High Plains Band, Chorus Festival set at Chadron State

The musicians were chosen for the festival through taped auditions. They have been divided into four groups—the honor band and choir and the festival band and choir.

After rehearsing Monday and Tuesday, the groups will present a concert at 5 p.m. Tuesday in Memorial Hall. The concert will be open to the public without charge.

Three of the groups will be directed by Chadron State music professors. Dr. Joel Schreuder will direct the honor choir, Adam Lambert will direct the honor band and Dr. Una Taylor will direct the festival choir. The festival band will be directed by Darrell Brown, director of bands at Provo High School in Utah.

Those selected for the High Plains Honor Band by school are:

Alliance—Matt Braga, tuba; Matt Dimmitt, euphonium; Kayla Essay, clarinet; Jon Marquez, trumpet; Amy Rischling, horn.

Bridgeport—Titus Kautz, baritone saxophone.

Chadron—Chris Cassiday, trumpet; Daniel Cisneros, tenor saxophone; Tara Ledbetter, alto saxophone; Dillon Miskimins, trumpet; Peter Swanke, clarinet.

Custer, S.D.—Kelsey Pickford, clarinet, Bethany Scott, flute.

Gering—Larry Anderson, trombone; Kenny Buhr, percussion; Kyle Estes, trombone; Jon Hutchison, trumpet; Mindy Jensen, trumpet; David Kelly, percussion; Sarah Moeser, tenor saxophone; Aaron Raines, percussion; Elizabeth Robinson, horn. Alisa Stuekert, percussion; Jennifer Wolf, clarinet.

Gordon-Rushville—Richard Fairhead, euphonium; Nick Goranson, trombone; Brian Peister, trombone.

Hulett, Wyo.—Karen Gilliland, trumpet; Nicole Gilliland, alto saxophone; Mariel Pfeifer, flute; Rachel Ridinger, euphonium.

Hyannis—Erin Dyer, bass clarinet.

Kimball—Amy Peters, clarinet, Kaitlin Wilson, flute.

Mitchell—Kara Glenn, percussion.

Moorcroft, Wyo.—Andrew Kinstetter, flute; Katie Mills, flute.

Potter-Dix—Kaley Smith, clarinet.

Sidney—Andrea Ward, bass clarinet, Tyler Wynkoop, tuba.

Sturgis, S.D.—Amber Barnes, tuba; Rachelle Bedard, clarinet; Sudsen Blalock, clarinet; Molly Graves, trombone; Mike Grosek, percussion; Veronica Grosek, percussion; Heidi Hendrickson, clarinet; Garret Manley, oboe; Megan McDougall, alto saxophone; Kelsey Prosser, clarinet; Jake Roman, trumpet; Jerry Rodriguez, horn; Diana Roth, horn; Megan Schmit, flute; Laren Takashashi, alto saxophone; Skyler Takahashi, clarinet.

Sundance, Wyo.—Jim Follum, trumpet; Caleb Gates, trumpet; Russell Hadden, trombone; Darcy Lenz, flute.

Todd County—Albert Her Many Horses, bassoon.

Upton, Wyo.—Dylan Esquivel, trumpet.

Valentine—Holly McChesney, flute.

Those singing in the High Plains Honor Choir:

Ainsworth—Karl Bayer, Lane Carr, Josey Daniels, Miles Dorsey, Sheridan Fletcher, Kyle Klammer, Jami Schaefer, Jennifer Weiss.

Alliance—Jon Olson, Ashley Shimp.

Bayard—Anna Dailey, Miles Essay, Crystal Gompert, Jacob Hoffman, Samantha Jobman, Candance Ross, Matt Snyder, Kodee Walker,

Bridgeport—Amanda Frickey, Angela Wickard, Emily Wickard.

Chadron—Adam Cisneros, Cooper Norman.

Crawford—Phillip Martin, Timothy Witt.

Custer, S.D.—Christina Bland, Joel Derrick, Tricia Dugan, Lewis Hachmeister, Heidi Nelson.

Gering—Nathan Blaylock, Melani Cofer, Morgan Hebbert, Molly Kelly, Jake Molko, David Rupp,

Gordon-Rushville--Mike Boardman, Masaya Miyagawa, Lacey Simmons.

Hemingford—Robyn Wright.

Hill City, S.D.—Katelyn Hollinger.

Hulett, Wyo.—Chesney Rathbun.

Hyannis—Hope Dubs.

Kimball—Stephanie Fossand.

Sidney—Lindsay Dellinger, Jordan Estrada, Michael Mead, Jasmine Scripp, Shannon Smay, Tori Smith.

Stuart—Jamie Myers.

Sundance—Amber Clark, Laura Lundy.

Todd County, S.D.—Emmy Her Many Horses.

Upton, Wyo.—K.C. Davis, Melissa Hampton, Maci Toth, A.J. Remington, Nikita Schanzenbach.

Valentine—Ashley Jeffers.

