CSC High Plains Festival to feature 232 student-musicians

The event will culminate with a concert at 5 p.m. Tuesday in Memorial Hall. It is open to the public free of charge.

Each student was selected for one of the event’s four groups by submitting audition tapes last fall. The groups are honor band, honor choir, girls’ choir and festival band. The group represents 22 high schools in three states.

Dr. John Wacker, chairman of the music department at Western State College in Gunnison, Colo., will join CSC faculty members in leading the groups. Wacker conducts Western State’s symphony band and serves as a trumpet professor. He will lead the honor band. From CSC, Dr. Adam Lambert will conduct the festival band, Dr. Joel Schreuder the honor choir and Dr. Una Taylor the girls’ choir.

Organizers say the event provides an opportunity for high school students to work with talented peers and gain teaching and guidance from college professors.

Following are the students who were selected to participate:

Ainsworth: Savanna Clapper, girls’ choir, alto one; Devron Crawford, honor choir, bass two; Leandra Hörler, honor choir, alto two; Megan Maxwell, honor choir, soprano one; Ciara Philben, honor choir, alto two; Maggie Steinhauser, honor choir, alto two

Alliance: Alex Elston, honor band, tuba; Stephanie Jensen, honor band, horn; Sarah McCaffrey, honor band, third clarinet; Dillon Miller, festival band, tuba; Mikenzie Nordeen, honor band, second flute; Danielle Shimp, festival band, horn; Olivia Vogel, honor band, horn; Delta Wilson, festival band, horn

Banner County at Harrisburg: Olivia Anderson, girls’ choir, alto one

Bayard: Morgan Buskirk, festival band, second clarinet; David Eads, honor choir, bass two; Audrey Fries, girls’ choir, soprano one; Tyler Kittleman, festival band, percussion; JaLee Pilkington, honor choir, soprano two; Ashton Rose, honor choir, tenor one; Ashley Schuller, girls’ choir, alto one; Harlee White, girls’ choir, soprano two; Chance White, honor choir, bass one

Chadron: Jenna Banzhaf, girls’ choir, alto one; Kodi Baumann, girls’ choir, alto one; Kortney Hageman, girls’ choir, alto two; Nikita Lenzo, honor band, first flute; Alex McKeon, honor band, percussion; Elaine Selby, honor choir, alto one; Bethany Sloan, honor choir, soprano one; Joe Young, honor band, percussion

Crawford: Hope Allen, girls’ choir, alto one; Sharla Maginnis, honor band, first alto saxophone; Taylor Osmotherly, festival band, baritone saxophone; Hailey Parkins, festival band, first flute

Creek Valley at Chappell: Adrian Franks, honor choir, bass one; Melanie Klipfel, honor choir, alto two

Custer (S.D.): Kristina Clarke, girls’ choir, soprano two; Sean DeHaven, honor band, first alto saxophone; Michelle DeHaven, honor band, first flute; Cady Dillon, girls’ choir, soprano two; Taylor Field, honor choir, alto two; Allison Hosman, festival band, first clarinet; Sarah Johnson, festival band, second flute; Katie Krueger, honor choir, alto two; Cheyenne McLaughlin, girls’ choir, alto two; Taylor Neugebauer, honor choir, soprano one; Anna Pickford, honor band, second flute; Spencer Smith, honor band, bass clarinet

