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2009 Michigan Youth Arts Festival Participants

Pioneer Bands students participated in State Solo & Ensemble Festival Saturday, March 28, 2009, at Chelsea High School. State certified MSBOA Adjudicators evaluated each performance.

As a result of their performance at the STATE Solo and Ensemble Festival, the following Pioneer Band students were nominated to participate in the MSBOA Youth Arts Festival Concerto Soloist auditions:

• Meekyoung Lee (Flute)
• Saunders Hayes (Flute)
• Victoria Tillman (Oboe)
• James Campbell (Bb Clarinet)
• Ryan J. King (Bb Clarinet
• Dylan Larkins (Trumpet)
• Hope Wilson (Trombone)
• Jonathan Bower (Trombone)
• Skye Hookham (Marimba).

As a result of their performance at the STATE Solo and Ensemble Festival, the following Pioneer Band students were nominated to audition for the MSBOA Youth Arts Festival Outstanding Small Ensemble:

• Woodwind Duet featuring Lindsay Hall (Flute), Andrew Johnson (Bb Clarinet)
• Woodwind Quintet featuring Meekyoung Lee (Flute), Dana Wilson (French Horn), Abby Lewis-Lakin (Oboe), Ryan J. King (Bb Clarinet), Victoria Fingerle (Bassoon)
• Brass Quintet featuring Helen DeMarsh (French Horn), Amin Lanseur (Tuba), Jeff Johnson (Trumpet), Mackenzie Miller (Trombone), Miriam Michaels (Trumpet)
• Brass Quartet featuring Jay Yamakado (French Horn), Amin Lanseur (Tuba) , Devin Webster (Trombone), Jonathan Bower (Trombone)
• String Trio featuring Jacob Joyce (Violin), Ryan King (Bb Clarinet), Leah Latterner (Piano).

The following Pioneer Music students were nominated to participate in the MSBOA Youth Arts Festival Honors Band:

• Meekyoung Lee (Flute)
• Ryan J. King (Clarinet)
• Michael Sullivant (Bass Clarinet)
• Jeff Johnson (Trumpet)
• Joshua Stein (Trumpet)
• Hope Wilson (Trombone)
• Adam Graves (Tuba)

The following Pioneer Music students were nominated to participate in the MSBOA Youth Arts Festival Honors Orchestra:

• Dylan Larkins (Trumpet)
• Dana Wilson (French Horn)
• Elizabeth Cvercko (French Horn)
• Jay Yamakado (French Horn)
• Margaret Morgan (French Horn)
• Jonathan Bower (Trombone)
• Scott Hulbert (Snare)

These students were nominated from over 10,000 MSBOA State Solo & Ensemble Festival participants from the entire State of Michigan.