On April 16, the Clarkston Middle School band and orchestra students performed at the District Four Solo and Ensemble Festival at South Lyon Millennium Middle School.
The following students received a superior rating of one: Dan Ashby, Shane Kouri, Chip Tuson, Megan Johnson, Allie Browe and Nick Posawatz ? percussion ensemble; Jordyn Winship ? clarinet solo; Nicholle Cardinal and Megan Pillow ? saxophone duet; Jenna Shahly ? clarinet solo; Jonas Vogler and Ron Etters ? percussion duet; Cameron Johns ? trumpet solo; Natalie Frendberg ? clarinet solo; Rachael Whitmore and Sophie Angelis ? string ensemble duet; Samantha Morawski ? oboe solo; Olivia Tomei and Samantha Wint ? saxophone duet; Fred Draska and Charlie Owczarzak ? saxophone duet; Amanda Hargett ? flute solo; Matt Lawson ? violin solo; Rachael Whitmore ? violin solo; Carrie Thams ? bassoon solo; Kara Marsac ? flute solo; Audrie Bedenis and Kara Marsac ? flute solo; Jill Roberts and Olivia Tomei ? saxophone duet; Nicholle Cardinal and Megan Pillow ? saxophone duet; Ashley Chamberlain, Jenna Manilla and Amy Cannons ? flute trio; Carrie Thams and Jenna Shahly ? woodwind duet; Hillary Hacker and Maddie Badgley ? string ensemble duet; Ben Rogers, Chris Hyde, Cameron Johns and Andrea Kovacic ? brass quartet; Ron Etters ? drum set solo; Tim Ginn ? trumpet solo; Cameron Johns and Kasey McKay ? trumpet duet; Emily Bullen ? oboe solo; Allie Browe and Megan Johnson ? snare duet; Ben Fuler ? tuba solo; Morgan Brisse ? clarinet solo.
The following students received a good rating of two: Lauren Mitchell and Elizabeth Wong ? trumpet duet; Emily Beattie and Maddie Badgley ? mixed duet; Kayla Bell and Stefani Galik ? clarinet duet; Tim Ginn, Philip Finazzo, Heather Arpoika, Michael Schreiber and Jacob Rutilla ? brass quintet; Andrea Kovacic and Kasey McKay ? trumpet duet; Andrea Kovacic ? trumpet solo; Ariel Black and Hillary Hacker ? string ensemble duet; Katie Chasins and Amanda Choi ? string ensemble duet; Aditi Patel and Emily Bullen ? oboe duet; Natalie Bourdon and Melinda Cabaj ? woodwind duet; Chesney Oldenburg, Emily Allen and Shelby Isenbarg ? flute trio; Taylor Seng ? trumpet solo; Kristen Cross and Taylor Benson ? french horn duet; Lindsey Goode and Kasey McKay ? trumpet duet; Heather Arpoika and Blaine Schlosser ? trombone duet; Emily Beattie ? flute solo; Alexa VanBrocklin, Emily Smith and Lindsay Viviano ? clarinet trio; Callie Colbert and Samantha Irwin ? clarinet duet; Hillary Hacker, Mary Crawford, Johannah Kupe and Sophie Angelis ? string quartet; Jonas Vogler, Ron Etters and Carson Ratliff ? percussion trio; Jessica Stiles and Emily Allen ? woodwind duet; Andrew Miller and Patrick Blust ? brass duet; Alex Berquist ? trombone solo.
Other participating students included: Danielle Hurst and Katie Neisler ? flute duet.
Congratulations to the Clarkston Middle School band and orchestra students.