Students earn top grades at Tri-County Solo & Ensemble festival

The Tri-County Solo & Ensemble music festival was held Feb. 24 at Dalton Elementary and Middle School.

Students who earned superior ratings are.

Section A (Woodwind):

  • Dalton 7th Grade Brass/Woodwind Trio: Nina Hart / Riley Troyer / Payton Lind, (French Horn/Flute/Flute)  -  Dalton

  • Arabella Wenger / Anna Horst, (Flute/Flute)  -  Dalton

  • Gloria Nolt / Savannah Peppard, (Clarinet/Carinet)  -  Dalton

  • Kyle Robinson, (Alto Saxophone)  -  Dalton

  • Isabelle Browning / Hallie Scadden, (Flute/Flute)  -  Wooster Christian

  • Northwestern Flute Ensemble:  Isabella Black / Olivia Ellis / Lily Farnsworth / Keegan Shaefer, (Flute/Flute/Flute/Flute)  -  Northwestern

  • Northwestern 6th Grade Honors Band:  Lyla Geitgey / Gracie Garrett / Carmella Ruggeri / Donnie Michalak /Madison Snow / Katie Saal / Brennan Flinn / Jayda Royse / Natalie Baisden / Max Mendez,(Flute/Flute/Flute/Clarinet/Trumpet/Trumpet/Trumpet/Baritone/Baritone/Drum Set)  -  Northwestern

  • Nicholas Hancock / Nick Roberts, (Alto Sax/Alto Sax)  -  Triway

  • Georgia Sigler, (Tenor Saxophone)  -  Triway

  • Zoe Ritchie / Elizabeth Arnold / Autumn Bond / Mackenzie Richardson, (Flute/Flute/Flute/Flute)  -  Hillsdale

  • Michael Winkler, (Alto Saxophone)  -  Loudonville

  • Shelby Stitzlein, (Clarinet)  -  Loudonville

  • Natalie Endslow, (Alto Saxophone)  -  Loudonville

  • Calum Adkins, (Alto Saxophone)  -  Triway

  • Madie Shearer, (Clarinet)  -  Orrville

  • Temperance Gillis, (Clarinet)  -  Norwayne

  • Nicholas Coleman / Rhys Coleman / Brock Lang / Maddy Schreckengost / Kimberly Stoller,(Bari Sax/Alto Sax/Tenor Sax/Alto Sax/Alto Sax)  -  Orrville

  • Emily Knopp / Fionna Mayfield / Aleisha Dewitt, (Flute/Flute/Clarinet)  -  Triway

  • Taylor Kinney, (Clarinet)  -  Triway

  • Peyton Lind, (Flute)  -  Dalton

  • Grace Hostetler, (Clarinet)  -  Dalton

  • Dalton 6th Grade Instrumental Ensemble:  Eliana Yoh / Clara Cardinal / Bailey Pauli / Harper Hofstetter /Maylynn Lecon / Mary Grace Nussbaum / Kinslee Mohn, (Flute/Flute/Flute/Flute/Clarinet/Trombone/ Snare Drum)  -  Dalton

Members of the Dalton seventh-grade Men's Ensemble are Jaylen Sales, Sawyer Wenger, Matthew Geiser, Ky Steiner and Caleb Gazboda. The group earned a superior rating at the Solo & Ensemble festival.
Members of the Dalton seventh-grade Men's Ensemble are Jaylen Sales, Sawyer Wenger, Matthew Geiser, Ky Steiner and Caleb Gazboda. The group earned a superior rating at the Solo & Ensemble festival.

Section B (Woodwind / Brass / Strings):

  • Logan Shold / Caden Bratcher / Truet Steiner, (French Horn/Trombone/Trumpet)  -  Green

  • Addison Mast / Lily McLamara / Clara Wolf, (Clarinet/Clarinet/Clarinet)  -  Wooster Christian

