83 musicians qualify for state solo and ensemble

Sixty-four band students competed in the UIL solo and ensemble competition on Feb. 4 in Monahans where members earned 86 Division I’s and 16 Division II’s.

“We are very proud of our students,” band Director Jimmie Exline said. “This is the largest number of students we have had to qualify during my tenure.”

Of the 86 Division I’s, 83 qualified with Class I pieces for state on May 28 in Pflugerville.

Division I’s included:

Soloists: junior Lavinia Bergmann-flute, sophomore Chelsey Froese-flute, senior Justice Smith-trombone.

Ensembles: clarinet quartet of freshman Salvador Antillon, sophomore Valarie Krahn, senior Dayton Pedigo and senior Madison Wood; woodwind ensemble–senior Erick Acosta, sophomore Danyelle Alvarado, junior Cera Castillo, freshman Kevin Flores, senior Bianca Galindo, junior Anna Harms, sophomore Ramon Juarez, senior Espy Moralez, sophomore Alyssa Nunez, junior Susie Rempel, senior Isabell Resendez and freshman Raquel Rivera; woodwind ensemble–Antillon, C. Froese, senior Rhonda Krahn, V. Krahn, sophomore Zack Murphy, Pedigo, senior Cheyenne Saldana, senior J.R. Taylor, freshman Oscar Villa, sophomore Matthew Wheeless and Wood; saxophone trio–Flores, freshman Stefany Moriel and Villa; trombone trio–junior Dalton Driver, senior Marcos Iglesias and junior Travis Peters; brass quintet–junior Cory Banman, sophomore Marvin Guevara, senior Zach Mendoza, senior Taran Reimer and senior Andrew Rubio; brass sextet–senior Trevor Alexander, freshman Nayeli Ayala, sophomore Michael Condarco, sophomore AJ Froese, sophomore Kinsey Tharp and sophomore Colton Wheeler; brass sextet–sophomore Shawn Barndollar, sophomore Justin Everett, sophomore Brittany Nutsch, senior Allison Reimer, junior Kevin Wallace and sophomore Kylee Weeks; brass octet: A. Froese, senior Henry Froese, Iglesias, Peters, A. Reimer, freshman Kyle Rickman, Smith and Velo; percussion ensemble–Banman, junior Martha Dyck, sophomore Luke Hicks, junior Aimee Krahn, R. Krahn, freshman Rocky Loewen, Rubio, freshman Nathan Shortes, freshman Braeden Spence, junior Jean Teichroeb, junior Jordan Thompson, sophomore Christian Tovar and freshman Jimmie Vaughn; mallet trio–A. Krahn, Loewen and Tovar.

Students earning UIL first divisions without advancing include:

Soloists–freshman Jordan Smith-tenor saxophone, Shortes-snare drum, Vaughn-snare drum.

Students earning Division II’s include:

Soloist: Thompson-snare drum

Ensembles: flute quartet–Bergmann, sophomore Ariana Conner, freshman Anabel Espino and sophomore Jazmin Saucedo; flute quartet–Harms, junior Susie Rempel, Saldana and sophomore Leena Salem, clarinet quartet–Alvarado, Castillo, Moralez and Nunez; saxophone trio–Acosta, Galvan and Juarez.