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Sundling Band Students Win Awards

Band students from Walter R. Sundling Junior High received high ratings in the Illinois Grade School Music Association solo and ensemble contest, held February 14.

Two students, Danny Weiss and Bryan Zelasko, earned perfect scores and superior ratings for their trombone solos, and Alex Foley and Matt Myers received a perfect score and superior rating for their sax duet.

Other superior ratings included:

Abby Brunks, flute solo;

Abby Brunks and Bethann Hamer, flute/clarinet duet;

Dean Budde, Dan Chesser, Adam Heckelsmiller and Ryan Jozwiak, sax quartet;

Dan Chesser, piano solo;

Dan Chesser, alto sax solo;

Tyler Gregory, trumpet/cornet solo;

Bethann Hamer, piano solo;

Adam Heckelsmiller, alto sax solo;

Jamie Hoover, trumpet/cornet solo;

Eric Kammerer, French horn solo;

Bobby Kramer, trombone solo;

Sarah Long, B-flat clarinet solo;

Ryan McCain, trumpet/cornet solo;

Jake Mueller, snare drum solo;

Dan Pattee, trumpet/cornet solo;

Raymond Raff, trumpet/cornet solo;

Matthew Schuelke, French horn solo;

John Tomassone, trumpet/cornet solo;

Danny Weiss, piano solo; and

Rick Wiedelman, trumpet/cornet solo.

Excellent ratings went to:

Adam Bethke, Karl Mondlock and Bryan Zelasko, trombone trio;

Dean Budde, tenor sax solo;

James Burdsall, baritone solo;

Maggie Evenson and Kendall Rasmus, flute duet;

Alex Foley, piano solo;

Greg Gabbard, tenor sax solo;

Nick Hagstrom, snare drum solo; and

Kendall Rasmus, flute solo.