Seventh and eighth grade musicians go to solo and ensemble contest
Bluffton seventh and eight grade musicians earned several superiors and other otherstanding ratings at Saturday's junior high solo and ensemble contest.
Bluffton's results follow:
Superiors (I)
Mark Bixel violin
Mark Bixel piano
Maggie Fett piano
Katie Frazier trumpet
Katie Frazier violin
Katie/Nikki violin duet
Megan Sycks voice
Megan Sycks timpani
Megan Sycks piano
Isaac Andreas violin
Tad Steiner trumpet
Tad Steiner viola
Amy Warren flute
Amy Warren voice
Noah Woodruff trombone
Kristen Yost oboe
Kristen Yost piano
SA Ensemble
Marley Runk, Emily Metzger, Megan Sycks, Maddie Soper, Baylee Liddick, Kristen Yost
Junior High String Choir: Mark Bixel, Maggie Fett, Katie Frazier, Nikki Campbell, Isaac Andreas, Dylan Ellerbrock, Kayla Brooks, Sara Siders, Kristen Yost, Tad Steiner, Noah Woodruff
8th Grade Violin Sextet: Mark Bixel, Maggie Fett, Katie Frazier, Nikki Campbell, Dylan Ellerbrock, Kayla Brooks
Excellent Rating: II
7th Grade Sextet: Isaac Andreas, Dylan Ellerbrock, Sara Siders, Kristen Yost, Tad Steiner, Noah Woodruff
Goods (III)
Emily Metzger voice
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