Congratulations to the members of the Owensboro Catholic Band Program who participated in the KMEA 2nd District Solo and Ensemble Performance Assessment Event at Owensboro Catholic High School on Saturday, April 18, 2015. All Owensboro Catholic Events received either a Distinguished (Superior) or Proficient (Excellent) rating—which was the goal that was set for all of the students.
Owensboro Catholic Middle School
Flute Solo—Mary Dixon—Distinguished
Clarinet Solo—Makayla McCarty—Distinguished
Clarinet Solo—Cambron Johnson—Proficient
Tenor Saxophone Solo—Matthew Graviss—Distinguished
Trumpet Solo—Caitlin Gillihan—Distinguished
Trumpet Solo—Josafina Garcia—Proficient
Baritone Solo—Paul Pfeifer—Distinguished
Baritone Solo—Sam Wilson—Distinguished
Snare Solo—Sean Henry—Distinguished
Snare Solo—Paul Pfeifer—Distinguished
Snare Solo—Matthew Graviss—Proficient
Flute Trio—Mary Dixon, Madelyn Hempen, Harley Slack—Proficient
Clarinet Duet—Makayla McCarthy, Cambron Johnson—Proficient
Saxophone Duet—Grant Toler, Samuel Self—Distinguished
Brass Trio—Ben O’Bryan, Kendall Johnson, Sebastian Lattus—Distinguished
Brass Quartet—Josafina Garcia, Caitlin Gillihan, Paul Pfeifer, Sam Wilson—Proficient
Snare Duet—Alex Payne, Kennedy Roberts—Distinguished
7th Grade Percussion Ensemble—Spencer Osborne, Sean Henry, Justin Phillips, Alex Wolfe, Michael Keller—Distinguished
8th Grade Percussion Ensemble—Paul Pfeifer, Alex Payne, Grant Toler, Sam Wilson, Josafina Garcia, Matthew Graviss, Kennedy Roberts, Samuel Self, Cambron Johnson, Makayla McCarty, Caitlin Gillihan, Mary Dixon, Madelyn Hempen, Harley Slack—Distinguished
Owensboro Catholic High School
Flute Solo—Iona Palmer—Distinguished—Qualified for State Solo and Ensemble*
Clarinet Solo—Becca Ballard— Distinguished—Qualified for State Solo and Ensemble
Clarinet Solo—Tricia Thompson–Distinguished—Qualified for State Solo and Ensemble
Clarinet Solo—Kelly Hayden– Distinguished—Qualified for State Solo and Ensemble
Alto Saxophone Solo—Jake Hayden– Distinguished—Qualified for State Solo and Ensemble
Trumpet Solo—Jacob Payne—Distinguished Plus**– Distinguished—Qualified for State Solo and Ensemble
Trumpet Solo—Jackson Bittel– Distinguished—Qualified for State Solo and Ensemble
Trumpet Solo—Geneva Renshaw—Distinguished
French Horn Solo—Claire Hagan—Proficient
Baritone Solo—Benjamin Conkright– Distinguished—Qualified for State Solo and Ensemble
Tuba Solo—Joey Phillips—Distinguished Plus—Qualified for State Solo and Ensemble
Tuba Solo—Nick Keller—Distinguished Plus—Qualified for State Solo and Ensemble
Snare Solo—Evan Lorenzen—Distinguished—Qualified for State Solo and Ensemble
Flute Duet—Iona Palmer, Madison Taylor—Proficient
Flute Trio—Iona Palmer, Madison Taylor, Taylor Beyke—Distinguished
Clarinet Trio—Becca Ballard, Tricia Thompson, Kelly Hayden—Distinguished Plus
Saxophone Duet—Danielle Keller, Jax Matthews—Distinguished
Trumpet Duet—Jacob Payne, Jackson Bittel—Distinguished
Brass Duet—John Lashbrook, Benjamin Conkright—Distinguished
Brass Duet—Jack Padgett, Griffin Wassmer—Proficient
Tuba Duet—Joey Phillips, Nick Keller—Distinguished
Brass Trio—Geneva Renshaw, Claire Hagan, Audrey Fulkerson—Proficient
Mallet Duet—Tyler Mayfield, Rachel McBride—Distinguished
High School Percussion Ensemble—Evan Lorenzen, Griffin Wassmer, Ashley Birkhead, Tyler Mayfield, Tricia Thompson, Emma Oakes, Rachel McBride, Becca Ballard, Jack Padgett, Clayton Roberts, Jacob Payne, Jackson Bittel—Distinguished Plus—Qualified for State Solo and Ensemble
*In order for an event to qualify for State, students were required to play music off of a list of approved State Level solos or ensembles. The students had the option of performing in a State Level event or regular event. The student must receive a Distinguished Rating at District Solo and Ensemble to qualify for State.
**A Distinguished Plus is awarded to an event that was performed at an exceptionally high level.
