Ozark band and choir students kicked off their spring break in style by competing in the District Solo & Ensemble contest at Aurora High School on March 8. Over 100 Ozark students competed in the festival. Of those who performed pieces (some performed multiple solos or performed in small ensembles), 52 received Exemplary ratings and qualified to perform at the State Festival in Columbia on April 25.

“We are so proud of all our students,” Assistant Choir Director Connor Gately said. “No matter the scores, these kids took it upon themselves to try something new and challenging, and they have become better musicians because of it.”

Below are the students who qualified to perform at state:

Choir Students:

Andrew Shuford: Solo
Ella Hulse: Solo
Harleigh Preston: Solo
Kamryn Mayfield: Solo
Kate Ellis: Solo
Matthew Baum: Solo
Natalie Hakala: Solo
Robbie Hembree: Solo
Mixed Double Quartet I: Matthew Baum, Easton Beezley, Samuel Faught, Kamryn Mayfield, Katie McCall, Harleigh Preston, Mckinley Scott, Andrew Shuford
Mixed Double Quarter II: Sebastian Benedict, Greyson Buckner, Olivia Carpenter, Kaitlyn Coleman, Melanie Homler, Ethan Johnson, Kaetryn Oliver, Olivia Southard
Treble Double Quartet I: Isabella Eagan, Isabella Forbes, Adilynn Lokovich, Kendall Nelson, Shiloh Pulliam, Laura Sisson, Elizabeth Thompson, Abigail Tlaca
Treble Double Quartet II: Serena Broussard, Olivia Carpenter, Kaitlyn Coleman, Ashlyn Hainline, Ella Hulse, Anna Idell, Rachel Maughan, Morgan Williams
Treble Miscellaneous I: Allison Ames, Jessica Curtis, Melanie Homler, Kamryn Mayfield, Brooklyn O’Neill, Harleigh Preston, Olivia Southard

Band Students:

Abigail Harmon: French Horn Solo
Ailee Seawel: Percussion Ensemble
Alexandra Fletcher: Percussion Ensemble
Andrew Shuford: Flute Solo
Anna Wohlfert: Flute Solo & Flute Trio
Asher Lairmore: Trumpet Solo
Avery Buening: Percussion Ensemble
Avery Sugrue: Snare Drum Solo & Percussion Ensemble
Brett Kail: Snare Drum Solo & Percussion Ensemble
Brianne Hakala: Trumpet Solo
Callee Groves: Alto Saxophone Solo & Saxophone Quartet
Colby Blankenship: Snare Drum Solo & Percussion Ensemble
Connor Kitchin: Snare Drum Solo & Percussion Ensemble
Derek Gnagy: Trombone Solo
Elizabeth Harmon: Oboe Solo
Emily Barrett: Percussion Ensemble
Evan Dancy: Percussion Ensemble
Faith Mulder: Percussion Ensemble
Gabriel Wheeler: Piano Solo
Grace Mika: Saxophone Trio
Harleigh Preston: Percussion Ensemble
Harlow Morley: Percussion Ensemble
Isabella Lipton: Flute Trio
Merrick Gibson: Trumpet Solo
Jaykob Nickel: Flute Solo
Jean Schnakenberg: Saxophone Trio
Joshua Baker: Multiple Percussion Solos & Percussion Ensemble
Joshua Glenn: Snare Drum Solo & Percussion Ensemble
Kaetryn Oliver: Flute Solo & Flute Trio
Katelyn Parrish: Clarinet Solo
Kylie Chapman: Percussion Ensemble
Landon Roland: Percussion Ensemble
Laura Wolfe: French Horn Solo
Layla Hart: Percussion Ensemble
Leilani Tavares: Saxophone Trio
Lucy Cumberworth: Snare Drum Solo
Madison Nickel: Keyboard Mallet Solo & Percussion Ensemble
Molly Horrell: Trombone Solo
Oliver Bonucchi: Trombone Solo
Oliver Neel: Trombone Solo
Preston Hepner: Percussion Ensemble
Rachel Divine: Percussion Ensemble
RJ Berryessa: Saxophone Quartet
Ryan McGonigal: Tenor Saxophone Solo & Saxophone Quartet
Samuel Faught: French Horn Solo
Savannah Miller: Snare Drum Solo & Percussion Ensemble
Sebastian Benedict: Trombone Solo
Thomas Jarkins: Percussion Ensemble
Truman Griessel: Alto Saxophone Solo & Saxophone Quartet