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Friday, January 16 Middle School Concerts

5:00 PM • Orchestra 6:00 PM • Band 6:00 PM • Treble Choir 7:30 PM • Tenor/Bass Choir

Saturday, January 17 5:00 PM • Elementary School Choir 5:00 PM • High School Jazz Band

Sunday, January 18 High School Concerts

1:00 PM • Orchestra 2:30 PM • Symphonic Band 3:30 PM • Wind Ensemble 4:00 PM • 9/10 Choir 5:00 PM • 11/12 Choir

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Contents and Schedule of Events List of Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 OMEA Executive Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11 Area and District Chairs, All State Managers . . . . . . 12-14 OMEA All-State Conductors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Sustaining Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

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Willamette High School 1801 Echo Hollow Rd Eugene, OR 97402

First Baptist Church 3550 Fox Meadow Rd Eugene, OR 97408

Ragozzino Hall at LCC Bldg 6, 4000 E 30th Ave Eugene, OR 97405

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Hult Center - Soreng Hall 1 Eugene Center, Eugene, OR 97401

The Graduate Hotel 66 E 6th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401

Friday, January 16 . . . . . . . . . . . Pages . . . . . . . Location All-State Middle School Concerts 5:00 PM • Orchestra . . . . . . . . . 23-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . RH 6:00 PM • Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-32 . . . . . . . . . . WHS 6:00 PM • Treble Choir . . . . . . . 35-39 . . . . . . . . . . . FBC 7:30 PM • Tenor/Bass Choir . . . 41-43 . . . . . . . . . . . FBC

Saturday, January 17 5:00 PM • Elementary School Choir . . . . . . . . . . 45-48 . . . . . FBC 5:00 PM • High School Jazz Band . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-51 . . . . . . HC

Sunday, January 18 All-State High School Concerts 1:00 PM • Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53-56 . . . . . . . RH 2:30 PM • Symphonic Band . . . . . . . . 59-62 . . . . . . . GH 3:30 PM • Wind Ensemble . . . . . . . . . 65-69 . . . . . . . GH 4:00 PM • 9/10 Choir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-76 . . . . . . FBC 5:00 PM • 11/12 Choir . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77-82 . . . . . . FBC

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Introduction from the OMEA President Welcome to the 2026 OMEA All-State Concerts Dear families, educators, and music-lovers, We are thrilled to gather here to celebrate the extraordinary talent and dedication of young musicians in Oregon. This event showcases not only their hard work and passion, but also the vital role that music education plays in fostering creativity, collaboration, and personal growth.

As you listen to these incredible performances, I encourage you to reflect on the journey that brought each student to this stage. Their commitment to excellence is a testament to the supportive teachers, families, districts, and communities that inspire and nurture their musical endeavors.

The OMEA board believes that every student in Oregon deserves access to high-quality music education and to the tools that allow them to thrive in music classrooms. As the supporters of these young musicians, your voice is a vital and crucial part of advocating for our music programs across the state. While this mountaintop experience is fresh in your mind, consider sending a letter to your school board, superintendent, and your state representatives in Salem encouraging them to support quality music programs in every region of Oregon. It is our mission to ensure that every young person, regardless of their background, has the opportunity to explore and excel in music, enriching their educational experience and deepening their connections to their community and to the world. Thank you for joining us in honoring these exceptional young artists. Together with our esteemed guest clinicians and conductors, and the entire conference planning team, we celebrate the power of music to unite and uplift us all.

Sincerely, Erika Lockwood

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List of Advertisers 251 Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 American Band College (CWU) . . . . . . . . . . 63 Association of Concert Bands . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Beacock Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Canter Flute Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Dutch Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Eugene Concert Choir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 George Fox University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Leaders Creating Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Linfield University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Linn-Benton Comm. College . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Marrowstone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Metropolitan Youth Symphony . . . . . . . . . . 22 Mount Hood Comm. College . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Music Camps at Wallowa Lake . . . . . . . . . . 26 Music In Our Schools Month . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Musical Memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 NW Nazarene University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Northwest Band Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Nova Music International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Oklahoma City University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 OMEA - Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 OMEA All-State Conductors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 OMEA Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Oregon Army National Guard . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Oregon Coast Music Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Oregon Music Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6

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Oregon State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Oregon Symphony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Pacific Lutheran University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Pacific University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Pacific Youth Choir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Pacific Youth Philharmonic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Portland Orff-Schulwerk Assoc. . . . . . . . . . . 84 Portland State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Rogue Community College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Salem Youth Symphony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Southern Oregon University . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Strangeland Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 University of Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 University of New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 University of Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 University of Portland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 University of Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Vibe of Portland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Washington State University . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Western Intl. Band Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Western Oregon University . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Westmont College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Willamette University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 World Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Young Musicians & Artists Camp . . . . . . . . . 38 Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon . . . . . 26

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Erika Lockwood, OMEA President Erika Lockwood has been teaching singers from preschool through 12th grade since 2002, becoming the Director of Choirs at Rex Putnam High School in 2011. Under her direction, the choirs have been awarded numerous Gold Awards by the Oregon ACDA in addition to top placings in league and state festivals (OSAA 5A Champions, 2014 and 2022). Ms. Lockwood is a state certified choral adjudicator and has served on the board of the Oregon chapter of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). She is currently serving as President of the Oregon Music Education Association (OMEA).

Ms. Lockwood holds a Master of Education as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Music with High Honor from Portland State University. She serves as a mentor to teacher candidates as well as new music teachers in her area. She is passionate about equity, inclusion, and connection in the music classroom.

She lives in Milwaukie with her husband and two children - all musicians - and enjoys running, yoga, baking, and spending time on the water.

Cole Haole-Valenzuela, OMEA President-Elect, 1st Vice President Cole Haole-Valenzuela was raised in Salem, Oregon, where he was heavily involved in various Salem-Keizer performing arts programs. He graduated from Sprague High School and attended Oregon State University, in which he earned a Bachelor in Music Education and a Music Education Master of Art in Teaching. While serving on various NFHS, OSAA, and OMEA boards as a music representative, Cole has consistently strived to amplify student voices and guide discussions toward decisions that prioritize what is best for kids. He has been presented the Emerging Conductor Award from Oregon ACDA in 2019, the Outstanding Early Career Music Educator Award from OMEA, the NFHS Outstanding Music Educator Award in 2023, as well as the Oregon Symphony Music Educator of the Year award in 2024. Cole is currently the Director of Choirs at West Salem High School, where his ensembles have performed state-wide and on tour.

Hannah Abercrombie OMEA 2nd Vice President Hannah Abercrombie is an enthusiastic and dedicated music educator in her 2nd year as the Director of Choirs at McKay High School in Salem, Oregon, where she directs four choirs, the nationally acclaimed a cappella group, Scots-Appella, and is the assistant director of the McKay Marching Band.

After receiving her Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Oregon, Hannah started her career at Douglas High School in Winston, Oregon, where she taught band and choir for six years. During her time in southern O M E A JANUARY 2026

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Hannah is excited to be a part of the OMEA leadership team and is eager to seek out inspiring experiences and opportunities to further enrich music educators in Oregon. She wants to ensure that the OMEA Conference experience is revitalizing and worthwhile for educators of all ages, backgrounds, and specialties.

Outside of work, Hannah loves spending time with her fiancé, Andrew, and snuggling with her two kitties, Meelo and Momo. She has enjoyed getting to teach in her hometown of Salem and feels grateful to be in such an amazing community of people and music.

Ben Lawson, OMEA Past President Ben Lawson is the Band and Choir Director at Redmond High School in Redmond, Oregon. Ben holds a BA in Instrumental Conducting and a MAT in Music Education from Oregon State University. Since his first year teaching he has been an active member of the Oregon Music Education Association, serving as chairs for over 25 festivals at the district level, two years on the State Executive board as 2nd Vice President and Conference Chair of the 2011 as well as conference chair for the 2022 conference. He has served four years as the All-State Jazz Band Manager and eight years as the All-NW Band Manager. Currently Ben is the Past-President of the Oregon Music Education Association. He is a certified OBDA/OSAA band adjudicator and is on staff with the Oregon Ambassadors of Music.

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Elizabeth Soper, OMEA Conference Chair Elizabeth Soper directs the choir program at Medford High School in southern Oregon. Elizabeth graduated summa cum laude from the University of Oregon with degrees in Music Education, Music Performance (Flute), and a minor in Nonprofit Management.

One of her main passions is to cultivate musical opportunities for students in her community and throughout the state within both public schools and local nonprofits. Elizabeth has served as the collegiate volunteer coordinator or transportation manager for the 2020, 2022, and 2023 OMEA State Conferences.

Elizabeth would like to create conferences that give equal focus to all content areas as well as differentiated sessions for novice and experienced teachers.

Kristi Stingle, OMEA All-State Chair Kristi Stingle is the Orchestra Director at Lakeridge Middle and High School in Lake Oswego, where she has taught since 2016.

Kristi enjoys being an active member of OMEA, and served as the 2nd Vice-President from 2019-2021 and as High School All-State Orchestra Co-Manager from 2018 – 2023. She also chaired the Wisconsin High School State Honors Music Project (WSMA All-State) from 2012 to 2015, and was the WSMA High School Orchestra Coordinator and String Bass coach from 2006 to 2010. A graduate of the University of WisconsinMadison and Interlochen, Stingle has been teaching since 2001 and has been honored by the Civic Music Association of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2005 for Excellence in Teaching, and was Neenah High School’s Teacher of the Year in 2016.

Laura Arthur, OMEA Public Policy Chair Laura Arthur is a veteran music educator and dedicated arts advocate. She currently works as a substitute educator in music classrooms in the Portland Metro area, and serves as an instructional coach, adjudicator, clinician, conductor, and sectional coach across Oregon.

From 2019-2024, Laura served as the K-12 Music Teacher On Special Assignment (TOSA) for Portland Public Schools in Portland, Oregon. In her TOSA role, she supported all music programs at the district level through arts advocacy, creating and delivering professional development, curating curriculum, coordinating events, and instructional coaching. Before becoming a part of the PPS Visual and Performing Arts team, she ran a successful middle school music program for 12 years, directing concert and jazz band ensembles along with teaching orchestra, guitar, percussion, and general music classes.

In her role as Public Policy Chair, Laura coordinates and leads action related to advocacy with stakeholders on behalf of OMEA. She has presented at local, state, O M E A JANUARY 2026

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and national conferences around beginning band pedagogy, literature selection, and arts advocacy. She regularly performs on bass clarinet and bari sax, and is a graduate of the University of Oregon (B.Mus, Music Education) and Portland State University (M.Ed).

Laura is a steadfast advocate for equity, and believes that a comprehensive and high-quality music education can, and should, be accessible to ALL students. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, baking, comics, trivia, and time with family.

Todd Zimbelman, OMEA Treasurer Todd Zimbelman is the Executive Officer and Band Director for Oregon Ambassadors of Music. He also holds the position of Director of Bands and Co-Director of the Symphony Orchestra at West Salem High School in the Salem-Keizer School District (OR). Mr. Zimbelman has held Director of Bands and Associate Director of Bands positions at the high school and college levels in Oregon and Texas. He holds bachelor and master of music degrees from the University of Oregon.

The West Salem Wind Ensemble has performed at several national and international music festivals and conferences. Some highlights include the Oregon Music Education Association State Conference, NAfME Northwest Convention, Western International Band Clinic, and the Pacific Basin International Music Festival in Honolulu, Hawaii.

The West Salem Wind Ensemble has placed 1st in the OSAA State Band Contest several times. Jazz Bands and Marching Band have also placed among the top in their divisions. Students under his direction are regularly selected for honor bands at All-City, All-State, All-Northwest, and the state OMEA Chamber Ensemble and OSAA State Solo contests.

Arrangements and compositions by Mr. Zimbelman have been performed internationally. His Winds Technique Books I and II are used by several programs across the United States. He is an active adjudicator and clinician. He is a member of the American Bandmasters Association, College Band Directors National Association, National Association for Music Educators, National Band Association, Oregon Band Director’s Association, Oregon Music Education Association, and Phi Beta Mu. Mr. Zimbelman is currently the Treasurer of the Oregon Music Education Association.

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AREA CHAIRS ES = Elementary School MS = Middle School HS = High School

OMEA Executive Officer JJ Sutton

CNAfME Co-Rep. Iris Erickson Portland State Univ.

Elementary School Music Chair Allison Halvorson Joseph Gale ES

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair Cynthia Navarro Clear Creek MS 12

OMEA/OSAA State Solo Contest Chair Stewart Schlazer Forest Grove HS

Secondary General Music Chair Jason Rodgers Woodburn HS

Orchestra Chair Brigid Mayer W. Salem HS

Conference Exhibitor and Sustaining Membership Chair Dana Henson Oregon City HS

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Advocacy Chair Stephen Marshall Music and Arts

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Membership Chair Andrew Bergh Tualatin HS

Jazz Chair Jessika Smith Parkrose MS

OMEA State Jazz Contest Chair Dan Davey Mount Hood Community College

General Music Chair Kelsie Demianew Cummings ES

CNAfME Co-Rep. Ellie Auvinen Univ. of Oregon

OMEA/OSAA Choir State Contest Chair John Baker Retired

Band Chair Jennifer Bell Whiteaker MS

OMEA Chamber Ensemble Contest Chair Gary Riler Cleveland HS

ChoirChair Kathy Briggs Saint Mary’s Academy

SMTE/CNAfME Advisor Chair Mari Schay Portland State Univ.

