Willowbrook students earn Superior ratings at IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest

On March 4, Willowbrook musicians competed in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Solo & Ensemble Contest at Hillcrest High School.

Twenty students earned a Superior (Division 1) rating in the solo contest, and 21 students earned a Superior (Division 1) rating in the ensemble contest. Those students are:

Solo contest
Freshman Emma Cismesia (Voice)

Senior Kyla Denwood (Flute – Best in Room – and Piccolo)

Sophomore Melissa Florey (B-flat Clarinet)

Senior Bryce Hurley (Violin)

Sophomore Jane Huske (Voice)

Sophomore Hannah Klamecki (Voice)

Junior Isabella Ledonne (Guitar)

Freshman Fiona Lashmet (B-flat Clarinet)

Junior Esther Lee (Guitar)

Freshman Hannah Martens (Voice)

Sophomore Kathleen Mitchell (Snare Drum)

Freshman Emily O’Brochta (Voice)

Junior Mohammed Salman (Snare Drum)

Freshman Emma Staunton (B-flat Clarinet)

Freshman Elizabeth Swastek (Voice)

Sophomore Kassandra Valencia (Voice)

Senior Rachel Wiedman (Trumpet)

Sophomore Leela Wolgemuth (Voice)

Sophomore Miriam Youhanoun (Violin)

Freshman Brandon Young-Eleazar (Voice and Cello)

Ensemble contest
Juniors Esther Lee and Brianna McDade

Sophomores Hannah Klamecki and Jane Huske

Sophomore Miani Blackwell and freshman Claudia Schmidt

Seniors Marco Sabio, Kyla Denwood and Camille Claudio

Sophomore Victoria Palma, sophomore Samuel Munoz and junior Kaylynn Kattiyaman

Senior Paulina Martinez, senior Rosalinda Hernandez and sophomore Ashleigh Gushiken

Senior Rachel Wiedman, junior Shannon Frank, junior Dana Sasenick, sophomore Lars Maneck, senior Olivia Hartshorn and sophomore Anna Carson