DHS musicians excel at Iowa High School Music Association Solo and Ensemble Music Festival

The Decorah High School Music Department participated in the annual Iowa High School Music Association Solo and Ensemble Music Festival on Saturday, at Independence High School in Independence. Other schools participating were West Delaware High School, Oelwein High School, Waukon High School, and Independence High School. This is an adjudicated festival in which students receive one of five division ratings for their performance: Division I "Superior" rating, Division II "Excellent" rating, Division III "Good" rating, Division IV "Fair" rating, or Division V "Poor" rating. The ratings are based on a point scale.

It was a successful day for the DHS Music Department. Each judge is allowed to present one "Outstanding Performance" award for the performance they deem to be the most superior of the day. There were ten judges overall in the vocal, orchestra, and band categories; and four of them awarded this elite distinction to DHS musicians. Students were accompanied on piano by Peggy Beatty, Dean Beckman, Mary Beth Bouska, Cathy Evelsizer, Amanda Huesmann, Susan Potvin, and Denise Wegge.
 
Receiving "Outstanding Performance" awards include Mya Sullivan, Violin Solo; Wind Ensemble Woodwind Choir (Jordyn Hussain, Sarah Pedlar, Sarah Mumford, Ally Bouska, Kiersten Benson, Claudia Idstrom, Lily McGohan, Leila Johnson, Cassidy Carolan, Danielle Lundtvedt, Mya Herrmann, Lauren Raddatz, Helen Weis, Mazzi Hanson, Sydney Landstrom, Emma Rooney, Gabriel Anderson, Katie Storlie, and Maddie Putnam);  Leila Johnson, Vocal Solo; and Viking Chorus Treble Clef Ensemble (Abby Hanson, Jenna Lundtvedt, Fiona Buresh, Kendra Bigler, Leila Johnson, Maggie Kane, Ally Bouska, and Amber Hussain)
 
Receiving a Perfect Score are the following:  Wind Ensemble Woodwind Choir (Jordyn Hussain, Sarah Pedlar, Sarah Mumford, Ally Bouska, Kiersten Benson, Claudia Idstrom, Lily McGohan, Leila Johnson, Cassidy Carolan, Danielle Lundtvedt, Mya Herrmann, Lauren Raddatz, Helen Weis, Mazzi Hanson, Sydney Landstrom, Emma Rooney, Gabriel Anderson, Katie Storlie, and Maddie Putnam); Finn Deen-Lester, Vocal Solo; Leila Johnson, Vocal Solo; Annette Leschensky, Vocal Solo; Concert Choir Treble Clef Ensemble (Audrey Casterton, Lily Smith, Ruby Langholz, Katherine Bruening, Sydney Landstrom, Hallie Johnson, Abby Pedlar, Sarah Mumford, Lily Humpal, Emma Rooney, Sophie Schwarz)
 
Division I Superior Ratings:
 
Solos (total: 62)
Flute: Jordyn Hussain, Sarah Mumford, and Sarah Pedlar; Oboe: Lily McGohan; Clarinet: Cassidy Carolan, Danielle Lundtvedt, Mazzi Hanson, and Mya Herrmann; Trumpet: Blake Henriquez and Landon Miller; French Horn: Sara Gehling and Meg Sessions; Trombone: Solomon Thompson and Sam Wilson; Euphonium: Matthew Smith and Peter Wilson; Percussion: Storme Barr, Erica Bouska, and Beirgen Gunhus-Dansdill; Piano: Hayden Carlson; Violin: Mya Sullivan, Adrian Huang, Amanda Kavan, Ann Meirick, Delaynee Frey, Erin Dintaman, William Schwarz, Noah Lovelace, Amber Hussain; Viola: Kaden Leliefeld, Payton Taylor; Cello: Jenna Lundtvedt, Anja Madsen, Riley Wilson, David Olson; Soprano: Katherine Bruening, Audrey Casterton, Leila Johnson, Maggie Kane, Ruby Langholz, Annette Leschensky, Ann Meirick, Grace Robison, Lily Smith; Alto: Ally Bouska, Lily Humpal, Amber Hussain, Sierra Kruger, Emma Rooney, Amey Shedinger, Katie Storlie; Tenor: Jackson Berlage, Cameron DeLong, Nolan Jostand, Dylan Muhlbauer, Jacob Voigt; and Bass: Joseph Courtney, Finn Deen-Lester, Landan Folkedahl, Christian Johnson, Thomas Ostlie, Kaj Spencer-Berg.
 