Gering: Ryan Brady, festival band, euphonium; Nick Brady, honor band, tenor saxophone; Rey Castro, honor choir, tenor one; Brittany Charles, honor choir, soprano two; Amy Christensen, honor band, first flute; Stephanie Coley, girls’ choir, soprano two; Andrew Delcamp, honor choir, bass two; Brian Doll, festival band, first alto saxophone; Miranda Doremus-Reznor, honor choir, soprano two; Kate Duncan, honor choir, soprano two; Brittany Eckerberg, girls’ choir, soprano two; Meagan Eitzen, honor band, third trumpet; Jeremy Eskam, festival band, tuba; Darrin Gonzales, festival band, second trombone; Katie Gutherless, honor band, percussion; Emily Hauck, honor band, oboe; Jared Horrocks, festival band, third trumpet; Riley Kling, festival band, third trumpet; Krissa Lewandowski, honor band, second clarinet; Alexa Longoria, festival band, first flute; Allison McMann, festival band, first alto saxophone; Mariah Mead, honor choir, soprano two; Michael Mead, honor choir, tenor two; Liz Millay, girls’ choir, soprano two; Noah Miller, festival band, percussion; Maggie Murillo, girls’ choir, alto one; Erika Neugebauer, festival band, horn; Katie O’Boyle, girls’ choir, soprano two; Brayden Ryan, honor choir, tenor two; David Safford, honor band, second clarinet; Zeth Schlenker, festival band, baritone saxophone; Natasha Teall, honor band, tenor saxophone; Jordan Tjaden, honor band, third trumpet; Brittany Walker, honor band, horn; Sierra Walker, honor band, third clarinet; Isabel Wolf, festival band, percussion; Vanessa Woolsey, festival band, first alto saxophone; Jessica Woolsey, festival band, first flute; Libby Wright, girls’ choir, soprano one

Gordon-Rushville: Kristopher Boardman, festival band, third trumpet; Franny Cromwell, girls’ choir, alto two; Nic Elwood, honor choir, bass one; Brittany Hoagland, girls’ choir, soprano one; Erin Kruger, festival band, second flute; Sara Marlatt, festival band, second alto saxophone; Lindsay Milburn, girls’ choir, alto one; Ally Moss, girls’ choir, alto one; Calene Mulcahy, festival band, second flute; Jessica Osterloo, girls’ choir, alto two; Alyssa Ostrander, festival band, first trumpet; Alicia Ostrander, girls’ choir, alto two; Tessa Schumacher, honor choir, alto one; Ronelle Stevens, festival band, second clarinet; William Wacker, festival band, first trombone; Jesse Young, festival band, percussion

Hemingford: Katee Folkerts, girls’ choir, alto one; Mindy Gibbons, girls’ choir, soprano one; Richard Heule, festival band, euphonium; Emily Sample, festival band, first clarinet, and girls’ choir, alto one; Luchia Sicari, festival band, first clarinet; Bethany Wacker, girls’ choir, soprano one, and honor band, third clarinet

Hulett (Wyo.): Mitchell Clark, honor band, first trombone; Ramsey Cummings, honor choir, alto one; Melissa Maddison, girls’ choir, alto one; Brian McGuire, honor band, third trombone; Cody Penning, festival band, tenor saxophone; Cassy Penning, girls’ choir, alto one; Erin Perry, girls’ choir, alto one; Elisabeth Perry, honor band, second clarinet

Leyton at Dalton: Kelsey Arrington, honor choir, soprano one; Zane Balfour, festival band, percussion; Becci Ernest, girls’ choir, alto one; Rachael Ernest, girls’ choir, soprano two; Megan Flessner, girls’ choir, alto two; Jake Nelson, honor band, second trombone; Jeremy Reimers, festival band, tuba; Kristian Reimers, girls’ choir, alto one; Katlyn Rosas, girls’ choir, alto one; Carly Rushman, girls’ choir, soprano two

Mitchell: Brooke Bernhardt, girls’ choir, alto one; Taran Braman, honor choir, tenor two; Lynsie Ewing, girls’ choir, soprano two; Victor Garza, honor choir, tenor two; Ashley Hatch, girls’ choir, soprano one; Samantha Michael, girls’ choir, alto one; Matt Powell, festival band, percussion; Jennie Robbins, girls’ choir, soprano two; Mackenzie Serres, festival band, second alto saxophone; Ashley Trimble, honor choir, soprano two

Moorcroft (Wyo.): Sarah Buer, girls’ choir, soprano two; Emma Burger, festival band, second alto saxophone; Catherine Clonch, girls’ choir, alto one; Kelsey Fiedler, festival band, second clarinet; Kelsey Gonzalez, girls’ choir, alto two; Kimberly VerBurg, girls’ choir, alto two; Christy Zurbuchen, festival band, third clarinet

