Middle and high school students across the Dubuque Community School District were recently selected to perform in prestigious music festivals across the state.
Congratulations to the following students on these honors:
2022 All-State Music Festival
Saturday, November 19, in Ames, Iowa
Dubuque Senior High School
Jace Holz, orchestra (cello)
Gabrielle Norman, band (contra-alto clarinet)
Henry Raber, band (French horn)
Drew Weidemann, orchestra (bass)
Hao Xu, orchestra (violin)
Hempstead High School
Megan Bolduc, orchestra (clarinet)
Ella Stahl, band (clarinet)
Brett Tomkins, band (tuba)
Payton Reid, chorus (tenor)
Noah Blair, band (string bass)
Alec Bowman, orchestra (violin)
Cora Harvey, orchestra (violin)
Hailie Lukasik, orchestra (violin)
Gavin Weinbender, orchestra (violin)
Alternates:
Emily Davisdon, band (alto saxophone)
Gwen Deutsch, band (oboe)
2022 University of Northern Iowa Clarinet Festival
Sunday, November 6, in Cedar Falls, Iowa
Roosevelt Middle School
Josie Kilgore
Aaron Blanchard
Isla Steckel
Carson Ambrosy
Kinnick Burkart
Emerson Rowley
Hadley Peat
Adelyn Mottet
Morgan Waddington
Dubuque Senior High School
Elise Norman
Gabrielle Norman
Hempstead High School
Savannah Bailey
Lauren Schmitz
2022 Iowa Opus Honor Choir
Thursday, November 17, in Ames, Iowa
Roosevelt Middle School
Samuel Haug
Washington Middle School
Leeland Wilson
Reid Postma
Liam Dostal (also a solo finalist singing tenor 1 part)
Julie Derks
2022 Iowa Junior Honor Orchestra
Friday, November 18, in Ames, Iowa
Hempstead High School
On violin: Maria Hart, Jeannie Jasper, Alexis Luetzelschwab, Abd Ul-Haq, Gavin Weinbender
On viola: Stacy Montelius
On cello: Bella Hruska, Aadi Patel (alternate)
On bass: Hannah Wrobleski
Dubuque Senior High School
On violin: Iris Lammer-Heindel
2022 Northeast Iowa Bandmasters Association Honor Band
Saturday, December 3, in Oelwein, Iowa
Roosevelt Middle School
Aaron Blanchard, clarinet
Addison Hingtgen, bassoon
Matthew Haug, trumpet
Nolan Page, trumpet
Diem Treanor, French horn
Jordan Davisdon, French horn
Addilyn Dolan, clarinet
Dubuque Senior High School
Madison Fast, oboe
Lance Hasselblad, bassoon
Audrey Kilgore, French horn
Calvin Lueken, trombone
Hempstead High School
Savannah Bailey, clarinet
Jacob Blanchard, trumpet
Emily Davisdon, alto saxophone
Hannah Davisdon, flute
Gwen Deutsch, oboe
Hanna Dolan, flute
Emmelia Pitt, tenor saxophone
Lauren Schmitt, bass clarinet