Music students to perform at all-state festival
Area students will participate in the Idaho Music Educators Association All-State Music Festival from Thursday through Saturday in Nampa.
Students submitted auditions last October to qualify. Groups were selected in December.
"Students have been preparing their music since January for this great performance opportunity," said Matt Barkley, Post Falls High band instructor.
About 600 of the state's top high school musicians will rehearse and perform together on the Northwest Nazarene University and Nampa High School campuses.
Post Falls will have 19 students performing, Coeur d'Alene High 17, Lake City 13, Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy 12, Lakeland five and Timberlake one.
In addition, the Post Falls Troubadors were one of nine middle school, high school and university ensembles selected to perform at the IMEA Teachers Convention while the all-state groups rehearse.
Here are the area students, categorized by their groups and schools, who will be performing:
TREBLE CHOIR
Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy - Kate Johnson, Lina Leger, Sarah Martin
Coeur d'Alene High - Jessi Morford, Christine Mullaly, Becca Sims
Lake City - Cassidy Ball, Charisa Bareither, Alexandria Lehman, Hanna Schwarz, Amanda Smith, Hannah Wellner
Lakeland - Savannah McVay, Alyssa Wright
Post Falls - Krista Carlson, Gina DesCombes, Tristyn Plamer, Hailey Powers, Lacy Tamasonis
Timberlake - Elina Sasser
MIXED CHOIR
Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy - Beth Alderink, Cameron Crandall, Caleb Drechsel, Graeme Lauer
Coeur d'Alene High - Brendan Brady, Ni'chel-Rene Cooper, Cody Howerton, Cassidy Larsen, Taylor O'Dell, Caleb Ratelle
Lake City - Jansen Butler, Leah Meyerholtz, Stefanie Wolf
Post Falls - Rebecca Alexander, Vilas Bell, Steven Brehm, Alex Carey, Jesse Hampsch, Willie Hosea, Emily Loe, Tyler Lowe, Katie May, Chelsea Rouse, Ethan Sumpter
Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy - Andrew Bare, Adam Crandall, Sean Nixon
Coeur d'Alene High - Karl Haakenson, Christopher Myers, Randall Nielsen, Daniel Roach, Justin Smith, Eric Woodard
Lake City - Kyle Moreen
Lakeland - Chantilly Burtis, Emilee Engle
Post Falls - Andrew Sedgwick, Loryn Seidl, John Thompson
ORCHESTRA
Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy - Chris Fraser, Steven Munson
Coeur d'Alene High - Nathan Barber, Kaylee Wood
Lake City - David Bjelland, Sierra Glessner, Brandi Main
Lakeland - Rebecca Williams