Lowell Orchestras Compete at District Festivals
During the first week of March, the Lowell High School Orchestras competed at the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association District Orchestra Festival held at Calvin University. Lowell High School, which has an excellent music program, had three orchestras compete. There is the chamber orchestra, which is typically a smaller orchestra without woodwind and brass instruments. Next is the concert orchestra which is focused on preparation through classical pieces. Last is the Lowell symphony orchestra, which is a much larger classical orchestra which includes string, wind, brass, percussion instruments, and is a bit more advanced.
The good news? All three of the LHS Orchestras earned a top rating of "superior" from the concert judges. It's another excellent result for the program who could benefit from improved orchestra facilities if the 2024 Lowell Area Schools bond proposal passes, that is one of the improvements at LHS in the proposal. For more on this, you can listen to our podcast with Lowell Area Schools Superintendent Nate Fowler at lowellledger.org/podcasts
Future events held by the Lowell Music program include hosting the MSBOA State Band and Orchestra Festival on May 2 and May 3, 2024, and a senior solo concert for the high school’s symphony and chamber orchestras in taking place at the Lowell Performing Arts Center on Friday, April 26, 2024 at 7:00pm. Lowell’s orchestra programs are under the direction of Wendy Tenney.
Below is the list of students within each orchestra provided by LHS Orchestra.
Concert Orchestra:
Violin 1:
Christopher Baldwin
Reilly Frueh
Emily Kushion
Adelaide Plank
Gabrielle Saldivar
Drew Swayze
Lilah Wood
Wyatt Yantz
Violin 2:
Madeline Bracey
Peter Brillhart
Delaney Lowe
Gideon Rootes
Gwyn Taylor
Jodine Wall
Viola:
Wilson Johnston
Rowin Keely
Vada Schenk
Emma Thomas
Allison Videan
Cello:
Cody Bromley
Eston Brown
Adam Golczynski Molly Handlon
Maddy Meadows Turan Pektunus
Logan Shores
Lily Webber
Bass:
Landon Bykerk
Kiyomi Castro
Ian Kuntz
Percussion:
Gavin Simmet
Chamber Orchestra:
Violin1:
Anna Forney
Isabella Kuntz
Noah LaMore
Yu Chun (Maurice) Lin
Claire Pohl
Alexander Repp
Violin2:
Julie Celori
Jailizza Gomez-Tellez Claire O’Boyle
Elisabeth Repp
Viola:
Hiyori Eldred
Colin Garrison
Jonny Rapelje
Ella Todd
Cello:
Sutton Alexander
Nicholas Lothian
Abby McDonald
Abby Tuuri
Aysha Vandenbosch
Bass:
Claire Allen
Symphony Orchestra:
Violin:
Elliot Albert
Mattea Alexander
Claire Block
Camden Cardinel
Rylee Foster
Autumn LaKous
Micah McDonald
Jenna Niemeyer
Kari Petersen
Ainsley Ray
Corrie Sakowski
Leah Schwinkendorf
Tori Stewart
Ari Webber
Viola:
Lillyan Andrews
Connor Berrington
Ellie Hoffman
Cello:
Jackson Abbott
Faith Chipman
Gwen Hoke
Kylie Joyce
Saphyre Knowlton
Grayson Moss
Kennedy Munson
Ashley Pohl
Paige Swanson
Emerson Vriesman
Bass:
Ben Atkins
Rowan Eldred
Hope Gale
Olivia Lothian
Flute:
Brooke Shellenbarger
Jordan Velzen
Clarinet:
Gabs Stodola
Natalie Saylor
Grace Valle
Maya Kemp
Bass Clarinet:
Evan Berrington
Bassoon:
Brayden Marchal
French Horn:
Caden Dennie
Kai Bredwell
Anderson Stoner
Lilly Bergeron
Lilly Collins
Trumpet:
Evan Wasciuk
Josiah Peters
Sam Konyndyk
Connor Rapson
Trombone:
Jacob Mitchell
Logan Arnswald
Keagan Redmon
Tuba:
Jaden Franks
Percussion:
Skylar Frazee
Brylee Craycraft
Mati Vogel
Noah Moser
Gavin Simmet
