FORT WAYNE - Thirty-three members of the Warsaw Community High School Bands participated in the ISSMA District Solo and Ensemble competition held at Wayne High School in Fort Wayne on Jan. 26.Of the 12 students performing solos at the event, 11 received Gold ratings and one received a Silver. Of the five ensembles that performed, three received Gold ratings and two received a Silver.
Soloists and Ensembles entering Group 1 (advanced level) and receiving a Gold advance to the State Solo and Ensemble competition held at North Central High School in Indianapolis on Feb. 23. WCHS had nine soloists and two ensembles achieve this honor.
Ensembles: Christina Clarke, Miranda Ettinger, Marisa Vogel, flute trio, Gold; Lauren Alcorn, Crystal Drake, Johanna Caron, Tyler Kuhn, McKenzie Ziegler, flute quintet, Silver; Griselda Araujo, Crystal Drake, Natalie Waldschmidt, woodwind trio, Gold; Lorrin Gorman, Lyndsay Poe, Elizabeth Tinkey, trumpet trio, Silver; Rily Franklin, Thomas Friddle, Curtis George, Cary Lewis, Nick Nunez, John Tabor, Nick Utter, percussion ensemble, Gold.
Several of the solos and ensembles that will advance to state contest will perform an Honors Recital in the WCHS Black Box Theater at 7 p.m. Feb. 21. The recital is free and open to the public.
