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.”