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District Chairs Serving Throughout Oregon District 1 . . . . . . Gary Riler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleveland High School District 2 . . . . . . Molly Keller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dexter McCarty Middle School District 3 . . . . . . Josiah Glaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seaside High School District 4 . . . . . . Kimberly Skondin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silver Falls School District District 5 . . . . . . Keith Chaiet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountain View High School District 6 . . . . . . Alex Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . La Grande High School District 7 . . . . . . Janet Lea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Bend School District District 8 . . . . . . Trevor Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Lane Middle School District 9 . . . . . . Ryan Egan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ontario Middle and High School District 10 . . . . . Melissa Jmaeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sutherlin School District District 11 . . . . . David Blake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corvallis School District District 12 . . . . . Jon Bridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Springfield High School District 12 . . . . . Doug Doerfert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lane Community College District 13 . . . . . Dana Henson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon City High School District 14 . . . . . Allison Hedgepeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forest Hills Elementary School District 15 . . . . . Paul Swardstrom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tumwater Middle School

Oregon Music Educator, Editors Dianne Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Talmadge Middle School, Independence, OR Olivia Salzman-Coon . . . . . . . . University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, La Crosse , WI Kendra Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR

Liaisons Recording Secretary... Laura Wagstaff . Claggett Creek Middle School, Keizer, OR Historian...................... Ben Lawson . . . . . . Redmond High School, Redmond, OR Tri-M Liaison............... Lesley Bossert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retired, Portland, OR NAfME Northwest Division President............. Joe Dyvig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olympia High School, Olympia WA President-Elect.... Chad Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheridan High School, Sheridan, WY Past President..... Dusty Molyneaux . . Great Falls Public Schools, Great Falls, MT

All-State Managers All-State Housing Chair - Kent Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whitford Middle School All-State Transportation Chair - Joe Demianew . . . . . . . . Central Linn High School All-State Equipment Manager - Josiah Glaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seaside High School All-State Luggage Manager - Stephen Burroughs . . . . . . . . . . . Dallas High School CNAfME Student Volunteer Coordinator - Tristan Weitkamp Sherwood High School

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OMEA All-State Middle School

Middle School Orchestra RAGOZZINO HALL AT LCC FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026 5:00 PM

Conductor: Dr. Robert Gillespie, The Ohio State University Ensemble Managers: Mac Mayer and Myriam Gendron-Dupont

2026 Middle School Orchestra Repertoire Big Sky Overture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Atteberry Forever Joyful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Balmages When the Summer Comes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan H Day Orange Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeffrey S Bishop Fire in the Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ted Allen

Robert Gillespie, Conductor Robert Gillespie, violinist and professor, was responsible for string teacher training in the School of Music until his retirement. Ohio State has one of the largest and most extensive string pedagogy degree programs in the nation. Under Gillespie’s leadership, Ohio State received the 2015 ASTA Institutional Leadership Award as the premier string education university in the country.

Gillespie is a past national President of the American String Teachers Association. He is a frequent guest conductor of All-State, region and festival orchestras. Gillespie has appeared in 47 states, Canada, Asia and throughout Europe. He is co-author of the Hal Leonard string method book series, Essential Elements for Strings, the leading string instrument teaching series in the country with sales of over ten million copies. Also, he is co-author of the college text Strategies for Teaching Strings: Building A Successful School Orchestra Program, the String Clinics to Go DVD series, and the Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra texts for GIA publications. He received the Distinguished Scholar award for 2002–2003 in the School of Music at Ohio State University.

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In summers, Gillespie directs the Ohio State String Teacher Workshop, the largest string/orchestra teacher-training workshop in the country. In Columbus, he has conducted the Columbus Symphony Chamber Strings Youth Orchestra and performed in the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra. Gillespie has given string pedagogy and research presentations, and conducted orchestra performances in Ohio, Maine, Louisiana, Virginia, Georgia, Maryland, Alabama, Missouri, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Florida and Oregon. He has worked with students and teachers throughout the United States, including a 9-day teaching residency in Switzerland. In addition, he has conducted concerts in LA’s Walt Disney Concert Hall and Chicago’s Orchestra Hall.

Mac Mayer, Ensemble Co-Manager Mac Mayer is Orchestra Director at Whiteaker Middle School and feeder elementary schools in Keizer, Oregon. He holds undergraduate degrees in Music Performance and Music Education from The Ohio State University and Master of Music Education from University of Kansas. Prior to teaching in the Salem-Keizer School District Mr. Mayer taught orchestra in Olathe, Kansas, as well as communities in Georgia and Ohio.

Mr. Mayer is a certified orchestra adjudicator in the state of Oregon, and works frequently as an adjudicator, clinician, and conductor across the state and region. Mr. Mayer is conductor of Amadeus Players, a string preparatory orchestra with Salem Youth Symphony.

Mr. Mayer is married to Brigid Mayer, Orchestra Director at West Salem High School in Salem, Oregon. Mr. Mayer’s children have participated in OMEA Honor Ensembles ensembles since 2016, including his middle son who was as a four year member of OMEA High School All-State Orchestra on violin. He is grateful for the multitude of musical opportunities provided by Oregon Music Educators Association.

Mr. Mayer is thrilled to co-manage the 2026 OMEA Middle School All-State Orchestra and wishes to thank families, teachers, and community members for their continued support!

Myriam Gendron-Dupont, Ensemble Co-Manager Myriam is the Orchestra Director at Rosemont Ridge Middle School in the West-Linn-Wilsonville School District. She is a native French speaker from Quebec, Canada and is certified to teach Music and French. Myriam is a lifelong cellist and always knew she would follow a career path embedded in the music world.

She attended Portland State University on a full scholarship and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Masters in Education. She obtained her teaching license and has worked over 18 years in the public education system, teaching elementary general music, choir and orchestra, as well as middle school

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choir, orchestra, band, guitar and French. She recently earned a second Masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction from PSU. Myriam is a certified Orchestra adjudicator for the state of Oregon. She co-manages two honor ensembles: the OMEA MS All-State Orchestra and the District 14 MS Honor Orchestra. She has also served as District 14 Chair for OMEA and is now the secretary for the Oregon ASTA board.

Myriam teaches middle school orchestra and band, private lessons on the cello, and performs with the Tilikum Chamber Orchestra. She lives in Oregon City with her husband James. Their grown only daughter Isabelle lives on her own in Happy Valley.

Middle School Orchestra Roster Violin Elise Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashbrook Independent School Emmaline Bunch . . . . . . . Lake Oswego Junior High School Claire Chou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tumwater Middle School Sophia Chung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon Episcopal School Kate Connolly . . . . . . . . . . . . Cascade Middle School (Bend) Carmen Corona Munoz . . . . . . . . Roosevelt Middle School Evelyn Davies . . . . . . . . . . . Abigail Duniway Middle School Ela Demircan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roosevelt Middle School Luke Denham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franklin K-8 School Bethany Eves . . . . . . . . . . . . Howard Street Charter School Heidi Flores Reyes . . . . . . . . Claggett Creek Middle School Caleb Gu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . International School of Beaverton Kennice He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Happy Valley Middle School Sloane Hemphill . . . . . . . . . . . . Valley Catholic High School Aaron Ho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Pius X Catholic School Mae Howell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sky View Middle School Coco Hsu . . . . . . . . . . . . . International School of Beaverton Lilly Jeseritz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whiteaker Middle School Mason Jiang . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego Junior High School Elsa Keeslar . . . . . . . . . . . International School of Beaverton Leah Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valley Catholic High School Ojas Korde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Benjamin Kwon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roosevelt Middle School Anika Larson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School Daon Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego Junior High School Valentina Lin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeridge Middle School Sylvia Liu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School Alexa Llamas Sahagn . . . . . . Claggett Creek Middle School Zachary Ma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tumwater Middle School Bronwen Marchi . . . . . . . . John C. Fremont Middle School Cody Maxwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riverdale Grade School Haley Maxwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riverdale Grade School Kiana Minot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linus Pauling Middle School Gianluca Msikari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walker Middle School Isha Nadig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon Episcopal School Anjali Nadig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon Episcopal School Ryu Ngiramolau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waldo Middle School Arina Parhomenco . . . . . . . . . . . Inza Wood Middle School

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Hadley Pointer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sky View Middle School Emmeline Reyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walker Middle School Ember Richards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashland Middle School Jessica Rodriguez . . . . . . . . . Claggett Creek Middle School Alice Ruan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whitford Middle School Leyna Shimatsu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Holden Skarstad . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catlin Gabel Upper School Andrew Wang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franklin K-8 School Chloe Wolf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hedrick Middle School Tyler Ye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Happy Valley Middle School Zijin Zhu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franklin K-8 School

Viola Emily Bauman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whiteaker Middle School Griffin Carden . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claggett Creek Middle School Lilly Fuller . . . . . . . . . . . . South Middle School (Grants Pass) Gia Gerzon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meridian Creek Middle School Penelope Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valley Catholic High School Emily Hurwitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Linus Pauling Middle School Xachary Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Addison Kearbey . . . . . . . . . . . . Valley Catholic High School Olivia Kwasnik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School Austin Leder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephens Middle School Alden Liew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific Crest Middle School Eli Mercader Loving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie Middle School Eva Prajescu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School Lindsay Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Claggett Creek Middle School Charlotte Rice . . . . . . . . . . .Rosemont Ridge Middle School Kanika Schlunz . . . . . . . . . . . . . Happy Valley Middle School Toby Siegel-Lawrence . . . . . . . . . Pilot Butte Middle School Jessie Zhang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon Episcopal School

Cello Mason Ballard . . . . . . . . North Middle School (Grants Pass) Thatcher Berfield . . . . . . . . . . . . Alder Creek Middle School Emeline Buenjemia . . . . . Lake Oswego Junior High School Peyton Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Desert Middle School Angie Chen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Happy Valley Middle School Aliyah Churchill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeridge Middle School Marshall Dern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School

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Scarlett Doran . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego Junior High School Alex Guillen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athey Creek Middle School Lilly Kamaya . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cascade Middle School (Bend) Kaleb Kidney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland Christian Schools Autumn Landegent . . . . . . . . . . . . Whiteaker Middle School Andrew Lindgren . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whiteaker Middle School Anika Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeridge Middle School Rohan Sastry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catlin Gabel Upper School William Seden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephens Middle School Koen Springer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judson Middle School Zeya Sroka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roosevelt Middle School Eliana Tadema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inza Wood Middle School Aven Thornhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linus Pauling Middle School Jack Worthen . . . . . . . . . . . . Meridian Creek Middle School

String Bass Athena Breit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie Middle School Richard Brock . . . . . . . . . . . Meridian Creek Middle School Ellery DeSemple . . . . . . . . . Meridian Creek Middle School Isaac Guzzo . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cascade Middle School (Bend) Alex Harada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walker Middle School Cruz Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inza Wood Middle School Melody Proudfoot . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roosevelt Middle School Charlie Raber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walker Middle School Rhys Templeton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeridge Middle School Phoebe Wigton . . . . . . . . . . Howard Street Charter School

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Middle School Band WILLAMETTE HIGH SCHOOL FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026 6:00 PM

Conductor: Robert Herrings, Vista Ridge High School (MO) Ensemble Managers: Ann McBride and Jenna Gagne

2026 All-State Band Repertoire Arc of the Storm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler S. Grant Kvetchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Estes Thawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kazuki Shimola Toreador Tango . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Farrell Across the Alaskan Snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JaRod Hall

Robert Tyrome Herrings, III, Conductor Robert Tyrome Herrings, III is in his twenty-second year of teaching and has been teaching in Leander ISD since 2004. Prior to his appointment as Director of Bands at Vista Ridge HIgh School, he was the Director of Bands at Artie Henry Middle School from 2004-2024.

In 2003, Mr. Herrings received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he studied under Michael Haithcock, Jeff Grogan, Dr. Kevin Sedatole and Barry Hopper. While in college, Mr. Herrings was a member of the Baylor University performing wind bands, as well as a member of the Baylor University Golden Wave Band.

During his twenty years at Artie Henry Middle School, the Henry Middle School Honors Band was selected to perform at the 2008 and 2013 Western International Band Clinic in Seattle, Washington. The program was named the 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2024 TMEA Class CCC Honor Band and was also selected to perform at the 2010, 2012, 2016 and 2022 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. In June 2011, Mr. Herrings and the program were awarded the prestigious John Philip Sousa Foundation Sudler Silver Cup Award, and in July of the same year, Mr. Herrings

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was named the Phi Beta Mu Outstanding Young Bandmaster of the Year. In May of 2014, the Texas Chapter of the American School Band Directors Association awarded the Outstanding Band Program Award to the Artie Henry MS Band Program, and in November of the same year, the Henry MS Percussion Ensemble was selected to perform at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2018, the Henry MS Band Program was selected as the Texas Bandmasters Association Exemplary Middle School Band Award winner, and the program at Henry MS was named the National Band Association’s Programs of Excellence Blue Ribbon Band Award winner. Most recently, the program at Vista Ridge High School has been invited to perform at the 2025 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic.

An active clinician and adjudicator around the state, Mr. Herrings is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, American Bandmasters Association as well as an educational consultant for the Conn-Selmer Division of Education. Mr. Herrings also serves as the Vice President of Phi Beta Mu Alpha Chapter, TMEA Region 32 Band Division Vice President, as well as the Region 32 TBA representative. Most recently, Mr. Herrings was inducted into the Conn-Selmer Institute Hall of Fame.

Mr. Herrings enjoys motivating young musicians to achieve the highest level of performance by sharing his extreme love and passion for music with them on a daily basis. He feels honored, privileged and extremely blessed to have a loving mother and grandmother, many great mentors, band directors and close friends who have influenced his career thus far.

Above all, his students have been his greatest inspiration!

Ann McBride, Ensemble Co-Manager Ann McBride has been teaching instrumental music for 30 years in Oregon and Minnesota. She holds a B.S. in Music Education from Minnesota State University - Moorhead and a Master’s Degree in Education from Lesley University. She has served as secretary of OMEA District II and is currently a co-manager for the OMEA All State Middle School Band. Ann has been active in organizing band and solo festivals for OMEA District 2 and has recently begun working as a clinician and guest conductor for area festivals and honor bands. She has also worked extensively on band curriculum and assessment for the GreshamBarlow School District Ann is currently in her 24th year teaching band and world music at West Orient Middle School in Gresham, Oregon.

