Decorah HS musicians earn half of all "Outstanding Performance" awards

Six Decorah High School musicians or music ensembles have been honored with "Outstanding Performance" awards at the State Solo and Ensemble Music Festival.

The event at Independence High School had 12 judges overall in the vocal, orchestra and band categories, with six of them awarding "Outstanding Performance" to DHS musicians.

Receiving "Outstanding Performance" awards were Annika Krieg for her soprano vocal solo; Jenna Galligan for her snare drum solo; Everett Wegge for his tenor saxophone solo and Carina Yee and Katelyn Yee for their string duet.

In addition, two Decorah ensembles were given "Outstanding Performance" awards.  They were Senior Bass Clef 11, which consisted of Brianna Doyle, Loden Henning, Andrew Larson, Garret Baumler, AJ Wickham, Miles Wilkie, Erik Carbonell, Trevor Phillips, Drew Sullivan, Dalton Brown and Robbie Smedsrud and Senior/Junior Treble Clef Ensemble, which consisted of Annika Krieg, Jada Vanden Brink, Ali Voigt, Linnea Carlson, Autumn DeLong, Katelyn Yee, Maggie Breitenstein, Laurel Fadness, Naomi Davidson, Helen Johnson and Emily Womeldorf;

In addition to the six recipients of "Outstanding Performance" awards, a number of Decorah High School musicians and musical ensembles recevied perfect scores from judges: Linnea Carlson for her Mezzo-Soprano Vocal Solo; Autumn DeLong for her Soprano Vocal Solo; Annika Krieg for her Soprano Vocal Solo; the Decorah HS Madrigal Singers; Senior Bass Clef 11; Senior/Junior Treble Clef Ensemble; Annika Krieg for her Flute Solo; Jordyn Hussain for her Flute Solo; Everett Wegge for his Tenor Saxophone Solo; Jenna Galligan for her Snare Drum Solo, the Decorah HS Mixed Percussion Quartet of Jonah Pankow, Drew Sullivan, Jenna Galligan, Spencer Weis; and Carina Yee and Katelyn Yee for their String Duet.

Division I of Superior Ratings:

Solos (total: 51)
Flute: Naomi Davidson, Jordyn Hussain, Annika Krieg; Oboe: Indigo Fish; Clarinet: Cassidy Carolan, Isabel de la Cruz Hexom, Mya Herrmann; Saxophone: Everett Wegge; Trombone: Ian Smith, Solomon Thompson, Sam Wilson; Euphonium: Meretta Peterson; Tuba: Victoria Miller, Timpani Solo: Jenna Galligan; Snare Solo: Jenna Galligan, Henrik Marquardt, Jonah Pankow, Drew Sullivan, Gabe Varney, Jackson Varney, Spencer Weis; Mallet: Jenna Galligan, Drew Sullivan; Piano: Helen Johnson; Violin: Abby Trewin, Carina Yee; Cello: Katelyn Yee; String Bass: Trevor Phillips; Soprano: Autumn DeLong, Vita Domnenko, Indigo Fish, Annika Krieg, Emma Rooney, Anna Townswick, Ali Voigt, Katelyn Yee; Alto: Maggie Breitenstein, Linnea Carlson, Naomi Davidson, Brianna Doyle, Laurel Fadness, Helen Johnson, Shai Shay, Abby Trewin, Emily Womeldorf; Tenor: Garret Baumler, Miles Wilkie; and Bass: Avery Dugger, Trevor Phillips, Everett Wegge, Richard Weis.

Ensembles (total: 46)
Flute Sextet (Davidson, A. Krieg, Minear, Townswick, R. Sullivan, K. Peterson); Clarinet Duet: de la Cruz Hexom & Schwarz; Clarinet Trio (H. Weis, Holyoake, Stacia Sexton); Saxophone Duet: Kozelka & A. Schwartzhoff; Saxophone Quartet (Brown, Doyle, Wegge, Valkosky); Mixed Woodwind Trio (E. Franzen, K. Rooney, Valkosky); Woodwind Quintet (Davidson, Indigo Fish, A. Franzen, Ott, Dowden); Wind Ensemble Woodwind Choir; Clarinet Choir; Symphonic Band Woodwind Choir; Trombone Trio (I. Smith, Wilson, S. Thompson); Euphonium Duet: M. Peterson & C. Krieg; Mixed Percussion Sextet (Spencer Weis, H. Marquardt, Galligan, J. Varney, Fahey, Pankow); Mixed Percussion Quartet (Galligan, D. Sullivan, Spencer Weis, Pankow); Mixed Percussion Trio (D. Sullivan, G. Varney, Pankow); Mixed Percussion Duet: Galligan & Fahey; Symphonic Band Percussion Choir; Wind Ensemble Percussion Choir; Violin Duet: J. Lundtvedt & C. Yee, A. Larson & Hayes; Violin Trio (Kayla Walter, Krieger, Johanningmeier); Violin/Cello Duet: C. Yee & K. Yee; Senior Chamber Orchestra; Vocal Duet: Vanden Brink & Doyle, A. DeLong & K. Yee, A. Krieg & L. Carlson, Voigt & Breitenstein, Townswick & Wegge, K. Yee & C. Yee, A. DeLong & C. DeLong, Baumler & H. Johnson, A. DeLong & L. Fadness, Shay & R. Weis, A. Krieg & C. Krieg; Madrigal Singers; CC Chamber Singers; CC Chamber Choir; VC Chamber Choir; Vocal Trio (Indigo Fish, Shay, Schwarz); Senior Bass Clef 11 (Doyle, Henning, A. Larson, Baumler, Wickham, Wilkie, E. Carbonell, T. Phillips, D. Sullivan, Brown, R. Smedsrud); CC Bass Clef 9 (M. DeVore, Z. DeVore, K. McCain, L. Rahlf, E. Smedsrud, Spencer Weis, Leschensky, Wegge, R. Weis); CC Treble Clef 11 (A. Krieg, J. Vanden Brink, Voigt, L. Carlson, A. DeLong, K. Yee, Breitenstein, L. Fadness, Davidson, H. Johnson, E. Womeldorf); CC Treble Clef 8 (Minear, Ihde, A. Darling, Klotzbach, Spencer, Iverson, Jermier, Schwarz); CC Treble Clef 11 (Townswick, C. Cowie, M. Peterson, Dowden, K. Peterson, Shay, Kozelka, Kellogg, A. Schwartzhoff, Casterton, A. Hudson); VC Treble Clef 12 (J. Lundtvedt, Nesset, G. Womeldorf, Sims, de La Cruz, A. Hanson, Kelly, S. Bakken, Davis, Fahey, Hines, Monroe); and VC Treble Clef 12 (Domnenko, Knight, Maher, Ranum, Sacquitne, Miller, Toussaint, Trewin, Galligan, R. Sullivan, Valkosky, C. Yee).

