The Oconto Falls High School Music Department recently participated in the Near North Music Conference District Solo Ensemble Festival on Saturday, March 12 at Oconto High School. Students were evaluated by WSMA adjudicators in a variety of musical categories, including tone, intonation, balance, technique, and expression. 45 events involving 65 student musicians qualified for the State Solo & Ensemble to be held on May 7 at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Participating schools in the Near North Music Conference included Oconto Falls High School, Washington Middle School-Oconto Falls, Oconto High School, Oconto Middle School, Marinette High School, Marinette Middle School, and St. Thomas Aquinas School. Choral Director Amy Thiel and Band Director Ben Burish both commented on how proud they were of these outstanding students! Results are as follows:
CLASS A-STARRED FIRST *I
(STATE QUALIFIERS FOR MAY 7, 2016 AT UW-GREEN BAY)
Leah Wons, vocal solo
Kiana Archiquette, vocal solo
Victoria Bain-Vrba, vocal solo
Eja Sweig, vocal solo
Emily Coopman, vocal solo
Jennifer Deau, vocal solo
Makenna Kussow, vocal solo
Kaitlyn Brunette, vocal solo
Kayla Sharboneau, vocal solo
Kaitlin Kramarczyk, vocal solo
Camden Jackson, vocal solo
Peter Murphy, vocal solo
Alex Kamke, vocal solo
Eja Sweig, musical theater solo
Jennifer Deau, musical theater solo
Leah Wons, musical theater solo
Kiana Archiquette, musical theater solo
Andrea Shamburek, musical theater solo
Victoria Bain-Vrba, musical theater solo
Makenna Kussow, musical theater solo
Paige Bain-Vrba, musical theater solo
Kayla Sharboneau, musical theater solo
Mara Grasse, musical theater solo
Cameron Box, drum set solo
Allison Luebke, trumpet solo
Delani Romback, alto saxophone solo
Brittany Russell, alto saxophone solo
Eja Sweig & Jaclyn Erickson, vocal duet
Victoria Bain-Vrba & Paige Bain-Vrba, vocal duet
Ashley Baeten & Leah Wons, vocal duet
Makenna Kussow & Kaitlyn Brunette, vocal duet
Hailey Ferfecki & Camryn Radaj, vocal duet
Kiana Archiquette & Peter Murphy, vocal duet
SSA Vocal Trio: Jaclyn Erickson, Simone Safian, & Emily Coopman
SSA Vocal Trio: Jennifer Deau, Leah Wons, & Ashley Baeten
Saxophone Quartet: Samuel Fletcher, Aaron Gonnering, Peter Murphy, & Delani Romback
SATB Vocal Jazz Ensemble: Eja Sweig, Kiana Archiquette, Ashley Baeten, Victoria Bain-Vrba, Emily Coopman, Leah Wons, Jennifer Deau, Jaclyn Erickson, Makenna Kussow, Simone Safian, Andrea Shamburek, Hunter Christenson, Wylie Howey, Alex Kamke, Ethan Winkler,
Camden Jackson, Hunter Ryczek, Jacob Ellman, & Peter Murphy
Chamber Singers SSA Miscellaneous Ensemble: Andrea Shamburek,
Victoria Bain-Vrba, Emily Coopman, Danielle Bursa, Alexandria Clark, Michaela Meyer, Simone Safian, Jaclyn Erickson, Karley Krueger, Ashley Baeten, Andrea Shamburek, Adrianna Siech, & Brittany Wirtz
Chamber Singers SSA Miscellaneous Ensemble: Kiana Archiquette, Leah Wons, Jennifer Deau, Ahlana Saray, Chyna Sell, Chloe Hetzel, & Eja Sweig
Chamber Singers SSAA Madrigal: Leah Wons, Brittany Wirtz, Eja Sweig, Adrianna Siech, Andrea Shamburek, Karley Krueger, Ahlana Saray, Simone Safian, Chloe Hetzel, Jaclyn Erickson, Jennifer Deau, Chyna Sell, Michaela Meyer, Emily Coopman, Alexandria Clark, Danielle Bursa, Victoria Bain-Vrba, Ashley Baeten, & Kiana Archiquette
Cantabile SSAA Madrigal: Makenna Kussow, Paige Bain-Vrba, Megan Loberger, Kaitlyn Brunette, Aliza Dickinson, Vicky Kozlovsky, Kayla Sharboneau, Theresa Whitehouse, Rayne Winans, Taylor Blasing, Hailey Ferfecki, Jennifer Longsine, Alicia Carter, Kaylin Nickels, Taylor Pritzl, Morgan Haslitt, Faith Hujet, Kaitlin Kramarczyk, Camryn Radaj, & Cortney Meunier
