Working on their solo and ensemble pieces for over 3 months, orchestra students competed at UIL Solo and Ensemble this past Saturday, February 1 at Madison High School.
Varsity orchestra member, Claudia Banda, 11, was awarded with a First Division (local) ranking on a Class 1 solo.
“I felt very relieved because it’s been something that’s been on my mind for around 3 months now,” Banda said.
Claudia played Allegro Brillante by Willem Ten Have on violin.
Over 40 students made First Division, of which nearly half were able to advance to state UIL.
State-Qualifiers:
Kayla DeJesus, violin
Carl Donoughue, violin
Sylvia Garcia, violin
Sarah Gerlach, violin
Hannah Kim, violin
Emily Rivera, violin
Emily Seddighzadeh, violin
Ruben Rueda, violin
Sydney Crane, viola
Dylan Garibaldi, viola
Marisol Gonzales, viola
Alberto Guerra, viola
Matthew Hsu, viola
Stella Marti, viola
Jonathan Villegas, viola
Katherine Beebe, cello
Barrett Brown, cello
Kathleen Torgerson, cello
Juan Carrasco, bass
Evan Martin, bass
Dylan Garibaldi and Sydney Crane (Duet)
Hannah Kim, Caleb Aguiar, Matthew Hsu, and Katherine Beebe (Quartet)
Ilana Solis, Kathleen Torgerson, Barrett Brown, Angela Barajas, Hannah Guajardo, and Katherine Beebe (Cello Choir)
Other orchestra members earning First Division ratings:
Isabella Curtin, violin
Caleb Aguiar, violin
Anissa Avina, violin
Claudia Banda, violin
Lily Corby, violin
Malena Earls, violin
Andrea Kielen, violin
Arsela Martinez, violin
Julia Reyes, violin
Valeria Tuesta, violin
Magdalena Vargas, violin
Casie Ziegler-Bellinger, violin
Jocelyn DeLeon, violin
Kolton Phillips, violin
Valeria Collazo, viola
Adrian Salazar, viola
Analisa Lopez, viola
Angela Barajas, cello
Ilana Solis, cello
Sofia Crowe, cello
Sebastian Mendoza, bass
Elizabeth Glasgow, cello
Alejandra Santos, cello
