More than 100 QPS music department students participate in ILMEA All-District festivals
QUINCY — More than 100 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. 5 at Western Illinois University:
Elementary Choir:
- Kamaea Hendri
- Lexi Knudson
- Etana Lilako
- Isaac Poe
- Maggie Poe
- Sydney Roush
- Grayson Schmidt
Junior High Band:
- Kody Hollensteiner
- Daxton Holthaus
- Kale Holzgrafe
- Layla McBee
- Austin Mondon
- Natalie Predmore
- Jaxon Scott
- Ryan Seibert
- Jude Steiner-Haubrich
- Sam Vahle
Junior High Choir:
- Lakshmi Gogineni
- Anna Hampsmire
- McKinley Mast
- Meghan Ortiz
- Jane Stewart
Junior High Strings:
- Blake Anders
- Adeline Bates
- Sydnee Buchanan
- Olivia Frese
- Kinzie Harscher
- Eli Higgins
- Nora Hunt
- Malvina Malard
- Lila Martin
- Jack Miller
- Robbie Nytes
- Elizabeth Ohnemus
- Delayni Phillips
- Katie Pitcher
- Sarah Predmore
- Andrew Pugh
- Charles Ray
- Abby Reed
- Allison Seaman
- Caroline Seaman
- Emma Seaman
- Rebecca Seaman
- Amelia Snider
- Layla Sommers
- Maddie Sommers
- Zoe Standifer
- Arrianna Trinh
- Cecelia Wayland
- Makayla Wehrheim
- Mayda Wehrheim
High School Band:
- Ella Heightman
- Ian Malaney
- Sean McCune
- Sierra Miller
- Lucas Piazza
- Noah Schaefer
- Elaina Smith
- Logan Stephenson
High School Choir:
- Alyssa Daniel
- Joseph Engelmeyer
- Abigail Ensinger
- Lydia Fisher
- Katelyn Gorder
- Isabella Green
- Katherine Heagy
- Riley Holthaus
- Aidan Hutton
- Clara Louthan
- Alexandra Mero
- Annie O’Dear
- Kailee Rea
- Derrald Robertson
- Abigail Robison
- Kiley Shoot
- Lily Twaddle
- Kelsi VanderMaiden
- Olivia Williams
- Jara Wingerter
High School Orchestra:
- Zoe Agrimonti
- Richard Coleman
- Hunter Daggett
- Garrett Embree
- Alyssa Farlow
- Emma Hayden
- Ayden Lithila
- Devon Miller
- Davien Oenning
- Anika Reddy
- Surya Reddy
- Ethan Rodgers
- Sophie Schlueter
- Cedric Seaman
- Eve Seaman
- Ben Siemer
- Adia Stitt-Larner
- Preston Trinh
- Nataly Uppinghouse
- Elizabeth Warner
- Robert Wealer
- Oliver Wood
The following students participated in the ILMEA Jazz Festival held Nov. 20 at Quincy Junior High School:
- Will Venvertloh (HS Jazz Band 1)
- Kaden Grim
- Ian Malaney
- Robert Wealer (HS Jazz Band 2)
- Kael Jolsgrafe
- Layla McBee
- Journey Myers
- Ryan Siebert
- Jude Steiner-Haubrich
- Sam Vahle (Junior High Jazz Band)
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.”
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