Student musicians at Lakeview and Congress middle schools earned top honors at the Greater Kansas City Middle School Solo and Small Ensemble Festival.
Diane Markley and Ariel Aguilar are the orchestra directors at Lakeview, and Charles Boyd and Katie Wagoner are the band directors.
David Potter and David Chase are the band directors at Congress.
Lakeview Orchestra
Superior (I-Rating)
Solos:
Carter Thoe, violin; Steven Ritchie, violin; Meghan Cunningham, violin; Kylie LeFils, violin; Grant Smith, viola; Laney Toigo, piano; Preston Smith, cello; Willem VanAsselt, string bass
Ensembles:
Violin Duet: Meghan Cunningham, Aliyah Ekiek
String Duet: Emily Leeper, Rahhaf Khalil
Violin Duet: Riley Parman, Cameron Farber
Violin Duet: Shyann Tibbetts, Eileen Plough
Violin Duet: Aubrey Boyer, Sidney Dittmer
String Trio: Ashton Hawkins, Ava O’Gara, Grant Smith
String Duet: Mya Fountain, Gwyn Meinhardt
Violin Trio: Riley Parman, Cameron Farber, Elliott Smith
String Duet: Alyda VanAsselt, Ella Conklin
String Duet: Alyda VanAsselt, Willem VanAsselt
Excellent (II-Rating)
Solos:
Ashton Hawkins, violin; Elliott Smith, violin; Alyssa Espinosa, violin; Ainsley Alford, violin; Gwyn Meinhardt, violin; Luci Freese, cello; Laney Toigo, cello; Lydia Pudenz, cello
Ensembles:
Cello Duet: Luci Freese, Laney Toigo
Violin Duet: Elliott Smith, Ainsley Alford
String Duet: McKenna Jennings, Grace Atwood
Lakeview Band
Superior (I-Rating)
Solos:
Priscilla Munoz, flute; Celia Cooper, oboe; Megan Parrott, clarinet; Ryan Kramer, alto sax; Sara Montalbano, trumpet; Andrew Wiser, horn; Landon Berry, horn; Cole Minton, trombone; Jacob Steitz, trombone; Sophia Ruffini, euphonium; Isabella Girard, tuba; Rachel Kriz, tuba
Ensembles:
Clarinet Duet: Maggie Farnsworth-McCarter, Kateri Wewers
Mixed Woodwind Trio: Megan Parrott, Asia Smith, Landon Berry
Brass Quintet: Nashua Bickford, Sara Montalbano, Andrew Wiser, Jacob Steitz, Hunt Listrom
Excellent (II-Rating)
Solos:
Abreale Wood, clarinet; Maggie Farnsworth-McCarter, clarinet; Abby Ervin, trumpet; Nashua Bickford, trumpet; Hunt Listrom, tuba
Ensembles:
Clarinet Trio: Megan Parrott, Elizabeth Eason, Kate Eason
Low Brass Quartet: Rachel Kriz, Sophia Ruffini, Isabella Girard, Olivia Hacker
Congress Band
Superior (I-Rating)
Solos:
Nicholas Weber, snare drum; Nicholas Weber, marimba; Adam Keehler, snare drum; Jared Blahnik, snare drum; Cole Codding, snare drum; Lauren Sanders, flute; Michael Foster, trumpet; Ellie Farmer, oboe; Sam Panico, trumpet; Colin Carroll, clarinet; Isaiah Franco, clarinet; Jackson Atwell, French horn; Cerise Sutherland-Ford, tenor sax; Carson Bender, alto sax; Loc Cole, bassoon
Ensembles:
Percussion Ensemble: Logan Powers, Cole Codding, Adam Keehler, CJ Green, Jared Blahnik, Caleb Eason, Taryn Johnson, Nicholas Weber, Brandon Barnett
Clarinet Trio: Isaiah Franco, Eli Stammler, Ava Romsland
Clarinet Trio: Katie Miller, Samantha Barges, Emma Martin
Excellent (II-Rating)
Clarinet Trio: Taylor Craven, Taylor Larson, Sydni Hughbanks
Flute Trio: Tatum Vazquez, Hailea Smith, Sage Fletcher