Cantabile SSA Miscellaneous Ensemble: Jennifer Longsine, Aliza Dickinson, Makenna Kussow, Megan Loberger, Megan Zielinski, Kaitlyn Brunette, Hannah Holden, Alicia Carter, Theresa Whitehouse, Taylor Blasing, Kaylee Greetan, Morgan Haslitt, Kaylin Nickels, Camryn Radaj, Taylor Pritzl
Chorale TTBB Miscellaneous Ensemble: Jacob Ellman, Alex Kamke, Ethan Winkler, Hunter Christenson, Camden Jackson, Wylie Howey, David Grenke, Hunter Ryczek, Yibo Li, & Peter Murphy
SATB Madrigal: Victoria Bain-Vrba, Eja Sweig, Kiana Archiquette, Ashley Baeten, Emily Coopman, Leah Wons, Jennifer Deau, Jaclyn Erickson, Makenna Kussow, Simone Safian, Andrea Shamburek, Hunter Christenson, Wylie Howey, Alex Kamke, Ethan Winkler, Camden Jackson, Hunter Ryczek, Jacob Ellman, & Peter Murphy
Percussion Ensemble: Cameron Box, Jacob Engel, Camden Jackson, Ally Magnin, Collin Schindel, & Alexzander Willson
CLASS A-FIRST
Simone Safian, vocal solo
Ashley Baeten, vocal solo
Andrea Shamburek, vocal solo
Hailey Ferfecki, vocal solo
Aliza Dickinson, vocal solo
Paige Bain-Vrba, vocal solo
Mara Grasse, vocal solo
Andrea Spang, vocal solo
Charis Wirtley, vocal solo
Ashley Baeten, musical theater solo
Emily Coopman, musical theater solo
Simone Safian, musical theater solo
Samuel Fletcher, clarinet solo
Brianna Lefebre, flute solo
Cameron Mercier, flute solo
Trae Fischer, euphonium solo
Kiana Archiquette & Andrea Shamburek, vocal duet
Kayla Sharboneau & Megan Loberger, vocal duet
Hailey Ferfecki & Camden Jackson, vocal duet
Alex Kamke & Ethan Winkler, vocal duet
Cantabile SSA Madrigal: Hailey Ferfecki, Paige Bain-Vrba, Kayla Sharboneau, Shaianne Thompson, Vicky Kozlovsky, Kaitlin Kramarczyk, Rayne Winans, Julianna Agamaite, Angel Gruszynski, Faith Hujet, Faith Kaminski, Cortney Meunier, Cinthia Torres, & Elexea Weinandt
CLASS A-SECOND
Hannah Fontaine, alto saxophone solo
Jada Janiak, clarinet solo
Simone Safian & Jennifer Deau, vocal duet
Matthew Martin & Skylar Marquardt, saxophone duet
Natalie Olson & Madeline Witt, saxophone duet
Mitchell Williams & Ethan Winkler, trumpet duet
CLASS B-FIRST
Julianna Agamaite, vocal solo
Rayne Winans, vocal solo
Mikayla Cassel, vocal solo
Mackenzie Staidl, vocal solo
Amber Proctor, vocal solo
Jacob Ellman, vocal solo
Yibo Li, vocal solo
Ethan Winkler, vocal solo
Isaac Carlton, euphonium solo
Aaron Gonnering, baritone saxophone solo
Jamey Gruszynski, flute solo
Jenna Lefevre, oboe solo
Sierra Rose Seizyk, trombone solo
Isabella Behnke & Mackenzie Staidl, vocal duet
Flute Trio: Ashley Baeten, Bridgett Gorman, & Kya Pecha
Woodwind Trio: Amanda Manning, Mikayla Pagel, & Mariah Vorpahl
Trumpet Quartet: Hunter Gagnon, Keeshawn Katers, Brett Proctor, & Brody Schindel
Concert Choir SSA Miscellaneous Ensemble: Mackenzie Staidl, Mikayla Cassel, Andrea Spang, Grace Williams, Charis Wirtley, Alice Bateman, Graciella Carter, Erin Effenberger, Adeline Pumplun, Jordan Rennie, Laken Wall, Mara Grasse, Amber Proctor, Tina Spice
Jazz Ensemble: Ashley Baeten, Cameron Box, Isaac Carlton, Samuel Fletcher, Hannah Fontaine, Emily Gonnering, Camden Jackson, Matthew Judd, Amara Lister, Allison Luebke, Matthew Martin, Cameron Mercier, Peter Murphy, Brittany Russell, Sierra Rose Seizyk, Andrea Shamburek, Mackenzie Staidl
CLASS B-SECOND
Faith Kaminski, vocal solo
Taylor Blasing, vocal solo
Adeline Pumplun, vocal solo
Laken Wall, vocal solo
Graciella Carter, vocal solo
Emily Gonnering, trumpet solo
Orion Hodkiewicz, trumpet solo
Kaitlin Kramarczyk, clarinet solo
Alyssa Langlay, trumpet solo
Nicole Micoliczyk, flute solo
Gary Saari, tuba solo
Emily Tomesek, oboe solo
Mikayla Cassel & Sisney Romo, clarinet duet
Saxophone Quartet: Hayden Cross, Aaron Van Den Elzen, Dale Tomesek, & Garrett Wons
CLASS B-THIRD
Trombone Trio: Cole Danoff, Jacob Ellman, & Joshua Johnson