Ensembles (total: 67)
Wind Ensemble Woodwind Choir, Symphonic Band Woodwind Choir, Flute Choir, Flute Duet (J. Hussain and S. Pedlar), Flute and Clarinet Duets (C. Carolan and E. Carolan, S. Mumford and Herrmann), Mixed Woodwind Trio (S. Pedlar, McGohan, and D. Lundtvedt), Clarinet Choir, Clarinet Quartet (C. Carolan, D. Lundtvedt, Moen, and Kane), Brass Choir B, Low Brass Choir, Brass Quartet (Irwin, P. Wilson, M. Smith, and Jostand), Trombone Duet (S. Wilson and Thompson), Percussion Choir Carnival, Percussion Sextet (Gunhus-Dansdill, Runestad, Casterton, Marquardt, K. Bruening, and Morrow), and Vanden Brink, Heine), Percussion Quintet (Barr, Cook, Steines, Morrow, Vanden Brink), Percussion Trio (Morrow, Marquardt, Gunhus-Dansdill, and composed by AJ Morrow); String Duets: Dintaman and A. Peña, Smith and Deen-Lester, Frey and Ahrens, Swanson and Ahrens, J. Peña and M. Sullivan, Madsen and J. Lundtvedt, Krieg and Lauren Johnson, K. Hermanson and Alysa Hanson, A. Hussain and J. Lundtvedt, A. Peña and W. Schwarz; Violin Trio (J. Peña, W. Schwarz, A. Peña); Violin Quartet (J. Peña, Ahrens, Swanson, A. Peña); String Quartets (A. Hussain, Kavan, Madsen, J. Lundtvedt), (Frey, Meirick, L. Smith, Pipho); String Quintet (Lovelace, Zheng, Sparrow, Olson, Walter), (Gus Hayes, Meirick, Leliefeld, Burgdorf-Hibbs, Kleckner); Cello Quintets (Grouws, Pipho, Rolfs, Burgdorf-Hibbs, M. Franzen); Cello Sextet (Madsen, J. Lundtvedt, E. Brauer, Olson, C. Peterson, Neal); 10th Grade Chamber Orchestra; 11/12 Grade Chamber Orchestra; Vocal Duet: A. Bouska and Jostand, A. and M. Hanson, Langholz and A. Leschensky, S. Wilson and E. Rooney, Anderson and Walter, L. Smith and Deen-Lester, Spencer-Berg and Vilardo, A. Bouska and M. Hendrickson; Madrigal Singers; CC Chamber Chorale; CC Chamber Singers; CC Chamber Choir; VC Chamber Choir; Ninth Grade Chamber Choir; Vocal Mixed Quartet (L. Johnson, Madsen, Lovelace, Morrow); Vocal Double Duet: (A. Peña, Cook, Henning, W. Schwarz); Vocal Bass Clef Quartet: (S. Wilson, DeLong, Deen-Lester, C. Johnson); CC Bass Clef 7 (H. Carlson, Berlage, DeLong, Hadley, Courtney, Fish, C. Johnson); CC Bass Clef 9 (Berlage, Grotegut, Voigt, Donlon, Holkesvik, Halverson, Aidan Hunter, T. Hendrickson); CC Bass Clef 9 (A. Peña, J. Peña, Cook, Vilardo, Henning, Spencer-Berg, Huinker, B. Lange, W. Schwarz); VC Bass Clef 9 (G. Anderson, Jostand, Lovelace, P. Wilson, Irwin, DeVore, Walter, Morrow, M. Smith); CC Treble Clef Ensemble (Casterton, L. Smith, Langholz, K. Bruening, Landstrom, H. Johnson, A. Pedlar, Sarah Mumford, L. Humpal, E. Rooney, S. Schwarz); VC Treble Clef Ensemble (A. Hanson, J. Lundtvedt, F. Buresh, Bigler, L. Johnson, Kane, A. Bouska, A. Hussain); CC Treble Clef 10 (S. Weis, L. Weis, A. Buresh, Meirick, Gehling, Guzman, Lesmeister, M. Frieden, M. Hanson); CC Treble Clef 8 (Runestad, Oftedahl, Bjergum, A. Jermier, Putnam, Swanson, A. Holland, Tangen); CC Treble Clef 6 (Reb, Svestka, A. Shedinger, Valkosky, B. Berns, Storlie); VC Treble Clef 9 (Milburn, Merritt, Nierengarten, Tallier, Barr, Mettille, C. Rooney, Kruger, Ihde).
 
