Senior Belle Modeen, along with 65 of her peers advanced onto the Wisconsin School Music Association state Solo and Ensemble festival. Districts were held on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Where musicians from the middle and high schools of Drummond, South Shore, and Ashland were also in attendance to perform string, vocal, wind, brass, and percussion pieces for the judges. 

“My favorite part was listening to other events from orchestra and choir, but I also loved singing my pieces, especially my different language songs,” Modeen said.

In solo and ensemble, there are three separate classes: Class A, which are the most advanced pieces, Class B, which is more intermediate, and Class C, which is typically more beginner/intermediate pieces. 

Musicians are scored on a scale from one to five, with one being the best score. When a student performs an event with a Class A piece, they have a chance to qualify for state. A star next to the score of one indicates a student has qualified for state. 

State will be held at the University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire on May 3, 2025. 

State qualifiers include:

Large Ensembles:

Chamber Orchestra

Percussion Ensemble 

Spartan Singers

Small Ensembles:

Orchestra

Ty Soderlund, cello solo

Sophia Farell, violin solo

Dillon Blix, violin solo

Kenley Peterson, viola solo

Melody Young, viola solo

Amelia Vogt, Kellsey Allen, violin duet

Dillon Blix, Sophia Farell, violin Duet

Abagail Jordan, Sophia Farell, violin duet

Mattie Schilling, Melody Young, viola duet

Micah Gunderson, Raven Pagsisihan, Damon Pagsisihan, cello trio

Choir

Zakk Holmquist, tenor solo

Aalyiah Gebhardt, alto solo

Wren Rugg, soprano solo

Juniper Jones, soprano, and musical theatre solo

Joy Becken, soprano, and musical theatre solo

Belle Modeen, alto, and musical theatre solo

Zakk Holmquist, Belle Modeen, vocal duet

Band

Lili Sakuray, flute solo

Nick Frane, trumpet solo

Rylee Madsen, tenor saxophone solo

Nathaniel Furey, trombone solo

Kieran Hutchins, trumpet solo

Melody Young, Rylee Madsen, clarinet, tenor Saxophone duet

Nathaniel Furey, David Melander Maxwell Carry, Hugo Wittkopf, trombone quartet

Surrounding schools:

Ashland has two state qualifiers.

Drummond has two state qualifiers.

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Senior Abagail Jordan (middle) smiles while talking to her family and senior Callum Bradley (left). Having family at performances such as this boosts confidence, “they support me and encourage what I work hard for,” Jordan said