When Ann is not teaching, you will find her running, hiking and taking adventures with her Australian cattle dog, Riley. Ann and her husband John love to travel around the country and the world. They are self-proclaimed foodies and are always on the hunt for their next amazing meal. When she is home, she enjoys time with her cats and researching the next travel adventure.

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Jenna Gagne, Ensemble Co-Manager Jenna Gagne lives in Happy Valley, OR, and is in her seventh year as Director of Bands at Gordon Russell Middle School and 14th year in the Gresham-Barlow School District, where she teaches Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Bands, Jazz Band, and a world music class. Recently, Mrs. Gagne joined the Sam Barlow Theatre team as the Pit Orchestra Director, with her first show being The Wizard of Oz in 2023.

Mrs. Gagne graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Music degree in 2011 and a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in 2012.

In addition to teaching at Northwest Band Camps, and Mid-Valley Band Camps, Mrs. Gagne also organizes band festivals and other music events, in addition to her years of assisting in the managing of the Oregon Middle School All State Band.

Mrs. Gagne also strives to keep up her flute and piccolo chops by playing as often as she can, including playing in the Tabor Wind Ensemble.

When Mrs. Gagne is not involved in her musical endeavors, you will find her snowboarding with her husband Justin on the slopes of Mt. Hood, paddle-boarding and hiking throughout the Northwest, enjoying time on the Coast, loving on her Shar-Pei Husky Archie, and heading back to her native Canada as often as possible.

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Ben Beadie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beaumont Middle School Asmi Chavan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Leihlani Correa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whiteaker Middle School Jude Cournoyer . . . . . . . . Cascade Middle School (Eugene) Arianna Gutierrez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mari-Linn School Clark Hiponia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon Episcopal School Sarah Ho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tumwater Middle School Sumire Komori . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School Aurora Lasiter . . . . . . . . . . Chehalem Valley Middle School Martine Malone . . . . . . . . . John C. Fremont Middle School Reagan Medina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judson Middle School Romi Oji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riverdale Grade School Lillianne Ramirez-Raymundo . . . . . . . Waldo Middle School Will Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Gray Middle School Olivia Roach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tigard High School Lia Tacchini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Albany Middle School Elia Telecky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Albany Middle School Edward Trujeque Hernandez . . . . Five Oaks Middle School Maria Tussing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whiteaker Middle School Vivian Zhan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Sylvan Middle School

Natalie Bonnett . . . . . . . . . . . . North Albany Middle School Abby Harding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beaumont Middle School Adeline Hull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackson Middle School Ellie Richner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timber Ridge School

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Bassoon Elijah Callow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Helens Middle School Sarah Goodfellow . . . . . . . . . Mountain View Middle School Jake Lanter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beaumont Middle School Jaxon Roth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School

Bb Clarinet Luna Ayala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seven Oak Middle School Carter Douma . . . . . . . . . . . Arts and Technology Academy Nat Fox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harriet Tubman Middle School Sebastian Gerweck . . . . . . . Ashbrook Independent School Kylie Hillier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School Alexis Johnson-McKenzie . . . . . . Whiteaker Middle School Sam Loh-Menendez . . . . . . . . . . . . Sellwood Middle School Bend Mendez Lopez . . . . . . . . . . McLoughlin Middle School Sydney Mintz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whiteaker Middle School

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Asher Morris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Jordan “Joey” Morton . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood Middle School Vincent Nedwicke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corbett Middle School Olivia Perkerewicz . . . . . . . . . . North Albany Middle School Matthew Ruhr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whiteaker Middle School Willow Strasser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Samuel Sung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tumwater Middle School Anderson Tamer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walker Middle School Corinne Tancredi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whiteaker Middle School Valeria Tolentino-De Los Santos . . . . Waldo Middle School Artur Zhigolli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School

Bb Bass Clarinet Quinn Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hazelbrook Middle School Micah Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School Kai Shankowski . . . . . . . . . . Ashbrook Independent School Amelia Stampflee . . . . . . . . . Gordon Russell Middle School Julianna Thomas . . . . . . . . John C. Fremont Middle School

Alto Saxophone Nivaeh Brunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timber Ridge School John Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chehalem Valley Middle School Zoe Flores Campos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waldo Middle School Lewis Giersdorf . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Desert Middle School Jace Jacobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parkrose Middle School Jasper Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hosford Middle School Dominique Lutz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School Orion Roper . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashbrook Independent School Myles Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whiteaker Middle School

Tenor Saxophone Kevin Helms . . . . . . . . . . . . Chehalem Valley Middle School Isla Manship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seaside Middle School Hunter Speiser . . . . . . . . North Middle School (Grants Pass) Nathanael Tee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monroe Middle School Vincent Velador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Jordy Wittkopp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whitford Middle School

Baritone Saxophone Eli Bromagem . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Albany Middle School Leah Grady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timber Ridge School Ryan Peterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Orient Middle School Logan Smit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inza Wood Middle School

Trumpet Eden Barton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Lane Middle School Ezra DeMayo . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego Junior High School Carson Dinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Memorial Middle School Fernanda Garcia Hurtado . . . Meadow Park Middle School Hudson Gesh-Johnson . . . . . . . . . . Newport Middle School Alex Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lane Middle School Sam Lowell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oakdale Middle School Vivienne Martindale . . . . . . Meridian Creek Middle School Mason Medley . . . . . . . . . . Meridian Creek Middle School Dustin Meredith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood Middle School Angie Montes de Oca . . . . . . . . . McLoughlin Middle School Conan Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil Armstrong Middle School Brandt Peterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker Middle School

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Noah Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judson Middle School Nico Roberts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lane Middle School Israel Sadler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School Jude Sweeny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santiam Christian School Ashton Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Susanna Ulmer . . . . . . . . . . . . Linus Pauling Middle School Andi Valdez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inza Wood Middle School

French Horn Raphiel Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judson Middle School Hazel Gemelke . . . . . . . . . . .Harriet Tubman Middle School Ayla Kolilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker Middle School Cora Randolph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judson Middle School Lily Robbins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beaumont Middle School Grace Stai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood Middle School Max Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hedrick Middle School

Trombone Kai Cahill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Levi Crippen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood Middle School Ben Frankl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Caitlin Haren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judson Middle School Rowen Henderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bethany Charter School Josue Marquez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waldo Middle School Sophia Neal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rock Creek Middle School Oliver Peaslee . . . . . . . . North Middle School (Grants Pass) Nathan Plaisted . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athey Creek Middle School Spencer Prickett . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Bend Middle School Morgan Reece . . . . . . . . . . . Meridian Creek Middle School Axel Rojo-Hernandez . . . . . . . . . . . Stephens Middle School Peter Tran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twality Middle School Benjamin Waverly . . . . . . . . . . North Albany Middle School

Euphonium Jaida Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timber Ridge School Avery Hayzlett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Memorial Middle School Ezra Maas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tumwater Middle School Mia Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whiteaker Middle School Harper Moreno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School

Tuba Minoh Bae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeridge Middle School Ulysses Colman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School Gwen Hyatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tumwater Middle School Henry Mock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Mateo Moreno . . . . . . . . . . . Claggett Creek Middle School Juan Ortiz Chavaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waldo Middle School Tristan Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alder Creek Middle School Sam Stasny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inza Wood Middle School

Percussion Kai Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judson Middle School Julien Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Estacada Middle School Aubrey Ordaz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walt Morrey Middle School Lewis Patnode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sellwood Middle School Ashton Silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Astoria Middle School Orange Soon . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashbrook Independent School Michael Werner Lopez . . . . . . . West Orient Middle School

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Middle School Treble Choir FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026 6:00 PM

Conductor: Dr. Julie Yu, Oklahoma City University Ensemble Managers: Suvi Mirka and Melinda Murdock Accompanist: Angela Hjertstedt

2026 Middle School Treble Choir Repertoire Turlutte Acadeienne Montrelaise . . . . . . . . . Marie-Clasire Saindon Magnificat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Haydn Music of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.E. Boykin i carry your heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Brunner Arirang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hyo-Won Woo Untravelled Worlds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Halley

Dr. Julie Yu, Conductor Dr. Julie Yu (She/Her/Hers) is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies at the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University and the Artistic Director of Canterbury Voices.

She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from the University of Central Oklahoma, a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Oklahoma State University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting from the University of North Texas.

Before joining OCU and Canterbury Voices, she taught at Norman North High School in Oklahoma, San José State University, and Kansas State University.

She has given presentations and conducted, and/or her choirs have performed for state and regional conferences of the American Choral Directors Association, National Association for Music Education, DoDEA Europe Honors Music Festival, and the European Music Educators Association. She is a past president of the Southwestern Region of the American Choral Directors Association and served as an International Conducting Exchange Fellow to Kenya.

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Her favorite area of research and performance is working as a guest clinician/ conductor for various honor choirs and professional organizations.

Suvi Mirka, Ensemble Co-Manager Suvi Mirka is a choral director at Gordon Russell Middle School in Gresham-Barlow School District. She received her undergraduate degree from George Fox University in Music Education, and then pursued her Masters at Portland State University. Suvi is the OMEA All state treble choir manager, and has greatly enjoyed working to help our students have a wonderful experience at All-State.

She is an active member of OMEA District 2 where she serves as the choir chair and festival coordinator. Suvi sings in the Portland community at a number of different churches and alongside some singer songwriter friends.

This will be her eighth year as Director of choirs at Gordon Russell Middle School and in Gresham-Barlow School District. At Gordon Russell she teaches 2 sections of 6th grade choir, Intermediate choir, Concert Choir (Advanced), Jazz choir (select students in advanced choir), and leadership. She is fortunate to work within supportive systems that allow students to be a part of multiple choir classes and give our musicians a variety of opportunities.

At Gordon Russell she gets the privilege to work alongside some amazing choir director friends that make working at GRMS even better! She is lucky to work in a community of collaboration and community.

When Ms. Mirka is not involved in her musical endeavors, you will find her tearing up the pickleball courts, enjoying Portland’s best coffee, spending time with her cat Joe, and listening to live music.

Melinda Murdock, Ensemble Co-Manager Melinda Murdock is in her 24th year teaching choral studies at Jackson Middle School in Portland, Oregon. She has earned degrees from Nova Southeastern University (M.A.) and Idaho State University (B.A). While attending ISU, she studied choral conducting with Dr. Scott Anderson and participated in numerous international choral tours, including England, Central Europe, Italy, Greece, and Brazil. She also worked with the late Weston Noble, in Idaho and Brazil, as a model for correct choral technique. Except for the two pandemic years, her auditioned Ensemble Choir has participated the past 21 years in Worldstrides Heritage Festivals, including nine times in their Festival of Gold in New York City, Washington D.C., and Nashville. This past March, Melinda conducted the Ensemble as they made their Carnegie Hall debut, when they were selected to perform as the featured choir at the WorldStrides Festival at Carnegie Hall: National Youth Choir with Dr. Brandon Boyd.

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Her Concert Choir performed at the Oregon All-State convention in 2020, and they have consistently ranked in the top five at the Best in the Northwest Choral Festival, as well as consistently receiving “Superior” ratings at festivals.

As a co-manager for the OMEA All-State MS Treble Choir, Melinda, along with Suvi Mirka, has had the privilege of acquiring some of the most respected conductors in the field, including Dr. Amy Voorhees, Dr. Angela Kasper, and Grammy-Award winner, Dr. Jeffrey Redding.

In demand as a clinician and adjudicator, Melinda was also nominated for the prestigious Oregon Music Educator of the Year award (2006) and was named Teacher of the Year by the Portland Parent Teacher Association (2007). Melinda is a trained classical singer and maintains a vocal studio, with her students often ranking in the top ten at the state level. She strives to instill in her students a lifelong love of music.

Angela Hjertstedt, Accompanist Angela Hjertstedt was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. She entered an undergraduate degree in Vocal Performance from Portland State University, followed by a Master’s degree in Education, also at PSU. She won the “Young Artists: Live at the Schnitz” competition, soloing with members of the Oregon Symphony, as well as the collegiate level of the National Association of Teachers in Singing (NATS) competition in Oregon. She continues to perform frequently as a vocalist and pianist around the Portland area, and sang with the professional group “Choro in Scuola” for 6 years.

She is also frequently hired to accompany soloists and choirs around the state.

She has taught private voice and piano lessons for over 20 years, as well as been involved in church music ministry at local and regional levels. She is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) as well as the Oregon Music Educators Association (OMEA).

Angela now teaches Middle School choir, and her choirs have won many accolades under her direction. She lives in Happy Valley, Oregon with her husband and two teenage sons.