Members of the High Plains Festival Band are:

Ainsworth—Chesley Allen, clarinet; Kirstin Sholes, flute.

Alliance—Nicole Benigno, clarinet; Colin Lybarger, tuba; Michael Stewart, bassoon; Kelly Van Meter, horn.

Bayard—Connie Loutzenhiser, euphonium; Robin Stadwick, clarinet.

Chadron—Olen King, trombone, Thomas Thornton, trumpet.

Custer, S.D.—Steven Hafner, tuba; Nathan Leonard, euphonium.

Gering—Jessica Anderson, clarinet; Todd Anderson, trumpet; Nicole Bishop, flute; Derreck Donovan, percussion; Shellby Friesz, percussion; Jordon Lovesee, trombone; Kate Macken, alto saxophone; Teresa Moreno, clarinet; Kayla Nochi, horn; Adam Peters, percussion; Phillip Sandberg, percussion; Lance Satur, trombone;Calin Skudlark, trombone; Kaiya West, clarinet;

Gordon-Rushville—Rebecca Dreyer, horn; Chris Ehlers, trumpet; Camber Ehrhardt, baritone saxophone; Dani Hoagland, alto saxophone; Sharla Janssen, flute; Rick Marlatt, trombone;

Hemingford—Britt Anderson, clarinet; Melissa Cervantes, flute; Joe Linegar, baritone saxophone; Megan Roland, alto saxophone.

Hulett, Wyo.—Danya Clark, flute, Raenell Edsall, flute.

Julesburg—Anna Aulston, tenor saxophone.

Kimball—Katie Hunzeker, flute; Sarah Novotny, trumpet; Brenden Rageth, trumpet.

Mitchell—Katy Abernathy, tenor saxophone; Nick Brunkhorst, trumpet; Jessica Franco, trumpet; Kevin Grauberger, trombone.

Morrill—Amber Nightengale, flute, Laura Reisig, clarinet.

Sidney—Micahla Beyer, flute; Erin Huddleston, alto saxophone; Jonah Moore, tuba; Allie Primm, bass clarinet; Kathryn Sherfey, clarinet.

Sturgis, S.D.—Kelsey Bedford, horn; Stacy Davison, flute; Vince Dupree, trumpet; Nathan Harris, tuba; Sierra Lasnetske, percussion.

Sundance—Ben Morris, trumpet.

Upton, Wyo.—Ashley Carter, flute; Lindy Crain, percussion; Monica Materi, percussion.

The members of the High Plains Festival Chorus are:

Ainsworth—Christin Arold, Stephanie Cobb, Kelsei Gross, Alyx O’Hare.

Alliance—Daniel Berglund, Natya Cummings, Sheena Curtiss, Dave Johnson, Stephanie Leonard, Asha Van Tilberg, Erin Walker, Chuck Zimmerman.

Banner County—Joshua Low, Vanessa Wyatt, Jenna Whelchel.

Bayard—Brian Clay, Marcus Clay, Jessica Fiscus, Keith Grant, Kayla Houck, Brittany Korell, Jennifer McMurtry, Michelle Miller, Johnna Servin, Gil Trimble.

Bridgeport—Christy Lemke, Marissa Steer, Molly Steer.

Chadron—Ryann Bird, Brad Kizer, Whitney Miller, Jasmine Spencer, Susanna Walgren.

Crawford—Carrie Goff, Darrick Hanks, Quinn Johnson, Colton Neidhardt, Chelsey Storbeck, Tracy Witt.

Custer—Jordan Black, Bailey Exton, Caitlin Kurtz, Melody Parker, Jessica Stanton, Noah Walz.

Gering—Libby Ediger, Shana Lathrop, Ashley Scott.

Gordon-Rushville—Bill Arthur, Leah Beguin, Megan Cerny, John Johansen, Joe Reeves, Arielle Tiensvold.

Hemingford—Adam McKee.

Hill City, S.D.—Angie Elwell,

Hulett, Wyo.—Clay Wood.

Kimball—Nicole Fossand, Emily Heidemann, Ashley Quicke, Brandon Spaulding.

Moorcroft—Eliza Burger, Ashley Clonch, Aubry Gray, Ashley Workman.

Morrill—Jordyn Duncan.

Sidney—Michael Beyer, Alex Bodiford, Josh Brauer, Jill Brown, Jordan Davis, Robin Easterly, Chris Gabis, Adam George, Jessie Golden, Eric Gutierrez, Sadie Golden, Katelyn Johnson, Katie Mead, Abbi Raasch, Allysa Shipman, Harley Thurow.

Sundance, Wyo.—Chris Adams, Jessyca Cluff, Chantalle D’Spain, Nick Kahler, Ian Policky.

Todd County—Alyssa Garreaux, Francis Krug.

Tiospaye Topa, S.D,--Melissa Bowker.

Upton, Wyo.—Mikala Crain, Stephanie Snelting.

Valentine—Elizabeth McQuistan, Lindsey Weander.