Students participate in SCIBA contest

On Saturday, Feb. 15, Newton fifth- through eighth-grade band students participated in the annual South Central Iowa Bandmasters Association Elementary and Middle School Solo and Ensemble contest at Berg Middle School in Newton.

Students performed for accredited music specialists and received ratings, comments and medals based upon the quality of their performances. Ratings are: 1+ highly superior, 1 excellent, 2 good, and 3 fair. Students that participated received the following ratings:

Flute Solos

1+ Kinzie Loree — BMS

1+ Tiffany Morris — BMS

1+ Chloe Pak — BMS

1+ Taylor Wyss — BMS

1 Madison Gooding-Hunt — BMS

1 Ariel James — BMS

1 Jen McClure — BMS

2Alicia Miller — BMS

Clarinet Solos

1+ Andrea Freeman — BMS

1+ Daniel Lopez-Sanders — BMS

1+ Haley Rinehart — BMS

1+ Gabby Pickerall — WW

1+ Sadie Steinbach — WW

1+ Sarah Templeman — WW

1+ Bailey Van Sickle — BMS

1 Lillian Busch — AH

1 Alex Doepp — BMS

1 Anna Hanbeck — BMS

1 Tayler Lambertus — BMS

1 Alivia Lawton — WW

1 Mariah Wolfe — BMS

Bass Clarinet Solos

1+ Devon Hobbs — BMS

1+ Rheagan Oldfield — AH

1+ Molly Snow — BMS

2Cassie Wildung — BMS

Alto Saxophone Solos

1+ Giavanna Gast — WW

1+ Darian Morrison — WW

1+ Jacob Murphy — BMS

1 Keely Birkenholtz — BMS

1 Olivia Bautista — WW

1 Mikayla Creech — AH

1 Baylor Van Sickle — AH

1 Jillian Waits — AH

2Danielle Ambers — BMS

Tenor Saxophone Solos

1+ Daniel Lopez-Sanders — BMS

1 Logan Chandler — BMS

Bari Sax Solos

1 Taylor Guy — BMS

1 Rhandyn Oldfield — BMS

1 Reece Thurmond — BMS

Trumpet Solos

1+ Molly Coy — WW

1+ Tessa Keeton — BMS

1+ Anthony Moran — WW

1+ Matt Moran — BMS

1+ Carter VanderSchel — AH

1 Jacob Aldrich — AH

1 Echo Downs — BMS

1 Luke Zaabel — AH

1 -Allison Bollhoefer — BMS

French Horn Solo

1+ Hanna Clark — BMS

Trombone Solos

1+ Courtney Dawson — AH

1+ Michael Hodnett — BMS

1+ Alex Johnson — AH

1+ Brock Jordan — AH

1+ Nicholas Tremel — BMS

1+ Kleo Walker-O’Brien — AH

1+ Gabriel Withem — WW

2Dakota Parrott — BMS

Baritone Solos

1+ David Lopez-Sanders — BMS

1+ Luke Maharry — WW

1 Alexia Plumb — WW

Tuba Solo

1+ Blake Sevenbergen — WW

Snare Drum Solos

1+ Brayden Doland — BMS

1+ Collin Hemann — BMS

1+ Colby Jones — BMS

1+ Ashley Loehr — AH

1+ Ariel Lum — BMS

1+ Parker Sherwood — AH

1+ Preston Sherwood — BMS

1+ Laura Wyre — BMS

1 Tory Church — BMS

1 -Chase Steinbach — BMS

Mallet Solos

1+ Jack Callaghan — BMS

1+ Ethan Daniels — BMS

1+ Miranda Ervin — BMS

1+ Noah Petersen — BMS

1+ Rachel Rhoads — BMS

1+ Preston Sherwood — BMS

1+ Laura Wyre — WW

Flute Duet

1+ Kinzie Loree — BMS and Chloe Pak — BMS

Clarinet Duet

1 Haley Rinehart — BMS and Mariah Wolfe — BMS

Woodwind Duet

1 Alex Doepp — BMS and Jensen McClure — BMS

Bass Clarinet/French Horn Duet

2Molly Snow — BMS and Hanna Clark — BMS

Baritone Horn Duet

1 -Alyssa Carlock — BMS and Alyssa White — BMS

Alto Saxophone Trio

1+ Kaitlyn Law — BMS, Kira Kingery — BMS and Jacyln Michener — BMS

Trumpet Trio

1+ Zach Combs — BMS, Tessa Keeton — BMS and Matt Moran — BMS

In addition to these ratings, adjudicators recognize outstanding performances in their center by selecting students to receive the prestigious Outstanding Performance Award. Each adjudicator listens to approximately 50 entries before narrowing the field to the most outstanding in their contest center. This year, Giavanna Gast, sixth-grade alto saxophone solo; Andrea Freeman, eighth-grade clarinet solo; Laura Wyre, seventh-grade percussion solo; Matt Moran, seventh-grade trumpet solo; David Lopez-Sanders, eighth-grade baritone solo; Chloe Pak, seventh-grade flute solo; Jacob Murphy, seventh-grade alto sax solo; and Preston Sherwood, eighth-grade percussion solo were recipients of the Outstanding Performance Award.

Accompanists for the contestants include: Jan Bacchus, Andrea Callaghan, Glenda Duffus, Diane Fuller, Jane Johnson, Marcia Kearney and Gina Reed.

Band directors for the elementary and middle school band students are Seth Banwell, Michelle Banwell and Deb Stoulil.