Fifty-five MICDS vocal and instrumental students participated in the MSHSAA District Solo/Ensemble Festival on Friday, March 3, 2017 at Parkway Central High School. Students performed one or two pieces before an adjudicator who provided written comments and critique on areas such as intonation, tone quality, articulation, dynamics, and interpretation/style.
Each performer was assigned an overall rating of: 1-Exemplary, 2-Outstanding, 3-Satisfactory, 4-Developing, or 5-Ineffective. Students earning a 1 (Exemplary) rating will perform at the MSHSAA State Music Festival on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
1 (Exemplary) Ratings:
- Ryan Ahn ’20, Alto Sax Solo
- Leila Awasthi ’20, Viola Solo
- Lucy Cadanau ’18, Flute Solo
- Claudia Cheng ’20, Piano Solo
- Izzy Essman ’18, Vocal Solo
- Charles Ivie ’18, French Horn Solo
- Ted Kemp ’18, Timpani Solo
- Mary Ren Moench ’17, Vocal Solo
- Leila Payer ’17, Vocal Solo
- Binxuan Zhang ’18, Piano Solo
- Lucy Zhao ’20, Violin Solo
- Alto Saxophone Trio – Katie Donovan ’18, Ryan Ahn ’20, Jialin Chen ‘20
- Trumpet Quartet – Robby Morris ’17, Kevin Xu ’17, Alex Migala ’20, Sam Hanser ‘19
2 (Outstanding) Ratings:
- Astrid Barzaghi ’18, Violin Solo
- Jack Cai ’19, Vocal Solo
- Ceci Cohen ’20, Oboe Solo
- Kelci Creath ’19, Flute Solo
- Shae Daney ’17, Flute Solo
- William Delaney ’17, Vocal Solo
- Katie Donovan ’19, Alto Sax Solo
- Asha Dundoo ’20, Piano Solo
- Asha Dundoo ’20, Cello Solo
- Cole Harmon ’17, Vocal Solo
- Lily Hofer ’17, Vocal Solo
- Nathan Huang ’17, Trombone Solo
- Helen Jiang ’20, Piano Solo
- Tom Maiocco ’19, Tuba Solo
- Shibashis Mandal ’19, Tenor Sax Solo
- Nicki Niermann ’20, Vocal Solo
- Akshay Patwardhan ’20, Vocal Solo
- Nia Plump ’17, Vocal Solo
- Henry Posega Rappleye ’20, Tenor Sax Solo
- Madeline Richter ’18, Vocal Solo
- Charlie B. Southern ’19, Vocal Solo
- Grace Vogel ’20, Vocal Solo
- Binxuan Zhang ’18, Flute Solo
- Lucy Zhao ’20, Piccolo Solo
- Trumpet Trio – James Bilderback ’20, Will Morris ’20, Eli Paul ‘20
- Percussion Sextet – Ted Kemp ’18, Jacob Lefton ’19, General Dorsey ’19, Henry Carpenter ’19, Alex Hutton ’20, Sameer Siddiqui ‘20
- Flute Trio – Binxuan Zhang ’18, Lucy Cadanau ’18, Kelci Creath ‘19
- Flute Trio – Hopie Melton ’18, Renee Stanec ’20, Lucy Zhao ‘20
3 (Satisfactory Ratings)
- Tista Mandal ’20, Vocal Solo
- Clarinet Trio – Leigh Dennis ’18, Stanley Ding ’20, Rohit Siddabattula ‘19
The MICDS vocal music students are under the direction of Dana Self. Instrumental music students are under the direction of Scott Shaw and Andrew Jackson.