243 musicians selected for High Plains Festival

The students, who were selected from taped auditions to comprise four groups, will rehearse for two days and present a concert in Memorial Hall at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The concert is open to the public free of charge. 

Three CSC faculty members will be joined by a guest conductor to lead the ensembles.

The guest conductor is Dr. Paul Klemme of Salem, Ore., who will lead the honor choir. Klemme is director of music ministries at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Salem. He also is a member of the adjunct teaching faculty at Willamette University in Salem and conducts the Willamette Master Chorus of Salem. Prior to recently moving to Salem, he was associate professor of music at Washington State University in Pullman for nine years.

From CSC’s music department, Dr. Una Taylor will lead the girls’ choir, Dr. Adam Lambert the honor band and Dr. Michael Stephens the festival band. Dr. James Margetts will serve as an accompanist.

The students represent 24 school systems of Nebraska, Wyoming and South Dakota. Following are the selections, listed by school. Directors of each school are in parenthesis.

Ainsworth High School (Kim Bejot and Sarah Hotchkiss): Lydia Allen, festival band, first trumpet; Jayne Barrow, honor band, euphonium; Kayla Beegle, girls’ choir, soprano II; Tiffani Beegle, girls’ choir, soprano II; Hallie Bower, honor choir, soprano II; Devron Crawford, honor choir, bass II; TyLinn Dodd, honor choir, soprano II; Kirsten Gilliland, festival band, second flute; Hailey McBride, girls’ choir, soprano II; Laura Peters, girls’ choir, soprano I; Jedd Raymond, festival band, tenor saxophone; Maggie Steinhauser, honor choir, alto II; Amanda Theis, girls’ choir, soprano II; Maikayla Weiss, festival band, bass clarinet

Alliance High School (Dave Rischling, Michael Garcia and Christina Kloch): Mack Ayden, honor band, third trumpet; Clara Brown, honor band, second clarinet; Joe Cline, honor band, euphonium; Alex Elston, honor band, tuba; Stephanie Jensen, honor band, horn; Brettni Mills, festival band, first flute; Mikenzie Nordeen, honor band, second flute; Alex Reynega, festival band, tuba; Ashton Schewsberry, honor band, first trumpet; David Thorne, honor choir, bass II; Jonathan Weishaar, honor band, second trumpet; Delta Wilson, honor band, horn; Regina Zaro, girls’ choir, alto I

Banner County High School (Sandra Wounded Arrow): Adrianne Bazan, girls’ choir, soprano II

Bayard High School (Sharon Hoffman): Morgan Buskirk, festival band, third clarinet; Loren Hasse, honor band, first trumpet; Brooklyn Kniss, honor choir, soprano I; JaLee Pilkington, honor choir, soprano II; Zac Rice, honor choir, tenor II; Ashton Rose, honor choir, tenor II; Henry Schmall, honor choir, bass II; David Schuler, honor choir, tenor I; Ashley Schuller, girls’ choir, alto I; Megan Stuart, girls’ choir, alto I; Chance White, honor choir, bass I; Harlee White, girls’ choir, soprano I

Bridgeport High School (Brad Gaston): Jovana Cardiel, girls’ choir, alto II; Vincent Harlow, honor choir, tenor II; Kaytlen Hernandez, honor choir, alto I; Janelle Kesterson, honor choir, soprano I; Jessa Post, girls’ choir, alto I; Kalesha Richter, girls’ choir, soprano I; Blake Smith, honor choir, tenor II; Connor Zimmer, honor choir, tenor I

Chadron High School (Joe Rischling): Nikita Lenzo, honor band, first flute; Mackenzie Petty, girls’ choir, soprano I

Crawford High School (Lori Jensen): Sharla Maginnis, honor band, first alto saxophone; Taylor Osmotherly, festival band, baritone saxophone; Hailey Parkins, festival band, second flute; Sara Tweet, festival band, first alto saxophone

Creek Valley High School at Chappell (Ann Cramer): McKenzie Akeson, girls’ choir, soprano I; Jill Behrends, girls’ choir, soprano II; Ashley Burr, girls’ choir, soprano I; Adrian Franks, honor choir, tenor II; Stefanie Mitchell, girls’ choir, alto I; Hannah Schievelbein, girls’ choir, alto II; Jerry Straber, girls’ choir, alto I

Custer (S.D.) High School (John Weidenbach): Sean DeHaven, festival band, first alto saxophone

