SICL Honor Band perform at HLV

            25 Students from English Valleys, Keota, Sigourney and Tri-County represented their schools in the South Iowa Cedar League Honor Band Festival on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at HLV Community Schools.

            The band performed works ranging from traditional concert pieces to The AvengersTheme under the direction of guest conductor Leon Kuehner, a former band director at Hampton-Dumont High School. Area band directors also took to the stage to perform several pieces for their students and audience.

            Band directors from each school in SICL meet in September to select interested students for the ensemble who best represent their school and achieve the right instrumentation for an ensemble. The directors selected music for the evening, which Tri-County band director Melanie Tygart identified as “difficult, technical pieces.”

            “I am very proud of how our students and the honor band performed, especially with two pieces that were extremely difficult,” Tygart said. “[SICL Honor Band] shows that our region has some great talent, and showcased that through their performance.”

            English Valleys: Grace Conrad (1st Flute), Maria Van Dee (2nd Flute), Jeffrey Montgomery (1st Trumpet), Emma Van Voltenburg (2nd Trumpet), Eric Rodby (Euphonium), Jacquelyn Barney (Tuba), Elizabeth Barney (3rd Clarinet), Charlie Axmear (1st Trombone), John Fisher (2nd Trombone), Andrew Fisher (1st Alto Saxophone) Lyla Klett (1st Alto Saxophone), Isabel Schneider (Percussion).

            Keota: Anna Ackerman-Axume (3rd Clarinet), Jarrod Keller (1st French Horn).

            Sigourney: Sydney Striegel (1st Flute), Khloe Snakenberg (Tuba) Sarina Gretter (1st Clarinet), Abbey Danowsky (2nd French Horn), Tanner Bos (2nd Trombone), Savannah Atwood (Timpani), Gregory Gott (Mallets). Brooke Donald (French Horn) was selected, but unable to attend.

            Tri-County: Abbey Hartwig (1st Trumpet), Jennifer Steen (2nd Trumpet), Avery Roorda (3rd Clarinet), Natalie Steinke (2nd Alto Saxophone). McKenzie Hammes (Trombone) was also selected, but unable to attend.

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