2012 Michigan Youth Arts Festival Nominations
Pioneer Band and Orchestra students participated in the State Solo & Ensemble Festival Saturday, March 24, 2012, 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 Soloist auditions:
- Peter Urie Bae (violin)
- Alayna Coverly (bass clarinet)
- Iris Ho (piano)
- Skye Huerta (flute)
- Livia Luan (cello)
- Wei Luo (clarinet)
- Daniel Rothchild (cello)
- Griffin Roy (clarinet)
- Helen Rucinski (violin)
As a result of their performance at the STATE Solo and Ensemble Festival, the following Pioneer Band and Orchestra students were nominated as Outstanding Ensembles:
- Trombone Ensemble: Halley Bass, Jack McKarns, Henry Pakela, Bo Peng, Nick Terrell, William Wang
- Woodwind Ensemble: Kevin Flannagan (horn), Kayoon Jung (flute), Norah Rast (oboe), Thea Yagerlener (bassoon), Kevin Zhang (clarinet)
- String Ensemble: Dana Johnson (violin), Helen Rucinski (violin)
- String Ensemble: Joe Jang (cello), Danny Luan (piano), Helen Rucinski (violin)
- String Ensemble: Peter Urie Bae (violin), Joe Jang (cello), Dana Johnson (violin), Helen Rucinski (viola)
- String Ensemble: Emily Kindred (cello), Sara King (flute), Helena Ratte (piano, Huron)
The following Pioneer Band and Orchestra students have been nominated to the Michigan Youth Arts Festival Honors Band:
- Celisa Gutierrez (harp)
- Kayoon Jung (flute)
- Wei Luo (clarinet)
- Kevin Zhang (clarinet)
The following Pioneer Band and Orchestra students have been nominated to the Michigan Youth Arts Festival Honors Orchestra:
- Peter Urie Bae (violin)
- Kevin Flannagan (horn)
- Skye Huerta (flute)
- Norah Rast (oboe)
- Daniel Rothchild (cello)
- Helen Rucinski (violin)
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!