Gering Junior and Senior High School (Randy Raines, Shelly King and Misty Curtis): Olivia Anderson, girls’ choir, soprano I; Megan Brady, honor band, percussion; Ryan Brady, festival band, euphonium; Rey Castro, honor choir, tenor I; Amy Christensen, honor band, first flute; Nicolette Cook, festival band, third trumpet; Andrew Delcamp, honor choir, bass II; Brian Doll, festival band, first alto saxophone; Miranda Doremus-Reznor, honor choir, soprano II; Kate Duncan, honor choir, soprano II; Jeremy Eskam, honor band, tuba; Audrey Fries, girls’ choir, soprano I; Darrin Gonzales, honor band, second trombone; Hayley Grams, girls’ choir, soprano II; Katie Gutherless, honor band, percussion; Marissa Gutherless, honor band, second clarinet; Emily Hauck, honor band, oboe; Jared Horrocks, festival band, second trumpet; Riley Kling, honor band, third trumpet; Krissa Lewandowski, honor band, first clarinet; Jenna Longmore, festival band, tenor saxophone; Alexa Longoria, festival band, first flute; Chelcy Mannel, girls’ choir, alto I; Allison McMann, honor band, second alto saxophone; Dan Olmstead, festival band, tuba; Leah Potts, honor band, bass clarinet; Kali Rimington, festival band, first alto saxophone; Ashley Ruegg, honor choir, alto II; Ciara Sabala, festival band, second alto saxophone; David Safford, honor band, third clarinet; Natasha Teall, honor band, tenor saxophone; Jordan Tjaden, honor band, third trumpet; Isabel Wolf, festival band, percussion; Vanessa Woolsey, honor band, first alto saxophone; Libby Wright, girls’ choir, soprano I

Gordon-Rushville High School (George Meng and Ryan Lovell): Kris Boardman, honor choir, tenor II; Niki Boardman, girls’ choir, soprano II; Jessica Bragg, girls’ choir, soprano I; Cody Campbell, festival band, string bass; April Eitler, honor choir, soprano II; Nicolas Elwood, honor choir, bass II; Jeff Gehrt, honor band, second trumpet; Cirsten Hinn, girls’ choir, alto I; Brittany Hoagland, girls’ choir, soprano I; Jessica Hurd, honor choir, soprano II; Gary Kaplan, festival band, percussion; Chase Mack, festival band, second trumpet; Sara Marlatt, festival band, second alto saxophone; Lindsey Milburn, honor choir, alto I; Allyson Moss, honor choir, alto II; Renen Sahr, festival band, percussion; Audra Sasse, honor band, horn; Jordan Shadbolt, honor choir, alto I; Ronelle Stevens, honor band, third clarinet; William Wacker, honor band, third trombone; Cole Wellnitz, honor choir, bass II

Hot Springs (S.D.) High School (Lyn Alberty): Danielle Miller, festival band, first flute; Cassidy Schoenfelder, honor band, second flute

Hulett (Wyo.) High School (Lila Kennah): Mitchell Clark, honor band, second trombone; Ramsey Cummings, honor choir, alto II; Faith Hummel, festival band, second flute; Melissa Maddison, girls’ choir, alto I; Brooke Mills, festival band, third trumpet; Erin Perry, honor choir, alto II

Kimball High School (Kristi Hiles-Smith and David Thelan): Kallie Bush, festival band, second clarinet; J.J. Casimiro, honor choir, bass I; Catelyn Cornils, honor band, second flute; Bobbie Gehrig, honor choir, soprano I; Courtney Hunsaker, honor choir, alto I; Hailey Keller, festival band, first alto saxophone; Rachael Merryfield, festival band, second flute

Leyton High School at Dalton (Shawn Oakes): Kelsey Arrington, honor choir, soprano I; Zane Balfour, festival band, percussion; Katy Ernest, girls’ choir, soprano I; Megan Flessner, honor band, third clarinet; Dani McKay, festival band, first clarinet; Justine Peters, girls’ choir, soprano I; Josh Reimers, festival band, percussion; Krystian Reimers, honor choir, alto I; Carly Rushman, girls’ choir, soprano I

Mitchell High School (Ken Boehr and Christina Boehr): Chris Armstrong, honor choir, tenor I; Cole Beaver, festival band, second alto saxophone; Crystal Bott, girls’ choir, alto I; Lynsie Ewing, girls’ choir, soprano I; Victor Garza, honor choir, tenor I; Kesleigh Hernandez, girls’ choir, soprano I; Miriam Riechardt, girls’ choir, soprano I; Soren Singpiel, festival band, percussion; Ashley Trimble, honor choir, soprano I

