Western Nebraska Community College hosted the 2018 NSAA District VI Music Contest
on Thursday, April 19.
Nearly 1,000 vocal and instrumental musicians, representing area high schools including
Banner County, Bayard, Bridgeport, Gering, Kimball, Leyton, Minatare, Mitchell, Morrill,
Potter-Dix, Scottsbluff, and Sioux County competed for ratings based on a standard
of musical excellence.
A rating of (I) represents superior or outstanding work; (II) represents excellent
work; (III) represents a good or average performance; (IV) indicates below average work;
and a (V) indicates a poor performance. Award certificates were presented to soloists,
small ensembles, and large ensembles earning a superior rating. Plaques were awarded
to large ensembles earning a unanimous superior rating from all three judges. One
Outstanding Performance and two Honorable Mention Performance awards were selected
by each judge for solo and small ensemble excellence.
The following students received Outstanding Performance awards:
Elijah Smith - vocal solo (Bridgeport); Victoria Brady - flute solo (Gering); Olivia Longmore - vocal solo (Gering); Ethan Bemis - trumpet solo (Kimball); Patricia Casimiro - vocal solo (Kimball); Joshua Kruse - piano solo (Leyton); Mitchell High School Vocal Duet #1; Uriah Mata - trombone solo (Scottsbluff); David Morales-Lopez - vocal solo (Scottsbluff); and Talia Wagner and Jesse McCaslin - cello duet (Scottsbluff).
Elijah Smith - vocal solo (Bridgeport); Victoria Brady - flute solo (Gering); Olivia Longmore - vocal solo (Gering); Ethan Bemis - trumpet solo (Kimball); Patricia Casimiro - vocal solo (Kimball); Joshua Kruse - piano solo (Leyton); Mitchell High School Vocal Duet #1; Uriah Mata - trombone solo (Scottsbluff); David Morales-Lopez - vocal solo (Scottsbluff); and Talia Wagner and Jesse McCaslin - cello duet (Scottsbluff).
The following students received Honorable Mention awards:
Elisabeth Brown - vocal solo (Bayard); Matthew Eckerberg - tuba solo (Gering); Adam
Flowers - trumpet solo (Gering); Alethia Henderson - flute solo (Gering); Emily Reyes
- vocal solo (Gering); Gering alto sax duet #2; Melyssa Casimiro - vocal solo (Kimball);
Patricia Casimiro - french horn solo (Kimball); Victoria Huff and Desyree Nelson -
clarinet duet (Kimball); Crystal Pile - vocal solo (Kimball); Kimball vocal double
sextet; Kyleigh Adkins - vocal solo (Mitchell); Ashley Jackson - vocal solo (Mitchell);
Lexie Jackson - vocal solo (Mitchell); Alaina Schmidt - piano solo (Mitchell); Jackson
Ronne - vocal solo (Scottsbluff); Emily Williams - violin solo (Scottsbluff); and
Scottsbluff flute duet.
In addition, the following large ensembles received plaques for earning a unanimous
superior rating:
Bayard mixed chorus; Bayard show choir; Bridgeport band; Bridgeport jazz band; Gering
band; Gering jazz band; Gering show choir; Kimball jazz band; Kimball mixed chorus;
Mitchell jazz band; Mitchell mixed chorus; Potter-Dix show choir; Scottsbluff chorus
3; Scottsbluff mixed chorus; Scottsbluff orchestra; Scottsbluff show choir 1; and
Scottsbluff show choir 2.