Kirkland music students show well at Northlake Regional Solo and Ensemble Contest

Kirkland students performed well at the Northlake Region Solo and Ensemble Contest held at Juanita High School on Feb. 8.

Kirkland students performed well at the Northlake Region Solo and Ensemble Contest held at Juanita High School on Feb. 8. The Northlake Region competition includes all of the Lake Washington and Northshore School Districts and any private schools located within the districts. The state contest, for winners in each category, is at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Wash., on April 25-26. Lake Washington schools involved from Kirkland included Juanita High School and Lake Washington High School.

Winners in each category listed below will advance automatically to the state contest in April. First alternates and second alternates are also listed below.

Solo winners:

· Logan Esterling, oboe-English horn, LWHS, junior

· Alexander Gilbert, clarinet, LWHS, junior

· Anders Jorstad, bass, LWHS, senior

· Caeli MacLennan, French horn, STEM, sophomore

· Thomas Mikkelson, soprano-alto saxophone, JHS, sophomore

· Tyra Overby, soprano, JHS, junior

· Stella Perlic, timpani, JHS, senior

· Stella Perlic, mallets, JHS, senior

· Chris Potter, string bass, JHS, junior

· Tyler Roberts, alto-bass clarinet, RHS, sophomore

· Keegan Taggart, trombone, JHS, senior

· Jennifer Yeh, violin, STEM, junior

Ensemble winners:

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· Woodwinds-Small, JHS Flute Quartet (JHS): Abby Bergman (junior), Bridget Dahlman-Oeth (sophomore), Leslie Fisher (junior) and Aimee Richardson (junior).

· Brass – Small, Beauty and the Beasts (JHS): Hannah Miller (senior), Jacob Reyes (senior) and Keegan Taggart (senior).

· Percussion – Small, Eric Whitacre’s Face (JHS): Paul Carlson (senior), Camilla Carter (junior), Stella Perlic (senior), and Tanya Wunderlich (junior).

· Percussion – Large, Percussion Ensemble 2 (LWHS): Lorenzo Andreozzi (sophomore), Claire Catlin (senior), Amos Chong (sophomore), Nathaniel Leviten (senior), Forrest Malcolm (sophomore), Nick Richins (sophomore), Benjamin Scholl (sophomore) and Matt Skelton (senior).

· Boys Vocal-Large, Men of Lyrica (LWHS): Erik Abramsom (sophomore), Dallas Arellano-Gaus (senior), Weston Elison (senior), Will Gear (junior), Collin Hesson (sophomore), Brandon Hewitt (sophomore), Anders Jorstad (senior), Gabe Laurant (senior), Colin Mariani (senior), Christoph Mayr (senior), Nick Mihas (sophomore), James Rowan (sophomore), Jonas Rutledge (junior) and Nick Walker (senior).

· Mixed Vocal-Large, Mixed of Lyrica (LWHS): Erik Abramsom (sophomore), Kiya Coon (senior), Aubrey Dangel (senior), Weston Elison (senior), Will Gear (junior), Amy Gulley (junior), Rachel Heitlauf (senior), Collin Hesson (sophomore), Anders Jorstad (senior), Gabe Laurant (senior), Julie Prichard (senior), Lexie Richins (senior), James Rowan (sophomore), Jonas Rutledge (junior), Dani Stinogel (senior), and Michelle Tryon (senior).

Solo first alternates:

· Jonathan Azpeitia, alto-bass clarinet, JHS, junior

· Kiya Coon, alto – vocal, LWHS, senior

· Anders Jorstad, baritone – vocal, LWHS, senior

· Adrian Pang, cello, STEM, sophomore

· Seth Peterson, oboe-English horn, JHS, junior

· Jacob Reyes, trombone, JHS, senior

· Aimee Richardson, flute-piccolo, JHS, junior

Ensemble first alternates:

· Strings-Large, Lake Washington Chamber Orchestra (LWHS): Annika Baker (junior), Phoebe Borthwick (sophomore), Daniel Bou (senior), Sheridan Ferguson (sophomore), Margaret Hansen (junior), Anders Jorstad (senior), Grace Kim (junior), Jeffrey Lin (senior), Carter Nelson (senior), Kyle Opperman (sophomore), Mathew Tang (sophomore), Monica Taing (junior), Jordan Tsao (senior), and Kim Veldee (junior).

· Girls Vocal-Small, The Grimm Sisters (LWHS): Kiya Coon (senior) and Rebecca Zieber (senior).

· Girls Vocal-Large, Women of Lyrica (LWHS): Sydney Anderson (junior), Ashley Clark (senior), Kiya Coon (senior), Aubrey Dangel (senior), Reilly Davidson (sophomore), Olivia Heindel (junior), Rachel Heitlauf (senior), Hannah Kaspar (sophomore), Ciara Kerrick (junior), Madeline Malcolm (senior), Julie Prichard (senior), Alexis Richins (senior), Danielle Stinogel (senior), Lara Torres (senior), Michelle Tryon (senior) and Rebecca Zieber (senior).

Solo second alternate:

· Maxine Beeman, tuba, JHS, sophomore

· Ben Ellis, trumpet, JHS, senior

· Anne Li, French horn, LWHS, senior

· Tyra Overby, mezzo soprano, JHS, junior

· Anna Schneider, soprano – vocal, JHS, senior

· Naomi Vlasin, alto-bass clarinet, JHS, senior

Ensemble second alternates:

· Brass-Small, Cathy’s Kids (JHS): Clark Ellis (junior), Hannah Miller (senior), Jacob Reyes (senior) and Keegan Taggart (senior).