Plainfield Student Musicians to Play in State Music Festival

Submitted by Plainfield School District 202

Sixty-five District 202 high school students will take part in the Illinois Music Educators Association (ILMEA) District IX Festivals for jazz, choir, band and orchestra.

Following a competitive audition process, the students were selected to perform in the District IX Senior Band/Chorus/Orchestra Festival on Nov. 7 at Glenbard East High School in Lombard.

The students received music in advance to practice on their own. At the District IX Festival they will rehearse all day under a top college conductor before performing with other students from across the area as part of the District IX Choir, Band or Orchestra.

Later this fall the students will learn if they have qualified to perform at the ILMEA All-State Conference held in Peoria in January 2016.

As well, the ILMEA created a new “Ninth Grade Choir” this year specifically for freshmen who haven’t had the chance to audition for the ILMEA. Each high school choral director was allowed to recommend four freshmen for this new group.

These District 202 students will participate:

Plainfield High School-Central Campus:

Choir

· Kara Fisher, senior – Soprano I

· Jon Gilson, junior – Tenor II

· Morgan Giuffre, senior – Alto II

· Kellan Riley, junior – Soprano II

Band

· Jocelyn Deang, junior – Bass Clarinet

· Devon Palmer, senior – Bassoon

Ninth Grade Choir

· Jacob Booth, Bass

· Laura Muto, Soprano

· Alan Ontiveros, Tenor

· Gabriella Temko, Alto

Plainfield North High School:

Choir

· Miranda Bakker, senior – Alto I

· Andres Deleon, senior – Tenor I

· Millie Frank, junior – Alto II

· Jaime Gaudiano, junior – Tenor I

· Nico Lipari, sophomore – Bass II

· Emily Restuccia, senior – Soprano II

· Mary Pat Robey, senior – Soprano II

· Tommy Seeland, junior – Tenor II

· Drake Taxon, senior -- Bass II

· Ally Wiacek, senior – Alto II

· Michaela Wolski, junior – Soprano I

Band

· Shira Agam, junior – Trumpet

· Alina Dorion, junior – Clarinet

· Emily Hensley, sophomore – Bassoon

· Kelsey Leff, senior – Trombone

· Tommy Robey, junior – Trombone

· Emily Terian, senior -- Flute

Orchestra

· Tyler Villa, senior – Clarinet

Ninth Grade Choir

· Gabi Trani – Soprano

· Tricia Tabladillo – Alto

· Jean Garcera – Tenor

· Andrew Mosier -- Bass

Plainfield South High School

Choir

· Keegan Eich, senior – Tenor II

· Joseph Marshall, senior – Bass II

· T.J. Mulcahy, senior – Bass I

· Abby Ohlson, senior – Soprano I

· Chris Principe, senior – Tenor I

· Nick Welter, senior – Bass I

Band

· Alex Mayer, junior – Tenor Saxophone

Ninth Grade Choir

· Sasha Prinos, Alto

· Jack Ponderlicek, Tenor

· Andres Pool, Bass

· Ashley Santiago, Soprano

Plainfield East High School:

Choir

· Lesley Barajas, senior – Soprano II

· Sarah Bender, senior – Alto II

· Stacey Crawford, sophomore – Tenor II

· Kelly Grba, senior – Soprano I

· Madeline Haymond, junior – Alto I

· Andrea Lares, senior – Soprano II

· Naomi Lares, junior – Soprano I

· Taylor Marshall, senior – Alto I

· Sara Mokrzycka, senior – Alto I

· Lillian Park, senior – Alto I

· Jasmine Sanders, senior – Soprano I

· Victoria Scott, senior – Soprano II

· Rex Scott, senior – Tenor II

· Quentin Urbanowicz, junior – Bass I

· Ethan Welliver, senior – Tenor I

Band

· Emily Felbinger, junior – Bass Clarinet

· Mattie Levy, sophomore – Oboe

· Marco Moncada, junior – French Horn

Ninth Grade Choir

· Caley Chaquinga, Alto

· Matthew Seper, Bass

· Rylie Traversa, Soprano

· Matthew Tria, Tenor