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MUSIC
Orchestra / Band / Voice
2007

Awards Galore at Heritage Music Festival
LHS Sophomore Women's and Mixed Choirs competed against choirs from across the United States in St. Louis on April 28, 2007 at the Heritage Music Festival.  Choirs that competed were from states as far away as New York, Virginia, Indiana and Mississippi.
These groups received the following awards:
Blue Jay Sophomore Women's Choir:   2nd place in the Women's Choir division and a Gold Award for a score of 90 or above
Blue Jay Sophomore Mixed Choir:  1st place in the Concert Choir division and a Gold Award for a score of 90 or above.
Adjudicator's Award – this award is given to select choral groups with an average score of 95 or higher. Sophomore Mixed was the only choir in the festival to receive this award.
Outstanding Choral Group – Received the highest score of all choirs participating in the festival.

Both choirs – Received the Choir Sweepstakes Trophy.  This award is given to the school that accumulates the highest combined number of points.
Received an invitation to compete in the Festival of Gold competition in 2008 because of their outstanding performance and high scores from the judges.

Orchestra students who played April 27 at the MSHSAA state solo/ensemble festival are:

Receiving a RIS Superior rating:
Joseph Tatum-cello solo
Alyssa Kelly-violin solo
Alison and Joseph Tatum-string duet
Laura Diddle, Kate Priebe, and Mary Sanders-string trio
Alison Tatum-violin solo
Alyssa Kelly and Amy Marrs-violin duet
Abby Pratt and Kate Priebe-violin duet
Riley Kurtenbach (LJH)-viola solo
Rosey Matney- viola solo
Bryce McDonald- bass solo
Kate Priebe-violin solo
Anna Bridgman- violin solo

Receiving a RIIS Excellent rating:
Danielle Landrum (SVJH)- cello solo
Alison Tatum, Joseph Tatum, Devin Kline-string/piano trio
Mary Sanders- violin solo
Jessica Scassellati- viola solo
Brittany Stockwell (LJH)-viola solo
Renee Taylor (LJH)- cello solo
Corey Testorff- viola solo
Tina Bradshaw (LJH)-violin solo
Monroe Gamble (SVJH)- viola solo
Laura Diddle-cello solo
Jaime Price- violin solo

Receiving a RIIIS Good rating:
Anna Bridgman, Josh Comninellis, Melissa McAnally, Kris Poe- string quartet
Jon Heiman, Gabe Munoz, Sam Fiek-string trio
Kristy Biermann-violin solo
James Duvall- viola solo

2007 STATE VOCAL SOLO AND ENSEMBLE RESULTS

Vocal Soloists – Superior RIS Rating
Christina Adams
Rodney Ames
Brock Bagby
Ashley Bracken
Brandon Browning
Brad Daugherty
Danielle Gregoire
Katherine Holleman
Elizabeth Jester
Courtney Koger
Allyson Lean
Corey McIntire
Landis Merrill
Whitney Nielsen
Nick Pallo
James Shackelford
Alex Tracy
Tim Ziegler

Vocal Soloists – Excellent RIIS Rating
Audrie Howard
Alexis Morris
Annie Simpson
Clayton Small
Layne Sutton
Lauren Taylor
Renee Taylor
Ashley West
Lane Zipsie 

Vocal Ensembles – Good RIIIS Rating
Dempsey Mixed Misc. 6
         Emily Dempsey
            Irene Mendez
            Dominic Lopez
            Samantha Sciara
            Zachary Stockwell
            Justin Summers

Following are the band results from the April 27 State Music Festival held at the University of Missouri-Columbia.  The combined music department (vocal, strings, band) had the most entries of any school at this year's State Music Festival.
 
