January 6, 2025 All News

Over 100 Band Students to Participate in the University of Dubuque High School Honor Band

By University Relations Staff

DUBUQUE, Iowa - Over 100 band students from 27 high schools in Iowa, South Carolina, and Wisconsin will participate in the University of Dubuque High School Honor Band on Friday, January 17, 2025. Hosted by UD's Department of Fine and Performing Arts, the all-day event will culminate with a free High School Honor Band Concert at 7:00 p.m. in John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center.

WHAT:	University of Dubuque High School Honor Band Concert
WHEN:	7:00 p.m. Friday, January 17, 2025
WHERE:	John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center, University of Dubuque
TICKETS:	Free. No Ticket Required.

The University of Dubuque High School Honor Band is an annual event held since 2020 for 100 talented high school musicians. It is an opportunity for band students in grades 9 through 12 to spend the day making music with UD's band faculty, Nolan Hauta, DMA, director of concert bands and associate professor of music, and Evan Glickman, DMA, director of jazz and athletic bands and assistant professor of music.

Students will participate in a full day of rehearsals, receive a campus tour, and enjoy a complimentary lunch. The event will end with an evening concert. Hauta will be the conductor of the High School Honor Band Concert with Glickman the guest conductor.

The musicians listed below were nominated by their band directors and selected to participate in the University of Dubuque High School Honor Band.

Flute

Zuleimy Aburto, Beckman Catholic High School, Dyersville, Iowa
Avery Caspary, North Cedar Junior-Senior High School, Clarence, Iowa
Kaylynn Crawford, Waterloo West High School, Waterloo, Iowa
Nathaniel Edwards, Clayton Ridge High School, Guttenberg, Iowa
Halle Evans, Waterloo West High School, Waterloo, Iowa
Giuliana Fairlie, Camanche High School, Camanche, Iowa
Olivia Fernando, Assumption High School, Davenport, Iowa
Ian Grimm, Union High School, La Porte City, Iowa
Evlynn Kass, Western Dubuque High School, Epworth, Iowa
Trinity Klais, Fennimore High School, Fennimore, Wisconsin
Layla Landt, MFL MarMac High School, Monona, Iowa
Miriam Schwartz, Assumption High School, Davenport, Iowa
Rylan Smith, Cascade High School, Cascade, Iowa
Addyson Winkers, Iowa-Grant High School, Livingston, Wisconsin
Rowan Womachka, West Liberty High School, West Liberty, Iowa

Bassoon

Jaime Chairez, West Liberty High School, West Liberty, Iowa
Addilyn Dolan, Hempstead High School, Dubuque, Iowa
Dominic Huisman, Union High School, La Porte City, Iowa

Clarinet

Brook Davies, Bellevue Community School District, Bellevue, Iowa
Geneva Fairlie, Camanche High School, Camanche, Iowa
Nicole Felton, Cascade High School, Cascade, Iowa
Addison Funke, Prairie 9th Grade Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Gracie Haack, Camanche High School, Camanche, Iowa
Hadyen Hemsath, Union High School, La Porte City, Iowa
Addison Hingtgen, Hempstead High School, Dubuque, Iowa
Olivia Hjelmeland, Janesville Consolidated Community School District, Janesville, Iowa
Cadence Horman, North Cedar Junior-Senior High School, Clarence, Iowa
Kiera Krogmann, Camanche High School, Camanche, Iowa
Eva Montez, East Marshall High School, Le Grand, Iowa
Adelyn Mottet, Hempstead High School, Dubuque, Iowa
Evelyn Mueller, Lone Tree Community School District, Lone Tree, Iowa
Jade Sprout, Bellevue Community School District, Bellevue, Iowa
Brooke Stillwagon, North Cedar Junior-Senior High School, Clarence, Iowa
Chloe Toler, Camanche High School, Camanche, Iowa
Ellie Weyeneth, Assumption High School, Davenport, Iowa
Flynn Womachka, West Liberty High School, West Liberty, Iowa