  • Elizabeth Fletcher / Olivia White , (Alto Sax/Flute)  -  Wooster Christian

  • Lauren Swartzel, (Alto Saxophone)  -  Mapleton

  • Sophia James / Maria James, (Flute/French Horn)  -  Triway

  • Kadence Duncan, (Trumpet)  -  Triway

  • Balin Finley, (French Horn)  -  Triway

  • Ellen Holmes, (Trumpet)  -  Triway

  • Addie Carpenter, (Alto Saxophone)  -  Dalton

  • Sofia Morgret, (Tuba)  -  Green

  • Jazzy Sanderson, (Trombone)  -  Green

  • Mary Miedel, (Violin)  -  Central Christian

  • Graham Steiner, (Violin)  -  Central Christian

  • Christian Gutierrez, (Flute)  -  Loudonville

  • Gia Barton, (Flute)  -  Triway

  • Sabrina Clark / Chloe Woofter, (Flute/Clarinet)  -  Triway

  • Nora Shifflett, (Flute)  -  Triway

  • Sophia James, (Oboe)  -  Triway

  • Scarlett Zaleski, (Snare Drum)  -  Dalton

  • Nina Hart, (French Horn)  -  Dalton

  • Ellie Pauli, (French Horn)  -  Dalton

  • David Carr, (Tuba)  -  Dalton

  • Brynn Bitner, (Flute)  -  Loudonville

  • Maci Eikleberry, (Alto Saxophone)  -  Loudonville

  • Esther Jaquet, (Viola)  -  Central Christian

  • Mason Kempf, (Violin)  -  Central Christian

  • Reid Boden, (Alto Saxophone)  -  Norwayne

  • Norwayne MS 7th Grade Woodwind Trio, (Small Ensemble)  -  Norwayne

  • Lou Kegley, (Trombone)  -  Loudonville

  • Laney Polen, (Snare Drum)  -  Loudonville

  • Daniel Caruthers, (Trumpet)  -  Loudonville

  • Charlie Whitmore, (Trombone)  -  Loudonville

  • Dillon Rucker / Carter Reisinger / Brayden Norman, (Trumpet/Trumpet/Trumpet)  -  Loudonville

  • Kaylee Rose, (Snare Drum)  -  Triway

  • Kaylynn Osborne / Bethany Marker, (Alto Sax/Snare drum [suspended cymbal])  -  Triway

  • Emma Hemming / Allie Mullen, (Snare Drum/Snare Drum)  -  Triway

  • Andi Weisgarber / Emelyn Moorman / Molly Clutter, (Trumpet/Clarinet/Snare Drum [suspended cymbal])  -  Triway

  • Elle Davis / Tommi Carnes / Liam Tyner, (Flute/Trombone/Snare Drum [suspended cymbal])  -  Triway

Section D (Brass):

  • Sam Wallace, (Trumpet)  -  Triway

  • Gabe Shilling, (Snare Drum)  -  Triway

  • Henry Bailey, (Tuba)  -  Green

  • Brayden McFarlin, (Snare Drum)  -  Green

  • Marlie Workman, (Snare Drum)  -  Wooster Christian

  • Malachi Slabaugh, (Trombone)  -  Triway

  • Luke Finney / Leo Valdez / Gio Pido, (Trumpet/Trombone/Snare Drum)  -  Triway

  • Dalton 6th Grade Brass/Percussion Quartet:  Mason Sargeant / Jacob Layfield / Marshall Carraway /Jayden Rowland, (Trumpet/Trumpet/Snare Drum/Bass Drum)  -  Dalton

  • Dalton 7th Grade Instrumental Trio:  Ky Steiner / Sawyer Wenger / Jaylen Sales,(Trombone/Trombone/Snare Drum)  -  Dalton

  • Brady Berkey / Ryan Hess / Zak Martin, ( Snare Drum/Snare Drum/Snare Drum)  -  Dalton

  • Gunner Grosjean / Sam Lechner / Addie Carpenter, (Guitar/Guitar/Piano)  -  Dalton

  • Blake Schwan, (Euphonium)  -  Hillsdale

  • Nora Wakefield, (Tuba)  -  Northwestern

  • Leonora Zemancik, (Trombone)  -  Northwestern

  • Jaxon Kohler, (Snare Drum)  -  Norwayne

  • Liz Neal, (French Horn)  -  Norwayne

  • Grace Hulse, (Trumpet)  -  Norwayne

  • George Dorn / Noah Stoll, (Snare Drum/Snare Drum)  -  Green

  • Tyler Sustar / Dillon Graser, (Trumpet/Trombone)  -  Green

  • Will Karhan / Cooper Myers / Wyatt Tope, (Trumpet/Bells/Flute)  -  Green

  • Grace Ringler, (Trombone)  -  Loudonville

  • Christian Gutierrez, (Trombone)  -  Loudonville

  • Callie Scarberry, (French Horn)  -  Loudonville

  • Brody Michaels, (Snare Drum)  -  Triway

  • Andi Weisgarber, (Trumpet)  -  Triway

  • Tommi Carnes, (Trombone)  -  Triway

  • Laney Sinnett, (Trombone)  -  Triway

  • Landri Kister / Taylor Kinney / Allie Mullen / Emma Hemming, (Flute/Clarinet/Snare Drum/Bass Drum)  -  Triway

