Sixteen outstanding singers from Winton Woods Middle School performed with the Ohio Music Education Association District 14 Honor Choir Saturday, Feb. 13.
“Students, who were selected for their outstanding musicianship, worked hard to prepare music for the festival,” said Winton Woods Middle School Choir Director Janna Frank. The students worked with internationally renowned composer/arranger/clinician Greg Gilpin and premiered a new composition commissioned by OMEA District 14 for the event.
Winton Woods Middle School students who participated in OMEA Honor Choir were sopranos Allison Vesgas, Taryn Phillips-Smith, Stephanie Thompson and Jade Davis; altos Amari Jones, Celeste Hackmann, Abby Ewald, Zoe Keller, Lillian Christen, and Carrigan Mills; tenors Connor Muddiman, Doryan Miller, Jayden Watkins and Kenny Greer; and basses Andrew Kerobo and Joey Mayer.
Winton Woods Middle School choir students who participated in OMEA District 14 Honor Choir were (top, l-r) Doryan Miller, Carrigan Mills, Stephanie Thompson, Jade Davis, Allison Vesges, Amari Jones, Abby Ewald and Connor Muddiman; (kneeling, l-f) Joey Mayer, Celeste Hackmann, Jayden Watkins, Taryn Phillips-Smith, Kenny Greer, Zoe Keller, and Andrew Kerobo. Lillian Christen is not pictured.
Class A
Superior (I rating)
Taylor Baird – Oboe solo
Sarah Drees - Soprano vocal solo
Alex Kuhn - Baritone vocal solo
Ciarra Rucker – Flute solo
Excellent ( II rating)
Eden Daniel – Clarinet solo
Katie Hall - Mezzo-soprano vocal solo
Good (III rating)
Winton Woods String Quartet - Shanice Wiechman, Devon Parker, Rashad Sylvester, and Dorion Marshall
Festival Performance
Saxophone Sextet –
Ayana Phelps, Kenya Reaves, Kendra Jackson, Kayla Upthegrove, Justin Kerobo, Joshua Kerobo
Class B
Superior (I rating)
Dayshana Bradley – Bassoon solo
Rebecca Day - Soprano vocal solo
Anthony Garrison – Trumpet solo
Jordan Leary – Oboe solo
Nathan Sempsrott – Trumpet solo
Kayla Upthegrove – Tenor Sax solo
Flute Trio – Ciarra Rucker, Kenya Williams, Jasmine Jones
Clarinet Quartet – Eden Daniel, Eduardo Santiago, Adrian Jones, Aleithea Sims
Woodwind Quartet – Ciarra Rucker, Jasmine Jones, Taylor Baird, Becca Day
Winton Woods Chamber Orchestra - Sarah Drees, Shanice Wiechman, Jennifer Owen, Ruhi Gulati, Kirby Simpson, Devon Parker, Rashad Sylvester, Dorion Marshall, Alex Strupe, Tre Lumpkin
Excellent ( II rating)
Parker Sarra – Bassoon solo
Woodwind Trio – Tiffany Doucette, Menyada Anderson, Dayshana Bradley
Trombone Trio – Blake Howard, Jasmine Colvin, Jesse Rengers, Anthony Thompson (piano)
Clarinet Trio –Eduardo Santiago, Adrian Jones, Aleithea Sims
Brass Quintet – Nathan Sempsrott, Elise Mills, PJ Layne, Blake Howard, PJ Rideout
Good (III rating)
Dorion Marshall - Cello Solo
Saxophone Quartet – Ayana Phelps, Dorian Marshall, Kayla Upthegrove, Joshua Kerobo
Festival Performance
Shanice Wiechmann - Class B Violin Solo
Winton Woods String Quintet - Shanice Wiechman, Tysha Morris, Jordan Randolph, Dorion Marshall, Tre Lumpkin
Class C
Superior (I rating)
Tiana Bane – Clarinet solo
Sarai Dean – Tuba solo
Jorden Denny – Trumpet solo
DeAsia Knott - Violin Solo
Jennifer Owen - Violin Solo
Jordan Randolph - Piano Solo
T.J. Wooton - Viola Solo
Woodwind Trio – Ciarra Rucker, Taylor Baird, Eden Daniel
Bassoon Trio – Becca Day, Parker Sarra, Dayshana Bradley
WW Duet - Violin/Viola Duet - Shanice Wiechman and T.J. Wooton
Excellent ( II rating)
Micaiah Dawson - Tenor vocal solo
Tiffany Doucette – Flute solo
Woodwind Quintet – Kenya Williams, Jordan Leary, Parker Sarra, Eden Daniel, PJ Layne
Flute Trio – Tiffany Doucette, Jasmine Edwards, Jordan Leary
Good (III rating)
Brass Trio – Anthony Garrison, PJ Layne, Zoraeda Cortes
Festival Performance
Tysha Morris - Violin Solo
Saxophone Sextet – Ciera Knot, Noah Hill, Jackson Kramer, Jillian Lloyd, Aliyah Horton, Ryan Hunter
