Quincy Public Schools Music Department sees 150 students compete in ILMEA All-District Festivals

QUINCY — More than 150 students from Quincy Public Schools Music Department participated in the Illinois Music Education Association All-District Concert and Jazz Festivals in November. Students were selected either by audition or nomination for each event.

The following students participated in the ILMEA Concert Festival held Nov. 2, at Western Illinois University:

Elementary Choir:

• Ahna Anderson
• Nicki-Kayla Asare
• Maelyn Benz
• Landon Brooks
• Jamie Burton
• Lyza Carlin
• Adelynn Carlson
• Therese Chandler
• Avery Cowan
• Katharine Daggett
• Avery Earnst
• Abigail Gosteli
• Liam Hall
• Emma Hampsmire
• Ella Justice
• London Landers
• Makenze Lareau
• Jeslyn Logsdon
• Kenley Parks
• Jonah Percy
• Elliott Reed
• Damian Rudicil
• Alex St. Meyer
• Jensen Weise

Junior High Band:

• Levi Borovay
• Elaina Easterling
• Garrett Gundel
• Matthew Howell
• Garry Paxton Keller
• Ayala Kelly
• Paxton Kirlin
• Leah Lubbert
• Anderson Mewes
• Kristian Mondon
• Trigg Myers
• Landon Nielsen
• Sutton Perry-Broekemeier
• Eric Siebert
• Elise Snider
• Castor VanDenBerg

Junior High Choir:

• Autumn Crowell
• Amelia Schlosser

Junior High Strings:

• Margaret Barrera-Rincon
• Miranda Beswick
• Aeris Booth
• Danilee Breckenkamp
• Allie Cheney
• Wyatt Davis
• Gwen Emmite
• Isaiah Ensinger
• Ashton Estrada
• Madison Fennell
• Gracie Goehl
• Violet Holzgrafe
• Adalyn Junk
• Aria Kammerer
• Connor McClelland
• Alice McNay
• Joel Meirose
• Tyson Miller
• Amilya Morrison
• Mia Ortiz-Malagon
• Emma Reed
• Penelope Roewe
• Drake Seaman
• George Seaman,
• Lucy Shields
• Catherina Sogadji
• Archer St. Clair
• Nora Struck
• Emma Uppinghouse
• Livia Wright

High School Band:

• Ryland Baudino
• Jackson Baumgartner
• Gavin Ginos
• Ayden Heagy
• Kody Hollensteiner
• Nathaniel Kuhn
• Bryce Miller
• Judson Minnick
• Noah Schaefer
• Alex Schild
• Sam Vahle

High School Choir:

• Arrow Crist
• Madison Daggett
• Charlotte Dietrich
• Dylan Eidson
• Naavah French
• Addison Gosteli
• Gabby Hanchett
• Keyarri Holder
• Thomas Keller
• Gianna Kemner
• Caitlin Mason
• McKinley Mast
• Steve Metz
• Jack Miller
• Charly Nicholson
• Eni Odunfa-Jones
• Aliviya Oshner
• Miller Robertson,
• Morgan Rudicil
• Amy Slaughter
• Adelaide Teefey
• Samantha Tournear
• Savannah Tournear
• Caleigh Twaddle
• Briar Wilson
• Conall Wolfmeyer

High School Orchestra Strings

• Donovan Briscoe
• Richard Coleman
• Alyssa Farlow
• Grace Messan
• Robert Nytes
• Davien Oenning
• Sarah Predmore
• Jamie Rainbolt
• Abigail Reed
• Caroline Seaman
• Eve Seaman
• Marlee Thomas
• Arrianna Trinh
• Nataly Uppinghouse
• Cecelia Wayland

High School Orchestra Winds and Percussion:

• Nate Greving
• Kael Holzgrafe
• Austin Mondon
• Natalie Predmore
• Ryan Siebert
• Jude Steiner-Haubrich

The following students participated in the ILMEA Jazz Festival held Nov. 16 at Springfield Southeast High School:

HS Jazz Band I:

• Ryland Baudino
• Arrow Crist
• Steve Metz
• Ryan Siebert
• Jude Steiner-Haubrich
• Robert Wealer

HS Jazz Band II:

• Addison Gosteli
• Kael Holzgafe
• Sarah Kim
• Sam Vahle
• Gavin Webster
• Mekhi Yu

HS Jazz Band III:

• Eric Arnold
• Donovan Briscoe
• Isaac Gosteli
• Josh Winkeljohn

Junior High Jazz Band:

• Gavin Bradfield
• Connor Dietrich
• Noah Douglas
• Everly Kammerer
• Samuel Kealen
• Dorian Magliocco
• Landon Nielsen

In a press release, Debbie Johnson, director of music education, said, “We are so proud of our students for going the extra mile to be a part of these ensembles. Each audition and festival that students are a part of makes them a better performer and member of our groups here in the Quincy Public Schools.”