D15 music students turn in 30 perfect performances

Posted March 06, 2012 10:00 pm

Tim Waldorf

Hundreds of band, orchestra, piano, and vocal music students from District 15 performed in the Illinois Grade School Music Association's annual Solo and Ensemble Contest, held Feb. 18 at Carl Sandburg Junior High in Rolling Meadows.

Judges rated the students' performances and awarded them medals in three divisions: perfect, superior, and excellent.

District 15 students presented 387 pieces for the contest. Judges awarded perfect ratings to 30 of those performances, which featured a total of 34 students whose names are listed below.

Of the rest of the performances by District 15 students, 260 received superior ratings, and 97 received excellent ratings.

District 15 students who received perfect ratings are:

CARL SANDBURG JUNIOR HIGH

• Lily Cheong, Grade 8, clarinet solo

PLUM GROVE JUNIOR HIGH

• Vanessa Balis, Grade 8, vocal solo

• Julia Cai, Tiffany Chu, and Ann Hsieh, Grade 8, flute trio

• Karisa Chiu, Grade 7, violin solo

• Ann Hsieh and Emma Liu, Grade 8, flute/cello duet

• Brian Lin, Grade 8, violin solo

• Emma Liu, Grade 7, cello solo

• Ann Rajan and Emily Yin, Grade 8, violin duet

• Chitose Wakamiya, Grade 7, violin solo

• Emily Yin, Grade 8, violin solo

WALTER R. SUNDLING JUNIOR HIGH

• Krista Anderson and Mackenzie Craver, Grade 8, flute duet

• Krista Anderson, Mackenzie Craver, and Rachel Stoffel, Grade 8, flute trio

• Sarah Brand, Grade 8, viola solo

• Nate Carlson, Grade 8, trombone solo

• Jenna Coyne, Grade 8, clarinet solo

• Charlie Kaye, Grade 8, bass solo

• Janet Kim, Grade 7, and Julia Clarke, Tristan Osterhues, and Claire Stevens, Grade 8; saxophone quartet

• Janet Kim, Grade 7, clarinet solo

• Michelle So, Grade 7, flute solo

HUNTING RIDGE SCHOOL

• Hannah Hwang, Grade 5, violin solo

• Sharon Kim, Grade 6, violin solo

• Joanne Lee, Grade 5, violin solo

• Austin Mei, Grade 5, violin solo

• Angela Zhao, Grade 5, violin solo

MARION JORDAN SCHOOL

• Joshua Park, Grade 5, violin solo

THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL

• Tomoki Hiwatashi, Grade 6, snare drum solo

VIRGINIA LAKE SCHOOL

• Brian Sonderegger, Grade 6, clarinet solo

WILLOW BEND SCHOOL

• Kei Sakurai, Grade 6, cello solo

WINSTON CAMPUS ELEMENTARY

• Jakob Reitsma, Grade 5, piano solo

• Abigail Zuercher, Grade 6, cello solo

-- Story submitted by Community Consolidated School District 15

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