Winter Festival for Winds & Percussion is Jan. 21-23

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music will host the 18th annual Winter Festival for Winds and Percussion Jan. 21-23.

The festival will involve 93 high school juniors and seniors from Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri and South Dakota in intensive work on large concert ensemble performance as well as chamber ensemble performance.

Each festival participant will perform in a chamber ensemble coached by a School of Music faculty member. They will also perform in an honor band and a large festival symphonic band that will include the UNL wind ensemble. Each participant was required to submit an audition tape that was judged by the School of Music wind and percussion faculty. The 93 students chosen represent 37 different high schools.

Highlights of the festival are a chamber ensemble recital at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22 and the finale concert at 3 p.m. Jan. 23, both in Kimball Recital Hall, 12th and R streets (extended). The finale concert will include performances by the honor band, the UNL wind ensemble and the festival symphonic band. Both concerts are free and open to the public.

A list of students by hometown follows. Information includes the student's name, instrument and year in school. The name of the student's high school is included in parentheses if it differs from the town.

NEBRASKA

Alliance: Danita Curtiss, euphonium, senior; Amy Rischling, horn, junior; Aaron Watkins, bassoon, senior.

Aurora: Sarah Arthur, horn, junior; Ashley Lawton, trumpet, junior.

Axtell: Megan Marcellus, horn, senior.

Beatrice: Lindsey Engels, tuba, junior.

Bellevue: Anthony Burnham, euphonium, senior (West); Zachary Pischnotte, alto saxophone, senior (West); Carolyn Stuwe, clarinet, senior (West); Katherine Stuwe, flute, junior (West); Stephanie Vampola, alto saxophone, junior (Papillion-LaVista South).

Blair: Andrew Buller, horn, junior; Brian Kellogg, trombone, senior; Scott Kellogg, percussion, junior; Christopher Reznicek, tuba, junior; Bailey Snyder, clarinet, junior; Michelle Stier, clarinet, junior.

Broken Bow: Kalina Zutavern, oboe, junior.

Ceresco: Celeste Swanson, horn, senior (Lincoln Parkview Christian).

Crete: Jeremy Palensky, trumpet, senior.

Elkhorn: Abby Thompson, bassoon, junior.

Ewing: Ross Thoendel, tuba, junior (Chambers).

Grand Island: Justin Brown, trombone, junior; Elizabeth Gonderinger, flute, senior; Anna Govier, clarinet, senior (Central Catholic); Jordan Rhodes, trumpet, junior (Northwest).

Hickman: Ben Hage, trombone, senior (Norris).

Kearney: Paul Niedbalski, trombone, senior (Catholic).

LaVista: Matthew Baldwin, bassoon, senior (Papillion-LaVista); Sarah Hegg, clarinet, junior (Papillion-LaVista); Caitlyn Lastovica, baritone saxophone, junior (Papillion-LaVista).

Lincoln: Donald Adams, baritone saxophone, junior (Christian); Lauren Bird, trumpet, junior (Southwest); Stephanie Claus, clarinet, senior (Christian); Lauren Cook, clarinet, senior (Southwest); Carrie Hagstrom, clarinet, junior (Norris); Bethany Hellerich, clarinet, senior (East); Lauren Huenink, alto saxophone, junior (East); Sean Jones, percussion, junior (Lincoln High); Cindy Knudsen, oboe, junior (Lutheran); Paul Krueger, trumpet, senior (Southeast); Emily Leick, piccolo, senior (Northeast); Kristin Malone, clarinet, junior (East); Terri Morin, flute, senior (Pius X); Eric Ohnoutka, trumpet, senior (Northeast); Matt Rosno, percussion, senior (Southeast); Jennifer Rosser, clarinet, junior (Lincoln High); Thomas Salistean, trumpet, senior (Southeast); Jaime Tyser, trumpet, senior (East).

McCook: Tyler Cobb, clarinet, junior.

Norfolk: Jamie Meyer, bass clarinet, senior.

Omaha: Douglas Bogatz, tenor saxophone, senior (Millard West); Alyssa Froiland, clarinet, senior (Northwest); Katelyn Gyhra, oboe, senior (Millard North); Katie Langenfeld, bassoon, senior (Millard South); Ben Samson, percussion, senior (Millard North); Doran Schmidt, horn, senior (Millard North); Allison Seyler, clarinet, senior (Millard South); Samuel Tape, trumpet, senior (Westside); Caryl Terry, bass clarinet, junior (Millard North).

Papillion: Kyle Kellett, trumpet, senior (Papillion-LaVista South); Natalie Moores, flute, junior (Papillion-LaVista); Julie Roth, alto saxophone, junior (Papillion-LaVista); Matthew Schooff, trombone, junior (Papillion-LaVista); Melissa Woodworth, clarinet, junior (Papillion-LaVista).

Petersburg: Laura Schmitz, bass clarinet, senior (Boone Central).

Ralston: Adam Reidelbach, percussion, senior.

ILLINOIS

Batavia: Benjamin Amelse, trombone, senior.

IOWA

Alta: Chad Zimmermann, trumpet, senior (Fort Dodge).

Clarinda: Bethann McCalla, horn, senior; Rachael Mullin, percussion, senior; Calla Whipp, clarinet, senior.

Clear Lake: Annie Meyer, clarinet, junior; Sarah Schnoebelen, flute, senior (Ventura).

Raymond: Tennille Pint, clarinet, senior (Don Bosco).

KANSAS

Council Grove: Hali Baker, clarinet, senior.

Fairway: Suzanne Specker, flute, junior (Shawnee Mission East).

Lawrence: Marie Byleen-Higley, trombone, senior.

Manhattan: David Woods, clarinet, senior.

Olathe: Lauren O'Reilly, trumpet, senior (North).

Overland Park: Tamar Wolkenfeld, flute, senior (Shawnee Mission South).

Shawnee: Shadow Sherwood, flute, senior (Shawnee Mission Northwest).

MISSISSIPPI

Pascagoula: Matt Walley, trombone, senior.

MISSOURI

Fairfax: Sarah Scarbrough, horn, junior.

SOUTH DAKOTA

Bushnell: Aly Osborn, trumpet, senior (Brookings).

Hartford: Taneea Ortman, clarinet, junior (Sioux Falls Roosevelt).

Rapid City: Renee Ouellette, oboe, senior (Douglas).

Sioux Falls: Adam Barrett, trumpet, senior (Roosevelt); Alicia Conrad, trumpet, senior (Roosevelt); Matthew Ray, tenor saxophone, senior (Roosevelt); David Sanderson, clarinet, senior (Roosevelt); Connie Vogelmann, oboe, junior (Roosevelt).

CONTACT: Rose Johnson, School of Music, (402) 472-2505