2010 Michigan Youth Arts Festival Participants
Pioneer Band and Orchestra students participated in the State Solo & Ensemble Festival Saturday, March 27, 2010, at Chelsea High School. State certified MSBOA Adjudicators evaluated each performance.
As a result of their performance at the STATE Solo and Ensemble Festival, the following Pioneer Band and Orchestra students were nominated to participate in the MSBOA Youth Arts Festival Concerto Soloist auditions:
- Saunders Hayes (flute)
- Meekyoung Lee (flute)
- Carly Renner (flute)
- Andy Johnson (clarinet)
- Sarah Rontal (alto saxophone)
- Dylan Larkins (trumpet)
- Hope Wilson (trombone)
- Charles Geronimus (snare percussion)
- Duncan Polot (marimba percussion)
- Jacob Joyce (violin)
- Davis West (violin)
As a result of their performance at the STATE Solo and Ensemble Festival, the following Pioneer Band and Orchestra students were nominated to audition for the MSBOA Youth Arts Festival Outstanding Small Ensemble:
- Trumpet Septet featuring Megumi Matsushita, Leila Hofer, Isabel McKay, Miriam Michaels, Emily Northrop, Niko Rombes, Jacob Swanson
- Trombone Quartet featuring Hope Wilson, Max Hully, David Shapiro, Devin Webster
- Brass Ensemble featuring Andrew Chou (piano), Dylan Larkins (trumpet), Davis West (violin)
- Brass Quintet featuring Megumi Matsushita (trumpet), Jacob Swanson (trumpet), Jay Yamakado (French horn), Jonathan Bower (trombone), Jonathan Evans (tuba)
- String Ensemble featuring Dana Johnson (violin), Andy Johnson (clarinet)
- String Ensemble featuring Davis West (violin), Alyssa Natoci (clarinet), Greg Fuller (piano)
- String Ensemble featuring Davis West (violin), Dana Johnson (violin), Julia Markey (viola), Joseph Jang (cello)
- String Ensemble featuring Nathan Carrillo (viola), Peter Bae (violin), Daniel Huang (violin), Joseph Jang (cello).
The following Pioneer Band and Orchestra students have been nominated to the Michigan Youth Arts Festival Honors Band:
- Michael Sullivant (bass clarinet)
- Sarah Rontal (alto saxophone)
- Megumi Matsushita (trumpet)
- Max Hully (trombone)
- Duncan Polot (marimba)
The following Pioneer Band and Orchestra students have been nominated to the Michigan Youth Arts Festival Honors Orchestra:
- Jacob Joyce (violin)
- Davis West (violin
- Julia Markey (viola
- Joseph Jang (cello)
- Meekyoung Lee (flute)
- Andy Johnson (clarinet)
- Dylan Larkins (trumpet)
- Elizabeth Cvercko (French horn)
- Jay Yamakado (French horn)
- Hope Wilson (trombone)
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!