All-State Music 2020 Cancelled In Ames Community School District

Press release from the Ames Community School District:

October 26, 2020

Congratulations to the 32 Ames High musicians who were selected for the 2020 Iowa All-State Music Festival. Auditions, which normally would have been held on Saturday, October 24, were instead conducted via video submission due to COVID-19. Over 4,000 musicians from high schools across the state of Iowa audition, of which approximately 17% will be selected for membership to one of three ensembles: band, orchestra or chorus. The prestigious concert event, which normally takes place in Hilton Coliseum, has been canceled for safety reasons. This year marks the 74th anniversary of the Festival.

AHS Band All-State Accepted & Alternates:

Ling Bai, Horn 2

Alex Buttermore, Bass Trombone (Orchestra)

Ava Chopskie, Percussion

Jerry Han, Clarinet 1

Kayley Helmer, Clarinet (Orchestra)

Kai Johnson, Clarinet 1

Lillie Kennedy, Bassoon (Orchestra)

Mario Napolitano, Trombone 1

Sofiya Palasyuk, Clarinet 1

Avery Suza, Trumpet (Orchestra)

Kailyn Thompson, Horn 3

Madelyn Timmermans, Cornet 3

Anleah Walker, Horn (Orchestra 4)

Jacob Xing, Clarinet 3

Sawyer Chopskie, Alternate Percussion

David Hauber, Alternate Euphonium

Hannah Song, Alternate Clarinet

AHS Orchestra All-State Accepted & Alternates:

Ellie Barry – Cello

Meiya Weeks – Cello

Arianna Williams-Suarez – Cello

Sarah Park – Viola

Isabel Andreotti – Violin 2

Angelina Chen – Violin 2

Katie Gu – Violin 1

Daniel Lee – Violin 1– 4 Year All Stater

David Lee – Violin 2

Mengze Li – Violin 1

Adrian Guan – Alternate Cello 1

Carter Peterson – Alternate Cello 2

AHS Choir All-State Accepted

Keilah Brewer – Alto

Jackson Bryant – Bass – 4 Year All Stater

Libby Gens – Soprano

Cassidy Peterson – Alto

Olivia Reed – Alto

Nicholas Tehan – Tenor

Adam Wolf – Tenor

Ana Yam – Piano – 4 Year All Stater

This press release was produced by the Ames Community School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.