Sixty District 202 high school student musicians will participate in the Illinois Music Educators Association (ILMEA) District 9 jazz, choir, band, and orchestra festivals in November.
The senior jazz festival is on Saturday, November 2, 2024, at Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora. The senior concert festival is on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at Dundee Crown High School in Carpentersville.
The students were selected based on a competitive audition to perform in the District 9 festivals.
At the District 9 festivals, they will rehearse with top musical instructors before performing with other students from across the area as part of the District 9 Choir, Band, or Orchestra.
The students will learn later this fall if they have qualified to perform at the Illinois Music Education Conference, which will be held in Peoria from January 29 to February 1, 2025.
These District 202 students will participate:
Plainfield High School-Central Campus
Band
Craven Andaya, senior - Trombone
Lucas Vergara, senior – E-Flat Clarinet
Grace Newberry, junior – Trumpet
Orchestra
Zoe Strange, senior - Flute
Mixed Chorus
Kiara Boateng, senior - Alto II
Logan Burgess, senior – Bass II
Treble Chorus
Kaitlyn Vidmar, senior - Soprano I
Plainfield South High School
Band/Jazz Band I
Brandon Youngren, senior – Trombone
Orchestra
Katelyn Cook, junior – French Horn
Mixed Chorus
Annika Lundgren, junior - Tenor 1
Julianne Trompeta, junior - Alto II
Sophia Garcia, sophomore - Alto 1
Angelina Fraley, freshman - Soprano 1
Treble Chorus
Allison Beintum, senior - Alto II
Gianna Braviere, senior - Alto II
Natalie Keene, senior - Alto II
Faith Pondelicek, senior - Soprano II
Daphne Miller, junior – Alto II
Isabella Martinez, sophomore - Soprano II
Plainfield North High School
Band
Matthew Witek, senior – Tenor Saxophone
Joseph Jezuit, junior – Flute
Chloe Vasilakis, junior – Flute
Jazz band I
Matthew Witek, senior – Tenor Saxophone
Jazz band II
Jeffery Choate, junior- Trombone
Orchestra
Ethan Clark, senior – French Horn
Kaitlin Lee, junior – Violin
Evan Rodgers, senior – B-Flat Clarinet
Mixed Chorus
Amileah Bautista, senior – Alto I
Cayden Hockman, senior – Bass I
Shelby Littel, senior – Alto II
Thea Salcedo, senior – Soprano I
Lily Klosowski, junior – Soprano II
Shiloh Adams, junior – Alto I
Evan Ruggirello, junior - Tenor II
Logan Schmalz, junior – Tenor II
Abria Williamson, junior – Alto I
Treble Chorus
Addison Davis, senior – Soprano I
Julie DeLaPaz, senior – Alto II
Fiona Sulo, senior – Soprano II
Alexa Girdwood, senior - Alto II
Olivia Smolen, sophomore – Alto I
Plainfield East High School
Band
Kacper Surowiak, senior – Bassoon
Mitchell Thulin, senior – Tenor Saxophone
Orchestra
Madison Barber, senior – Oboe
Mixed Chorus
Stella Abarca, senior - Alto I
Joshua Arenas, senior - Bass II
Abigail Hebreard, senior – Soprano II
Payton Hopwood, senior - Soprano I
Nora Ingram, senior - Alto II
Christina Raz, senior - Alto II
Cecelia Wynne, senior - Soprano I
Hannah Nauman, senior – Soprano II
Tyler Carrano, junior - Tenor II
Eliah Gaudiano, junior – Tenor II
Stephan Odoi, junior – Bass I
Kara Rivera, junior - Alto I
Brooklyn Joiner, sophomore – Alto II
Treble Chorus
Marissa Romero, senior – Alto I
Daniella Torres, senior – Alto I
Kaylah Zavala, junior – Soprano II
Hadley Kaminski, junior - Soprano I