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Middle School Treble Choir Roster Soprano Kynley Austin . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon Russell Middle School Olivia Barrett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fern Ridge Middle School Remington Bentley . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sutherlin Middle School Maggie Biga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linus Pauling Middle School Sophia Brandt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philomath Middle School Kayla Brooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whiteaker Middle School Isabella Burke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School Ethan Carr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackson Middle School Annelisia Cervantes . . . . . . . . . . . .Talmadge Middle School Alyssa Clevinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland Christian Schools Kennedy Corcoran . . . Deep Creek- Damascus K-8 School Isabella Cromwell . . . . . . . . . . . . North Bend Middle School Samantha Dove . . . . . . Deep Creek- Damascus K-8 School Lily Edwards . . . . . . . . . .North Clackamas Christian School Naya Farr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. A. Brown Middle School Katherine Ferry . . . . . . . . . . . Meadow Park Middle School Isabella Finlayson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houck Middle School Scarlett Friden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McLoughlin Middle School Jack Heath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil Armstrong Middle School Harlie Howard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timber Ridge School Nodoka Imade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood Middle School Luna Karlson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific Crest Middle School

Tessa King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philomath Middle School Lucille Lange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Sadie Larue . . . . . . . . . Deep Creek- Damascus K-8 School Olivia Lin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beaumont Middle School Veera Liu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lane Middle School Annabella Mahakul . . . . . . . . . . . Conestoga Middle School Sophia Marcelino Bejar . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie Middle School Amelia McNabb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walker Middle School Hannah Menz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon Episcopal School Jacquelyn Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philomath Middle School Ariel Mortier . . . . . . . . . Deep Creek- Damascus K-8 School Raylie Nedelisky . . . . . Deep Creek- Damascus K-8 School Pearl Provenzola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alice Ott Middle School Stella Rachinski . . . . . . . . . . . . Happy Valley Middle School Emily Rasmussen . . . . . . . . . Gordon Russell Middle School Sara Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar Park Middle School Maile Rocha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silverton Middle School Ruby Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kellogg Middle School Anisha Santra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twality Middle School Brooklyn Scribner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Olivia Shehata . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linus Pauling Middle School Sawyer Smithson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kellogg Middle School Alex Streifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whitford Middle School Sophia Tan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monroe Middle School Mackenzie Thompson . . . . . . North Albany Middle School Amelia Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kellogg Middle School Penelope Watts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calapooia Middle School Eliza Westmoreland . . . . . . . Gordon Russell Middle School Kennedy Williams . . . . . . . . . Gordon Russell Middle School Kylie Windish . . . . . . . . . . . . Cascade Middle School (Bend)

Mezzo Soprano Takisha Aduku . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reynolds Middle School Jensen Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McLoughlin Middle School Sophia Andrew . . . . . . . . . . . . North Albany Middle School Ilana Aster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twality Middle School Adalyn Barton . . . . . . . . . . . . . Happy Valley Middle School Aibel Barton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Lane Middle School Bee Benuska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linus Pauling Middle School Caitlin Bigford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timber Ridge School Greta Brigleb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sellwood Middle School Grace Bunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kraxberger Middle School Ella Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. A. Brown Middle School Kate Chambers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Lutheran School Charlotte Cloyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School Olivia Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catlin Gabel Upper School Alexis Craig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salem Academy Elise Crumrine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beaumont Middle School Mia Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timber Ridge School Grace Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meadow Park Middle School Maggie Diacetis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silverton Middle School

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Harper Dodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walker Middle School Lyanna Duncan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackson Middle School Rhya Eastman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silverton Middle School Elena Fletcher . . . . . . . . . . Chehalem Valley Middle School Emmaleigh Frome . . . . . . . . . North Albany Middle School Claire Gorman . . . . . . . . . Cascade Middle School (Eugene) Colette Greene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tumwater Middle School Lydia Griffith . . . . . . . . . . . . . Howard Street Charter School Allison Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whiteaker Middle School Addie Hardin . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon Russell Middle School Abigail Hawkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riverdale Grade School Zoe Horton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon Episcopal School Maelle Kazarinoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackson Middle School Braden Lander . . . . . . . . . . John C. Fremont Middle School Finnley Martel . . . . . . . . . . . Howard Street Charter School Lita Mathews . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon Russell Middle School Hadley McMahan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walker Middle School Angel Mcvay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tumwater Middle School Sloane Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Riley Nguyen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rock Creek Middle School Aralea Palioca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rock Creek Middle School Maliya Perkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School Jillian Porter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Olivia Preisz . . . . Arts & Communication Magnet Academy Ruby Sackos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Happy Valley Middle School Clara Seifert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon Episcopal School Shelby Shinn . . . . . . . . . . . John C. Fremont Middle School Lola Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar Park Middle School Cortlyn Stoddard-Adams . . . . . . . Talmadge Middle School Serenity Stoelb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Evelyn Tompkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Estacada Middle School Sadie Walker . . . . . . . . Deep Creek- Damascus K-8 School Hazel Webber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whitford Middle School Jade Willis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cascade Middle School (Bend)

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Alto Nikita Ambadkar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tumwater Middle School Hazel Atkinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alder Creek Middle School Emma Avila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blanchet Catholic School Liberty Bachek . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln Savage Middle School Peytin Benavides . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inza Wood Middle School Faye Brinkerhoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Five Oaks Middle School Lila Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Happy Valley Middle School Rosalind Carlough . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beaumont Middle School Alejandra Cazarez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waldo Middle School Petra Cereghino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Astoria Middle School Alexis Chacon . . . . . . . . . . John C. Fremont Middle School Jane Chambers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toledo Jr/Sr High School Cypress Collard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Grace Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calapooia Middle School Karsyn Crosno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie Middle School Kahlan Dahlquist . . . . . . . . . . . . Athey Creek Middle School Keira Duncan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackson Middle School Zeke Emerson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lane Middle School Aubrey Engles . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon Russell Middle School Jayna Goin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claggett Creek Middle School Violet Grow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School Hope Hejmanowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twality Middle School Jerica Holland . . . . . . . . South Middle School (Grants Pass) Maya Isaacson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackson Middle School Lilly Jannicelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ponderosa Middle School Eva Jenkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood Middle School Aanya Juvvadi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tumwater Middle School Ruth Kershner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood Middle School Kendall Kirtley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henley Middle School Charlotte Leland . . . . . . . . . . . . West Sylvan Middle School October Lettenmaier . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School Elsa Lohrer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Banks Middle School Calder MacOdrum . . . . . . . . . . Robert Gray Middle School Rory Milera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hazelbrook Middle School Ellie Perry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Howard Street Charter School Charming Raines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creswell Middle School Daphne Ruprecht . . . . . . . Rosemont Ridge Middle School Addison Solly . . . . . . . . . . . Rosemont Ridge Middle School Junius Strickland . . . . . . . . John C. Fremont Middle School Emma Strub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Happy Valley Middle School Isla Sturgell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Floyd Light Middle School Madalynn Svendsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walker Middle School Zoey Takahashi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tumwater Middle School Lillian Taylor . . . . . . . . . . North Middle School (Grants Pass) Daisy Ulicny . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosemont Ridge Middle School Josephine Villanueva . . . . . . . . . . Warrenton Middle School Helen Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School Abbi Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Talmadge Middle School Lily Zacharias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School Chloe Zeilenga . . . . . . . . . . . Dexter McCarty Middle School Joul Zufelt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twality Middle School

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OMEA All-State Middle School

Middle School Tenor/Bass Choir FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026 7:30 PM

Conductor: Daniel Gutierrez, Nixa High School (MO) Ensemble Managers: Kristian Bumanlag and Kaeli Porter Accompanist: Cindy Mair

2026 Middle School Tenor/Bass Choir Repertoire Fortuna Fortes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Gutierrez John the Slacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blake Richter Flying Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phillip Silvey Black is the Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stuart O’Neil Walk in Jerusalem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rollo Dilworth

Daniel Gutierrez, Conductor Daniel Gutierrez directs choirs at Nixa High and Nixa Junior High Schools, and is an active conductor, clinician and presenter throughout the country. He was named Teacher of the Year for Springfield Public Schools and Southwest Missouri, as well as a finalist for the state TOTY award. Daniel also received the Springfield Rotary Award for Outstanding Community Service, was an honoree for the Springfield Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, semifinalist for the GRAMMY National Music Educator Award, and 2-time recipient of the Missouri Choral Directors Association Podium Award.

Daniel has presented for TEDx, regional and national American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) conferences, and other choral workshops nationally. His choral ensembles have won music festivals and have received numerous invitations to perform at the Missouri Music Educator Association Conference, Southwest American Choral Directors Association Conference, the National Conference for MS/JH Choral Music, and the National American Choral Directors Association Conference.

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Kristian Bumanlag, Ensemble Co-Manager Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Kristian attended Pacific University where he obtained his Bachelors in Music Education.

While at Pacific, he performed with the Chamber Singers under the direction of Scott Tuomi.

Currently, Kristian is in his fourth year of teaching choir. He started his career at St Helens Middle School and is now at Five Oaks Middle School in Beaverton.

Outside of teaching, Kristian performs for various other ensembles such as Portland Phoenix Choir and the MAC Balladeers. He is currently singing with the Oregon Chorale under the direction of Jason Sabino.

Kaeli Porter, Ensemble Co-Manager Kaeli Porter is so excited to serve as co-manager for the TB choir this year! Kaeli teaches choir at Inza Wood and Meridian Creek Middle Schools in Wilsonville, Oregon. A native Oregonian, her positive and enthusiastic teaching approach has seen her choirs achieve state and regional recognition, performing at the Oregon Music Educator’s Conference, the Northwest ACDA Conference, the Pacific International Choral Festival, and with the Oregon Symphony in their kids concert series.

Beyond her teaching role, Kaeli provides vocal direction for the West Linn-Wilsonville Middle School Musical and serves as the Soprano Section Leader and Assistant Director at St. Michael and All Angel’s Church in NE Portland. She is also an active board member and alumna—both as a student and conductor—of the Pacific Youth Choir (PYC), an organization that shaped her passion. She credits both her experiences at PYC and Portland’s own Cleveland High School with inspiring her to become a teacher.

Kaeli holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Oregon and a Master of Music in Conducting from Portland State University.

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accompanied the Portland Symphonic Girlchoir from 2016-2022. She currently plays for the Milwaukie Lutheran Choir and Tilikum Choir Community under the direction of John Baker. In 2022, Cindy joined the artistic staff of the Oregon Repertory Singers Youth Choir under the direction of Aubrey Patterson. She is thrilled to return as the collaborative pianist for this years’ Tenor/Bass Middle School All-State Choir!

Middle School Tenor/Bass Choir Roster Tenor Andrew Barrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Floyd Light Middle School Fatih Baser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific Crest Middle School Petar Bastrica . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon Russell Middle School Declan Carty . . . . . . . . . . . . Howard Street Charter School Alan Chen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Happy Valley Middle School Jacob Clemo . . . . . . . . . . . . Dexter McCarty Middle School Micah Cverna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silverton Middle School Andrew Englund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tumwater Middle School Izzy Estevez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calapooia Middle School Colin Eubanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beaumont Middle School James Forsythe . . . . . . . . . . Howard Street Charter School Jessie Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Bend Middle School Cameron Hamiliton . . . . . . . . Gordon Russell Middle School Violet Helvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calapooia Middle School Ethan Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twality Middle School Everett Jaeger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Sylvan Middle School Lincoln Johns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood Middle School Ronan Keithley-Garcia . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Aiden Pollak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Daisy Ramirez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossler Middle School Olivia Rhodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tumwater Middle School Simon Rich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tumwater Middle School Sophia Rodriguez . . . . . . . John C. Fremont Middle School Luke Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beaumont Middle School Darren Tigas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. A. Brown Middle School Kieran Van Ballegooijen . . . . . . . . Oregon Episcopal School Theo Vesbit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sellwood Middle School Styx Wecker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Sylvan Middle School Elan Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whitford Middle School Neil Yeh-Crawford . . . . . . . . Ashbrook Independent School

Baritone Ilija Backer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houck Middle School Isaac Bieri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon Russell Middle School Thomas Bradshaw . . . . . . John C. Fremont Middle School Jack Burk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whitford Middle School Marcus Clark Johnson . . . . . . . . . . Alice Ott Middle School Thien Dao . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Sylvan Middle School Titus Donahue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Hudson Erickson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whiteaker Middle School Darius Felix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reynolds Middle School Weston Gagarin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School

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Gabe Gapasin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whiteaker Middle School Trevor Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twality Middle School Eli Hicks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Happy Valley Middle School Dylan Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claggett Creek Middle School Chris McPherson-Moon . . John C. Fremont Middle School Asher Mullinax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twality Middle School Logan Noble . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon Russell Middle School Noah Salazar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timber Ridge School Sebastian Sanchez . . . . . . . . Gordon Russell Middle School Evan Tillotson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conestoga Middle School Mason Trammel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alice Ott Middle School Jehu Vega Garibay . . . . . . . Neil Armstrong Middle School Abe Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beaumont Middle School Everett Wilkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon Episcopal School Josiah Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School

Bass Harry Aneo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twality Middle School Isaiah Bostic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon Russell Middle School Benjamin Brockett . . . . . . . . . . . Alder Creek Middle School Kyler Farrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claggett Creek Middle School Bryce Feldman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackson Middle School Maximillian Garcia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Eli Greenshields . . . . . . . . . . . . Linus Pauling Middle School Wesley Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon Russell Middle School Cooper Jenson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie Middle School Sebastian Koch . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Sylvan Middle School Griffin O’Roak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tumwater Middle School Owen Patterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tumwater Middle School Marcus Rabb III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whiteaker Middle School Imran Rakhmatov . . . . . . . . . . . West Sylvan Middle School Colton Reilly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rowe Middle School Dasan Rickard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Straub Middle School Elric Rothwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Happy Valley Middle School Deming Scullin-Javier . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackson Middle School Mekhi Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Astoria Middle School Hima Tluba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tumwater Middle School

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OMEA All-State Elementary School

Elementary School Choir FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2026 5:00 PM

Conductor: Ron Curtis, Northwest Nazarene University (ID) Ensemble Managers: John Hillan-Payne and Allison Hedgepeth Accompanist: Vicki Brabham

2026 All-State Elementary School Choir Repertoire Kusimama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Papoulisa Cantate Domino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Hill Cobb In Time of Silver Rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Quartel Love Never Leaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Narverud The Fox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Richter/Schaeffer

Ron Curtis, Conductor Ron Curtis is a dedicated and passionate music educator with over three decades of experience inspiring students through choral music. He holds a Master of Music Education from Boise State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Music Education from Northwest Nazarene University.

Ron began his teaching career in 1994 in Melba, Idaho, and went on to teach choir and elementary music in the Boise School District. Starting in 1999, he served as the choir director in the Vallivue School District, first at Vallivue and then at Ridgevue High Schools. Currently, Ron is the Director of Choral Activities at Northwest Nazarene University (NNU). A tireless advocate for music education, Ron has held several leadership roles in the Idaho Music Educators Association (IMEA), including President (2009–2011), and continues to serve as the IMEA All-State Manager.

