June 6, 2008

Six Granbury High School choir students were named Outstanding Soloists at the UIL Texas State Solo-Ensemble Contest.  They were part of a group of seventy-one students from GHS and Crossland Ninth Grade Center who performed at the state competition, which was held on May 26, 2008, in Austin.

The outstanding soloists are:  Perla Campos, “Pieta, Signore!”; Caitlin Coke, “When I Bring to You Colour'd Toys”; Shannon Collins, “Dein Blaues Auge”; Anne Deming, “Chanson Triste”; Noah Hughes, “Gia il sole dal Gange”; and Jennifer Miears, “Apres un reve.”  Of the 22,000 musicians who performed at the contest, only 256 students earned the distinguished honor of being recognized as an Outstanding Soloist.

Three other soloists received Division 1 superior ratings.  They are:  Alexis Chastain, “Allerseelen”; Ariel Price, “O komme, holde Sommernacht”; and Rufino Rodriguez, “Non posso disperar.”

Other results from the state contest were:

• Soloists: Lindsey Allsup, “When I Bring to You Colour'd Toys”; Ryan Bergeman, “Gia il sole dal Gange”; Jeremy Bowen, “Whither Must I Wander?”; Bryant Bravo, “Linden Lea”; Raven Chastain, “In the Fields”; Brad Broesche, “Love That’s True Will Live Forever”; Clay Campbell, “Money, O!”; Nathaniel Delaney, “Love Leads To Battle”; Brian Garcia, “Apres un reve”; Joel Grammer, “Linden Lea”; Alisha Hall, “Menuet d'Exaudet”; Janell Lee, “Siciliano (from Love Is Like a Wind on the Water)”; Lorenzo Lopez, “Don Juan’s Serenade”; Reesa Manroe, “Lullaby”; Colton McCoy, “Under the Greenwood Tree”; Bethany McNeely, “Les cloches”; Ryan Rodriguez, “Money, O!”; Micah Schexnider, “Go, Lovely Rose”; Tucker Smelley, “Linden Lea”; Amy Snider, “Che fiero costume”; Shelbi Swaim, “Le Violette”; Carlye Thornton, “Si mes vers avaient des ailes”
• Girls’ Small Vocal Ensemble (Bethany McNeely, soprano 1; Ariana Emeterio, alto; Ariel Price, soprano 2), “Mother, I Will Have a Husband”
• Madrigal (Michael Brau, tenor; Noah Hughes, bass; Brandi Norman, alto; Rufino Rodriguez, tenor; Amy Cline, alto; Anne Deming, soprano; Ellie Douglass, soprano; Brian Garcia, bass), “Il Est Bel et Bon”
• Madrigal (Jeremy Bowen, bass; Bryant Bravo, tenor; Clay Campbell, bass; Perla Campos, soprano; Raven Chastain, soprano; Caitlin Coke, alto; Laura Hernandez, alto; Josh Reid, tenor), “Il Est Bel et Bon”
• Madrigal (Tanner Campbell, tenor; Martin Caraway, bass; Alexis Chastain, alto; Shannon Collins, soprano; Alisha Hall, alto; Jose Martinez, tenor; Jennifer Miears, soprano; Zach Mathis, bass), “Fair Phyllis”

Division 3 Ratings

• Soloists:  Katherine Ball, “Un Moto Di Gioja”; Martin Caraway, “Gia il sole dal Gange”; Stephanie Clifton, “Perche dolce, caro bene”; Tanner Campbell, “Widmung”; Aries Delbosque, “Perche dolce, caro bene”; Ariana Emeterio, “Bescheidene Liebe”; Laurie Harris, “Sento nel core”; Cierra McFadden, “Bel Piacere”; Chelsea White, “Addio”
• Madrigal (Brandt Colborg, bass; Katie Lucas, soprano 2; Colton McCoy, tenor; Jordan Reid, soprano 1; Ryan Rodriguez, bass; Carlye Thornton, soprano 1; Shelby Tipton, alto; Luke Urbanovsky, tenor; Suzy Wesson, alto; Amy Casteneda, soprano 2), “Said I That Amaryllis”
• Madrigal (Katherine Ball, soprano; Maryssa Mathis, alto; Matthew Robinson, tenor; Shelbi Swaim, soprano; Chelsea White, alto; Michael Bond, bass; Sam Ray, tenor; Sam Reid, bass), “Weep O Mine Eyes”
• Madrigal (Michael Baker, tenor; Danielle Brau, soprano; Stephanie Clifton, alto; Joel Grammer, tenor; Laurie Harris, alto; Drew Isom, bass; Lorenzo Lopez, bass; Amy Snider, soprano), “Weep O Mine Eyes”

• Granbury High School
• Crossland Ninth Grade Center
• GHS Choir
• Crossland Choir