2014 Michigan Youth Arts Festival Nominations
Pioneer Band and Orchestra students participated in the State Solo & Ensemble Festival Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Chelsea High School. State-certified MSBOA Adjudicators evaluated each performance.
As a result of their performance at the STATE Solo and Ensemble Festivals, the following Pioneer Band and Orchestra students have been nominated from over 10,000 high school students from the State of Michigan to participate in the MSBOA Youth Arts Festival Soloist Auditions:
- Sarah Adams (string bass)
- Halley Bass (trombone)
- Chris Chen (violin)
- John Fan (marimba)
- Betty Hu (flute)
- Taylor Johnson (marimba)
- Anna Latterner (flute)
- Livia Luan (cello)
- Wei Luo (clarinet)
- Melissa Palfey (French horn)
- Emily Peterson (viola)
- Elliot Polot (euphonium)
- Dallan Roan (violin)
- Marie Rucinski (violin)
- Emma Sandberg (violin)
- Ellen Sauer (flute)
- Charles Wang (trumpet)
- Irene Wei (viola)
- Lizzie Zinn (cello)
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:
- Flute Duet: Hannah Lynn (flute), Ellen Sauer (flute)
- Ensemble Duet: Anna Hayman (oboe), Irina Chen (violin)
- Woodwind Ensemble: Niket Parikh (alto saxophone), Nicholas Simon (alto saxophone)
- Woodwind Ensemble: Kevin Tian (alto saxophone), Joseph Buiteweg (baritone saxophone), Alexander Ginsberg (tenor saxophone), Nicholas Simon (alto saxophone)
- Brass Ensemble: Melissa Palfey (French horn), Will Bogen (French horn), Seetha Davis (French horn), Oksana Palczynski (French horn), Abraham Paternoster (French horn)
- Woodwind Quintet: Anna Hayman (oboe), Trevor King (bassoon), Anna Latterner (flute), Melissa Palfey (French horn), Griffin Roy (clarinet)
- Woodwind Ensemble: Anna Latterner (flute), John Fan (piano), Livia Luan (cello)
- Brass Ensemble: Elliot Polot (euphonium), Andrew Hocott (trumpet), Anna Inohara (tuba), Melissa Palfey (French horn), Charles Wang (trumpet)
- Brass Chamber Ensemble: Halley Bass (trombone), Sean Higgins (tuba), Eric Shen (trombone)
The following Pioneer Band and Orchestra students have been nominated to the Michigan Youth Arts Festival Honors Band:
- Trevor King (bassoon)
- Wei Luo (clarinet)
- Griffin Roy (clarinet)
- Kevin Jiang (clarinet)
- Halley Bass (trombone)
- Elliot Polot (euphonium)
The following Pioneer Band and Orchestra students have been nominated to the Michigan Youth Arts Festival Honors Orchestra:
- Sarah Adams (string bass)
- John Fan (percussion)
- Lydia Jang (cello)
- Michael Lee (violin)
- Livia Luan (cello)
- Melissa Palfey (French horn)
- Judy Pao (violin)
- Emily Peterson (viola)
- Dallan Roan (violin)
- Charles Wang (trumpet)
- Irene Wei (viola)
- Lizzie Zinn (cello)
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!