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ratings and have performed at state, regional, and national levels. In 2025, Ron was awarded Professor of the Year in his first year at NNU. During the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ron’s unwavering dedication helped ensure students could still experience in-person All-State events, reinforcing his belief that every student deserves access to exceptional musical opportunities— from solo festivals to national-level honor choirs.

Beyond the classroom, Ron has served as a mentor to numerous student teachers and continues to shape the next generation of educators—including two of his own children, Bradley and Maddie, who are proudly following in his footsteps as music educators. Ron is supported well by his wife, Heidi, his children (Brysen, Bradley, Maddie) and daughter-in-law (Nikole).

With a career marked by leadership, service, and student achievement, Ron Curtis remains a guiding force in Idaho’s choral music community.

John Hillan-Payne, Co-Ensemble Manager John Hillan-Payne is delighted to be co-manager of the 2026 OMEA Elementary All-State Choir. With 20+ years of directing children’s choirs, teaching classroom music, and presenting teacher workshops, he seeks to instill in students a lifelong passion for music through fun and rigorous experiences in singing songs and games, playing instruments, and movement. He graduated from the University of Missouri- Kansas City Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor of Music Education degree (2004) and earned a Master’s in Teaching degree from Portland State University (2009). Further trainings include Orff-Schulwerk and Kodály philosophies, as well as National Board Certification. In 2016, he was the recipient of the OMEA Outstanding Music Educator award. He works to strengthen music education in Oregon by serving on several boards and committees; he is a Past President of Southern Washington and Oregon Kodály Educators (SWOKE) and has been Elementary Chair for the Oregon Music Education Association. Mr. Hillan-Payne has taught in the West Linn-Wilsonville School District since 2004, and is currently the music teacher at Lowrie Primary School and director of Wilsonville Choral Arts Society’s community choirs.

Allison Hedgepeth, Co-Ensemble Manager Allison Hedgepeth has taught elementary music for 24 years in Kansas, California, and Oregon. For the last 19 years she has been teaching at Forest Hills Elementary in Lake Oswego, OR. Allison graduated from Kansas State with a Bachelors of Music Education and Portland State University with a Masters of Music in Education. Allison has completed the first level of Orff training and all four levels of Kodaly training. She is currently the All-State Elementary School Choir Co-Manager, OMEA District 14 Elementary School Choir Manager, and OMEA

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Dist. 14 Chair. Allison was the 2023 Oregon Music Educators Association “Excellence in Elementary Music Education” award recipient.

Vicki Brabham, Accompanist Vicki Brabham is a native Eugenian. She is considered one of the area’s premier accompanists, known for her sensitive and lush interpretations, improvisation, and collaborative style. In her halfcentury career she has enjoyed numerous arenas to demonstrate her skill as an educator, music director, arranger and vocalist.

Thank you OMEA for inviting me to be part of this beautiful choral event year after year!

Elementary School Choir Roster Boris Aguilar Vasquez . . . . . . . . Auburn Elementary School Zoey Arduino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lowrie Primary School Madilyn Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . Westridge Elementary School Akshatha Balu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Findley Elementary School Ryen Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vose Elementary School Amy Behrens . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Grove Elementary School Blythe Bilyeu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valley Inquiry Charter School Jessica Bingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salem Academy Avery Birchard . . . . . . . .North Clackamas Christian School Juliet Bond . . . . . . . . . . . . Boeckman Creek Primary School Brielle Bowker . . . . . . . . . . . High Lakes Elementary School Elin Brecke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Lakes Elementary School Emma Bural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sumpter Elementary School Sutton Burke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creslane Elementary School Sophia Campo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Lutheran School Zoey Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Case Elementary School Clementine Cervantes . . Palisades World Language School Atlas Chapman . . . . . . . . Chapman Hill Elementary School Addison Churchill . . . . . . North Clackamas Christian School Elizabeth Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Lutheran School Ann-Elisah Claude . . . . . . . Butler Creek Elementary School Caroline Colletti . . . . . . . . . . . . Creslane Elementary School Juniper Countz . . . . . . . Lewis and Clark Elementary School Lauren Coursey . . . . . . . . . . . . Creslane Elementary School Vida Cresswell . . . . . . . . Palisades World Language School Maisie Crone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vose Elementary School Alice Dart-Mclean . . . . Lewis and Clark Elementary School Lydia Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset Primary School Jacob Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sumpter Elementary School Charley Dean . . . . . . . . . North Douglas Elementary School Avery Demianew . . . . . . . . Cummings Elementary School Charlie DeWolf . . . . . . . . . Boeckman Creek Primary School Lydia Duffy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Pius X Catholic School Cecilia Dumlao . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bethany Elementary School Norah Elsberry . . . . . . . . . . . . Highland Elementary School Penny Espinoza . . . . . . . North Clackamas Christian School

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Lilly Gallo . . . . . . . . . . . . North Douglas Elementary School Margot Geyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset Primary School Elizabeth Gillespie . . Buena Vista Spanish Immersion Elem.

Isaiah Guth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Case Elementary School Annalleeze Gutierrez . . . . . . . . . Hucrest Elementary School Emmeline Haberly . . . . North Douglas Elementary School Bonnie Hall . . . . . . . . . . . Palisades World Language School Zelda Hart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Grove Elementary School Linnea Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arleta Elementary School Valentine Hepburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delphian School Noah Hilario . . . . . . . . . . . Chapman Hill Elementary School Nakia Hoch-Parker . Buena Vista Spanish Immersion Elem.

Ruby Howe . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Lakes Elementary School Hannah Hutches . . . . . . . . . Cummings Elementary School Noah Hwang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Findley Elementary School Olivia Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon Episcopal School Aspen Jasper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valley Inquiry Charter School Simone Jervis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All Saints School Carter Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Case Elementary School Presley Kang . . . . . . . . . . . . High Lakes Elementary School Josie Kassapakis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All Saints School Rozlynn Kidd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auburn Elementary School Raegan Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sumpter Elementary School Madison Klepper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lowrie Primary School Imogen Koceski . . . . . . . . . . . . Bethany Elementary School Zoe Kondos . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forest Hills Elementary School Reagan Krause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lowrie Primary School Chloe Kuntz . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forest Hills Elementary School Harper Lario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sumpter Elementary School Ava Lawson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Case Elementary School Maia Levin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset Primary School Olivia Lovato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Highland Elementary School Mackenzie Marlett . . . . North Clackamas Christian School Martim Mascarenhas Quintas . . . . . Bethany Elem. School Ford McClelland . . . . . . . Boeckman Creek Primary School Leah McElroy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cummings Elementary

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Kinley Melton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salem Academy Samara Mendis . . . . . . . . . . . . . Findley Elementary School Iris Moftakhar . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Grove Elementary School Henry Monsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All Saints School Liliana Moody-Burkett . . . Edgewood Comm. Elem. School Grace Motellang . . . . . . . . . . . . Auburn Elementary School Brighton Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delphian School Evelynn Neeley . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hucrest Elementary School Nicholas Nelson . . . . . . . North Douglas Elementary School Francie Newton . . . . . . . . Chapman Hill Elementary School Scott Nielsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auburn Elementary School Evelyn Northup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Lutheran School Atornam Ofori-Parku . . . Buena Vista Spanish Imm. Elem.

Ma’Layja Oliver . . . . . . . . . Butler Creek Elementary School Olivia Orthmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delphian School Ruby Penberthy . . . . . . . . . .Forest Hills Elementary School Nyla Radcliff . . . . . . . . . . . . Edgewood Comm. Elem. School Adwita Rathore . . . . . . Edward Byrom Elementary School Lily Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hucrest Elementary School Payton Reese . . . . . . . . . . . . Boones Ferry Primary School Giselle Roblero Espinoza . . . . . . . Vose Elementary School Mateo Rocha . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westridge Elementary School Mason Rodas . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westridge Elementary School Evelyn Rodgers . . . . . . . . . . . Westridge Elementary School Emerald Sanchez . . . . . . . . . . Highland Elementary School

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Garrett Schuerger . . . . Lewis and Clark Elementary School Rajita Stefina Shadrak . . . . . . Boones Ferry Primary School Sloan Shearer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lowrie Primary School Shayla Simon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creslane Elementary School Anhad Singh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Findley Elementary School Louisa Sleeman . . . . . . . . . . Forest Hills Elementary School Lochlan Smythe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Lutheran School Amelia Standish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vose Elementary School Grant Stanfield . . . . . . . . . . . . Boones Ferry Primary School Aria Stevens . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boones Ferry Primary School Bennu Taylor . . . . . . . . . Palisades World Language School Owen Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stafford Primary School Marlow Trivette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arleta Elementary School Kylie Unruh . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cummings Elementary School Daniel Vallejo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset Primary School Lettie Van Vleet . . . . . . Edward Byrom Elementary School Addilynn Vario . . . . . Buena Vista Spanish Immersion Elem.

Natalie Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hucrest Elementary School Millie White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All Saints School Eleanor Wong . . . . . . . Edward Byrom Elementary School Macy Yanez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valley Inquiry Charter School Alaina Yost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bethany Elementary School Joey Zhang . . . . . . . . . Lewis and Clark Elementary School Alyce Zielinski . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valley Inquiry Charter School

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High School Jazz Band THE HULT CENTER, SORENG THEATER SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2026 5:00 PM

Conductor: Dawn Clement, Jazz Port Townsend Ensemble Managers: Cory Francis and Tristan Weitkamp

2026 Jazz Band Repertoire Walkin and Swingin’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Lou Williams 2-Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dawn Clement, arr. Jeff Lederer For Ron Miles . . . . . Shane Endsley, arr. Karl Lyden and Drew Williams Boogalues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Kovalcheck Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Conrad

Dawn Clement, Conductor Pianist, vocalist, and composer Dawn Clement is a joyful and formidable force in the landscape of modern creative music. For over two decades, Clement has served as both a torchbearer of the jazz tradition and as a trailblazer in fresh sonic explorations.

“In all this world of jazz, there are very few individual voices, no matter what the instrument, but Dawn has come up with a voice that’s unique...” says legendary jazz trombonist Julian Priester.

Clement’s original music is an expansive collection that features her distinctive musical voice in a variety of genres, styles, and settings. Her six albums as a leader showcase her impressive range from master of the jazz piano trio style, to avant garde improviser, to indie-influenced songwriter. Downbeat says, “The revelation is Dawn Clement’s piano, always ready with the lyricism or structure the moment needs.”

Clement shines as a collaborator and is in high demand as a touring and recording artist. She has previously performed with jazz luminaries including Jane Ira Bloom, Ron Miles, Rene Marie, and Ingrid Jensen. Dawn recorded with säje on their GRAMMYnominated debut album, and is currently touring with säje and Matt Wilson’s Good O M E A JANUARY 2026

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Trouble. Clement has been busy with several exciting projects, including the third release by Esthesis Quartet, featuring Bill Frisell (May 9, 2025 *sunnyside), and a trio project with Buster Williams and Matt Wilson (July 18, 2025 *origin).

Integral in Clement’s relationship with music is her role as an educator and mentor.

She currently serves as Associate Professor and Area Coordinator of the Jazz and American Improvised Music Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

In addition, Clement is a sought-after guest artist and clinician for jazz festivals. Most recently Clement was appointed the Artistic Director of the Centrum Jazz Workshop, taking over for the legendary bassist John Clayton.

Dawn holds a Bachelor of Music from Cornish College of the Arts and a Masters of FineArts in Music Composition from Vermont College of the Arts. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in Denver, Colorado, and maintains strong ties to both the Seattle and Denver music communities.

Cory Francis, Ensemble Co-Manager Cory Francis is the Associate Director of Bands at West Salem High School in Salem, OR. He directs the marching band, jazz ensembles, and co-teaches the concert ensembles of the program. He also teaches beginning band at Brush College Elementary School in Salem, OR. Cory is in his 6th year as an educator and 4th year as co-manager of the OMEA All-State Jazz Band.

Tristan Weitkamp, Ensemble Co-Manager Tristan Weitkamp is currently a band director at Sherwood High School and coordinates the jazz ensemble activities for the Sherwood School District. Tristan previously served as the Interim Director of Bands and Visiting Instructor of Music at Portland State University. He holds a Master’s in Music: Instrumental Conducting and a Master’s of Education, as well as a Bachelor’s in Jazz Studies, from Portland State University. He also completed post-bachelorate studies in music and global affairs at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. During his time abroad, Tristan performed with notable South African musicians Dizu Plaatjies and Tony Cedras and recorded his first record, “Flash in the Pan,” with his New Horizons Ensemble. Tristan currently co-manages a big band with saxophonist Nathanael Ankeny and directs the Providence Hospital Stage Band. He has also founded Sherwood Summer Jazz, a new summer jazz camp and festival based in Sherwood, Oregon.

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Jazz Band Roster Alto Saxophone

Trombone

Josie Bourgault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant High School Brett Shaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Albany High School

Tenor Saxophone

Gabriel Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willamette High School Elliot Ciancetta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Elaina Stuppler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeridge High School Peyton Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newberg High School

Ben Congo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tualatin High School Perry Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood High School

Drums Caleb Peterson-Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School

Baritone Saxophone Jack Parr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School

Guitar Merritt Rotkowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Linn High School

Trumpet Thomas Biggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Klamath Union High School Keziah Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeridge High School Tommy Blize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant High School Lincoln Fox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School

Piano Gabriel Moddison . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grants Pass High School

Vibraphone Clarissa Flores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood High School

Bass Jude Sheridan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant High School

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OMEA All-State High School

High School Orchestra RAGOZZINO HALL AT LCC SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2026 1:00 PM

Conductor: Dr. Carolyn Watson, Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Ensemble Managers: Lesslie Nunez and Kevin Rouse

2026 High School Orchestra Repertoire Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman #6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Tower Overture to “La forza del destino” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Giuseppe Verdi Ballade for Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Dr. Carolyn Watson, Conductor Alongside her role as Music Director of the La Porte County Symphony Orchestra, Carolyn Watson is Principal Guest Conductor of the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra. Originally from Australia, Carolyn has been based in the United States since 2013 during which time she has led performances with the Amarillo Opera, Austin Symphony, Cape Symphony, Catskill Symphony, Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, Des Moines Metro Opera, Dallas Opera, Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra, Kansas City Ballet, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, South Bend Symphony Orchestra, St. Joseph Symphony, Traverse Symphony Orchestra, and Tulsa Opera.