  • Maria James, (French Horn)  -  Triway

Section G (Vocal):

  • Liliana Yutzy, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Dalton

  • Charlotte Carpenter, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Dalton

  • Nina Hart, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Dalton

  • Hannah Barkley, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  East Holmes

  • Bentley Miller, (Soprano)  -  East Holmes

  • Cheyanne Mackey, (Soprano)  -  East Holmes

  • Bentley Russell, (Tenor)  -  Kingsway

  • Josiah Parks, (Bari-Tenor)  -  Home School

  • Emily Kern, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Loudonville

  • Hannah Endslow, (Soprano)  -  Loudonville

  • Iva Spreng, (Alto)  -  Loudonville

  • Maggie Skaggs, (Soprano)  -  Green

  • Amelia Palmer, (Soprano)  -  Home School

  • Benjamin Osorio, (Baritone)  -  Orrville

  • Ada Hall, (Soprano)  -  Triway

  • Jaden Yurick, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Triway

  • Molly Conrad, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Green

  • Hazel Hamity, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Dalton

  • Arabella Wenger, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Dalton

  • Ellie Pauli, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Dalton

Section H (Vocal):

  • Sophie Irving, (Soprano)  -  Triway

  • Kaylee Rose, (Soprano)  -  Triway

  • Olivia Lukehart,  -  Rittman

  • Miah Miller, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  East Holmes

  • Aleah Daugherty, (Soprano)  -  Orrville

  • Gracie Clark, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Dalton

  • Zach Manchester, (Tenor)  -  Loudonville

  • Rebekah Carroll, (Alto)  -  Loudonville

  • Blake Schwan, (Bass)  -  Hillsdale

  • Mikayla Simmons, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Hillsdale

  • Silas Parks, (Tenor)  -  Home School

  • Nicole Russell, (Soprano)  -  Kingsway

  • Kendra Hanna, (Soprano)  -  Green Local

  • Leandra Metcalfe, (Alto)  --  Loudonville

  • Amber Manchester, (Soprano)  -  Loudonville

  • Ethan Hershberger, (Tenor)  -  East Holmes

  • Gretta Smith, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Dalton

  • Julia Tressel, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Dalton

  • Austin Sanderson, (Baritone)  -  Green

  • Claire Jarvis, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Green

  • Riley Mullett, (Soprano)  -  Green

  • Avalyn Matlock, (Soprano)  -  Triway

  • Rylie Kay, (Soprano)  -  Triway

  • Arya Muller, (Soprano)  -  Triway

  • Sienna Watkins, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Green

  • Tia Stoller, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Green

  • Turner Rohrer, (Alto/Tenor)  -  Green

  • Carson Froese, (Tenor)  -  Dalton

  • Mason Raber, (Tenor)  -  Dalton

Section I (Vocal):

  • Gracie Jarvis, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Dalton

  • Daniel Caruthers, (Tenor)  -  Loudonville

  • Autumn Duncan, (Alto)  -  Loudonville

  • Ariana Crouch, (Soprano)  -  Triway

  • Georgia Sigler, (Soprano)  -  Triway

  • Paige Baer, (Soprano)  -  Orrville

  • Leonora Zemancik, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Northwestern

  • Martin Gingerich, (Bass)  -  East Holmes

  • Levi Rubio, (Tenor)  -  East Holmes

  • Eden Miller, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  East Holmes

  • Noelle Hostetler, (Soprano)  -  Home School

  • Harper Hofstetter, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Dalton

  • Bailey Pauli, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Dalton

  • Riley Troyer, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Dalton

  • Payton Lind, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Dalton

  • Malayna Turpin, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Green

  • Richard Matty, (Baritone)  -  Green

  • Tori Wyatt, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Green

  • Ellie Yoh, (Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Dalton

  • Mary Nussbaum,  -  Dalton

  • Malayna Turpin / Molly Conrad, (Mezzo-Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano)  -  Green

  • Bella Seymour / Riley Mullet,  -  Green

Section J (Vocal Ensemble): 

  • Large Ensemble:  Katrin Eckert / Martin Gingerich / Lilly Goings / Ethan Hershberger /Katherine Hochstetler / Cheyanne Mackey / Chloe Mast / Bently Miller /