 
Division II Excellent Ratings:
 
Solos (total: 41)
Flute: Emma Humpal; Trombone: Kaya Hougen; Tuba: Nolan Jostand; Percussion: Matthew Baker, Colin Brauer, Katherine Bruening, Audrey Casterton, Conner Cook, Andrew Heine, Nadia Johnson, Lars Marquardt, AJ Morrow, Mara Pankow, Ella Runestad, Kassidy Steines, and Sawyer Vanden Brink; Piano - Leila Johnson; Violin: Nathan Larson, Claire Jensen, Arlo Hayes, Katya Baldwin; Viola: Kayanne Cooper, Alice Laybourn, Koryn Bakken; Bass: Caleb Huebner, Brendan Hunter; Soprano: Jordyn Hussain, Hallie Johnson, Mikiah Krieg, Sydney Landstrom, Sarah Mumford; Tenor: Hayden Carlson, Nolan Jacobsen, Noah Lovelace, Peter Wilson, Sam Wilson; and Bass: Drew Chamberlain, Tyler Irwin, Cooper McElree, Matthew Smith, Gabe Vilardo.

Ensembles (total: 21)
Flute Duet (E. Humpal and Busta); Clarinet Duet (Moen and Kane); Saxophone Choir; Brass Choir A; Percussion Choir Evening News, Percussion Quintet (K. Bruening, Gunhus-Dansdill, Marquardt, Morrow, Cook), Percussion Trio (Runestad, K. Bruening, Casterton), Percussion Duet (Runestad and Casterton), Percussion Quartet (C. Brauer, Barr, N. Johnson, Pankow); String Duets: S. Betts and Svestka, Dhly and Clement; String Trio (Swanson, Ahrens, C. Mincks); String Quartet (M. Holland, K. Henriquez, Lauren Johnson, Krieg), 9th Grade Chamber Orchestra; Vocal Duets: S. Mumford and Berlage, J. Hussain and H. Carlson; Ninth Grade Treble Clef 8 (Robison, K. Henriquez, Reilly, Lovstuen, L. Johnson, Bakken, E. Humpal, B. Buresh); Ninth Grade Treble Clef 9 (Krieg, P. Lange, Clement, Dhly, R. Wilson, Martin, A. Franzen, N. Johnson, M. Holland); Ninth Grade Bass Clef 7 (Muhlbauer, Paulson, S. Jermier, Folkedahl, Chamberlain, Ostlie, Simon Mumford); Ninth Grade Bass Clef 8 (Jacobsen, D. Berns, McCain, Eichinger, Everson, D. Frieden, T. Shedinger) CC Bass Clef 12 (Cowie, Elton, C. Mincks, Iverson, Berndt Bohr, Magner, O. Bruening, Seo, M. Leschensky, Bockman, Shindelar, S. Robinson).