Thursday, April 9, 2015
N/Warren Town and County News
Page Nine
DISTRICT CONTEST
Concluded from p. 8
7th grade and 8th grade
Concert Bands. This per-
formance will be held in
the Norwalk Performing
Arts Center at 7 p.m.
Come out and support
the Music Department!!
We would love to have
you listen even if you don't
have any children in the
ensembles.
Middle School Jazz Band
SCIBA Jazz Contest and
Woodward-Granger Jazz Contest
SCIBA Jazz Contest
This band received a Division 1+ rating at the recent
SCIBA Jazz Contest which was hosted here in Norwalk
February 14. This is the highest rating that a band can
receive and we're very proud to attain this level.
The band opened with a swing-blues tune by Jeff
Jarvis entitled "Cole Minor Blues." This tune opened
up for many soloists to perform solos from the blues
scale - Logan Niefert (Tenor Sax), Ana Eagan (Flute),
Ethan Stockwell (Trombone), Riley Jermier (Trumpet),
Abby Bowles (Vibes), Noah Schumacher (Alto Sax),
Jaden Deal (Trumpet) and Jackson Arbogast (Guitar).
The next selection was a standard ballad "Over The
Rainbow" by Harold Arlen arr. by Paul Cook. This song
also had solos performed by Alex Fuller (Trombone),
Andrew Good (Tenor Sax), Dean Kimball (Piano) and
Jackson Arbogast (Guitar). The final selection was "Big
Sky," a piece that was written by Dean Sorenson. The
composer was inspired by the big sky country as he was
driving through Montana. Soloists on this song were
Lucas Taylor (BaH Sax), Tlomas Supper (Trumpet), Tay-
lor Bergan (Alto Sax), Levi Benes (Trombone), Lucy
Higgins (Trumpet), Jenna Fisher (Alto Sax) and Luke
Agey (Vibes).
Woodward-Granger Jazz Contest
The Norwalk Middle School Jazz Band, under the
direction of Jeff Heltman, received the 3rd place trophy
at the Jim Coffin Woodward - Granger Jazz Festival Sat-
urday, Feb. 28. We were also pleased to have three "Out-
standing Soloist" awards given to the students.
The band performed three of the same songs from
the previous contest. The students selected for "Out-
standing Soloist" Awards were Jackson Arbogast (Gui-
tar), Lucy Higgins (Trumpet) and Luke Agey (Vibes).
The judges were very impressed with the number of
students who had solos and enjoyed watching them
perform on stage.
Members of the band are:
2014-2015
Norwalk MS Jazz Band
Director, Jeff Heltman
Alto Saxes
Jenna Fisher (8), Noah Schumacher (8), Zach Marker
(7), Gavin King (7), Taylor Bergan (7)
Flute
Ana Eagan (8)
Tenor Saxes
Andrew Good (8), Logan Niefert (7)
Bali Sax
Lucas Taylor (7)
Trumpets
Jaden Deal (8), Riley Jermier (7), Elaina Schumacher
(7), Lucy Higgins (7), Thomas Supper (7)
Trombones
Levi Benes (8), Alex Fuller (8), Owen Martin (8),
Aaron Taylor (7), Ethan Stockwell (7), Nick Bergan (7)
Piano
Ana Eagan (8) and Dean Kimball (7)
Bass Guitar
Vanessa Hautekeete (7)
Guitar
Jackson Arbogast (8)
Drum Set
Luke Agey (8) and Brett Dawson (7)
Vibes
Luke Agey (8) and Abbey Bowles (7)
The next performance for this group will be the an-
nual high school and middle school "Jazz Nite" Friday,
April 24, in the Norwalk Performing-Arts Center at 7
p.m. This year's guest artist will be Dave Kobberdahl
from WDM Valley High School. Dave is an amazing
trumpet player who performs with many groups in the
Des Moines area. We are looking forward to a fun
evening of jazz with him sitting in with our band.
True friends stab you in the front.
-Oscar Wilde
Norwalk Hosts Successful Band Festival
As most students were
looking forward to spring
break, band students were
preparing their solos and
small ensembles' pieces for
contest. Norwalk band
students had another suc-
cessful year as reflected in
their scores. Overall, there
were 202 entries. This was
the 30th year this event
has been hosted at Nor-
walk Middle School!!!
