25 District 99 Students Selected for IMEA All-State

Editor's note: The following information was provided by District 99. 

Twenty-five students were selected by competitive audition to the 2011-12 Illinois Music Educators Association All-State Band, Choir, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Composer Showcase, and Future Music Educators Symposium. Performance auditions were held last October; musical compositions were evaluated by professional musicians and composers from across the country.

“We are really thrilled for these students and their families,” said Brayer Teague, fine arts department chair at  in a press release.

“Many people helped these students achieve this success, beginning with their very first elementary school music teachers and extending to their private-lessons teachers today. North High is very proud to have these incredible musicians representing District 99 at the All-State level.”

“This is a tremendous honor for these students,” said Glenn Williams,  fine arts department chairman at in a district press release. “All-State selection represents the pinnacle of musical achievement for a high school student musician. We are very proud of our students, and look forward to hearing their performances in January.”

In addition to these individual student performers, the Jazz Ensemble from South High School has been selected to perform at the 2012 Illinois Music Education Conference. This ensemble will perform on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. in the Peoria Convention Center.

The All-State Band, Choir, Orchestra and Jazz Band will convene for a series of rehearsals in Peoria, Illinois, Jan. 26 to 28. Their concerts will be held at the Peoria Civic Center on the evening of January 27, and the afternoon of Jan. 28.

The students selected include:

ALL-STATE BAND
Samantha Kotlicky – Trumpet (South High Senior)
Anna Krainc – Clarinet (North High Senior)
William Moroney – Clarinet (South High Senior)
Zach Plata – Clarinet (South High Senior)
Jonathan Sheetz – Bass Clarinet (North High Senior)

ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA
Patrick Bartlett – Tuba (South High Senior)
Carly Charles – Horn (South High Senior)
Meghan Lyda – Cello (North High Senior)
Andrew Molina – Cello (South High Sophomore)
Alana Osterling – Cello (North High Junior)
Lisa Salazar – Viola (South High Senior)

ALL-STATE HONORS CHORUS
Alex Bahaveolos – Tenor I (South High Senior)
William Chengary – Bass I (South High Senior)
Lars Feste – Bass I (South High Senior)
Taylor Lane – Soprano I (South High Senior)
Dan Leahy – Tenor I (South High Junior)
Erin Christine Walsh – Soprano I (South High Senior)

ALL-STATE CHORUS
Kyle Crawford – Bass II (South High Senior)
Ken Deem – Tenor II (South High Senior)
Rosaley Gai – Alto II (South High Senior)
Eareen Yambao – Tenor II (North High Senior)

ALL-STATE JAZZ BAND
Michael Ruth – Alto Saxophone (South High Senior)
Josiah Williams – Trombone (South High Junior)

ALL-STATE MUSIC COMPOSITION
Zach Plata – (South High Senior) First Place, Instrumental Arranging Category Themes of John Mackey
Spencer Schillerstrom – Jazz Improvisation/2nd place (North High Sophomore)

FUTURE MUSIC EDUCATORS SYMPOSIUM
Caitlin Doak (North High Senior)