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HS Orchestra Students Earn 150 1st Division Medals at UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest
On Saturday, January 29, orchestra students from Braswell, Denton, Guyer, and Ryan High School performed in the UIL Region 2 Orchestra Solo and Ensemble Contest. These students were awarded a total of 150 First Division Medals for meeting the rubric for a superior performance of their solo or small ensemble as determined by the UIL judges. 87 of them also qualified for the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest. Congratulations to these outstanding students for this accomplishment. Many thanks to their hard-working directors and private lesson teachers for supporting them and helping them prepare for this evaluative performance.
Braswell HS - Michael Burris, director
1st Division Solos:
Chloe Svadlenka- Violin, State qualified
Kat Tupper- Violin
Anthony Brooks- Viola, State qualified
Alain Mpinda- Bass, State qualified
1st Division Ensemble:
String Quartet (State qualified): Alain Mpinda, Anne Huynh, Anthony Brooks, and Fiona Saldia
Denton HS - Carrie Atkins, director, and Sandy Cubero, associate director
1st Division Solos:
Chen Trevor- VIOLIN, State qualified
Lee Hanna- VIOLIN, State qualified
Lee Kyubeen - VIOLIN, State qualified
Melchor Jose - VIOLA, State qualified
Huber Maya - CELLO, State qualified
Jones Connor - CELLO, State qualified
Rogers Brynn - GUITAR, State qualified
Russell Lucas - BASS
Pakebusch Rebekah - VIOLIN
Lovette Jack - VIOLA
Fukuchi Kenta - CELLO
1st Division Ensembles:
String Quartet (State qualified): Bell Kira, Jones Connor, Lee Hannah, Lee Kyubeen
Violin Trio: Carrillo Barbara, Cortes Aristoteles, Cundapi Genesis
Cello Trio: Canales Esau, Cotton Gavin, Richter Phoebe
Violin/Viola Duet: Melchor Jose and Esteves Aurora
Cello Duet: Fukuchi Kenta and Maxwell Zeke
Violin/Cello Duet: Huber Maya and Pakebusch Rebekah
Bass Duet: Russell Lucas and Truemper William
Guyer HS - Michelle Hanlon, director, and Sarah Wright, associate director
1st Division Solos:
Calub Vrazel Violin
Mandalyn Greene Viola
Kaylee Gibson Bass
Joyce Hu Violin
Trisha Kundu Violin
Mia Muniz Violin
Leah Simon Violin
Ashely Velazquez Violin
Rachel Woods Violin
Camille Cashen Cello
Mersades Freelove Cello
Nathan Oldham Cello
Alexa Perez-Ferrari Cello
Antonella Echeverria Violin
David Hernandez Violin
Taylor Beckford Viola
Courtney Cole Viola
Dylan Haefner Viola
Jacob Wong Viola
Sebastian Bourbon Cello
Taylor Dickerson Cello
Josiah Hugo Cello
Cindy Alonso-Cocuron Violin, State qualified
Clara Beeks Violin, State qualified
Gyouwon Cho Violin, State qualified
Jonathan Giron Violin, State qualified
Gina Hall Violin, State qualified
Yenna Hall Violin, State qualified
David Hwang Violin, State qualified
Hannah Kim Violin, State qualified
Lauren Kim Violin, State qualified
Aidan Layman Violin, State qualified
Audrey Lee Violin, State qualified
Siddhartha Shah Violin, State qualified
Fox Gengo Viola, State qualified
Sydney Wall Viola, State qualified
David Labelle Cello, State qualified
Emma Beeks Cello, State qualified
Christian Cruz-Sotelo Cello, State qualified
Julia Kim Cello, State qualified
A.J. Knowles Cello, State qualified
Sean Lim Cello, State qualified
Gavin Sciarrino Cello, State qualified
Lindsay Sciarrino Cello, State qualified
Carter Williams Cello, State qualified
Jackson Williams Cello, State qualified
Harper Robbins Bass, State qualified
Sofia D'Aquilio Harp, State qualified
1st Division Ensembles:
Duet: Christian Delgado Ortega Violin
Jaden Hildalgo Bass
Duet: Abigail Cannedy Violin
Viana Columna Violin
Duet: Peyton Jarrett Cello
Katie Little Violin
Duet: Mia Mattingly Violin
Purvi Weerasinghe Violin
Violin Quartet (State qualified)
Joseph Hwang Violin
Hannah Kim Violin
Siddhartha Shah Violin
Eta-Maru Tako Violin
String Quartet (State qualified)
Cindy Alonso-Cocuron Violin
Clara Beeks Violin
Taylor Beckford Viola
Emma Beeks Cello
String Quartet (State qualified)
Gyouwon Cho Violin
Yenna Hall Violin
Sydney Wall Viola
Christian Cruz-Sotelo Cello
String Quartet (State qualified)
Archer Hilton Violin
Ethan Jones Violin
Dylan Haefner Viola
A.J. Knowles Cello
String Quartet (State qualified)
Aidan Layman Violin
Audrey Lee Violin
Jacob Wong Viola
Jackson Williams Cello
Bass Quartet (State qualified)
Lucas Henson Bass
Kiwi Lynas Bass
Brendan Rieder Bass
Harper Robbins Bass
Duet (State qualified)
Fox Gengo Viola
Ah-Young Kim Cello
Cello Choir (State qualified)
Ah-Young Kim Cello
David Labelle Cello
Sean Lim Cello
Carter Williams Cello
Ryan HS - Jeremy Atkins, director
1st Division Solos:
Armintor, Shulamith
Barton, Keana
Garcia, Marcus
Leath, Allison
Taylor, Lucy
Chang, Daehan
Sourdot, Luke
Jordan, Kenndall
Onyegbule, Pearl
Cardenas, Osiel (State qualified)
Park, Albert (State qualified)
Desautels, Luke
Elaiho, Catheryn
Padilla-Platas, Adrian (State qualified)
1st Division Ensembles:
Le, Jacqueline
Le, Jazlyn
Xiao, Nicole
Bannick, Warner
Jones, Donovan
Davis, Ana Sofia (State qualified)
Harris, Ava (State qualified)
Ramirez-Ulloa, Abril (State qualified)
Sepe, Elle (State qualified)
Clarke, Caiden (State qualified)
Grimaldo, Izabella (State qualified)
Orozco, Elijah (State qualified)
Williams, Hannah (State qualified)