  • Elliot Mullet / Levi Rubio / Madison Straits / Aliyah Weaver / Ethan Young /Cade Keim / Rogan Miller / Miah Miller / Halle Shetler / Hannah Barkley,

  • (Alto/Bass/Soprano/Tenor/Soprano/Soprano/Soprano/Soprano/Bass/Tenor/Alto/Soprano/Tenor/Bass/Alto/Alto/Alto/Alto)  -  East Holmes

  • Large Ensemble:  Martin Gingerich / Ethan Hershberger / Maxwell Jones / Cade Keim /Elliot Muller / Levi Rubio / Asher Rubio / Ethan Young,(Bass/Tenor/Baritone/Baritone/Bass/Tenor/Tenor/Tenor)  -  East Holmes

  • Large Ensemble:  Hannah Endslow / Lily Valentine / Emily Kern / Nora Lance /Leandra Metcalfe / Rebekah Carroll / Zeke Hershberger / Carter Wright /Brendan Hess / Samual Sly / Parker Keener,

  • (Soprano/Soprano/Alto/Alto/Alto/Alto/Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Bass/Bass)  -  Loudonville

  • Dalton 7th Grade Men’s Ensemble:  Ky Steiner / Jaylen Sales / Matthew Geiser /Sawyer Wenger / Caleb Gazboda, (Tenor/Baritone/Tenor/Baritone/Tenor)  -  Dalton\

  • Dalton 7th Grade Women’s Ensemble:  Eliana Austin / Anna Doerfler / Eleya Eberly /Nina Hart / Maggie Hershberger / Payton Lind / Lexi Mast / Gloria Nolt /Cali Steiner / Elena Strasbaugh / Amelia Stutzman / Riley Troyer / Havyn Yonts /Liliana Yutzy  -  Dalton

  • Dalton 8th Grade Women’s Ensemble:  Grace Hostetler / Ellie Pauli / Gretta Smith /

  • Melodie Steiner / Julia Tressell / Arabella Wenger / Madison Yoh,

  • (Alto/Soprano/Soprano/Soprano/Alto/Soprano/Soprano)  -  Dalton

  • Dalton 6th & 8th Grade Men’s Ensemble:  Luke Anderson / Bryce Blandin /Matthew Bockey / David Carr / Lucas Dial / Carson Froese / Landon Fivecoat /Reese Lecon / Mason Raber / Tyson Ramer / Kyle Robinson / Austin West,

  • (Tenor/Tenor/Baritone/Bass/Tenor/Tenor/Baritone/Baritone/Tenor/Tenor/Tenor/Baritone)  -  Dalton

  • Dalton 6th Grade Women’s Ensemble:  Ava Doty / Hazel Hamity / Harper Hofstetter /

  • Gracie Jarvis / Maylynn Lecon / Kinslee Mohn / Mary Nussbaum / Bailey Pauli /

  • Kya Reid / Eliana Yoh,  -  Dalton

Section P (Piano):

  • Gloria Nolt, Piano  -  Dalton

  • Noelle Wingate, Piano  -  Home School

  • Elise Martin, Piano  -  Home School

  • Kyle Kimmich, Piano  -  Northwestern

  • Wesley Baker, Piano  -  Wooster

  • Mackenzie Sample, Piano  -  Home School

  • Sawyer Halloran, Piano  -  Wooster

  • Coulter Sample, Piano  -  Home School

  • Elizabeth Arnold, Piano  -  Hillsdale

  • Seth McAfee, Piano  --Home School

  • Katie Stine, Piano  -  Wooster

  • Lucas Pindell, Piano  -  Home School

  • Brayden Stine, Piano  -  Wooster

  • Luke McAfee, Piano  -  Home School

  • Lainer Lightfoot, Piano  -  Green

  • Clay Raber, Piano  -  Green

  • Bailey Pauli, Piano  -  Dalton

  • Claire Buller, Piano  -  Green

  • Elena Plessinger, Piano  -  Home School

  • Ryder Parks, Piano  -  Triway

  • Brenna Martin, Piano  -  Home School

  • Emma Whyte, Piano  -  Wooster

  • Alexis Llamas, Piano  -  Wooster

  • Harper Hofstetter, Piano  -  Dalton

  • Arabella Wenger, Piano  -  Dalton

  • Seth Melton, Piano  -  Wooster

  • Ian DeArment, Piano  -  Wooster

  • Paxton Wenger, Piano  -  Dalton

  • Gretta Smith, Piano  -  Dalton

This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Students earn top ratings at Solo & Ensemble contest in Dalton