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