MHS Musicians Shine at Solo and Ensemble Festival
- MIDDLETON BAND BOOSTERS
- Mar 3, 2020
- 4 min read
Updated: Mar 13, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MHS Musicians Shine at Solo and Ensemble Festival
MIDDLETON, Wisconsin – March 1, 2020 – Hundreds of Middleton High School music students performed at the WSMA Solo and Ensemble Music Festival on Saturday, February 22nd, in Middleton. Congratulations to all of the MHS performers on their hard work! The MHS band and orchestra are at their peak now due to all of the individual practice hours and increased musicianship through the solo and ensemble experience. Steve Kurr, MHS Orchestra Teacher, said about the student participation, “working on solos and ensembles teaches a whole different set of skills from large orchestra rehearsal. Students work on independent musicianship skills, they become more individually responsible, and they simply spend more time with their instruments in the weeks leading up to this festival. February is the month of greatest musical growth in our music classrooms.”
The total events students participated in for the day were 30 vocal, 144 string, 116 woodwind, 68 brass, 35 percussion, 45 piano, 3 guitar, and 9 miscellaneous
159 MHS music events received a 1 star state qualifying rating for their performances and are headed to the WSMA State Solo and Ensemble contest at UW-Platteville on Saturday, April 25th. Congratulations to all students, teachers, coaches, and families who helped make this possible!
The following MHS students have qualified for the WSMA State Solo and Ensemble contest:
Julian Westerlund, violin
Kailani Pardon, violin
Erin Caldwell, violin
Celeste Li, violin
Clara Landucci, violin
Henry Gruett, violin
Amanda Zhu, violin
Grace Rosholt,violin
Mary Hsu, violin
Quin Regan, violin
Julia Zhang, violin
Jahnvi Datta, violin
Nicholas Lobaugh, violin
Daniel Lee, violin
Sai Mallannagari, violin
Vivian Wagner, violin
Jonah Guse, violin
Thomas Hsu, violin
Mia Chapman, violin
Ethan Ewer, violin
Sanjay Suresh, violin
Kaitlyn McIntosh, violin
Sarah Miller, violin
Clara Landucci, violin duet
Kailani Pardon, violin duet
Daniel Lee, violin choir
Jonah Guse, violin choir
Nikki Yu, violin choir
Vivian Wagner, violin choir
Shruti Parthasarathy, viola solo
Monroe Durand, viola solo
Clara Landucci, viola solo
Mateo Guiao, cello solo
Abby Evans, cello solo
Craig Nielsen, bass solo
Kailani Pardon, string duet
Clara Landucci, string duet
Jonah Guse, string duet
Abby Evans, string duet
Norah Martin, string quartet
Akshita Pattnaik, string quartet
Rose Giefer, string quartet
Lauren Halterman, string quartet
Celeste Li, string quartet
Julia Zhang, string quartet
Tyler Wilson, string quartet
Hayden Van Gilder, string quartet
Ellen Zhou, string quartet
Kaitlyn, McIntosh, string quartet
Ethan Ewer, string quartet
Mateo Guiao, string quartet
Grace Rosholt, string quartet
Kailani Pardon, string quartet
Clara Landucci, string quartet
Claire McLellan, string quartet
Sanjay, Suresh, string quartet
Nicholas Lobaugh, string quartet
Jack Wozniczka, string quartet
Ian Bohachek, string quartet
Nikki Yu, string quartet
Jonah Guse, string quartet
Luke Whittingham, string quartet
Abby Evans, string quartet
Jahnvi Datta, string quartet
Kate Vatthauer, string quartet
Nihar Ballamudi, string quartet
Sara Zahn, string quartet
Mary Hsu, string quartet
Rachel Yard, string quartet
Poojha ProbaharSundar, string quartet
Chloe Boehnen, string quartet
Henry Gruett, string quartet
Jena Peterson, string quartet
Ivan Cermak, string quartet
Abby Evans, string quartet
Camille Malak, piccolo solo
Ella Hursh, piccolo solo
Emma Kostecki, piccolo solo
Lian Lewis, flute solo
