Congratulations to the Owensboro Catholic Middle and High School Band Members for outstanding results at the KMEA 2nd District Solo and Ensemble Assessment Event that was held at OCHS on Saturday, April 23.
All OCS Events reached the goal of receiving all Distinguished and Proficient Ratings with 37 Distinguished Ratings, 4 Distinguished Plus Ratings (an extra + from the judge noting a performance that went above and beyond), 11 Proficient Ratings, and 12 high school events qualified for State Solo and Ensemble.
Iona Palmer Flute solo DISTINGUISHED (Qualified for State)
Mary Dixon Flute Solo PROFICIENT
Cambron Johnson Clarinet Solo PROFICIENT
Makayla McCarty Clarinet Solo DISTINGUISHED (Qualified for State)
Becca Ballard Clarinet Solo DISTINGUISHED (Qualified for State)
Kelly Hayden Clarinet Solo DISTINGUISHED PLUS (Qualified for State)
Jake Hayden Alto Saxophone Solo PROFICIENT
Matthew Graviss Tenor Saxophone Solo DISTINGUISHED
Claire Hagan Horn Solo PROFICIENT
Jackson Bittel Trumpet Solo DISTINGUSHED PLUS (Qualified for State)
Geneva Renshaw Trumpet Solo PROFICIENT
Josafina Garcia Trumpet Solo DISTINGUISHED
John Lashbrook Trombone Solo DISTINGUISHED (Qualified for State)
Paul Pfeifer Baritone Solo DISTINGUISHED (Qualified for State)
Joey Phillips Tuba Solo DISTINGUISHED (Qualified for State)
Nick Keller Tuba Solo DISTINGUISHED (Qualified for State)
Evan Lorenzen Snare Solo DISTINGUISHED (Qualified for State)
Paul Pfeifer Snare Solo DISTINGUISHED (Qualified for State)
Flute/Clarinet Duet: Iona Palmer & Kelly Hayden DISTINGUISHED
Flute Quartet: Iona Palmer, Taylor Beyke, Mary Dixon & Madelyn Hempen PROFICIENT
Clarinet Duet: Cambron Johnson & Makayla McCarty DISTINGUISHED
Clarinet Quartet: Becca Ballard, Kelly Hayden, Cambron Johnson & Makayla McCarty DISTINGUISHED
Saxophone Duet: Jax Matthews & Grant Toler DISTINGUISHED
Saxophone Duet: Grant Toler & Samuel Self PROFICIENT
Brass Quartet: Josafina Garcia, Geneva Renshaw, Caitlin Gillihan & Claire Hagan PROFICENT
Low Brass Ensemble: John Lashbrook, Paul Pfeifer, Audrey Fulkerson, Sam Wilson, Joey Phillips & Nick Keller DISTINGUSHED
Tuba Duet: Joey Phillips & Nick Keller DISTINGUISHED PLUS
Snare Duet: Evan Lorenzen & Paul Pfeifer PROFICIENT
Mallet Duet: Rachel McBride & Alex Payne DISTINGUISHED
Percussion Ensemble: Evan Lorenzen, Paul Pfeifer, Alex Payne, Rachel McBride, Ashley Birkhead, Sam Wilson, Kennedy Roberts, Becca Ballard, Emma Oakes, Kelly Hayden, Jake Hayden, Jackson Bittel & Joey Phillips DISTINGUISHED (Qualified for State)
Sophia Riedell Clarinet Solo DISTINGUISHED
Willow Matthews Clarinet Solo DISTINGUISHED
Justin Phillips Alto Saxophone Solo DISTINGUISHED
Olivia Taylor Alto Saxophone Solo DISTINGUISHED
Ben O’Bryan Trumpet Solo DISTINGUISHED
Kendall Johnson Trombone Solo DISTINGUISHED
Sebastian Lattus Trombone Solo DISTINGUISHED
Gus Lattus Baritone Solo DISTINGUISHED
Sean Henry Snare Solo DISTINGUISHED
Spencer Osborne Mallet Solo DISTINGUISHED
Flute Quartet: Sam Hines, Alexis Gehring, Emma Silvert, Tennyson Crisler PROFICIENT
Clarinet Trio: Willow Matthews, Isabela Riedell & Sophia Riedell DISTINGUISHED
Saxophone Quartet: Reece Peach, Kyle Joiner, Olivia Taylor & Hayden Clark DISTINGUISHED
Woodwind Quartet: Elizabeth Keller, Grace Gonzalez, Avery Nalley & Justin Phillips PROFICIENT
Brass Trio: Joe Dixon, Thomas Gonzalez & Gus Lattus DISTINGUISHED
Brass Trio: Ben O’Bryan, Kendall Johnson & Sebastian Lattus DISTINGUISHED PLUS
7th Grade Percussion Ensemble: Robert Hayden, Jaden Bertke, Brandon Fulkerson, Clay Thompson, Kristen Ebelhar, Joe Dixon, Willow Matthews, Isabela Riedell & Sophia Riedell DISTINGUISHED
8th Grade Percussion Ensemble: Sean Henry, Michael Keller, Alex Wolfe, Spencer Osborne, Justin Phillips, Sebastian Lattus, Ben O’Bryan, Kendall Johnson, Grace Gonzalez & Avery Nalley DISTINGUISHED
