Bluffton High School Band director Dave Sycks reports that students attended Solo and Ensemble Adjudicated Events on Saturday, February 11, at St. Mary’s High School. The following ratings were earned:
Class A
Hannah Davis - Trumpet Solo - Superior rating
Alyssa Hoffman - Clarinet Solo - Excellent rating
Class B
Adanna Johnstone - Violin Solo - Superior rating
Brooke Camper - Flute Solo - Superior rating
Saxophone Trio of Ben Hartzler, Alyssa Hoffman, Adanna Johnstone - Superior Rating
Ty Huffman - Marimba Solo - Excellent rating
Trombone Trio of Cole Bowers, Levi Fenzl, John-Paul Yoder- Excellent rating
June Essinger - Trumpet Solo - Good rating
Elizabeth Honse - Flute Solo - Good rating
Class C
Alyssa Hoffman - Saxophone Solo - Superior rating
Vocal music teacher Kara Zink reports that the following vocal events received a superior rating:
Men's Trio-Cole Bowers, Ben Hartzler, Ian Rieman
Ben Hartzler-Solo
Raelyn Clinger-Solo
Amy Jebsen-Solo
Caitlyn Couch-Solo
Liliana Liberato-Solo
Freshmen Quartet-Ellie Hartzler, Liliana Liberato, Ty Huffman, Ben Hartzler
Ty Huffman-Solo
Ellie Hartzler-Solo
The following event received an excellent rating:
Ladies Trio-Adanna Johnstone, Caitlyn Couch, Alissa Beck
UPCOMING
The Bluffton High School String Orchestra will be performing at the OMEA State Orchestra Adjudicated Event on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023.
This event will be held in the Findlay HS auditorium. Performance time for Bluffton is 6:00 p.m.
The 26-member orchestra will be playing in class "C" and performing "Korean Folk Song Variants" arranged by Elliot Del Borgo, "Ruminations" by Sean O'Loughlin and "Postcards from Russia" arranged by Carrie Lane Gurselle. The orchestra is under the direction of Rachael E. Lewis.