An experienced conductor of opera, in 2020 she conducted ‘And Still we Dream’ for the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and was featured in the Emmy-Award winning PBS documentary, Higher Octaves: Leading Women in the Arts. A committed music educator, Carolyn currently serves as Director of Orchestras at the University of Illinois whilst continuing to enjoy an active professional career. In 2021 she was named a finalist in the Arts category of the Australian government Advance Awards, an international award which recognizes leading global Australians of excellence.

Carolyn is an advocate for social justice with respect to equality and representation in the profession. She is a founding member of the Women and Allies Initiative of the College Orchestra Directors Association and has been a mentor for the Women’s Artistic Leadership Initiative and Girls Who Conduct. She holds a PhD in Performance (Conducting) from the University of Sydney where she studied under Imre Palló.

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Kevin Rouse, Ensemble Co-Manager Kevin Rouse is a graduate of the University of Maryland, where he received a degree in music education. As a bass trombonist, he studied under Matthew Guilford, the bass trombonist for the National Symphony Orchestra. Rouse received his masters through American Band College.

Rouse is the instrumental music director at Lake Oswego High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Previously, he was the director at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, Maryland (2014 - 2018), and Northwest High School in Germantown, Maryland (2006 – 2014). His bands and orchestras have received consistent superior ratings at county and state festivals.

Mr. Rouse’s marching bands, symphonic bands, and orchestras have also received multiple awards in Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.

Rouse has a thriving trombone/baritone studio. He also adjudicated solo and ensemble festivals in several counties in Maryland and is a judge for the marching band circuit, NWAPA. He has enjoyed composing and arranging for his marching band and other schools around the country. He has composed for small ensembles and marching bands for the past 11 years. His music has won many “best music” awards for marching bands. In 2017, the music he composed for Thomas S. Wootton High School won “best music” at the group 3A Maryland state competition and the US Bands National Championship. His music for Northwest High School also won “best music” at the Maryland state competition in the 2A group.

Lesslie Nunez, Ensemble Co-Manager Lesslie Nuñez has been a music educator in the Forest Grove School District since 2015. She has been instrumental in expanding the Strings program across grades 5–12 and founded the district’s award-winning Mariachi program. She currently teaches full time at Forest Grove High School, where she directs and teaches orchestra, mariachi, and guitar classes.

Ms. Nuñez holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Oregon, where she studied violin under Fritz Gearhart, and a Master of Science in Educational Leadership and Policy with a focus on Leadership for Sustainability Education. Under her leadership, Forest Grove’s music programs have become vibrant, inclusive spaces that celebrate culture, community, and musicianship.

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High School Orchestra Roster Flute Alaina Goff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Ellie Whitaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant High School Owen Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Salem High School

Oboe Jayden Seo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset High School Kai Yamashita . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crescent Valley High School

Bassoon Griffin Bloomquist-Hulbert . . . . David Douglas High School Emma Nuttall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School

Bb Clarinet John Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Douglas High School John Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parkrose High School

Trumpet Mason Hague . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High School Jaden McBride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sprague High School

French Horn Alek Milburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Albany High School June Monteleone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Helens High School Rowan Oakes-Harada . . . . . . . . Mountainside High School Jackson Porter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood High School

Trombone Gabrielle Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High School Rowan Martin-Collier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant High School Brayden West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glencoe High School

David Ortiz Baez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tualatin High School Tatum Ottum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Mary’s Academy Jua Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westview High School Emily Rhew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westview High School Samantha Sage . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Eugene High School Kayden Samuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forest Grove High School Emma Shim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westview High School Sam Skarstad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catlin Gabel Upper School Sage Sorensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pendleton High School Hinaki Takata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelleher Violin Studio Theo Ueng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crescent Valley High School Nina Vivek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Eugene High School James Wang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Eugene High School Laura Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Crescent Valley High School Jasmine White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Luna Woo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon Episcopal School

Viola Cyrus Chen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corvallis High School Soren Holbrook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIlwaukie High School Ming-Mei Jakubowski . . . . . . . . . . . Clackamas High School jihoo Lim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln High School David McDonald . . . . . . . . . . . Crescent Valley High School Candace Ngan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clackamas High School Brooke Nguyen . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Douglas High School Alex Reyna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McKay High School Sanaya Sharan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catlin Gabel Upper School

Tuba Benjamin Ruhr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High School

Percussion Milo Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Linn High School Kevin Lin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Linn High School

Violin Solange Boyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Forest Grove High School Colby Chang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rex Putnam High School Josiah Gaither . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Stephen’s Academy Maxwell Gong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon Episcopal School Anthony He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheldon High School Olivia Hsu . . . . . . . . . . . . . International School of Beaverton Ryan Khoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrienne C. Nelson High School Nina Kuhl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Eugene High School Emma Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln High School Abigail Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westview High School Luke Liu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Salem High School Isa Matthews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Eugene High School Ai Nguyen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Salem High School Claire Oh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westview High School Jaedon Ong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crescent Valley High School Shane Ong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crescent Valley High School

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Maisy Sturman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Mary’s Academy Cirelle Summerton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corvallis High School Luis Vargas Espinoza . . . Arts & Comm. Magnet Academy Emi Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roosevelt High School Sarah Yuk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Linn High School

Cello Koyuki Blaumer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Salem High School Benjamin Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corvallis High School Jason Han . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corvallis High School Evan Kajikawa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Eugene High School Ian Ko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeridge High School Graham Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crescent Valley High School Ellie Liu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westview High School Julia Ma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset High School Reese Melton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheldon High School Ella Nguyen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crescent Valley High School

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Jacob Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeridge High School Violet Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School Emily Seo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jesuit High School Jeremy Shin . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrienne C. Nelson High School Julia Wen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln High School Mark Yeh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crescent Valley High School

String Bass Leo Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Linn High School June Buys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Douglas High School Michael Guymon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grants Pass High School Riya Kansal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Daisy Kupitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Klamath Union High School Wynter Ledoux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forest Grove High School Elisabeth McCartin . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Ollie Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Douglas High School

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High School Symphonic Band THE GRADUATE HOTEL SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2026 2:30 PM

Conductor: Dr. Emily Moss, University of New Mexico Ensemble Managers: Daniel Hartley and Seth Arnold

2026 Symphonic Band Repertoire Astra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katahj Copley Ash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Joley Ghost Apparatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Biedenbender Jinx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan George

Dr. Emily Moss, Conductor Dr. Emily Moss serves as Professor of Music and Director of Bands at the University of New Mexico where she conducts the Wind Symphony, oversees the graduate conducting program, and teaches other courses in conducting and wind literature.

Her previous position at California State University, Los Angeles (2011-2023) included conducting the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, teaching undergraduate and graduate conducting and music education courses, and administering the instrumental music education program. She also held a similar position at the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.

Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Dr. Moss began her collegiate music studies at the University of Washington in Seattle, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education. After teaching middle school band for six years in both Washington and Arizona, Dr. Moss served as a teaching assistant with the University Bands at the University of Northern Colorado, earning her Master’s degree in Wind Conducting and the Doctor of Arts in Music Education and Bassoon Performance, studying with Kenneth Singleton, Richard Mayne, and Charles Hanson.

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As a conductor and clinician, Dr. Moss is in high demand across North America and regularly gives band clinics at middle and high schools in her local area and beyond. She is also an accomplished bassoonist, actively performing during her degree programs in Washington and Colorado, with the Conservatory Orchestra and other ensembles at Brooklyn College, and for student and faculty recitals at Cal State LA. Dr. Moss has presented at conferences across the United States on a variety of topics and is a contributor to the esteemed Teaching Music through Performance in Band series. She recently wrote a chapter for the book Women in Wind Band, titled “Defining and Redefining Success,” and the book is available through GIA Publications.

Her professional memberships include College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA), World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) where she serves on the Board of Directors, and New Mexico Music Educators Association.

She resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico with her husband Noah and their two daughters, Ella and Sadie.

Daniel Hartley, Ensemble Co-Manager Daniel is in his twelfth year of teaching high school band and is currently teaching at Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego where he also serves as the Secondary Music Coordinator for Lake Oswego School District. Prior to teaching at Lakeridge, Daniel taught for seven years at Kelso High School in Kelso, WA and served as the District Music Coordinator for Kelso School District and the President of the Southwest Washington Music Educators Association (SWWMEA). In 2017 he was named Secondary Teacher of the Year for Kelso School District.

In his free time Daniel plays Principal Trombone and serves on the board of the Portland Wind Symphony and also serves on the board for the non-profit: LO for Love. He is also the President-Elect of the Oregon Band Directors Association (OBDA) and manages the OMEA All-State Symphonic Band. He earned his Bachelor and Masters degrees in Music Education from University of Oregon. He lives with his husband, André, and two cats, Gizmo and Gadget, in SE Portland.

Seth Arnold, Ensemble Co-Manager Seth Arnold graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Oregon and earned his Master of Music Education from Central Washington University through the American Band College. He currently leads five performing ensembles in the Gladstone School District, where he teaches students from 6th through 12th grade. Seth is currently in his eleventh year of teaching and serves as the Vice Chair for District 13. He is lucky enough to go through life with his wife, and fellow music educator, Emily Arnold.

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High School Symphonic Band Roster Flute Madelyn Blomquist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Molalla High School Aria Buck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henley High School Hannah Caputo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School Obadiah Christman . . . . . . . . . . . Sweet Home High School Jack Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gladstone High School Isabella Engle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Marissa Goins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gladstone High School Mary Hellinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Charter School Sophia Ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cascade Senior High School Christian Martinez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nyssa School District Katy Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker High School Chloe Patton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Bend High School Olivia Saveskie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sweet Home High School Autumn Severe . . . . . . . . . . . . Pilot Rock Jr./Sr. High School Ivy Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nestucca High School Warren Tuttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lowell High School Ayla Udink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Valley High School Tristan Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sweet Home High School

Oboe Alejandro Belgique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln High School Elijah Chan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset High School Audrey Fleck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High School Addison Wells-Callow . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Helens High School

Bassoon Ava Nilluka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountainside High School Hunter Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hidden Valley High School Eshaan Rana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Linn High School Madison Searle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountainside High School

Bb Clarinet Luke Amies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sutherlin High School Tyler Barker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High School Bailee Cecilio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Valley High School Tanner Como . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seaside High School MaryJane Cooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Valley High School Caroline Gardner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newport High School Shreya Ghosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset High School Andrew Glover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philomath High School Khloe Grotting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sutherlin High School Hannah Ho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset High School Sasha Holt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Bend High School Taylin Jenson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Bend High School Sophie Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catlin Gabel Upper School Liam Knifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Banks High School Sara Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheldon High School Lena Malthaner . . . . . . . . . . . . Cascade Senior High School Ciy McPherson . . . . . . . . . . . . Cascade Senior High School Isaiah Porzio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hidden Valley High School Lauren Richmond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeridge High School McKenzie Small . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High School

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Eric Sotomayor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lowell High School Enzo Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Kaden Truong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Albany High School Oliver Uelmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Linn High School Finn Von Ragan . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Douglas High School Declan Wallace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrenton High School Natalie Welter . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crescent Valley High School Michael Zou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School

Bass Clarinet Katelynn Benjamin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Dalles High School Austen Damisch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High School Lyla Garcia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henley High School Makeena House . . . . . . . . . . . South Umpqua High School Hope Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Astoria High School Kayla Stefan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Albany High School

Alto Saxophone Alex Antrim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Albany High School Kaegen Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Umpqua High School Hannah Cho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westview High School Tristan Jennings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nyssa School District Asher Larson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henley High School Cristobal Mendoza-Gonzales . . . . . . . Estacada High School

Tenor Saxophone Abby Bloebaum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newport High School Aaron Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sutherlin High School Aren Papakhian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeridge High School

Baritone Saxophone Ciaran Burch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lowell High School Brayden Grimes . . . . . . . . . . . . Crosspoint Christian School Gavin Lang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Umpqua High School

Trumpet Ari Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nestucca High School Xavier Cabrera Argueta . . . . . . . West Albany High School Teddy Di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crescent Valley High School Ben Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High School Layne Fleharty-Vallejo . . . . . . . . . . . . Nyssa School District Teff Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Cole Hanson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Albany High School Dylan Hoag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Dalles High School Liliyann Kinkaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High School Lucas Kolilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker High School Matthew Lantz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Astoria High School Savannah Mondragon . . . . . . . . . . . . Mazama High School Corbin Rappleyea . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Valley High School Brennen Robb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ida B. Wells High School Giselle Sanchez-Munoz . . . . . . . . . . . Newport High School Jadrian Santos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gladstone High School Jacob Silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Astoria High School Jadon Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henley High School

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Austen Dunn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glencoe High School Zachary Farnsworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Molalla High School Ranger Grubb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Sarah Huff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High School Mia McNeill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln High School Colton Miley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Victoria Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Valley High School Riley Morehead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elgin School District Lucas Nelson . . . . . . . . . North Douglas Middle/High School Zephan Pierce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrenton High School Sushilaswarup Krishna Pothugunta . . . . . Lake Oswego HS Colin Zelenka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High School

Ian Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Molalla High School Connor Mahoney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Banks High School Kylie Malkemus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrenton High School Josh Oltman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglas High School Edward Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Madras High School Mukul Sammi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountainside High School Coleson Schroder . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland Christian Schools

Trombone Rylan Barker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pendleton High School Gaige Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High School Elizabeth Britton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sutherlin High School Tristan Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hidden Valley High School William Burch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lowell High School Yahir Cornejo-Montano . . . . . . . . . . The Dalles High School Nathan Dickerson-Ferguson . . . . . Scappoose High School Stephen Flett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gladstone High School Abby Friberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scappoose High School Richard Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln High School Lewis Raisl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rex Putnam High School Gerick Reese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Estacada High School Cason Reinhart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Albany High School Emma Sandlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gladstone High School Dante Shatz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gladstone High School Daniella Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elgin School District

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Tuba Kolten Harrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sweet Home High School Ely Murphey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elgin School District Ashton Olsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amity High School Braeden Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Medford High School Justin Shakespear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seaside High School Kaitlyn Tabrah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountainside High School

Percussion Talan Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pendleton High School Braeden Busey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglas High School Ella Crater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seaside High School Vardaan Kumar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon Episcopal School Theophilus Shields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thurston High School Asher Sievers-Philips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Astoria High School Lucas Thieme . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pilot Rock Jr./Sr. High School Peter Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newport High School

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High School Wind Ensemble THE GRADUATE HOTEL SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2026 3:30 PM

Conductor: Dr. Timothy Salzman Ensemble Managers: Frank Petrik and Kevin Soon

2026 Symphonic Band Repertoire The last letter from Murdoch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Masanori Taruya One Life Beautiful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Giroux Lincolnshire Posy . . . Percy Aldridge Grainger (Mvts. I, II, IV, V, VI)

Dr. Timothy Salzman, Conductor Timothy Salzman is Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington where he served as Professor of Music and Director of Concert Bands, conductor of the University Wind Ensemble, and taught students enrolled in the graduate instrumental conducting program. Former graduate wind conducting students of Professor Salzman have obtained positions at 73 universities and colleges throughout the United States and include past presidents of the American Bandmasters Association and the College Band Directors National Association. Prior to his UW appointment, he served as Director of Bands at Montana State University where he founded the MSU Wind Ensemble.

