ELGIN IS HOSTING SOLO-ENSEMBLE BAND CONTEST!
by Deb Jones
March 12, 2008
The Elgin Elementary Solo-Ensemble Contest is this Saturday, March 29th. This year, 13 schools will participate including: Clearwater, Stanton, Ewing,
Creighton, St. Edward, Cedar Rapids, Verdigre, Orchard, Neligh-Oakdale, North Loop-Scotia, Battle Creek, Greeley-Wolbach and Elgin. About 260
entries will begin performing at 8:15 am and finish around 2:35 pm. Five judges will critique the performers for their ratings. They are: Larry Jones, Darrell Neitzke, Rob Hartung, Randy Neuharth and Chad Dean.
Each student (grades 5-8) from Elgin will perform a solo and the Cadet Band (grades 5-6) will perform two pieces: Resolution and Gallant March at 8:30 am in the lunch room. Soloists are listed below:
9:15 am Ivy & Hannah Clarinet/Sax Duet
9:20 am Sharla Schindler Flute Solo
9:25 am Hayley Stamp Clarinet Solo
9:45 am Tera Henkenius Alto Sax Solo
9:50 am Kelsey Shoemaker Alto Sax Solo
9:55 am Christopher Bush Alto Sax Solo
10:00 am Tanner Welding Trumpet Solo
10:05 am Kyle Heithoff Trombone Solo
10:10 am Paula Dowdy Snare Drum Solo
10:45 am Hunter Thramer Snare Drum Solo
10:50 am Madison Voborny Snare Drum Solo
10:55 am Ivy Prater Alto Sax Solo
11:15 am Hannah Kerkman Clarinet Solo
11:20 am Allison Koenig Clarinet Solo
11:25 am Bailey Carpenter Clarinet Solo
11:30 am Connor Kinney Clarinet Solo
11:35 am Shane Vanis Trombone Solo
11:40 am Nash Schindler Trumpet Solo
11:45 am Blake Anderson Snare Drum Solo
11:50 am Nick Heithoff Sousaphone Solo
11:55 am Alex Grosserode Trombone Solo
1:30 pm Christopher Dowdy Trombone Solo
1:35 pm Brett Kinney Trumpet Solo
