February 15 News Story
MHS Musicians Shine at Solo & Ensemble Events
ST. MARYS - On Saturday, February 10, over 1500 students in 21 high schools in West
Central Ohio participated at Memorial High School in the annual District III
Solo and Ensemble Adjudicated Events. Students could choose music from
three classifications, with Class A being the most difficult and Class C the
least difficult.
Each event was rated by an adjudicator on a scale from a
high of "I" (superior), to a low of "V" (poor.) The Memorial High School
Performing Arts Department was represented by close to 100 events involving
over 150 students, with 50 superior and 36 excellent ratings being received.
The following MHS events received superior or excellent ratings:
Class A, "I" or superior ratings:
- Jennifer Blaine, trumpet solo
- Tricia Dickman, flute solo
- Tanya Dietz, clarinet solo
- Zach Durnell, vocal solo
- Jeff Heckler, vocal solo
- Audrey Hirschfeld, french horn, piano, and vocal solos
- Nathan Hosek, vocal solo
- Josh Hughes, vocal solo
- Emily Schaaf, french horn and piano solos
- Erica Moots, vocal solo
- Jonathan Noble, clarinet solo
- Jamie Renfro, vocal solo
- Cory Smith, bass clarinet solo
- Symphonic Percussion Ensemble: Brad Anderson, Chris Anderson, Justin
Blumhorst, Lincoln Dull, Josh Hughes, Justin Mallory, Jeff Makley, Justin
Thomes, Kile Vondenhuevel, and Perry Walker.
- Symphonic Horn Trio: Audrey Hirschfeld, Jamie Renfro, Emily Schaaf
Class A, "II" or excellent ratings:
- Stephanie Ernst, vocal solo
- Jessica McDermitt, flute solo
- Maddy Sawmiller, oboe solo
- Emily Schaaf, vocal solo
- Glitter-N-Gold Vocal Ensemble: Abby Axe, Ashley Denney, Lincoln Dull, Zach
Durnell, Chase Flinn, Stacie Garlock, Abby Heckler, Jeff Heckler, Shawn
Heilers, Audrey Hirschfeld, Nathan Hosek, Adam Huff, Josh Hughes, Erica
Moots, Jonathan Noble, Ashley Poppe, Emily Schaaf, Joel Schumm, Lori
Triplett, and Stacy Vanderhorst.
- Roughrider Senior Men Vocal Ensemble: Kevin Bertke, Zach Durnell, Jeff
Heckler, Shawn Heilers, Nathan Hosek, and Josh Hughes.
Class B, "I" or superior ratings:
- Abby Axe, vocal solo
- Amy Brotherton, vocal solo
- Brian Craft, trombone solo
- Becky Kuebler, vocal solo
- John Pfeffenberger, baritone sax solo
- Ashley Poppe, vocal solo
- Matt Ramsey, piano solo
- Chris Roode, vocal solo
- Sarah Sawmiller, vocal solo
- Joel Schumm, vocal solo
- Abbey Thomas, vocal solo
- Stacy Vanderhorst, vocal solo
- Perry Walker, vocal solo
- Mallet Ensemble: Lincoln Dull, Audrey Hirschfeld, Jennifer Muhlenkamp, Lori
Triplett, Perry Walker, Mitchell Hirschfeld, Adam Uhlenhake, Jeff Heckler,
Justin Mallory, Emily Schaaf
- Symphonic Flute Choir: Amy Anderson, Heather Bowsher, Jennifer Cook, Tricia
Dickman, Tracy Horn, Laura Hosek, and Jessica McDermitt.
- Symphonic Clarinet Trio: Tanya Dietz, Jennifer Muhlenkamp, and Jonathan
Noble.
- Clarinet Choir: Christi Alge, Tanya Dietz, Tanya Fly, Marinda Hanover,
Jennifer Muhlenkamp, Jonathan Noble, Chris Roode, Andrew Slemmons, and Cory
Smith.