Scottsbluff: Charles Belford, honor band, euphonium; Yadira Gurrola, honor band, second flute; Brooke Kama, honor band, third trumpet; Austin Kniss, festival band, third trombone; Chad Nagasawa, honor band, tuba; Ashlee Pilkington, honor band, first trumpet; Josh Pilkington, honor band, percussion; Lindsey Schanaman, honor band, first flute; Emily Still, honor band, second trumpet; Allison Stricker, honor band, first clarinet; Aubrey Taylor, festival band, oboe; Kyle Weitzel, honor band, baritone saxophone

Sidney: Xina Balandran, honor choir, soprano one; Casey Baldwin, girls’ choir, soprano two; Josh Blauert, honor choir, bass one; David Bond, honor choir, tenor two; Kayla Burt, honor band, second alto saxophone; Sam Cheramie, festival band, second trumpet; Sierra Denny, honor choir, soprano one; Elizabeth Dorwart, girls’ choir, soprano two; Rebecca Fischer, honor choir, alto two; Mitchell Flick, festival band, horn; Michael Gipfert, honor choir, bass one; Kris Jenks, festival band, tuba; Cassie Kennedy, girls’ choir, soprano two; Josie Lucero, honor choir, alto one; Sarah Mahr, girls’ choir, soprano one; Mariah Mata, honor band, second flute; Lee Ann Ogle, girls’ choir, soprano two; Katie Oliverius, honor choir, alto one; Derek Phelps, honor choir, tenor one; Andrew Phelps, honor choir, tenor two; David Pilger, honor choir, tenor one; Rebekah Schwartz, honor choir, soprano one; Juli Smith, honor choir, soprano one; Maddie Verhulst, honor band, baritone saxophone; Sarah Wirth, honor band, first clarinet; Jake Wirth, honor choir, bass two

Southwest at Bartley: Kascade Tollman, festival band, first flute

Sturgis Brown (S.D.): Hannah Aker, festival band, bassoon; Elizabeth Bales, honor band, first clarinet; Aisling Ball-Sutton, honor band, second trombone; Tony Bedard, honor band, second trumpet; Devon Bevier, honor band, horn; Annie Bruch, honor band, tuba; Dustie Clements, festival band, second flute; Katy Grubl, festival band, first trumpet; Marcus Heintz, honor band, euphonium; Molly Herman, honor band, percussion; Natasha Hershey, festival band, third clarinet; Katie Johnston, festival band, first flute; Abby Keffeler, festival band, tenor saxophone; Delayna LaBelle, honor band, first trombone; Amanda Larive, festival band, third clarinet; Brooke Lensegrav, festival band, second alto saxophone; Mikayla Nepper, honor band, third clarinet; Kaitlin Peterson, honor band, second alto saxophone; Bennett Prosser, festival band, horn; Jena Rathert, festival band, second trombone; Austin Reimer, honor band, first trumpet; Chris Schultz, festival band, third trombone; Derek Seymour, festival band, first trombone; Amy Seymour, festival band, second flute; Whitney Werdel, festival band, Eb contra-alto clarinet; Ryan Wise, honor band, third trombone

Sundance (Wyo.): Cody Galloway, honor band, tenor saxophone; Chancey Holso, honor choir, tenor one; Haley Wadley, festival band, tenor saxophone

Upton (Wyo.): Dani Booth, honor choir, alto one; Shawna Davey, girls’ choir, alto one; Marti Harness, girls’ choir, alto one; Kate Hart, honor choir, soprano two; Collin Hicks, honor choir, bass two; Anne Orban, honor choir, alto one; Amber Sturdevant, honor band, second flute

Valentine: Kolton Brown, honor choir, bass one; Angela Cruz, girls’ choir, alto two; Sydney Dahl, girls’ choir, soprano two; Amanda Hicks, honor choir, alto two; Emilee Hughes, girls’ choir, soprano two; Savannah Jackson, festival band, second flute; Kassidy Linabery, festival band, tenor saxophone; Mary McQuistan, festival band, second trumpet; Chantal Osnes, girls’ choir, alto two; Ben Shelbourn, honor choir, bass one; Rachel Weander, girls’ choir, soprano two;