Members the Talbot County Public Schools Bands traveled to North Caroline High School last month for the Eastern Shore Band Directors Association (ESBDA) Annual Solo & Ensemble Festival. All participants receive ratings from I to V with I being “Superior”, the highest rating. A rating of II is deemed “Excellent”. Those who earn an Excellent (II) or a Superior Rating (I) receive certificates and are able to order medals representing their achievement. Students who earned a superior also qualified to audition at the state level at Towson University in May.
Saint Michaels Middle High School had three musicians compete as follows:
Molly Fullerton –Trumpet Solo*
Marty Fullerton – Trumpet Solo*
Marty Fullerton, Geo Graves, and Madison White–2 Trumpets and French Horn Trio
Easton High School Students:
Tristyn Mousslih, Tracey Abance* – Trumpet Duet
Laurie Alltop* – Solo Flute
John Stinson – Solo Snare
Easton Middle School Students:
Anna Leshner, Elaina Steinly, Loren Lee* – Clarinet & 2 Flutes Trio
David Gardner* – Clarinet
Avery Carter and Calvin Davis* – Clarinet Duet
Ryan Latham, Curt Hutchinson* – Snare Drum Duet
Joe Szymanski, Will Ross, Kellen Lambert – Trumpet, French Horn, Alto Sax Trio
Jonathan Storch – Trumpet Solo
Kiersten Chaney, Kellen Lambert – Alto Sax Duet
Sandra Lane, Kylie Fluharty, Jasmyn Richardson – Tenor, 2 Clarinets Trio
Joel Duah and Mathijs Goyens-Harvey – Baritone, Tenor Sax Duet
Diamond Brown, Melissa Pineda – Flute, Clarinet
Bechorah Aguoru* – Clarinet Solo
Rachel Lapp – Trumpet Solo
David Ludwig, Jason Blades Hrynko – Clarinet, Trumpet Duet
Mara Stoyanov and Natalie Englehart* – Flute Duet
Mara Stoyanov* – Flute Solo
Abigail Meadows Charlotte Mosely, Ian Branic* – Clarinet, Flute Trumpet Trio
Louis Lentz, Anderson Bartolon* – Snare Drum Duet
Brooke Howard, Samantha Mason* – Snare Drum Duet
Jacob Abatiello, Louis Lentz – Snare Drum Duet
*Earned Superior Rating and will audition at the State Level at Towson University in May.
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