Category: Solo & Ensemble Contest

2024 IHSA Solo & Ensemble Results

3/4/2024

The RCHS Music Department participated in the 2024 IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest at Lawrenceville High School on Saturday, March 2nd, 2024. This festival is an opportunity for student-musicians from several member schools to perform for adjudication. Richland County High School had a strong showing with the following results:

BAND STUDENTS:
Division I (Superior Rating) = 10
Division II (Excellent Rating) = 1

CHOIR STUDENTS:
Division I (Superior Rating) = 3

The students that were rated Superior included Addison Ridgely, Callista Ridgely, Carly Houchin, Hadley Denton, James Benton (twice), Liam Ryden, Conner Akers, Jereme Higginbotham, Aidan Gomez, Ethan Zuber, Lila Balding, Jordi Mendoza, Emma Wells, Hadley Heath, Isaac Zwilling, Ethan Mehl, Wyatt Baker, Molly Fehrenbacher (twice), Cally Smith (twice), Jackson Williams, Riley Harrolle, River Logan, and Sean Joyce.

The students that were rated Excellent were Addison Ridgely (in addition to her Superior Rating for her duet)

Emma Wells was selected as Best in Class (deemed the best performers judged by their respective adjudicators of the day’s performances). A BIG congratulations to Ms. Wells!

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2024 IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest

2/22/2024

2023 IHSA SOLO & ENSEMBLE CONTEST AT LAWRENCEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

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The IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest is nearly upon us! The IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest is scheduled for Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 at Lawrenceville High School.

The day's itinerary is as follows:

7:35 AM - Bus arrives
7:40 AM - Meet in the RCHS Rehearsal Hall
7:45 AM - Depart for Lawrenceville, IL
8:15 AM - Estimated arrival at Lawrenceville High School
3:00 PM - Estimated departure from Lawrenceville for Olney
3:30 PM - Estimated return to RCHS

Students may sign-out with a guardian following performances. Please sign-out with Mr. Jones (band) or Mr. Weitkamp (choir) before leaving.

The address for Lawrence High School is 2200 James St, Lawrence, IL 62439.

Packing List: Performance attire (you do not have to wear the concert black-and-white attire, but dress attire is required), instrument, extra reeds, musical accessories, sheet music, lunch money.

We will not leave Lawrenceville High School until the event is over. Students are encouraged to bring money, as the Lawrenceville Band Boosters is selling food and drinks.

Performance Fees:
Accompanied solos = $20
Unaccompanied solos = $10
Duet = $9 (per student)
Trio = $8 (per student)
Quartet = $7 (per student)
Quintet = $6 (per student)

Each participating student is required to pay the performance fee. Students & parents may elect to use funds that have built up in the student's band activity account. The due date for fees is March 1st. Band students, please visit https://www.cuttime.net for and log in for balance and invoices.

8:30 AM - Cally Smith (502 Arias and Art Songs) - Performance Room: 201 - Accompanied by Sherri Snider - 1 student(s)

9:20 AM - Addison Ridgely (114 Eb Alto Saxophone) - Performance Room: 302 - Accompanied by Joyce Fritschle - 1 student(s)

9:30 AM - Hadley Heath (109 Bb Clarinet) - Performance Room: 302 - Accompanied by Joyce Fritschle - 1 student(s)

9:50 AM - Emma Wells (109 Bb Clarinet) - Performance Room: 304 - Accompanied by Joyce Fritschle - 1 student(s)

10:20 AM - Ridgely, et al (604 Saxophone Ensemble) - Performance Room: 304 - Unaccompanied - 2 student(s)

11:40 AM - Benton, et al (615 Mixed Percussion Ensemble) - Performance Room: 505 - Unaccompanied - 4 student(s)

12:30 PM - Denton, et al (601 Flute Ensemble) - Performance Room: 302 - Unaccompanied - 2 student(s)

12:40 PM - James Wyatt Baker (205 Tuba) - Performance Room: 308 - Unaccompanied - 1 student(s)

12:50 PM - Ethan Mehl (204 Baritone/Euphonium) - Performance Room: 308 - Accompanied by Joyce Fritschle - 1 student(s)

1:10 PM - Isaac Zwilling (201 Cornet Trumpet or Flugelhorn) - Performance Room: 306 - Accompanied by Joyce Fritschle - 1 student(s)

1:20 PM - Benton, et al (653 Mixed Ensemble) - Performance Room: 117 - Accompanied by Sherri Snider - 7 student(s)

1:30 PM - Gomez , et al (610 Trombone Ensemble) - Performance Room: 308 - Unaccompanied - 4 student(s)

2:10 PM - Molly Fehrenbacher (501 Jazz & Musical Theatre) - Performance Room: 204 - Accompanied by Sherri Snider - 1 student(s)

Homeroom and Warm-up Area
The main homeroom and warm-up area is the gym. Since students will be playing instruments and warming up in this area, no running, basketball playing, or roughhousing will be tolerated in the gym. No food or drinks are allowed in the gym. Warm up rooms will be located in Rooms 603-604 this year, directly across from the gym. There will be monitors in these rooms to make sure all participants get time. Please do not play or sing outside of the warm-up areas.

