ILMEA State Program Sees 18 Plainfield High School Musicians Perform

PLAINFIELD, IL — Plainfield School District 202 was represented by 18 high school students at the Illinois Music Education Association festival Jan. 24-27.

Participation in the All-State Student Programs for Band, Chorus, and Orchestra, which took place in Peoria, is one of the most prestigious honors in high school music in the state.

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Students from Plainfield Central, East, North and South high schools attended the state festival.

Plainfield Central High School

Choir

• Aaron Nowicki, junior, tenor

Composition track

• Caleb McMillin, junior, first place (Solo instrumental composition)

Plainfield East High School

Band

• Victoria Gatto, senior, clarinet
• Anthony Tilkin, senior, trumpet

Choir

• Autumn Dunn, senior, soprano 2
• Joshua Arenas, junior, bass 2
• Bradley Channell, senior, tenor 1
• Daniel Sarmiento, senior, tenor 2

Composition track

• Ethan Drover, senior

Plainfield North High School

Choir

• Sajdah Anani, senior, soprano 1
• Ben Grobstein, senior, bass 2
• Rylie Ruggirello, senior, alto 2
• Ella Schuler, senior, soprano 2

Future Music Educator Seminar

• Tyler Huntington, senior
• Marek Pedziwater, senior

Orchestra

• Ethan Clark, junior, French horn

Plainfield South High School

Choir

• Tessa Sottosanto, senior, alto 2

Composition Track

• Richard Meyer, senior, second place (avant garde/electronic music) and honorable mention (commercial instrumental)