Eight Tomahawk musicians qualify for State Music Festival

EAGLE RIVER – On Saturday, March 1, Tomahawk High School (THS) musicians traveled to Northland Pines High School for a Solo and Ensemble Festival.

THS students performed in 25 events.

In Class B, Toby Scott and Brock Fischer earned a bronze medal on their brass duet; Jozlyn Bills and Cheyenne Sakowicz took a Silver on their flute-clarinet duet; and gold medals were earned by LJ Plantenberg and Elliot O'Connor on a saxophone duet and by Dixie Foster on a trumpet solo.

In Class A, silver medals were earned by Sarah Kallerud, clarinet solo; Elliot O'Connor, jazz improv solo; Tamara Stenberg, xylophone solo; Greta Kurth, musical theater; Julia McGovern, vocal solo; Sadie Ruder and Greta Kurth, vocal duet; the tenor-bass ensemble of LJ Plantenberg, Elliot O'Connor, Galen Schmidt, Finn Colburn, Dominic Boos and Damian Ramirez; and the soprano-alto ensemble of Aliyah Nelson, Kaylee Roberts, Julia Fries, Emma Schiltz, Kami Gabrich, Madeline Long and Phoebe Hrdina.

Gold medals were earned by Scarlet McKenzie, saxophone solo; Kaylee Roberts, vocal solo, Ayla Lewison, vocal solo; Dorian Stefan, vocal solo; and the soprano-alto ensemble of Ryu Fuszard, Greta Kurth, Ella Hilgendorf, Cedar Hoffman, Dorian Stefan, Ayla Lewison, Audrey Sneed, Naomi Nelson, Sadie Ruder, Aubrey Graeber and Julia McGovern.

Finally, eight Tomahawk musicians earned gold medals and will also advance to State. Five of the events were for art song vocal solos performed by Cedar Hoffman, Ella Hilgendorf, Sadie Ruder, Greta Kurth and Galen Schmidt. Additionally, Ella Hilgendorf qualified on her musical theater performance, and the duos of Julia Fries and Madeline Long and Scarlet McKenzie and Ella Hilgendorf each qualified with their vocal duets.

The State Music Festival will be held on Saturday, May 3 at UW-Stevens Point.