State Music Festival
Student musicians from the Park Hill High School Band, Choir and Orchestra programs traveled to the University of Missouri recently to compete in the 2026 MSHSAA State Solo and Ensemble Festival. After qualifying at the district level in March, these students delivered an incredible series of performances on the state stage.
Please see the full list below and join us in congratulating these students:
Band
Gold:
- Josephine Livingston, flute solo
- Brooklynn Gonzales, flute solo
- Gwendolyn Bell, oboe solo
- Matthew McManus, clarinet solo
- Justice Robinson, clarinet solo
- Madilynn Timmer, clarinet solo
- Creighton Wahab, clarinet solo
- Dominic Cadiz*, trumpet solo
- Gabriel Epps, trumpet solo
- Joshua Yu, trumpet solo
- William Barrie, horn solo
- Dylan House, euphonium solo
- Dalton Dozar, tuba solo
- Colleen Dockins, marimba solo
- Madeline Whitney, marimba solo
- Noah Coddington, timpani solo
- JMJM Clarinet Quartet - Marina Drobeck, Ufuoma Egon, Justice Robinson and Madilynn Timmer
- Saxophone Quartet - Samuel Ballard, Hudson Brace, Cameryn Hines and TJ Schaff*
- Baritone BoyZ Euphonium Trio - Brady Crowl, Dylan House and Mackenzie Marcial
- Mallet Quartet - Colleen Dockins, Lyla Saving*, Liran Staggs and Madeline Whitney
- Owen and the Blahs Percussion Quartet - Owen Blahnik, Noah Coddington, Braylon Epps and Peyton Randolph*
Silver:
- Peter Oetting*, clarinet solo
- Samuel Ballard, alto saxophone solo
- Hudson Brace, tenor saxophone solo
- Reilly Kastner, horn solo
- Brayden Marshall*, trombone solo
- Peyton Randolph*, snare drum solo
- Braylon Epps, drum set solo
- Retirement Club Trumpet Trio - Nicole Apraiz, Dominic Cadiz* and Salem Leigh*
- Tuba Trio - Dalton Dozar, Maison Pebley and Molly Ronk
- Brass Quintet - William Barrie, Parker Laub, Jacob Mackey, Colin Patton and Maison Pebley
Bronze:
- Geriatric Clarinet Quartet - Lola Dubas, Ademilola Ilori, Emma O’Dell and Peter Oetting*
- Trombone Trio - Martin Apraiz*, Brayden Marshall* and Jonas Moore*
- Mixed Woodwind Quartet - Ufuoma Egon, Brooklynn Gonzales, Josephine Livingston and Madilynn Timmer
Director of Bands, Max Meigel
Choir
Gold:
- Lauryn Abari
- Rylee Bornheimer
- Jonah Bruce*
- Kaiya Buckingham*
- Lauren Cobb
- Molly Hirtz
- Izzy Krause
- Eva Mandujano Gil
- Hayden Meschon
- Claira Pearson
- Angela Villamayor
- Chamberlain Webster
- Garrett Webster
- Park Hill SATB Double Quartet - Chamberlain Webster, Ellie Hirtz, Garrett Webster, Cole Butler, Lorelai Wood, Jonah Bruce*, Rylee Bornheimer and Hayden Meschon
- Chorale SSAA Quartet - Lauren Cobb, Devin Foxworthy, Molly Hirtz and Lilly Cummins
- Park Hill SSAA Double Quartet - Chamberlain Webster, Claira Pearson, Ellie Hirtz, Lorelai Wood, Kaiya Buckingham*, Angela Villamayor, Rylee Bornheimer and Riot Zayd
Silver:
- Aeryn Bruning
- Lilly Cummins
- Heidi Ellsworth*
- Maddox Follen
- Devin Foxworthy
- Ellie Hirtz
- Neve McElhany*
- Liran Staggs
- Lorelai Wood
- Riot Zayd
- Park Hill SSAA Quartet - Aniah Bandera, Ziona Clayton, Gis'Zell Love and Sammy Alvarez
- Park Hill TTB Sextet - Eren Hurst*, Damari Johnson, Maddox Follen, Oz Runyan, Kennan Beatty and David Kuttler
Bronze:
- Larsen SSA Trio - Ellie Larsen*, Gis'Zell Love and Kadence McGill
- Park Hill Mixed Quartet - Kameron Long, Brandon McCullar, Izzy Krause and Liran Staggs
Director of Choirs, Jessie Reimer
Orchestra
Gold:
- Elise Bolyard, violin solor
- Ava Ciccio, violin solo
- Sophia Elliott, viola solo
- Jesse Kao, violin solo
- Josh Adams, bass solo
- Esther Maeng, violin solo
- String Quartet - Kai Soo, Annie Culp, Kamden Christeson and Lisa Cruz Franco
- Violin Duet - Esther Maeng and Yu Mei Yang
- Bass Duet - Josh Adams and Kayla Chilcott
- Violin Duet - Ava Ciccio and Elise Bolyard
Silver:
- Kayla Chilcott, bass solo
- Noah Jackman, violin solo
- Quinn Fitzmorris*, cello solo
- Chloe Falkenhain*, violin solo
- Simone Brooks-Woolworth, violin solo
- Viola/Cello Duet - Emma Richei and Sophia Elliott
Orchestra Director, Suzannah Smith
* denotes LEAD Innovation Studio student