Moorcroft (Wyo.) High School (Paul Ormseth): Emma Burger, festival band, second alto saxophone; Catherine Clonch, girls’ choir, alto I; Brandi Essen, girls’ choir, alto I; Kelsey Fielder, honor band, third clarinet; Kelsey Gonzalez, girls’ choir, alto II; Kimberly VerBurg, girls’ choir, alto II; Christy Zurbuchen, festival band, tenor saxophone

Scottsbluff High School (Frances Ibero): Mikayla Fulk, honor band, bass clarinet; Yadira Gurrola, honor band, second flute; Bryce Meier, honor band, second alto saxophone; Matthew Mickey, festival band, first trombone; Michael Miller, festival band, first trumpet; Chad Nagasawa, honor band, tuba; Ashlee Pilkington, honor band, first trumpet; Josh Pilkington, honor band, percussion; Pedro Sanchez, festival band, tuba; Kayla Schanaman, honor band, first clarinet; Lindsey Schanaman, honor band, first flute; Emily Still, honor band, second trumpet; Aubrey Taylor, honor band, oboe; Kyle Weitzel, festival band, baritone saxophone

Sidney High School (Nathan Beutler and David Mead): Casey Baldwin, honor choir, soprano I; Josh Blauert, honor choir, bass I; David Bond, honor choir, tenor I; Michaela Flick, festival band, second clarinet; Trevor Franklin, honor choir, bass I; Emily Gobie, girls’ choir, alto II; Lauren Gull, honor choir, soprano I; LaNaya Gutierrez, girls’ choir, alto I; Allen Kissack, honor band, first trombone; Josie Lucero, honor choir, alto I; Mariah Mata, honor band, first flute; Madeline Mead, honor choir, alto II; Katie Oliverius, honor choir, alto II; Annie Peterson, girls’ choir, alto II; Andrew Phelps, honor choir, bass II; David Pilger, festival band, second alto saxophone; Dylan Putman, honor band, percussion; McKenzie Rosdail, festival band, first clarinet; Juli Smith, honor choir, soprano I; Madi Verhulst, honor band, baritone saxophone; Sarah Wirth, honor band, first clarinet

Southwest High School at Bartley (Rebecca Brittenham): Kascade Tollman, honor band, second flute

Sturgis (S.D.) High School (David Martinson and Gary Nelson): Hannah Aker, honor band, bassoon; Devon Bevier, honor band, horn; Dustie Clements, honor band, baritone saxophone; Seth Gerberding, festival band, third trombone; Katy Grubl, festival band, second trumpet; Jennifer Hall, honor band, percussion; Marcus Heintz, honor band, euphonium; Katie Johnston, festival band, first flute; Abby Keffeler, honor band, tenor saxophone; Delayna LaBelle, honor band, first trombone; Megan Moravec, honor band, second alto saxophone; Mikayla Nepper, honor band, second clarinet; Kaitlin Peterson, honor band, first alto saxophone; Jena Rathert, festival band, second trombone; Sarah Rathert, festival band, first flute; Katie Roselles, festival band, second clarinet; Amy Seymour, festival band, second flute; Derek Seymour, festival band, first trombone; Whitney Werdel, festival band, e-flat contrabass clarinet; Ryan Wise, festival band, second trombone

Upton (Wyo.) High School (Tia Benson and Randy Crain): Aleesha Adams, girls’ choir, alto II; Dani Booth, honor choir, alto I; Shawna Davey, honor choir, alto I; Kate Hart, honor choir, soprano II; John Henry Orban, honor choir, tenor I; Bailey Parrish, festival band, bass clarinet; Loreana Rhoden, girls’ choir, soprano II; Savannah Silbaugh, girls’ choir, alto II; Amber Sturdevant, honor band, second flute

Valentine High School (Tammy Russell): Kolton Brown, honor choir, bass I; Angela Cruz, girls’ choir, alto II; Sydney Dahl, girls’ choir, soprano II; Sydney Dunn, honor choir, soprano II; Emilee Hughes, girls’ choir, soprano II; Savannah Jackson, festival band, second flute; Shevelle Lee, girls’ choir, soprano I; Sophie Lopez, girls’ choir, soprano I; Mary McQuistan, festival band, first trumpet; Chantal Osnes, honor choir, alto II; Emily Perrett, girls’ choir, soprano I; Anna-Nina Pries, girls’ choir, alto II; Ben Shelbourn, honor choir, bass I; Rachel Weander, girls’ choir, soprano II; Jake Wiltfang, honor choir, bass I

Wauneta-Palisade High School (Sara Behrends): Leiauna Alberts, festival band, third clarinet; Christi Christner, girls’ choir, soprano I; Sydnee Harchelroad, girls’ choir, alto I; Tayler Nordhausen, honor choir, soprano I; Cassidy Rathe, festival band, first clarinet