Contest Rooms
See school map and contest schedule for specific performance rooms. No food or drinks allowed outside the cafeteria in hallways or performance rooms. Please remind students to be quiet in the hallways outside the performance rooms. Once a performance has begun, the contest room door will not be opened until the performance is complete. Please cooperate with the door monitors in this respect. Contestants should report to their scheduled contest room at least five minutes prior to performance time. Spectators are welcome provided that they do not talk during performances. Please turn off your cell phones or put them in silent mode before entering contest rooms. We ask that everyone give our young musicians every opportunity for a successful performance.

Cafeteria and Concessions
Concessions will be available from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ALL FOOD AND DRINK MUST BE CONSUMED IN THE CAFETERIA. NO FOOD AND DRINK WILL BE ALLOWED IN ANY OTHER PART OF THE BUILDING! Menu will include chicken sandwich - $3.00, corn dog - $3.00, hot dog - $2.00, nachos - $3.00, soda - $1.00, water - $1.00, candy - $1.00, chips - $1.00.

Equipment
Pianos, chairs, and stands will be furnished in each contest room. All room pianos will have bluetooth capability, and will have a sign on the piano telling what to connect to. If there is no bluetooth capability on the piano used, there will be a bluetooth speaker in the room for use. Percussion instruments that will be provided are: bells, xylophone, vibraphone, marimba, bass drum, 2 snare drums and four timpani. All other equipment must be furnished by the individual schools. If you will be bringing any large percussion equipment, please contact Mrs. Mendenhall.
Unfortunately, The Music Shoppe will not be onsite this year, however, we will have a set of instruments from them to loan out if needed.

Conduct
Any conduct, which endangers health and safety, rights and property of others, or is disruptive to a good contest environment, will not be tolerated.
Students are expected to:
-show courtesy and respect to all school/contest personnel and to each other.
-maintain quiet in the building; no running, pushing, yelling, offensive language, or other disruptive behavior will be allowed.
-respect school property; do not disturb articles in classrooms being used as performance rooms. -keep all food and beverages in the cafeteria.
-remain in the building during the contest.
-warm up only in the warm-up area.
Smoking is not permitted anywhere on Lawrenceville High School grounds. Lawrenceville High School and the IHSA will not be responsible for lost articles. Anyone found in violation of the guidelines will be asked to leave the premises.

2023 IHSA Solo & Ensemble Results

3/6/2023

The RCHS Music Department participated in the 2023 IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest at Lawrenceville High School on Saturday, March 4th, 2023. This festival is an opportunity for student-musicians from several member schools to perform for adjudication. Richland County High School had a strong showing with the following results:

BAND STUDENTS:
Division I (Superior Rating) = 16
Division II (Excellent Rating) = 3

CHOIR STUDENTS:
Division I (Superior Rating) = 3
Division II (Excellent Rating) = 2

The students that were rated Superior included Kyle Rennier, Ari Henby (three times), Wyatt Baker, Victoria Zwilling (twice), Jasper Tracy (twice), Evey Mason, Aidan Gomez, Ethan Zuber, Jordi Mendoza, Lila Balding, Brendan Kirkland, Riley Harrolle, Emma Wells (three times), James Benton (twice), Dee McKinney, Liam Ryden, Ridge Davis, Bailey Snyder, Ryan Zhu, Evan Irvin, Ethan Mehl, Molly Fehrenbacher (twice), River Logan, Sean Joyce (twice), Coy Shipman, Colleen Steber, Riley Harrolle, and Jack Williams.

The students that were rated Excellent were Isaac Zwilling, Emma Bower, Carly Houchin, Jozalyn Houser, Coy Shipman, and River Logan,

Evan Irvin (picture on the left) and Emma Wells (picture on the right) were selected as Best in Class (deemed the best performers judged by their respective adjudicators of the day’s performances).

2023 IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest

2/27/2023

2023 IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest

The IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest for 2023 is nearly upon us! The 2023 IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest is scheduled for Saturday, March 4th, 2023 at Lawrenceville High School.

The day's itinerary is as follows:

7:45 AM - Meet in the RCHS Rehearsal Hall
7:55 AM - Depart for Lawrenceville, IL
8:25 AM - Estimated arrival at Lawrenceville High School
2:30 PM - Estimated departure from Lawrenceville for Olney
3:00 PM - Estimated return to RCHS

Students may sign-out with a guardian following performances. Please sign-out with Mr. Jones (band) or Mr. Weitkamp (choir) before leaving.

The address for Lawrence High School is 2200 James St, Lawrence, IL 62439.

