Musicians attend league festival
Musicians at Peabody-Burns Junior High School traveled to Little River March 9 for the Heart of America League Music Festival.
The band received ratings of I-, II+, and II+ for a combined rating of II+. Several soloists and ensembles also performed.
Following are the group results:
Clarinet ensemble — I rating. Members are Cade Middleton, Chris Loucks, Tabitha Carrell, Paige Barnes, Racheal Hamous, and Danielle Savage.
Percussion ensemble — I- rating. Members are Adam Benson, Andrew Loucks, Jake Middleton, Brian Wingert, and Joe Zappone.
Brass quartet — I- rating. Members are Duane Unruh, Ryan Wiebe, Ethan Riggs, and Elliott Spechtenhauser.
Trumpet ensemble — II+ rating. Members are Duane Unruh, Trevor Hamm, Ryan Wiebe, Kendall Wiebe, Ben Eldridge, Jessica Rosine, Joslyn Kallansrud, and Leigha Stafford.
Flute ensemble — II rating. Members are Tabitha O'Neal, Julie Wedel, Jessica Gillet, Alex Holm-McDowell, Deidra Garcia, and Stephanie Rempel.
Individual results are:
Ethan Riggs, French horn solo, I rating.
Jessica Gillet, flute solo, I- rating.
Tabitha O'Neal, flute solo, I- rating.
Seth Methvin, alto saxophone solo, II+ rating.
Duane Unruh, trumpet solo, II+ rating.
Andrew Loucks, bell solo, II rating.
Alex Holm-McDowell, flute solo, II-rating.
Leigha Stafford, trumpet solo, III+ rating.
Heather Dunnahoo, vocal solo, II+ rating.
Grant Buller, vocal solo, II rating.
Cindy Johnson, vocal solo, II rating.
Amber Peterson, vocal solo, II rating.
Vanna VanBuskirk, vocal solo, II- rating.
