Wayne, Holmes, Ashland musicians perform in Tri-County Honors Band

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The 2024 Tri-County Honors Band performed Feb. 11 at Orrville High School.

Student musicians from Chippewa, Dalton, Hiland, Hillsdale, Loudonville, Mapleton, Northwestern, Norwayne, Orrville, Rittman, Smithville, Triway, Waynedale and West Holmes were named to the band. Their selection was based on the recommendation of the student’s high school band director and an audition.

Guest conductor was Dr. Jonathan Helmick, director of bands at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania.

The Tri-County Honors Band Committee is chaired by Dr. Michelle Muro, fine arts consultant for the Tri-County Educational Service Center.

School directors serving on the coordinating committee were:  Nick Hann, Chippewa; Randy Kaserman, Dalton; Zachary Rearick, Hiland; Allen Terwilliger, Hillsdale; Angela Spreng, Loudonville; John Royski, Mapleton; Ralph Negro and Chris Andrews, Northwestern; Bradley Krak, Norwayne; Elyse Cummings, Orrville; Kiersten Johnson, Rittman; Susan Keserich, Smithville; John Puster, Triway; Dennis Giotta, Waynedale; and Steve Butcher, West Holmes.

Elyse Cummings, Orrville High School band director, served as the on-site host at Orrville High School.

Students from Wayne, Holmes and Ashland counties performed in the 2024 Tri-County Honors Band concert on Feb. 11 at Orrville High School.
Students from Wayne, Holmes and Ashland counties performed in the 2024 Tri-County Honors Band concert on Feb. 11 at Orrville High School.

Students selected for the 2024 Tri-County Honors Band were:

FLUTE:  Elizabeth Arnold, Hillsdale; Alexandra Chanthaseng, Orrville; Chase Coblentz, Hiland; Christian Gutierrez, Loudonville; Madalyne Hunt, Northwestern; Amelia Palmer, Northwestern; Zoe Ritchie, Hillsdale; Riley Sheaffer, Waynedale; Andrew Yost, Chippewa; Lexi Zaleski, Dalton

OBOE:  Sophia James, Triway; Katherine Orosz, Northwestern

CLARINET: Jade Bales, Triway; Alesha Felix, Loudonville; Alyssah Fisher, Northwestern;Tru Frazier, Waynedale; Eva Hummel, Hiland; Elena Peters, Mapleton; Autumn Shaw, Hiland; Emma Stollings, Chippewa; Brooke Way, Triway; Chloe Woofter, Triway

BASS CLARINET: Calvin Schmolt, Chippewa; Jessica Tomassetti, Waynedale

ALTO SAXOPHONE: Sarah Armstrong, Norwayne; Nicholas Coleman, Orrville;McKensie McCoy, Northwestern

TENOR SAXOPHONE:  Dillon Cutlip, Norwayne; Scott Decker, Waynedale

BARITONE SAXOPHONE:  Jordan Swartzel, Mapleton

CORNET/TRUMPET: Hunter Brinkerhoff, Chippewa; Toby Burns, Chippewa;Bekah Carroll, Loudonville; Elizabeth Lang, Triway; Jennie Riffle, Northwestern;Jonny Shedron, West Holmes; Tyler Sustar, Smithville; Sam Wallace, Triway;Audri Yeagley, Northwestern

FRENCH HORN: Maria James, Triway; Claire Lukehart, Rittman; Ella Saal, Northwestern; Callie Scarberry, Loudonville; Rion Van Zile, Chippewa; Nolan Walker, Hillsdale; Alx Wallace, Triway; Abby Wiles, Norwayne

TROMBONE:  Kristanna Bradford, Northwestern; Rachel Forrer, Dalton; Coen Giroux, Norwayne; Benjamin Reed, Waynedale; Ava Thomas, Chippewa; Jadon Weyrauch, Norwayne; Chloe Williams, Waynedale

BARITONE/EUPHONIUM:  Lane Miller, Waynedale; Ben Westover, Triway

TUBA:  Connor Butler, Rittman; Sofia Morgret, Smithville; Elizabeth Smith, Norwayne; Jacob Stewart, Chippewa

PERCUSSION:  Ethan Beam, Waynedale; Charlie Lorson, Orrville; Tanner Messner, Triway; Luke Snyder, West Holmes; Ryan Speicher, Orrville; Maya Wenger, Dalton; Sophia Yost, Chippewa.

The event was sponsored by the Tri-County Educational Service Center.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Students participate in Tri-County Honors Band performance in Orrville