Sioux City Community School District Students Selected for 2019 Iowa All-State Festival
The Sioux City Community School District had several students from each Sioux City high school selected to participate in the 2019 Iowa All-State Festival, which will be hosted at Hilton Coliseum, on the Iowa State campus in Ames, Iowa on Saturday, November 23, at 7:30 p.m.
Of the students that auditioned for the All-State Festival in Le Mars on October 26, only 17% were accepted into the elite music ensemble, to become 1,083 of Iowa’s most talented high school musicians.
The Sioux City Community School District students selected to participate in this year’s Iowa All-State Festival include:
2019 All-State Band
East High School
Lincoln Rahn, Clarinet II
Michael Widjaja, Cornet III
Anna Scott and Drew Paulsen, Directors
North High School
Reed Adajar, Baritone Saxophone
Michael Toben, Tuba
Brian Cole and Austin Simon, Directors
West High School
Dani Youngberg, Clarinet III
Colin Houts, Cornet II
Elias Vargas, Trombone Second Alternative
Eric Elker and Patrick Patterson, Directors
2019 All-State Chorus
East High School
Grace Holzerland, Soprano
Alexa Ringling, Soprano
Gracelyn Stubbe, Soprano
Leai Britton, Alto
Miranda Navarro, Alto
Ella Voloshen, Alto
Max Braunstein, Bass
Cameron Jensen, Bass
Sean McManamy, Bass
Tey Van Peursem, Bass
Tom Hales and Nikki Yablonski, Directors
North High School
Finnola Coughlin, Alto
Zachary Crawford, Tenor
Jacob Darrow, Tenor
Gerrit Nieuwendorp, Tenor
Grant Nieuwendorp, Bass
Colby Swan, Bass
Andrew Stoneking and Chris Hanson, Directors
West High School
Matthew Pauling, Baritone
Boe Hodnefield and Noah Towns, Directors
2019 All-State Orchestra
East High School
Lauren Geerlings, Violin I
Eleanor May-Patterson, Director
North High School
Derek Hwang, Cello
Kayla Priest, Director
Eleanor Chalstrom, Oboe
Brian Cole and Austin Simon, Band Directors
West High School
Antonio Ferraro, Violin I
Kristin Ortmann, Director