Glenbard District 87 congratulates all state student musicians

Several Glenbard District 87 students have been selected for the Illinois Music Education Association All-State Festival to be held next month in Peoria. The students were selected based on a rigorous audition procedure of etudes, musical excerpts, scales, triads, sight-reading, and participation at the District Festival. They were chosen from more than 12,000 students statewide who auditioned.

Congratulations to the following Illinois Music Education Association All-State students:

Glenbard East High School

Javier Cisneros, trombone; Ashley Ireland, Bb clarinet; Nick Ortiz, tenor sax; Morgan Easterday, Future Music Educator Seminar (orchestra); Max Tuhey, Future Music Educator Seminar (choir); Haley Mott, composer (2nd place - Jazz improvisation); Morgan Mott, composer (3rd place - Jazz improvisation); and Ethan Prado, composer (2nd place - Avant Garde/electronic)

Glenbard North High School

Alissa Kanturek, soprano 2, honors choir; Michael Yurkiv, bass 1, honors choir; Grant Grace, tenor 2, All-State Choir; and Sarah Zhu, violin, orchestra

Glenbard South High School

Johann Gan, percussion, band; Sophie Bair, viola, orchestra; Alison Groppi, soprano II, choir; and Stephanie Mauer, alto II, choir

Glenbard West High School

Grace Adduci, trumpet; Jeni Burns, clarinet; Erin Hernandez, flute; Andrew Scheller, percussion; Megan Torti. flutist; Sarah Delaney, string bassist; Julia Ilhardt, cellist; Ellen Maloney, violinist; and Jesse Tijerina, Future Music Educator Seminar