Division II of Excellent Ratings:

Solos (total: 49)
Flute: Sarah Mumford, Anna Townswick; Oboe: Abigail Toussaint; Clarinet: Shaina Bakken, Ashlynn Franzen, Emily Franzen, Alissa Kozelka; Saxophone: Dalton Brown, Brianna Doyle, Parker Grinna, Ashley Schwartzhoff; Trumpet: Helen Johnson, Richard Weis; French Horn: Isaac Fish; Snare: Erick Fadness, Maddie Fahey, Mara Frieden, Lars Marquardt, Shai Shay; Timpani:  Erick Fadness, Henrik Marquardt; Violin: Garret Baumler, Andrew Larson, Katie Perez, Ali Voigt; Cello: Chloe Gossling, James Paulson; Bass: Erik Carbonell; Piano: Hayden Carlson; Soprano: Jordyn Hussain, Kaylee Knight, Sydney Landstrom, Morgan Minear, Sarah Mumford, Rylea Ranum, Sonja Sacquitne, Abigail Toussaint Jada Vanden Brink; Alto: Madelyn Jermier, Nina Stahr; Tenor: Loden Henning, Andrew Larson, Sam Wilson; and Bass: Erik Carbonell, Erick Fadness, Ben Leschensky, Robert Smedsrud, Ian Smith, Drew Sullivan.

Ensembles (total: 30)
Flute Choir; Clarinet Duet: A. Franzen & E. Franzen; Saxophone Duet: Brown & Doyle; Saxophone Choir; Mixed WW Duet: de la Cruz & R. Sullivan; Mixed WW Trio (Raddatz, E. Rooney, Landstrom); Mixed WW Sextet (Martin, K. Thompson, Toussaint, Knight, Stacia Sexton, Murry); Wind Ensemble Brass Choir; French Horn Quartet (Ott, R. Berger, Gehling, Isaac Fish); Mixed Percussion Quintet (Frieden, Nesset, E. Fadness, L. Marquardt, Gunhus-Dansdill); Mixed Percussion Quartet (J. Varney, Gunhus-Dansdill, E. Fadness, S. Vanden Brink); String Duet: A. DeLong & L. Carlson, N. Larson & Paulson; Bass Trio (T. Phillips, A. Dugger, Casterton); String Quartet (Voigt, R. Smedsrud, J. Vanden Brink, Sparrow); Violin Quartet (Stock, J. Phillips, Willie, N. Larson); Chamber Orchestra 9; Chamber Orchestra 10; Chamber Orchestra 11; Viola Choir (Kilarski, Mikkelson, L. Kleckner, A. Darling, Laybourn, J. VandenBrink); Vocal Duet: Sims & de la Cruz, Sacquitne & Trewin, G. Womeldorf & E. Womeldorf, Knight & Valkosky, Indigo Fish & Townswick; Ninth Grade Chamber Choir; Ninth Grade Treble Clef 7 (Frieden, Guzman, Lesmeister, Herrmann, Pedlar, Fretheim, Hageman); Ninth Grade Treble Clef 9 (S. Maguina, Meirick, Gehling, Hussain, Jostand, McCabe, Mumford, E. Rooney, Rolfs); VC Bass Clef 9 (Dostal, N. Larson, Stock, I. Smith, Sorenson, J. Phillips, A. Dugger, E. Fadness, C. Krieg) and Ninth Grade Bass Clef 9 (J. Berlage, Hayes, Wilson, H. Carlson, J. Carolan, C. DeLong, Isaac Fish, Hendrickson, C. Johnson).

Other schools participating were Waukon High School, Crestwood High School, Independence High School, Wahlert High School, Waverly-Shell Rock High School, and West Delaware High School. This is an adjudicated festival in which students receive one of five divisional ratings for their performance: Division I "Superior" rating, Division II "Excellent" rating, Division III "Good" rating, Division IV "Fair" rating, and Division V "Poor" rating. The ratings are based on a point scale.