- Concert Percussion Ensemble: Tom Brown, Ashley Craft, Rachel Dove, Elaine
Koeper, Rebekah Maas, and Brett Slone.
- Memorial Men's Blue Vocal Ensemble: Mark Beneda, Brian Craft, Dennie Greene,
Adam Huff, Mike Irish, Jonathan Noble, Joel Schumm, Derrick Storer, and
Perry Walker.
- Memorial Men's Gold Vocal Ensemble: Joel Burke, Lincoln Dull, Paul Flaute,
Chase Flinn, Nick Kiel, Justin Mallory, Chris Roode, Cory Scarpella, and Wes
Wheeler.
Class B, "II" or excellent ratings:
- Amy Anderson, flute solo
- Chris Anderson, snare drum solo
- Angel Boatright, trumpet solo
- Lincoln Dull, vocal solo
- Zach Durnell, euphonium solo
- Paul Flaute, vocal solo
- Abby Heckler, clarinet and vocal solos
- Jeff Heckler, bassoon solo
- Shawn Heilers, vocal solo
- Mitchell Hirschfeld, trombone solo
- Amanda Klenke, vocal solo
- Derrick Storer, vocal solo
- Sharon Tebbe, trombone solo
- Adam Uhlenhake, alto saxophone solo
- Stacy Vanderhorst, trumpet solo
- Symphonic Woodwind Quintet: Tricia Dickman, Tanya Dietz, Jeff Heckler,
Audrey Hirschfeld, and Maddy Sawmiller.
- Concert Saxophone Quartet: Courtney Frye, Stephen Grumelot, Nick Kiel, and
Nathan Long.
- Symphonic Trumpet Trio: Amy Brotherton, Angie Hollinger, and Ashley Poppe.
- Trombone Trio: Emily Axe, Mitchell Hirschfeld, and Jacquelyn Wilker.
- Symphonic Brass Choir: Jennifer Blaine, Angel Boatright, Kacie Bruggeman,
Brian Craft, Zach Durnell, Shawn Heilers, Audrey Hirschfeld, Nathan Hosek,
Nick Pfeffenberger, Ashley Poppe, Jamie Renfro, Emily Schaaf, Jennifer
Tebbe, Sharon Tebbe, and Stacy Vanderhorst.
- Memorial Women's Gold Vocal Ensemble: Jessica Axe, Erica Duvernay, Nicole
Jenkins, Renee Kill, Amanda Klenke, Elaine Koeper, Becky Kuebler, Ashley
Poppe, and Abbey Thomas.
Class C, "I" or superior ratings:
- Sara Aukerman, vocal solo
- Vanessa Chorvas, vocal solo
- Beth Dicke, flute solo
- Lindsay Francis, vocal solo
- Marinda Hanover, piano solo
- Mitchell Hirschfeld, vocal solo
- Renee Kill, vocal solo
- Randi Macklem, vocal solo
- Lynda Rupert, vocal solo
- Elaine Schaaf, oboe solo
- Anita Schwartz, vocal solo
- Concert Trumpet Trio: Emily Burke, Andrea Smith, and Jessica Vondenhuevel.
Class C, "II" or excellent ratings:
- Ashley Denney, vocal solo
- Erica DuVernay, vocal solo
- Greg DuVernay, vocal solo
- Chase Flinn, vocal solo
- Nick Kiel, vocal solo
- Concert Brass Choir: Emily Axe, Tom Brown, Ashley Harlett, Beth Huff, Elaine
Koeper, Rebekah Maas, Brian Pardon, Brett Slone, Abbey Thomas, and Jacquelyn
Wilker.
- St. Marys Concert Blue Vocal Ensemble: Sara Aukerman, Rachel Dove, Megan
Duncan, Erin Hammer, Abby Heckler, Jessica Layman, Sarah Sawmiller, and
Anita Schwartz.
- St. Marys Concert Gold Vocal Ensemble: Amy Brotherton, Ashley Denney,
Lindsay Francis, Heather Irish, Crystal LeFler, Cyndi Michael, and Susie
Schwartz.
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