La Porte High School Band Members Win Awards at 2016 Solo & Ensemble Contest

laporte-slicersLa Porte High School Band members performed at the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) District Solo and Ensemble Contest held at Kankakee Valley Middle School on February 6. Students enter a solo or ensemble category at various literature difficulty levels and are evaluated on their performance. Ratings given include Gold (highest achievement), Silver, Bronze, or Participation. Those performing in Group I, the most difficult level of literature, may advance to the State Solo and Ensemble Contest if they receive a Gold Rating at the District Contest. The ISSMA State Solo and Ensemble Contest will be held at North Central High School in Indianapolis on February 27. La Porte will have 16 solos and 5 ensembles advancing to State. Complete schedules for State will be available soon at www.issma.net. Below are the results from the District Contest:

Solo Gold Ratings:
Claire Anderson, Delaney Bluhm, Olivia Capusan, Hannah Cedar, Jonah Cedar, Zeke Chairez, Hailey Collins, Ryan Dessart, Joseph Didion, Marie Didion, Rebecca Eyrick, Christian Ferrara, Bryan Flannery, Emily Gesino, Molly Hodge, Nicole Huddleston, T.J. Lefeber, David Knouse, Jacqueline Kogut, Joey Kogut, Sarah McCormick, Cedric McCoy, Sara McMahon, Jared Miller, Jacob Noll, Kaelyn Oman, Abby Singleton, Sofia Sirugo, Riley Tuerff, Luke Vasilarakos, Andrew Walma, Mackenzie West, Kat Yeaney

Solo Silver Ratings:
Owen Barsic, Delaney Bluhm, Zach Eason, Caroline Francis, Mykel Freeman, Grace Gesino, Alec Miller, Kaelyn Oman, Conrad Porter

Ensemble Gold Ratings:
Jasmyne Absner, Schasta Antrim, Claire Anderson, Tyler Benn, Olivia Capusan, Noah Carter, Hannah Cedar, Jonah Cedar, Hailey Collins, Ryan Dessart, Joseph Didion, Marie Didion, Christian Ferrara, Bryan Flannery, Madeline Fleshman, Caroline Francis, James Freel, Anthony Garcia, Emily Gesino, Grace Gesino, Morgan Hardesty, Molly Hodge, Brianna Kehoe, Jacqueline Kogut, Joey Kogut, David Knouse, Cheyenne Krachinski, Kassandra Kubit, T.J. Lefeber, Leah Lilly, Alejandro Lopez, Kristen Luce, Simeon Matz, Samantha McGuire, Sara McMahon, Dakota Merkel, Jared Miller, Jacob Noll, Areonna Oberle, Kaelyn Oman, Kyle Reinke, Megan Riley, Taylor Rhoda, Maggie Schuster, Spencer Shouse, Abby Singleton, Sofia Sirugo, Adam Smith, Riley Tuerf, Luke Vasilarakos, Kat Yeaney

Ensemble Silver Ratings:
David Knouse, Cheyenne Krachinski, Cordell Moyer, Megan Pointon

The following Group I soloists advanced to State Solo and Ensemble Contest:
Olivia Capusan, Zeke Chairez, Ryan Dessart, Christian Ferrara, Bryan Flannery, Emily Gesino, Molly Hodge, Nicole Huddleston, David Knouse, Joey Kogut, T.J. Lefeber, Sara McMahon, Jacob Noll, Sofia Sirugo, Luke Vasilarakos, Mackenzie West

The following Group I ensemble members advanced to State Solo and Ensemble:
Claire Anderson, Olivia Capusan, Noah Carter, Hannah Cedar, Jonah Cedar, Hailey Collins, Ryan Dessart, Joseph Didion, Marie Didion, Christian Ferrara, Bryan Flannery, Emily Gesino, Molly Hodge, David Knouse, Joey Kogut, Cheyenne Krachinski, Kassandra Kubit, T.J. Lefeber, Leah Lilly, Sara McMahon, Dakota Merkel, Jacob Noll, Kaelyn Oman, Kyle Reinke, Megan Riley, Taylor Rhoda, Maggie Schuster, Sofia Sirugo, Adam Smith, Luke Vasilarakos