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2023 Regional Solo and Small Ensemble Music Festival Results

Congratulations to the band and vocal music students of Tonganoxie High School for their outstanding performances at the KSHSAA Regional Solo and Small Ensemble Music Festival held on April 15th, 2023, at DeSoto High School.

Soloists and ensembles earning a 1 rating will compete at KSHSAA 4A State Solo and Small Ensemble Festival in Andover on April 29, 2023. Tonganoxie High School qualified 23 students in 15 events for the State Solos and Small Ensemble Music Festival.

The band is directed by Charles Van Middlesworth and assisted by Stacy Crook-Collinge. The accompanist is Denise Bixby. The choir is directed by Tom Gifford and Carolyn Day is the accompanist. 

Receiving 1 Rating (State Qualifiers)

Solos

  • Instrumental - Amanda Cline (Clarinet), Emma Skelley (Snare Drum), Aiden Van Middlesworth (Trumpet)

  • Vocal - Josey Bartlett, Lilly Breuer, Quincy Caldwell, Zac Fisher, Graham Foley, Santiana Garcia, Kyndal Romero, Joseph Turner, Abby Vick

Ensembles

  • Caprice Clarinet Quartet- Ava Barker, Amanda Cline, Isabella Estes, Wesley Johnson

  • Saxophone Quartet- Aiden Van Middlesworth, Eric Bieser, Jacob Burton, Cayden Hunter

  • Treble Ensemble - Tye Baldwin, Josey Bartlett, Marissa Bowlin, Lilly Breuer, Madison Farr, Chloe Ferguson, Santiana Garcia, Caroline Keene, Emma Skelley, Abby Vick

Receiving 2 Rating 

Solos

  • Instrumental - Cody Fraedrich (F Horn), Isabel Ferguson (Clarinet), TJ Schmid (Euphonium), Maya Romero (Bassoon), Gage Slabaugh (Alto Sax), Isabella Estes (Clarinet), Rosalea Francis (Clarinet), Jacob Burton (Tenor Sax), Charlotte Absher (Flute)

  • Vocal - Tye Baldwin, Katie Denholm, Heather Leeper, Emma Myers

Ensembles

  • Mixed Vocal Quartet - Josey Bartlett, Lachlan Bond, Zac Fisher, Abby Vick

  • Mixed Vocal Ensemble - Tye Baldwin, Katelyn Dunn, Joshua Duvall, Graham Foley, Madeline Funk, Gavin Garner, Emory Sittner, Emma Schmidt, Joseph Turner, Leota Works

  • Mixed Trio - Amanda Cline, Isabella Estes, Sam Farrow

  • Mountain King Quintet - Aiden Van Middlesworth, TJ Schmid, David Hickey, Gavin Garner, Archer Grier

Receiving 3 Rating

Solos

  • Instrumental - Eric Bieser (Clarinet)

  • Vocal - Holly Colvert, Brooke Eis