Solos receiving a RIS (Superior Rating)
Taylor Juenger – Mallet Solo
Sara Hogan – Flute Solo
Devin Cline – Piano Solo
Sarah Robertson – Flute Solo
Jared Cline-Trombone Solo
Allyson Lean-Trumpet Solo
Taylor Hunt-Tuba Solo
Wan Wei-Piano Solo
 
Ensembles receiving a RIS (Superior Rating)
Clarinet Trio – Kate Searing, Ashley Miller, Alix Wiggins
Percussion Ensemble – James Shackelford, Jordan Fowler, Bethany McQuerry,
Lauren Taylor, Tarik Yameen, Alix Wiggins, Allyson Lean, Whitney Nielsen
Flute Trio – Audrey Adams, Shannon Loethen, Jackie Williams
Flute Quartet – Sarah Robertson, Sara Hogan, Jackie Williams, Danielle Streifthau
  
Solos receiving a RIIS (Excellent Rating)
Layen Sutton – Piano Solo
Danielle Streifthau – Flute Solo
Sara Hogan – Piano Solo
Casey Chlapek – French Horn Solo
Jackie Williams – Flute Solo
Courtney Koger – Piano Solo
Marcie White – Clarinet Solo
Kaylene Morrill – Clarinet Solo
David Warnex – Trombone Solo
Kate Searing – Clarinet Solo
 
Ensembles receiving a RIIS(Excellent Rating)
Flute Trio – Bethany McQuerry, Whitney Nielsen, Samantha Francis
French Horn Quartet – Tarik Yameen, Jennifer Garrison, Sara Stewart, Katie Minnick
 
Solos receiving a RIIIS (Good Rating)
Heather Carrel – Clarinet Solo
Lauren Taylor – Clarinet Solo
Jennifer Patton – Clarinet Solo

Liberty Jazz Makes Some St. Louis Blues
On April 14, 2007 jazz band students from Liberty High School, South Valley JH, and Liberty JH attended the 12th Annual St. Charles West Invitational Jazz Festival in St. Louis, MO.  The LHS jazz combo won 1st place, and the big band won 4th in their respective divisions.  The Junior High Jazz Band made their first ever contest appearance and had a successful performance despite not placing in the contest.
Several students won “outstanding musicianship” certificates:
Junior High award winners included
Richard Thaler
Nick Motta
Brendan Lean
Evan Edwards
Ryan Willett
Zach Brown
HS award winners were
Stephen Marquez
Devin Cline
Allyson Lean
Jared Cline
Joey Gonino
Ray Grasskemper
All jazz bands are under the direction of Shane Fuller

Jazz Bands take First at Northwest Missouri State Jazz Fest
The LHS Jazz Band and Jazz Combo both received 1st place in their division at the NWMSU Jazz Fest on Saturday, March 10, 2007.  Twenty-five bands competed in this annual event in Maryville.  Liberty’s two groups had the highest scores of any jazz band that played that day.
Steven Marquez received the distinction of “soloist of the day” in class 5 big band, and Devin Cline earned “soloist of the day” in the combo class.
Big Bands are full 18-piece groups (Benny Goodman style).  Combos are small 3-7 member groups that focus on improvisation (Miles Davis style).

2007 Kansas City Metro Middle/Junior High School Music Festival
The MCDA (Missouri Choral Director’s Association) Music Festival was held at South Valley Junior High.  Twenty choirs representing the Kansas City area attended the event.
LJHS ratings
LJH Mixed Choir        2    2    2    2+   
LJH Concert Choir     1    1    1    1+
SVJH ratings
SVJH 9th Grade Concert Choir                    1    1-    2     1-
SVJH 8th Grade Girls Choir                         1    1-    1     1
SVJH 8th Grade Mixed Choir (Section 1)      2+  2+   1-   2+  
SVJH 8th Grade Mixed Choir (Section 2)      2+  2     2+   1-
Kudos to Phillip Holthus for his hard work in preparing for this event.

Grand Bands Land Honors
The LJH and SVJH orchestras gave fantastic performances at the Kansas City Metro Middle School/Junior High Festival at Lee's Summit West last Friday. The combined Concert Orchestras received a 1- Superior rating, and the combined Symphonic Orchestras received a 1 Superior rating. Among all of the orchestras who entered in the KC area, Liberty was one of the highest rated districts! Directors: Tania Campbell, Michelle Davis Andra Lewin.

The 8th Grade Band from Liberty Junior High and the Junior High Band from South Valley Junior High gave an outstanding showing at the K.C. Metro Middle School/Junior High School Band Festival at LeeUs Summit West on Saturday, March 3rd.  Both bands received RIS or Superior ratings from all three judges.  The director at South Valley Junior High is Mr. Shane Fuller and at Liberty Junior High, Mr. Paul Warnex.