Solo and Ensemble Contest

Solo and ensamble can range from a solo, a duet, a trio, a quartet, a quintet, a sextet, a septet, and a choir, which is a group ranging in size from eight to 24 members.

Solo and ensamble can range from a solo, a duet, a trio, a quartet, a quintet, a sextet, a septet, and a choir, which is a group ranging in size from eight to 24 members.

by Corgan Petersen

This Saturday, March 28, the annual solo and ensemble contest will be held at Atlantic High School.  This contest will last all day and will feature band and choir.  Students can do anything from a solo, a duet, a trio, a quartet, a quintet, a sextet, a septet, and a choir, which is a group ranging in size from eight to 24 members.

Not only are students from Atlantic participating, but students from Glenwood, Harlan, and Creston will also attend.  Students will perform and try to do their best to receive a rating.  The ratings are scaled as follows: IV=Fair – major flaws, slightly below average. III=Good – consistent flaws, average performance.  II=Excellent – small imperfections in the performance.  I= Superior – very minute flaws in the performance.

The ensembles and solos from Atlantic include: Mixed Instrument Choir, Saxophone Choir, Clarinet Choir, Brass Choir, Woodwind Choir, Chamber Choir, seniors Grace Jacob, Ben Parker, and Brecklyn Carey, junior Corgan Petersen, freshman Miranda Chipman, a Duet of Petersen and Chipman, sophomore Matthew Brewer, Quartet of freshman Melanie Hart, eighth graders Melissa Nantz and Bailey Roland, and sixth grader Alex Pastrana, sophomores Morganne Cameron and Anna Iekel, junior Andrew Rothfusz, Trio of Parker, and juniors Emily Yager and Sidney Gifford, senior Justin Somers, sophomore Max Elwood, seniorMonica Brewer, Duet of senior Halee Glenn and junior Lydia Joseph, Quintet of Somers, senior Mark Stinn, sophomore Nadia Somers, junior Seth Schulte, and sophomore Sam Coder, freshman Aaron Rothfusz, Nadia Somers, Quartet of Parker, Yager, Gifford, and freshman Rebekah Hallman, Trio of Joseph, Glenn, and sophomore Sarah Fixmer, Duet of Justin and Nadia Somers, Parker, Duet of freshman Tomma Jessen and Chipman, junior Will Weppler, sophomore Austin Mwalia, freshman Charity Williams, junior Sarah McCance, Schulte, Woodwind Quintet of Parker, Yager, Joseph, Nadia Somers, and sophomore Katie Darrow, Quartet freshmen Josh Mclean, Gratt Reed, Jake Redler, and Aaron Rothfusz, sophomore Anna Iekel, Freshman Quartet of Rebecca Garcia, Kennedy Kneuven, Bella Mase, and Nicole Eilts, Yager, Petersen, Nadia Somers, Darrow, Trio of Joseph, Williams, and senior Alex Lensch, Double Quartet of Parker, Somers, sophomore Alex Williams, Elwood, Fixmer, McCance, Glenn, and Joseph, Quartet of Darrow, Iekel, Parker, and sophomore Page Behrens, sophomore Paige Henderson, Trio of Iekel, Nadia Somers, and Henderson, Parker, and a duet of Parker and Yager.

Good luck to all!