From 1978 to 1983 he was band director in the Herscher, Illinois, public school system where the band program received regional and national awards in solo/ ensemble, concert and marching band competition.

Dr. Salzman holds degrees from Wheaton College and Northern Illinois University and studied privately with world-renowned wind instrument pedagogue Arnold Jacobs, former tubist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He has numerous publications for bands with the C. L. Barnhouse, Arranger’s Publications, Columbia Pictures, Hal Leonard Publishing, and Nihon Pals publishing companies, and he has served on the staff of new music reviews for The Instrumentalist magazine. Professor Salzman has been a conductor, adjudicator, arranger, or consultant for bands throughout the O M E A JANUARY 2026

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United States and in Canada, England, France, Russia, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, China, and Japan, a country he has visited 21 times. Recently, he has frequently traveled to China where he served as visiting professor at the China Conservatory, given master classes for numerous wind bands, and conducted several ensembles in concert including the Shanghai Wind Orchestra, the People’s Liberation Army Band, the Beijing Wind Orchestra, and the Tsinghua University Band. He also served on three occasions as an adjudicator for the Singapore Youth Festival National Concert Band Championships. He has also conducted several of the major military bands in the United States including a 2019 world premiere with “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band.

Frank Petrik, Ensemble Co-Manager Frank Petrik is a music educator, conductor, and saxophonist with more than 27 years of experience teaching and directing bands in Oregon public schools. He currently serves as the Director of Bands at Lincoln High School in Portland, where he leads a student-centered program focused on musicianship, collaboration, and community.

Frank also serves as President of the Oregon Band Directors Association (OBDA), helping guide statewide initiatives and events that support music educators and students across Oregon. Over the years, he has worked as a clinician, conductor, and adjudicator for schools throughout the region and remains active as a state-certified adjudicator for concert and festival performances.

A dedicated mentor with Leaders Creating Leaders, Frank enjoys supporting emerging teachers and student leaders in developing their confidence, skills, and sense of purpose. He has performed and served as staff with the Oregon Ambassadors of Music European Tour, sharing music with audiences across Europe.

Originally from Montana, Frank enjoys spending time outdoors—hiking, trail running, fly fishing, and photography—and traveling with his wife. Their love of travel was inspired by David and Kathy Becker and their life-changing experiences through the Oregon Ambassadors of Music Europe Trip. Frank believes deeply in the power of music to bring people together, bridge cultures, and share the human experience across the world.

Kevin Soon, Ensemble Co-Manager Kevin Soon has served as the Director of Instrumental Music at Liberty High School in Hillsboro since 2007. He also teaches beginning band at W. Verne McKinney Elementary School. Prior to his appointment at Liberty, he taught band and choir in the

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public schools of Cave Junction, Oregon. He holds a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Western Oregon University and a Bachelor of Science in Music degree from the University of Oregon. He has proudly served as the Music Director of the Tualatin Valley Community Band since 2015.

Mr. Soon is a member of the National Association for Music Education, Oregon Music Education Association and the Oregon Band Directors Association. He has served on the board of the Oregon Music Education Association and as President of the Northwest Association for the Performing Arts. He lives in Portland with his wife and three children.

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Amelia Chang . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crescent Valley High School Jackson Cooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Salem High School Yirhe Ha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset High School Elise Hooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Jiwon Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westview High School Abbie Li . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sprague High School Megan Moen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountainside High School Marilyn Ruthruff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant High School

Joshua Angel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Medford High School Eric Azorr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Jude Brandt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Sasha Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Salem High School

Oboe Sebastian Bernard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleveland High School Glen Gibb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Albany High School Kenton Hadley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood High School Juliana Ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caldera High School

Bassoon Alexandra Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilsonville High School Tate Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleveland High School Daphne Sauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant High School

Bb Clarinet Cameryn Bowman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheldon High School Ethan Chang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Crescent Valley High School Noah Conklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandy High School Sasha Drews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant High School Alaya Drummond . . . . . . . . . . . South Eugene High School Elijah Geck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High School Ezra Gehringer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Salem High School Michael Gong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon Episcopal School Kaito Haines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleveland High School Calvin Huang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountainside High School Seojeong Huh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset High School Wesley Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandy High School Joel Li . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Claire Lin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln High School Daphne Purcell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sprague High School Marleigh Slack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sprague High School Cassidy Such . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sprague High School Susy Tussing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High School

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Alto Saxophone Josh Asplund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School Jacob McGinley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIlwaukie High School Yuval Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Desmond Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School

Tenor Saxophone Audrey Conrad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountainside High School Holly Hesemann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glencoe High School

Baritone Saxophone Caeden Andresen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McDaniel High School Jeffery Tran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Douglas High School

Trumpet Ezra Burroughs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High School Ally Castaneda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High School Alexis Chalton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Ryleigh Faust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Tyler Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Salem High School Jackson Hayzlett . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Albany High School Echo Kelber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sprague High School Ian Sparks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sprague High School Carly Wheeler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Evan Wronski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Douglas High School James Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canby High School Jared Zarate Paniagua . . . . . . . . . . . . . McKay High School

French Horn Taylor Aguilar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Sophia Brandon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Albany High School Brennan Cheng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Linn High School Miles Keller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parkrose High School

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Theo Kunze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant High School Sean Mengel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mazama High School Tyler Mercier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Terrence Noyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dallas High School

Trombone Evelyn Barnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Anthony Gerritsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Johnathan Griffiths . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Austin Hosch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset High School Peyton Stoutenburg-Rahn . . . . . . . . . Sprague High School Roan Ulrich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School Caleb Vaughn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High School Aidric Washko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Albany High School Ryken Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High School

Euphonium Daniel Flores Reyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High School James Meissner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McKay High School Ryan Palmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrenton High School Kaden Rouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School

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Tuba Dillon Boland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High School Owen Carlson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleveland High School David Hodges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Junior Penaloza Becerra . . . . . . . Mountainside High School Evan Tucker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sprague High School

String Bass Samira Hassan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sprague High School Masha Thiel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Linn High School

Percussion Jeramyah Acosta . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Liam Andrews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountainside High School Brendan Elliot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Albany High School Katie King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Kyler Renardo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Albany High School Iris Ruthruff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant High School Logan Shimatsu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School

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High School 9th-10th Grade Choir FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2026 4:00 PM

Conductor: Dr. Cari Earnhart, California State University, Fresno (CA) Ensemble Managers: Belinda Sisson and Katey Simmons Accompanist: Naomi Morton

2025 High School 9th-10th Grade Repertoire We are the Music Makers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reginald Wright Lao Rahal Soti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shireen Abu Khader Ubi Caritas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marianne Kim Stardust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. E. Boykin There was a Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elaine Hagenberg The Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Ramsey *Blogodop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sydney Guillaume

Dr. Cari Earnhart, Conductor Dr. Cari Earnhart serves as the Director of Choral Activities at California State University, Fresno, where she conducts the top choral ensembles and teaches graduate conducting. The Fresno State Choirs maintain an active performing profile. In 2022, under her direction, the Fresno State Concert Choir was selected to perform at the California All-State Music Educators Conference (CASMEC), and in April 2017, the Fresno State Chamber Singers were invited to perform at the Library of Congress to honor the 21st US Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera. In 2024, she made her conducting debut at Carnegie Hall with National Concerts.

Earnhart is active as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator and has worked with choirs throughout the US and abroad. Internationally, she served as DCA at the American University of Sharjah in the UAE and as artistic director of Nassim al Saba, an Arabic choral music ensemble. She has been a guest conductor with the Budapesti O M E A JANUARY 2026

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Dr. Earnhart is meaningfully engaged with organizations at the state, regional, and national levels. From 2016-2020, she served on the ACDA Western Region Board as R & R Repertoire Specific Chair and Conference Chair for the Western Region Conferences in 2022 and 2024. In 2025, she served as Interest Session Chair for the National ACDA Conference and as a co-chair for the Indigenous People’s Immersion Choir for the 2023 National Conference. She currently serves as the Interest Session Chair for the 2027 ACDA National Conference, as the 2026 Western Region ACDA Conference Chair, as Education and Student Outreach Director on the California Choral Directors Association Board (CCDA), and as President of the Fresno Madera Counties Music Educators Association (FMCMEA) Board of Directors.

She holds BM and MM degrees in Vocal Performance/Pedagogy from Oklahoma State University and a DMA in Choral Conducting from the University of North Texas.

Belinda Sisson, Ensemble Co-Manager Belinda Sisson is the Director of Choirs at Ridgeview High School in Redmond, Oregon. She has her Master’s Degree in Art and Teaching and her Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the College of Liberal Arts at Oregon State University. She has served as the Collegiate NAfME representative on the Board of the Oregon Music Educators Association. Her favorite part about being a Choir Director is getting to see the joy that singing brings to each of the students and watching them make lifelong friendships

Katey Simmons, Ensemble Co-Manager Katey Simmons (they/them) is the Director of Choirs at Franklin High School and the Associate Director of the Oregon Repertory Singers Youth Choir in Portland, OR. Under their direction, Franklin High School choral students have participated in the State Small Ensemble, State Solo, and OSAA State Choir competitions. Being an active member of NAfME and ACDA, Simmons was honored as OR ACDA’s Emerging Conductor in 2025. Simmons earned Bachelor of Arts in Music and Masters of Arts in Teaching degrees summa cum laude from Oregon State University, where they were recognized as the College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Senior in 2020.

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Naomi has released multiple singles and four records, most recently Live at The Old Church with Members of the Oregon Symphony, released February 2019. Her recordings have received great reviews and critical acclaim and she has performed at esteemed venues and festivals including the Carnegie Hall Weill Recital Hall, Portland Jazz Festival, Jimmy Mak’s, the Doug Fir Lounge, the Aladdin Theater and All Classical Portland. Her work with Steven Goodwin and the Saving His Music project has received prominent coverage in national and local news, including CBS Sunday Morning. Their record, entitled The Nature Of Love, spent three weeks on the Billboard New Age chart in January 2018.

Since 2004, the Oregon Repertory Singers have made her an essential part of their artistic staff as their pianist. Naomi is a published choral composer with Santa Barbara Publishing. The Oregon Symphony collaborates with Naomi as a songwriter and arranger for the Lullaby Project. Naomi frequently sings national anthems for conventions and sporting events, and she is a pianist for Michael Allen Harrison’s Ten Grands concert and She’s Speaking, a collective that creates forums/spaces for women’s voices and women’s stories to be heard.