Those who received I+
in 6th grade: Julian Ran-
dall, Will Bennett, Julia
Lemke, Dawson Living-
ston, Kyan Tomkins, Anni-
ka Wallace, Brianna Smith,
Nolan Roff, Skylinn Smith,
Holly Bainum, Shae
Gilmore, Charlotte Peters,
Max Juergens, Jackson
Mellencamp, Cadyn Ni-
emeyer, Natalie Martin,
Vivian Tracy, Callan Ran-
dall, Gabe Hester, Braden
Beenken, Gavin Herrick,
Tyler Isley, Alec Kessler,
Seth Lors, Carter LaVelle,
Molly Cook, Taylor Gas-
mann
Those who received a
I in 6th grade: Madison
Wicks, Austin Brenizer,
Trey Danielson, Casey
Greenlee, Grant Larson,
Torin Lackmann, Cole
Tunender, Emma Andre,
Ashleigh Austin, Maria
Davis, Emma Greiner,
Rebekah Noel Erica Rico,
Kayla Workman, Madison
Smith, Max Juergens, Cart-
er LaVelle, Otto Daleske,
Paddy Hardy, Christian
Chihak, Colin Frederick,
Eva Hoch, Braden Been-
ken, Emma Chase, Carter
Tracy, Ethan Carlson, Trys-
tin Heinold, Adam Serck,
Keaton Basinger, Logan
Williamson, Alexzander
Younadam, Savannah
Geist
Those who received a
II or III rating in 6th
grade: Ozzy Aschan, Mol-
ly Lancaster, Kendall
Wiseman, Emma Juhl, Josh
Forsythe, Toby Laurie,
Josie Mulvihill, Katy
Johnson, Dylan Myers,
Chance McDonald, AJ
Migliero, Shaffer Landuyt,
Tristan Duncan, Elijah Sul-
livan, Joslyn Hansen,
Patrick Foster, Tyler Weg-
ner, Brian Hart, Nick Mc-
Gee, Will Reeves, Isabelle
Hanson, Maggie Clemen-
son, Jason Kritzler
Those who received I+
in 7th grade: TJ Thielen,
Ethan Fetters, Riley Jer-
meier, Lily Quade, 7th
Grade Brass Ensemble,
Ethan Stockwell/Lucy
Higgins, Grace Laman, 7th
Grade Sax Trio, 7th Grade
Percussion Quartet, Gar-
rett Westvold, Brett Daw-
son, Jack Houk, Abbie
Davitt, Tyrus Lankford,
Diamond Reynolds,
Pomeroy/St. John Duet
Those who received a
I in 7th grade: Xavier Coo-
per, Ashton Simpson, Alec
Lester, Kilian Farrell,
Miranda Murphy, Phoebe
Fox, Briana Duffy, Thomas
Supper, Nick Bergan,
Aaron Taylor, Nevaeh Bur-
nett, Lauren Bice, Zach
Marker, Logan Niefert,
Taylor Bergan, Cooper/
Cox Alto Sax Duet, Kaitlyn
Dammeier, Jack Houk,
Abby Bowles, Dean Kim-
ball Kimball/Bowles Mal-
let Duet, Torey Pugliano,
Matt Palen, Bret Whitaker,
Kyla Stiegelmeier, Grace
Kiboko, Scribano/Sperry
Clarinet Duet, Rebecca
Wigg, Kathryn Reeves,
Sophie Adams, McKenzie
Donald, Aubrey William-
son, Silvers/Newland/
Mudge Clarinet Trio, Jor-
dan Anderson
Those who received a
II or III rating in 7th
grade: Logan Dufb¢, Gavin
King, Lucas Taylor, Jor-
danne Hensley, Evan
Coonrod, Caleb Belden,
Garrett Westvold, Tyrus
Lankford, Leona Hudson,
Good/Gideon Clarinet
Duet, Ben Hoodjer, Elaina
Schumacher, Cole Bright,
Sam ClarF Nava/Morris-
sey/Scribano/Sperry Clar-
inet Quartet, Hautekeete/
Fick Flute Duet, Stephen
Reid, Gracie Dickson,
Madison Sweet
Those who received I+
in 8th grade: Maya
Hjelden, Jaeda IsleF Han-
nah Jameson, Steven Hart,
Owen Martin, Gianna Lan-
celotti, Brayden Clark,
Jackson Arbogast, Alex-
Fuller, Jaden Deal, Shane
Mora, Camden Arnold,
Allie Ollila, Jenna Agey,
Luke Agey, Grace Crady,
Levi Benes
Those who received a
I in 8th grade: Konnor
Karg, Nate Heckart, Grade
Geist, Andrew Good, Nick
Serck, Zach Dye, Jenna
Fisher, Noah Schumacher,
Eagan/Goshon Flute Duet,
Lily Kallenbach, Xavier
Halblom
Those who received a
II rating in 8th grade: Nick
Williams, Jordan Bran-
dow, Jeren Carr, Peyton
Capp, Jordan Sullivan,
Zach Dye, Rockett Perkins,
Torie Johnson, Ashley
Luedtke, Laura Stefan,
Seth Hanson, Chloe
Zierke, Anthony Huse
The band faculty would
like to extend their con-
gratulations to the follow-
ing students receiving
Outstanding Soloist from
their center:
8th grade: Jackson Ar-
bogast, Trombone; 7th
grade: Ethan Fetters, Tuba;
7th grade Percussion
Quartet: Brett Dawson,
Jack Houk, Caleb Belden,
Garrett Westvold; 7th
grade Sax Trio: Zach Mark-
er, Logan Niefert, Lucas
Taylor; 6th grade: Molly
Cook, alto sax; Jackson
Mellencamp, trumpet;
Seth Lors, percussion
Upcoming Events
April 22
Oviatt, Lakewood and
RVM tour-Jazz Band
April 24
Jazz Night at H.S. Gym
May 11
Spring Instrumental
Concert (7th and 8th
grades)
Leadership Conference at Drake
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