Madison Xiao, flute solo
Zinnia Nie, flute solo
Ariya Shah, flute solo
Cheyenne Halverson, flute solo
Molly Keebler, flute solo
Ella Hursh, flute solo
Camille Malak, flute solo
Madison Xiao, flute duet
Ella Hursh, flute duet
Emma Kostecki, flute duet
Camille Malak, flute duet
Madison Xiao, flute trio
Ella Hursh, flute trio
Zinnia Nie, flute trio
Annie Chang, oboe solo
Ivan Cermak, oboe solo
Chaewon Yoo, oboe solo
Calli Whitehead, oboe solo
Erica Collin, bassoon solo
Grace Rosholt, clarinet solo
Sophia Patton, clarinet solo
Amanda Zhu, clarinet solo
Jacob Mandelbrot, clarinet solo
Aria Djamali, clarinet solo
Janice Chung, clarinet solo
Natasha Kinne, clarinet solo
Natasha Kinne, clarinet duet
Earl Bischoff, clarinet duet
Elizabeth Schink, clarinet trio
Abby Zumbrunnen, clarinet trio
Amber Kaplan, clarinet trio
Amanda Roesch, clarinet trio
Emily Tormey, clarinet trio
Anna Jordan, clarinet trio
Harley Burch, bass clarinet solo
Genevieve Kubsch, alto sax solo
Noah Wallach, alto sax solo
Ben Foster, alto sax solo
Giovanna Iossa, alto sax solo
Sarah Mounajjed, alto sax solo
Sam Gustafson, alto sax solo
Aidan Sippel, alto sax solo
Nathan White, alto sax solo
Amanda Roesch, alto sax solo
Kyra Batley, sax duet
Giovanna Iosso, sax duet
Trevor chau, sax duet
Genevieve Kubsh, sax duet
Akshita Pattnaik, sax duet
Malia Faessler, sax duet
Sam Eggert, tenor sax solo
Trevor Chau, bari sax solo
Ella Hursh, flute choir conductor
Ella Hursh, recorder duet
Madison Xiao, recorder duet
Amanda Roesch, soprano sax solo
Moniek Smink, bass clarinet duet
Harley Burch, bass clarinet duet
Molly Keebler, flute oboe duet
Olivia Bote, flute oboe duet
Taylor Huber, trumpet solo
Taylor Nordent, trumpet solo
Katie Stockhausen, trumpet solo
Alex Ashley, trumpet solo
Alexander Marrione, trumpet solo
Nik Steele, trumpet trio
Alex Ashley, trumpet trio
Kyra Ginsbert, trumpet trio
Reilly Wagner, trumpet trio
Jackson Harless, trumpet trio
Kyra Ginsberg, trumpet trio
Max Foland, horn solo
Flynn Ewer, horn solo
Elinor Kosek, horn solo
Lucas Miller, horn solo
Holly Fullerton, horn solo
Jack Ohly, trombone solo
Noah Petersen, trombone solo
Colette Wiese, trombone solo
Yale Huang, trombone solo
Andrew Carr, trombone solo
Tyler Huff, trombone solo
Aaron Stettner, trombone quartet
Noah Petersen, trombone quartet
Tyler Huff, trombone quartet
Jack Ohly, trombone quartet
Micah Goff, snare drum solo
Max Balasubramaniam, snare drum solo
Torin Braun, snare drum solo
Luke Whittinham, marimba solo
Sam Carey, marimba solo
Charlie Fenske, marimba solo

Genna Bertalot, vibraphone solo
Sebastiaan De Waart, vibraphone solo
Molly Warholic, marimba duet
Sebastiaan De Waart, marimba duet
Joseph Steinmetz, marimba quartet
Torin Braun, marimba quartet
Charlie Fenske, marimba quartet
Nate Hall, marimba quartet
Genna Bertalot, marimba trio
Nick Hinz, marimba trio
Colin Keenan, marimba trio
Molly Warholic, percussion ensemble
Jude Fleischman, percussion ensemble
Charlie Fenske, percussion ensemble
Althea Wincek, percussion ensemble
Sebastiaan De Waart, percussion ensemble
Annie Warriner, percussion ensemble
Harvey Baiely, percussion ensemble
Amanda Roesch, jazz improv solo
Sam Eggert, jazz improv solo
Jack Ohly, jazz improv solo
Jack Ohly, jazz combo
Aaron Boorstein, jazz combo
Ben Foster, jazz combo
Gretchan Gustafson, piano solo
Nikki Yu, piano solo
Mary Hsu, piano solo
Claire Shin, piano solo
Ella Hanson, piano solo
Norah Martin, piano solo
Celeste Li, piano solo
Mena Garber, piano solo
Evelyn Anderson, piano solo
Mara Allen, piano solo
Rohan Shah, guitar solo
Ella Hursh, flute-percussion duet
Luke Whittingham, flute-percussion duet
Nikkie Yu, flute-violin duet
Madison Xiao, flute violin duet