Nearly 30 student musicians from South High School participated in 23 events at the 2012 IHSA Solo and Ensemble contest held Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Wabounsie Valley High School. Of the 23 events, 16 earned Division I ratings, 5 earned Division II ratings, and 2 earned Division III ratingS. Of the 16 Division I ratings, 4 events were selected by the adjudicators in the room as "Best in Day," meaning the event was the best thing heard by the judge from just over 40 events heard by each judge in the room over the course of the day.
"We are proud of our student musicians for pursuing performance excellence through this event." said Fine Arts Department Chairman Glenn Williams.
Here are the specific results of the 23 events from South High School that performed and competed at the 2012 IHSA Solo and Ensemble Contest.
"BEST IN DAY" and DIVISION I RATING
Zach Plata, clarinet solo
Aura Evans, violin solo
Patrick Bartlett, tuba solo
Chris Reusz and Mike Ruth, alto saxophone Duet
DIVISION I RATING
Dan Reeter, Billy Moroney, Zach Plata - clarinet trio
Kelsey Richardson, bass clarinet solo
Zachary Paskvan, tuba solo
Andrew Molina, cello solo
Josiah Williams, trombone solo
Danny Tedeschi and Josiah Williams, trombone duet
Brooke Nuccio, flute solo
Billy Moroney, clarinet solo
Kathryn Krajewski, viola solo
Arpoorva Sorranahalli, violin solo
Rachel Wydra, bassoon solo
Brian Kelly and Scott Binter, marimba duet
DIVISION II RATING
Claire Hardy and Alexis Conklin - string duet
Zach Plata and Billy Moroney - clarinet duet
Allison Williams - cello solo
Aaron Collins - violin solo
Sean Hux - cello solo
Kinga Stolarczyk - violin solo
DIVISION III RATING
Vaios Karagiannis - violin solo
Mike Ziccarelli - trombone solo