High School 9th-10th Grade Choir Roster Soprano 1 Jenna Arenivar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westview High School Keelyn Bair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Medford High School Leta Falconer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forest Grove High School Katelyn Flynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gresham High School Savannah Frost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School Charlotte Garcia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catlin Gabel Upper School Kenzie Hickey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Linn High School Mia Jensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Alinea Lockard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Salem High School Mar Mathai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School Brooklyn Morrison . . . . . . . . . . . . Grants Pass High School Bhavika Pasuparthi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jesuit High School Djuna Pauley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Bella Schroeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School Cora Southmayd . . . . . . . . . . . . South Medford High School Jocelyn Weston . . . . . . . . . . . . . Damascus Christian School Charlotte Wheeler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philomath High School Brooklynn Wolchesky . . . . . . . . . . . Wilsonville High School

Soprano 2 Alice Adkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ida B. Wells High School Maryn Arenivar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westview High School Vivian Bacus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ida B. Wells High School Lucy Baldwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roseburg High School Daphne Bray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ida B. Wells High School Kendall Busch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Salem High School Katarina Cverna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silverton High School Emily Dinh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ida B. Wells High School

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Shirley Holmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Helens High School Emerson Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tualatin High School Jai Jointer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School Julia Josephson . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Medford High School Mya Krein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School Caroline Lowell . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Medford High School Haley Miltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tigard High School Malia Penoyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Cupid Socherman . . . . . . Arts & Comm. Magnet Academy Carrigan Stanley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rex Putnam High School Peyton Vollmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Estacada High School

Alto 1 Adrianna Acosta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newberg High School Grace Bayles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School Ella Beckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valley Catholic High School Ash Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School Audrey Dinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Albany High School Hope Forsyth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Linn High School Story Greene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset High School Beatrice Halsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilsonville High School Maddie Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Banks High School Anneke Karren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glencoe High School Ella Lacey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood High School Fiona Maxwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gresham High School Karmyn McFarland . . . . . . . . . . Crosspoint Christian School Rubye Osmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School Madeline Paulsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilsonville High School Persephone Roberts Dominguez . . Roseburg High School

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Alto 2 Liv Bain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rex Putnam High School Alyssa Correa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School Athena Franks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon City High School Ava Krause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood High School Isabella Larson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Helens High School Charlotte Linnick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beaverton High School Fiona Lippay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Mary’s Academy Karolina McCormack . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gresham High School Frances McCullar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln High School Bethany Nazemi . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Andrea Norfleet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Adelyn Pixton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Linn High School Nova Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philomath High School Kira Tennant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willamette High School Emma Tracey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood High School Zoe Van Kol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clackamas High School Kal Viche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newberg High School Annie Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roseburg High School Lydia Wunn . . . . . . . . . . North Clackamas Christian School

Tenor 1 Xander Egan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newberg High School Jacqueline Esqueda . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilsonville High School Adrian Frye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forest Grove High School Jackson Greufe . . . . . . . . . . . . Cascade Senior High School Roman Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrienne C. Nelson High School River Harer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Astoria High School Mallory Howell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Salem High School Olivia Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newberg High School Serenity Nithan . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Medford High School Aren Petersen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corvallis High School Coltrane Routly . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Douglas High School Syler Spinner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Phoenix Strickler . . . . . . . Arts & Comm. Magnet Academy Nathan Waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lowell High School

Tenor 2 Elijah Behl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrienne C. Nelson High School Thomas Bronson . . . . . . . . . . . . South Medford High School Andrew Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catlin Gabel Upper School Nathaniel Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sutherlin High School Ari Cummings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delphian School Jacoby Dourgarian . . . . . . . . . . . . South Salem High School Ethan Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset High School Charlie Hefty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset High School Jack Jensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilsonville High School Leona Margo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delphian School Thomas Daniel Moore . . . . . . . . . . . West Linn High School Kyler Ninneman . . . . . . . . . Adrienne C. Nelson High School Romero Santiago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln High School Jason Shih . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset High School

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Bass 1 Grant Bruno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tualatin High School Jules Delman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Gunner Durgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Siuslaw High School William Fletcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newberg High School Henry Gaslin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker High School Josh Gertner . . . . . . . . . . . Adrienne C. Nelson High School Nicky Grice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School Ayden Ha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrienne C. Nelson High School Evan Lewandowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roseburg High School Ian McGuire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Linn High School Daniel Morrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willamette High School Aiden Noonan . . . . . . . . . . Adrienne C. Nelson High School Sean Qiu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Caiden Ramos . . . . . . . . . . Adrienne C. Nelson High School Aarush Sharma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westview High School Franklin Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Banks High School Cooper Tobin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jesuit High School Ansyn Welsh . . . . . . . . . . . Adrienne C. Nelson High School Adrian Whitehead . . . . . . . Adrienne C. Nelson High School Zane Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gresham High School Adam Xiong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland Christian Schools

Bass 2 Logan Ditmore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southridge High School Evan Duong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reynolds High School Kellan Elkinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franklin High School Eli Fager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franklin High School Gavin Hart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henley High School Erick Heredia Orozco . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reynolds High School william hoffmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset High School Max Hyatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset High School William Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Linn High School Rufus Kerkulah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gresham High School Ian Markert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roseburg High School Aidan Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Diego Orion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delphian School Dezmond Palomino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tigard High School Landon Scovell Gonzales . . . . . . . . . . Reynolds High School Holden Slater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood High School Silas Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrienne C. Nelson High School Jackson Tang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catlin Gabel Upper School Hudson Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newberg High School True Win . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reynolds High School Lucas Zhang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catlin Gabel Upper School

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High School 11th-12th Grade Choir FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2026 5:00 PM

Conductor: Mariana Farah, University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI) Ensemble Manager: Josh Weir and Luis Rivera Accompanist: Lauren Servias

2026 High School 11th-12th Grade Choir Repertoire Blessed Be God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Frederick Handel ed. Malin

Cum Sancto Spiritu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia ed. Marques L.A.Garrett and Alec Schumacker

Liebst du um schönheit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clara Schumann arr. James McCullough

Apple Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katerina Gimon Cirandas Brasileiras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matheus Cruz Soon I will be Done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marques Garrett Arise, Beloved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roshephaney Powell

Dr. Mariana Farah, Conductor Dr. Mariana Farah is the Director of Choral Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she conducts the UW– Madison Concert Choir, teaches graduate choral conducting, and oversees the comprehensive choral program. Before joining UW– Madison, she served as Associate Director of Choral Activities at the University of Kansas.

A native of Brazil, Dr. Farah earned her Bachelor of Music from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas, a Master’s degree from the University of Iowa, and a Doctor of O M E A JANUARY 2026

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Musical Arts from the University of Missouri–Kansas City. Her choirs have performed at the Missouri, Kansas, and Wisconsin Music Educators Association conventions, as well as the 2008 and 2018 Southwestern ACDA conferences. Under her leadership, the UW–Madison Concert Choir was selected to perform at the 2025 ACDA National Conference in Dallas, TX, and recently received The American Prize for Best Choral Performance (2024) in the large collegiate choir category.

Dr. Farah’s research centers on Brazilian choral music, particularly the a cappella works of Ernani Aguiar (b. 1950). She is dedicated to bringing Brazilian choral works to U.S. audiences through performances, recordings, and publications. An active clinician, she leads festivals and workshops in Brazil and across the U.S., presenting at NAfME, ACDA, and NCCO national conferences. Recent engagements include conducting the 2026 Oregon High School All State 10-12 Choir, the 2025 WSMA High School State Honors Choir, the 2024 Badger Honor Choir Conference, and the 2023 European Tour with the Wisconsin All Stars of Music, among others.

A respected leader in the choral profession, Dr. Farah serves on the National Collegiate Choral Organization board. She previously held leadership roles in ACDA Southwestern Division, including President-Elect (2018–2020) and Repertoire and Resources Chair for Ethnic and Multicultural Perspectives (2014–2018). Her commitment to choral excellence, research, and mentorship continues to shape the next generation of conductors and enrich the choral community worldwide.

Josh Weir, Ensemble Co-Manager Joshua Weir is the Director of choirs at Kraxberger Middle School and Gladstone High School. He earned his bachelor of Music Education from Warner Pacific University and his Master of Music in Choral Conducting from Portland State University. Mr. Weir’s middle school choirs have won awards from the music in the parks program and his high school choir made it to the Oregon State Choir Championships in 2019. Mr. Weir’s Jazz Choir has also won numerous CCC Vocal Jazz Festival awards. Outside of teaching Mr. Weir sings in the Oregon Repertory Singers and is the associate conductor for Unistus Chamber Choir. During his tenure as Assistant Conductor, he has had the opportunity to travel to numerous US cities for the West Coast Estonian Days. He has traveled twice to Estonian to participate in Laulupidu (Song Party) where he sang in a choir of 35,000 voices. Mr. Weir has also sung in the Portland Opera Chorus, Portland Symphonic Choir, and Novum Chamber Singers. This is Mr. Weir’s 5th year as a high school all-state group co-manager.

Luis Rivera, Ensemble Co-Manager Luis Rivera serves as the choir director at Woodburn High School in Woodburn, Oregon, where he directs three ensembles: Bel Canto, the A Cappella Concert Choir, and the Chamber Choir.

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Outside the classroom, Luis performs with In Medio, a Portland-based professional ensemble choir that will be featured at the 2025 NW ACDA Conference. He is also an active soloist, performing throughout Oregon and collaborating with university ensembles as a featured guest artist.

Lauren Servias, Accompanist Lauren Servias has performed with Tacoma Opera, the Oregon Festival of American Music, Eugene Ballet, Cascadia Concert Opera, Northwest Opera In Schools Etc. (NOISE), Lark Opera, and Seattle Civic Dance Theatre, among other performing arts organizations. Servias taught on the Oregon State University music faculty from 2012 to 2021, serving as the music director for OSU Opera, instructor of group piano and accompanying, and pianist for Bella Voce and the Corvallis-OSU Symphony. She now is an in-demand freelance pianist, adjudicator, and lecturer. Servias holds a Master of Music degree in Collaborative Piano Performance from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from Central Washington University.

High School 11th-12th Grade Choir Roster Soprano 1 Olivia Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pendleton High School Aubrey Avery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rex Putnam High School Bea Baxter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reynolds High School Caity Brassell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Medford High School Eddie Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Medford High School Mia Dickinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Logan Felix-Hodges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Estacada High School McKinley Fisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Mary’s Academy Isabel Goah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ida B. Wells High School Cordelia Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tualatin High School Elizabeth Huntington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Banks High School Sai Nithya Kalavai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilsonville High School Kasper Miranda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglas High School Xochitl Ponce-Juergens . . . . . . . . . . . . Franklin High School Violet Southmayd . . . . . . . . . . . South Medford High School Seattle Trejo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Klamath Union High School Katelyn Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southridge High School Fern Zufelt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tigard High School

Soprano 2 Yana Beskorovaynaya . . . . . . . Valley Catholic High School Sydney Cederberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilsonville High School Kalea Chow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Julia DeYoung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Stephen’s Academy Kajal Dubey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountainside High School Kyndra Eggleston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gresham High School

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Maggie Graepel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountainside High School Annabel Graves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountainside High School Ava Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reynolds High School Kaia Haddock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tualatin High School Lorelei Hein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood High School Phoebe Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln High School Gretchen Moll . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cascade Senior High School Ava Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School Caelyn Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Albany High School Jadeyn Secrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ridgeview High School Samantha Stanberry . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School Josie Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School

Alto 1 McKayla Baird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glencoe High School NataLee Boyd . . . . . . . . . . Adrienne C. Nelson High School Hope Carr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood High School Annabelle Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sutherlin High School Elliot Dotson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Siuslaw High School Jo Emery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln High School Hannah Fosnight . . . . . . . . Adrienne C. Nelson High School Laura Frazier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Lutheran School Zion Mollel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Albany High School Zaila Pedro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woodburn High School Roan Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Medford High School Noelle Rowton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Albany High School Madalynn Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ridgeview High School

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Emma Stalcup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Estacada High School Cadence Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Shannon Wiancko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Linn High School Harmony Yount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Maggie Zelinka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gresham High School

Alto 2 Maya Bamford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Sophia Bane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Bend Middle School Diane Campos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silverton High School Camila Castillon-Gordian . . . . . . . . . . Sutherlin High School Shaina Dawson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reynolds High School Olivia Elder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Valley High School Ella Feilmeier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delphian School Eliza Kelchner Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tigard High School Lucia LaViolette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Linn High School Skye Neal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Maren Olson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forest Grove High School Kaelyn Perlmutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood High School Jordan Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forest Grove High School Melia Rod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ida B. Wells High School Mason Rogers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Valley High School Cali Thoman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reynolds High School Minh Thuy Tran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franklin High School Minh Tran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tigard High School

Tenor 1 Isabella Coache . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Medford High School Isaac Crandall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Estacada High School Adrian Diego Rabago . . . . . . . . . . Grants Pass High School Ian Herrera Chavez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reynolds High School Joy Hwang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delphian School Jos Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilsonville High School Nathan Lopez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln High School Asher Mayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rex Putnam High School Jason-Grey Moffett . . . . . . . . . . . West Albany High School Alec Moffitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School Madison Needham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood High School Spencer Neighorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School Adrian Perez Meippen . . . . . . . . . . Willamette High School Kaya Powell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henley High School Ki Rash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lebanon High School Rowan Rocha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeridge High School August Slamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Albany High School Matthew Van Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glencoe High School Ethan Zurbrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pendleton High School

Tenor 2 Ryder Barnum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southridge High School Yuyoun Choi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westview High School Fernando Esteban . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rex Putnam High School Jacob Friedrich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Bend High School Landon Grider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rex Putnam High School Rogue Groth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker High School Baylea Johns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Salem High School Max Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gladstone High School

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Axel Lauthner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilsonville High School Christopher Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delphian School Azuriah Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tualatin High School Andres Perez-Lete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glencoe High School Abe Peykanu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilsonville High School Corbin Striley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Medford High School Avery Taggard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parkrose High School Miles Tamborello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clackamas High School Truan Wajdik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rex Putnam High School Elliot Watts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franklin High School

Bass 1 Elijah Austin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reynolds High School Jarrett Brock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roseburg High School Jackson Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High School James Hoffman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sutherlin High School Bonfils Katibire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reynolds High School Gabriel Ketchum-Dindinger . . . . . South Salem High School Nathan Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrienne C. Nelson High School Armando Martinez . . . . . . . . . . . Forest Grove High School Elian Martinez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roseburg High School Elliott Maxwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gresham High School Michael Nedelisky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gresham High School Henry Nguyen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parkrose High School Henry Riedel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Estacada High School Trevor Southwick . . . . . . . . . . . . South Albany High School Daniel Sutanto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln High School Leo Trajano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glencoe High School Skyler Wang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Albany High School David Whinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henley High School Jacob Whitaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ridgeview High School Vincent Ybarra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woodburn High School

Bass 2 Jordan Black . . . . . . . . . . . . Brookings-Harbor High School Bo Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Medford High School Wyatt Dickinson . . . . . . . . . Adrienne C. Nelson High School Logan Dieterle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Salem High School Minh Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clackamas High School Ethan Edmonds-Corpuz . . . Brookings-Harbor High School Aspen Gross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Lars Hoffbeck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jesuit High School Morgan Israelsson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gresham High School Landon James . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant Union Jr/Sr High School David Kong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catlin Gabel Upper School Tanner Liddell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cascade Senior High School Anderson Litchfield . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Ben McQueen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silverton High School Drake Morvay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Albany High School Nate Niccum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Oswego High School Dash Pappas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Albany High School Gaven Ramirez . . . . . . . . . . Brookings-Harbor High School Ethan Wilkinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forest Grove High School Zurden Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clackamas High School

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