Bass Clarinet

Skylar Pearson, Union High School, La Porte City, Iowa
Madelyn Reiter, Beckman Catholic High School, Dyersville, Iowa
Randy Spensley, Camanche High School, Camanche, Iowa

Alto Saxophone

Will Asmussen, Union High School, La Porte City, Iowa
Hailey Gaul, Clayton Ridge High School, Guttenberg, Iowa
Eleden Jacobo, West Liberty High School, West Liberty, Iowa
Caroline Reabe, Ripon High School, Ripon, Wisconsin
Tony Sprank, Bellevue Community School District, Bellevue, Iowa
Brayden Zywiec, Highland High School, Riverside, Iowa

Tenor Saxophone

Savannah Cahalan, East Marshall High School, Le Grand, Iowa
Helen Halligan, Beckman Catholic High School, Dyersville, Iowa

Baritone Saxophone

Rylyn Brimeyer, Western Dubuque High School, Epworth, Iowa
Nathan Erner, Hempstead High School, Dubuque, Iowa
Abigail Macke, Camanche High School, Camanche, Iowa

Trumpet

Joseph Alkhoury, Hempstead High School, Dubuque, Iowa
Alex Borges, West Liberty High School, West Liberty, Iowa
Abby Davies, Bellevue Community School District, Bellevue, Iowa
Alex Hady, Assumption High School, Davenport, Iowa
Zach Helle, Beckman Catholic High School, Dyersville, Iowa
Conor Kane, Hempstead High School, Dubuque, Iowa
Owen Knox, Highland High School, Riverside, Iowa
Robert Metcalf, Hempstead High School, Dubuque, Iowa
Alex Sporle, Iowa-Grant High School, Livingston, Wisconsin
James Troughton, North Cedar Junior-Senior High School, Clarence, Iowa
Clancey VanOort, North Cedar Junior-Senior High School, Clarence, Iowa
Camrun Werner, Western Dubuque High School, Epworth, Iowa

Horn

Elizabeth Bihl, Western Dubuque High School, Epworth, Iowa
Rheanne Bollweg, Beckman Catholic High School, Dyersville, Iowa
Isaiah Franzen, Waverly-Shell Rock High School, Waverly, Iowa
Andrew Kaalberg, Cascade High School, Cascade, Iowa
Phoebe Murphy, Bellevue Community School District, Bellevue, Iowa
Naomi Schlueter, Western Dubuque High School, Epworth, Iowa
Jaxon Thoms, Waterloo West High School, Waterloo, Iowa
Tucker Womachka, West Liberty High School, West Liberty, Iowa

Trombone

Lance Borrenpohl, Bellevue Community School District, Bellevue, Iowa
Grant Destival, Janesville Consolidated Community School District, Janesville, Iowa
Jack Ellsworth, Prairie 9th Grade Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ethan Furgason, Assumption High School, Davenport, Iowa
Bentley Johnson, Camanche High School, Camanche, Iowa
Braxton Laurion, Camanche High School, Camanche, Iowa
Brendan Meaney, Janesville Consolidated Community School District, Janesville, Iowa
Brenden Priebe, Clayton Ridge High School, Guttenberg, Iowa
Kaylea Troughton, North Cedar Junior-Senior High School, Clarence, Iowa
Gabrielle Westhoff, Beckman Catholic High School, Dyersville, Iowa
Ryan Winders, Lisbon High School, Lisbon, Iowa

Baritone TC

Emilie Quinones, Western Dubuque High School, Epworth, Iowa
Greyson Schuff, Danville Community School District, Danville, Iowa

Euphonium

Carson Foelske, Janesville Consolidated Community School District, Janesville, Iowa
Carter Limyao, Janesville Consolidated Community School District, Janesville, Iowa
Julianne Washa, Fennimore High School, Fennimore, Wisconsin
Evan Wilson, Assumption High School, Davenport, Iowa

Tuba