Packing List: Performance attire (you do not have to wear the concert black-and-white attire, but dress attire is required), instrument, extra reeds, musical accessories, sheet music, lunch money.

We will not leave Lawrenceville High School until the event is over; however, students may buy lunch from Lawrenceville Band Boosters.

Performance Fees:
Accompanied solos = $20
Unaccompanied solos = $10
Duet = $9 (per student)
Trio = $8 (per student)
Quartet = $7 (per student)
Quintet = $6 (per student)

Each participating student is required to pay the performance fee. Students & parents may elect to use funds that have built up in the student's band activity account. The due date for fees is March 3rd. Please visit https://www.cuttime.net for and log in for balance and invoices.

8:40 AM - Victoria Zwilling (401 Piano) - Performance Room: 117 - Unaccompanied - 1 student(s)

8:50 AM - Henby, et al (601 Flute Ensemble) - Performance Room: 304 - Unaccompanied - 2 student(s)

9:00 AM - Joyce, et al (653 Mixed Ensemble) - Performance Room: 204 - Unaccompanied - 8 student(s)

9:00 AM - Victoria Zwilling (105 Oboe) - Performance Room: 404 - Accompanied by Joyce Fritchle - 1 student(s)

9:20 AM - Coy Shipman (501 Jazz & Musical Theatre) - Performance Room: 201 - Accompanied by Sherri Snider - 1 student(s)

9:20 AM - Gomez, et al (610 Trombone Ensemble) - Performance Room: 308 - Unaccompanied - 4 student(s)

9:30 AM - River Logan (502 Arias and Art Songs) - Performance Room: 201 - Accompanied by Sherri Snider - 1 student(s)

9:50 AM - Natalie Zwilling (401 Piano) - Performance Room: 117 - Unaccompanied - 1 student(s)

9:50 AM - Henby, et al (601 Flute Ensemble) - Performance Room: 404 - Unaccompanied - 3 student(s)

9:50 AM - Brendan Kirkland (114 Eb Alto Saxophone) - Performance Room: 304 - Accompanied by Joyce Fritchle - 1 student(s)

10:00 AM - Zwilling, et al (608 Trumpet Ensemble) - Performance Room: 308 - Unaccompanied - 2 student(s)

10:00 AM - Harrolle , et al (702 Clarinet Choir) - Performance Room: 402 - Unaccompanied - 2 student(s)

10:20 AM - Natalie Zwilling (105 Oboe) - Performance Room: 404 - Accompanied by Joyce Fritchle - 1 student(s)

10:40 AM - Emma Wells (109 Bb Clarinet) - Performance Room: 304 - Accompanied by Joyce Fritchle - 1 student(s)

10:50 AM - Bailey Snyder (102 Flute) - Performance Room: 304 - Accompanied by Joyce Fritchle - 1 student(s)

10:50 AM - Benton, et al (705 Percussion Choir) - Performance Room: 117 - Unaccompanied - 4 student(s)

11:00 AM - Zhu, et al (607 Mixed Wind Ensemble) - Performance Room: 404 - Unaccompanied - 2 student(s)

11:10 AM - Carly Houchin (102 Flute) - Performance Room: 404 - Accompanied by Joyce Fritchle - 1 student(s)

12:10 PM - Jozalyn Houser (109 Bb Clarinet) - Performance Room: 402 - Accompanied by Joyce Fritchle - 1 student(s)

12:30 PM - Kyle Rennier (114 Eb Alto Saxophone) - Performance Room: 308 - Accompanied by Joyce Fritchle - 1 student(s)

12:40 PM - Ari Henby (102 Flute) - Performance Room: 308 - Accompanied by Joyce Fritchle - 1 student(s)

12:40 PM - Sean Joyce (501 Jazz & Musical Theatre) - Performance Room: 204 - Accompanied by Sherri Snider - 1 student(s)

12:50 PM - Wyatt Baker - Performance Room: 304 - Unaccompanied - 1 student(s)

1:00 PM - Molly Fehrenbacher (501 Jazz & Musical Theatre) - Performance Room: 302 - Accompanied by Sherri Snider - 1 student(s)

1:10 PM - Evan Irvin (115 Bb Tenor Saxophone) - Performance Room: 404 - Unaccompanied - 1 student(s)

1:20 PM - Ethan Mehl (204 Baritone/Euphonium) - Performance Room: 308 - Unaccompanied - 1 student(s)

FROM THE COORDINATOR: "I just realized that it would be more efficient to use the rooms we have differently and not have to move a bunch of percussion equipment. That being said, we will be moving room 505 to 117. Every event listed as being in room 505 will now be performing in room 117."

2024 IHSA Solo & Ensemble Results

2024 IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest

2023 IHSA SOLO & ENSEMBLE CONTEST AT LAWRENCEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

2023 IHSA Solo & Ensemble Results

2023 IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest

2023 IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest

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