33 students inducted into the IMEA
Thirty-three Central students were selected to join the Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) District I Festival Orchestra, Choir, Band, and Jazz Band.
The students competed against more than 2500 students from more than 200 schools in the area.
For the auditions, students had to play or sing scales and excerpts of pieces, and they had to sight read small sections of music.
“It feels great to be selected because you know if you are selected, you are one of the best musicians in the district,” said Dominique Kokozca, senior and violin player selected for the IMEA.
Here’s the complete list of students selected for the IMEA:
| ORCHESTRAChase Ackerson (9) Violin |
| Eric Chang (11) Violin |
| Maddy Collanto (11) Violin |
| Alice Ding (9) Violin |
| Giorgio Graziano (10) Viola |
| Stephanie Jamilla (12) Violin |
| Dominique Kokoszka (12) Violin |
| Sophie Lekas (11) Violin |
| Xinru Li (9) Viola |
| Sophia Liebert (12) Violin |
| Shirong Liu (12) Viola |
| Erika Oku (10) Violin |
| Jake Semba (10) Cello |
| Steven Sun (11) Violin |
| Jordan Witzel (12) Violin |
| Shan-tang Yang (11) Viola |
| Hugo Zoells (11) Violin |
| Michael Chang (12) Trumpet |
| Beatrice Makdah (11) Oboe |
| Jackie Vinkler (12) OboeCHOIR |
| Jake Berg (12) Tenor I |
| Anna Blanchard (12) Soprano I |
| Evan Donaldson (10) Tenor II |
| Paden Guido (11) Soprano I |
| Conor Johannesen (12) Tenor II |
| Kerry Koznarek (11) Alto II |
| Jonah Lillioja (12) Tenor II |
| Jack Rasmussen (10) Bass I |
| Clare Sullivan (12) Alto I BANDSarah Pencak (11) French HornJAZZ BAND |
| Terry Dunphy (10) Piano |
| Rachel Lewis (12) Trumpet |
| Shawn Zhou (11) Trombone |
