High School

Kansas City Metro All-District Full Orchestra:

• Nathan Chen – 1st chair 2nd Violin (principal, section leader)
• Kai Wen Soo - 1st Violin, 4th chair
• Elise Bolyard – 1st Violin, 5th chair
• Yosep Maeng - 1st Violin, 6th chair
• Ava Ciccio - 1st Violin, 9th chair
• Jacob O'Toole - 1st chair, Bass Section (principal, section leader)
• Josh Adams  - Bass Section, 6th chair
• Gwendolyn Bell -  Oboe, 1st chair*
• Erik Mason - Horn, 3rd chair*
• James Price - Trombone, 2nd chair*

*Band Members selected to participate in the All-District Full Orchestra

KC Metro All-District String Orchestra:

• Amelia Horsley - Viola, 5th chair
• Evan McCoy – Bass Section, 2nd chair
• Kayla Chilcott – Bass Section, 8th chair
   

KC Metro All-District High School Band and Alternates

• Josephine Livingston -  Flute, 10th chair
• Brooklynn Gonzales - Flute, 11th chair
• Gwendolyn Bell - Oboe, 1st chair (also selected as 1st chair English Horn)
• Lucy Gase - Clarinet, 13th chair
• Justice Robinson - Clarinet, 21st chair
• Emma O’Dell - Bass Clarinet, 4th chair
• Lola Dubas - Contra Clarinet, 2nd chair
• Hayden Nelson - Alto Saxophone, 4th chair
• Gabriel Epps - Trumpet, 7th chair
• Erik Mason - Horn, 3rd chair
• James Price - Trombone, 2nd chair
• Elsie McDonald - Trombone, 9th chair
• Dylan House - Euphonium, 3rd chair
• Maison Pebley - Tuba, 5th chair
• Madeline Whitney - Percussion, 5th chair
• Lauren Strickland - Baritone Saxophone, 1st Alternate
• Dominic Cadiz - Trumpet, 2nd Alternate
• Brady Crowl - Euphonium, 2nd Alternate
• Noah Coddington - Timpani, 1st Alternate

KC Metro All-District High School Band Honorable Mention 

• Sophia Eber - Flute, 7th chair
• Peter Oetting - Clarinet, 4th chair
• Madilynn Timmer - Clarinet, 5th chair
• Ufuoma Egon - Clarinet, 7th chair
• Marina Drobeck - Clarinet, 11th chair
• Lauren Strickland - Baritone Saxophone, 1st chair
• Dominic Cadiz - Trumpet, 2nd chair
• Joshua Yu - Trumpet, 3rd chair
• Collin Peterson - Trumpet, 8th chair
• Tyler Henderson - Trombone, 4th chair
• Brady Crowl - Euphonium, 2nd chair
• Dalton Dozar - Tuba, 4th chair
• Noah Coddington - Timpani , 1st chair (also selected 7th chair Percussion)

KC Metro All-District High School Jazz Band Honorable Mention

• Lucy Gase – Piano, 1st 
• Elsie McDonald - Trombone, 2nd 

Max Meigel, band director
Suzannah Smith, orchestra director

 

Park Hill South High School

Kansas City Metro All-District Full Orchestra:

• Valerie Holguin – Viola, seat 7
• Hannah Petersen – Viola, seat 9
• Owen Petersen – Cello, seat 5
• Cohen Nutt – Cello, seat 10
• Sam Goodfriend - Oboe, 3rd chair*
• Megan Sheehan - Trumpet, 3rd chair*
• Lauren Redding - Horn, 2nd chair*
• Brady Rouse - Timpani, 1st chair*

*Band Members selected to participate in the All-District Full Orchestra

KC Metro All-District String Orchestra and Alternates

• Burke Sampson – Violin 1, seat 6
• Lucy Hamilton – Violin 1, seat 13
• Claire Langer – Violin 1, seat 14
• Rose Lagergren – Violin 1, seat 20
• Lyla Lankford – Violin 2, Principal
• Valerie Quintana – Violin 2, seat 11
• Neve Nash – Violin 2, seat 15
• Katja Jacimovic – Cello, Principal
• Madelyn Thompson – Viola, Alternate 4
• Theo Havelka – Bass, Alternate 1
• Sam Bielefeldt – Bass, Alternate 4
   

KC Metro All-District High School Band 

• Noah Floyd - Clarinet, 7th chair
• Ella Palermo - Clarinet, 14th chair
• Hailey Parsons - Bass Clarinet, 2nd chair
• Logan Hild - Bass Clarinet, 2nd chair
• Hailey Parsons - Contra Bass Clarinet, 1st chair
• Megan Sheehan - Trumpet, 3rd chair
• Connor Thompson - Trumpet, 5th chair
• Lauren Redding - Horn, 2nd chair
• Amelia Mesa - Horn, 8th chair
• Violet Cooper - Euphonium, 4th chair
• Gavin Miller - Tuba, 6th chair
• Brady Rouse - General Percussion, 2nd chair
• Brady Rouse - Timpani, 1st chair

KC Metro All-District Honorable Mention Band and Alternates

• Sam Goodfriend - Oboe, 1st chair (All-District Alternate)
• Cheyenne Thate - Clarinet, 10th chair
• Charlie Dalrymple - Tenor Saxophone, 2nd chair (All-District Alternate)
• Katelyn Gimple - Trumpet, 4th chair
• Ellie Slavik - Trumpet, 10th chair
• Stella Quick - Trumpet, 11th chair
• Nathan Solomon - Horn, 3rd chair
• Leo Wilmot - Tuba, 1st chair (All-District Alternate) 
• Avrey Swanson - General Percussion, 1st chair (All-District Alternate)

KC Metro All-District Jazz Band

• Connor Thompson - Lead Trumpet 1st chair
• Connor Thompson - Trumpet Section, 3rd chair
• Brady Rouse - Vibes, 1st chair

KC Metro All-District Jazz Band Alternates

• Matthew Solomon - Alto Saxophone, 1st chair
• Max Shepherd - Bari Saxophone, 1st chair
• Alexander Hornsby - Lead Trumpet, 1st chair
• Makari Totta - Trumpet Section, 2nd chair
• Alexander Hornsby - Trumpet Section, 3rd chair
• Will Heflin - Trumpet Section, 4th chair
• Lawson Mardis - Trombone, 3rd chair

KC Metro All-District Jazz Band Honorable Mention

• Stella Quick - Trumpet Section, 4th 
• Lawson Mardis - Bass Trombone, 1st 

Ariel Aguilar, orchestra director
Andrew Gillespie, band director