Marion Community Schools congratulates more than four dozen outstanding young musicians from Marion High School and McCulloch Junior High who competed recently at ISSMA’s annual State Solo & Ensemble competition! We are proud of these artists, who all took on a high degree of difficulty to reach the state level. Impressively: 16 of them earned the top adjudication award, Gold with Distinction, which recognizes a high degree of excellence. Two students doubled this outstanding accomplishment, earning two Gold with Distinction awards apiece!
Each year, the Indiana State School Music Association puts on regional and state level Solo & Ensemble competitions for instrumentalists and for vocalists and pianists. Musicians who earn a gold rating at regional on a Division 1 entry (the toughest division) advance to the state level. This year, vocal/piano state competition was on Feb. 21, and the instrumental state competition was on Feb. 28.
Marion Community Schools applauds these students on their great accomplishments, and expresses gratitude to the teachers who work every day to help these students develop their talent and skills.
Here’s a look at the full list of Marion musicians who competed at state Solo & Ensemble, and their awards:
Gold with Distinction
- Hannah Huff, sophomore
- flute solo
- vocal solo
- Madelynn Boogar, junior
- marimba solo
- percussion ensemble
- Aliya Cruz, junior, vocal solo
- Aubriella Cruz, freshman, vocal solo
- Clara Davies, junior, vocal solo
- Bralen Davis, junior, percussion ensemble
- Gracie Dixon, sophomore, percussion ensemble,
- Cymaura Dorsey, freshman, percussion ensemble
- Damian Evans, senior, percussion ensemble
- Cecilia Hancock, eighth, vocal solo
- Joseph Hancock, sophomore, percussion ensemble
- Chayim Hofmann, senior, percussion ensemble
- Elisabella Ramirez, eighth, vocal solo
- Colin Royse, junior, piano solo
- Micah Wayman, eighth, vocal solo
- Zoey Wayman, senior, vocal solo
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Gold
- Clara Davies, junior
- vocal ensemble
- vocal quartet
- Mia Moreno, senior
- vocal solo
- vocal ensemble
- Justin Peters, senior
- trombone solo
- brass quintet
- Colin Royse, junior
- vocal solo
- vocal ensemble
- Brooklynne Smith, junior
- vocal ensemble
- vocal quartet
- Justice Sweat, freshman
- saxophone solo
- vocal ensemble
- Macey Wayman, sophomore
- vocal solo
- vocal quartet
- Zoey Wayman, senior
- vocal ensemble
- vocal quartet
- Audrey Alsup, sophomore, vocal ensemble
- Nolan Berryhill, junior, vocal ensemble
- Madelynn Boogar, junior, vocal ensemble
- Skylar Boogar, sophomore, vocal ensemble
- Cassandra Bucher, senior, vocal ensemble
- Mariana Castro, senior, vocal solo
- Miles Contreras, eighth, vocal ensemble
- Keagan Couchman, junior, brass quintet
- Selah Craig, junior, vocal ensemble
- Aliya Cruz, junior, vocal ensemble
- Antonio Cruz, eighth, vocal ensemble
- Dakhota Daley, senior, clarinet trio
- Myla Dunston, eighth, vocal ensemble
- Gabriel Fisher, junior, vocal ensemble
- Cecilia Hancock, eighth, vocal ensemble
- Heidi Harshman, sophomore, vocal ensemble
- Benjamin Havens, sophomore, flute solo
- Micah Hawkins, junior, vocal ensemble
- King-Henry Henriquez, sophomore, vocal ensemble
- Hannah Huff, sophomore, vocal ensemble
- Lucy Jenkins, junior, vocal ensemble
- Evelynn Lopez-Gomez, senior, clarinet ensemble
- Ruby Mets, eighth, vocal ensemble
- Jecca Paduga, eighth, vocal ensemble
- Elisabella Ramirez, eighth, vocal ensemble
- Hannah Smith, sophomore, clarinet trio
- Nicholas Smith, junior, vocal ensemble
- Arabella Stanley, junior, vocal ensemble
- Jehren Smithley, senior, brass quintet
- Greg Stanley, eighth, vocal ensemble
- Skai Terry, freshman, vocal ensemble
- Manuel Trejo, senior, brass quintet
- Adin Turner, sophomore, vocal ensemble
- Jayden Wallace, sophomore, brass quintet
- Micah Wayman, eighth, vocal ensemble
- Macey Wayman, sophomore, vocal ensemble
Silver
- Manuel Trejo, senior, trumpet solo
Bronze
- Saxophone trio: Mackenzie Herring, sophomore; and Norin Smithley and Dietrich Runyan, freshmen