State Solo/Ensemble Contest

State Solo/Ensemble Contest will be taking place Friday May 2 - Saturday May 3.  The schedule for the weekend is as follows:

Friday

Students will report to their morning classes and eat lunch.

12:30 p.m. – Report to the band room, get equipment and load the bus

1:00 p.m. – Depart high school

5:00 - 6:30 p.m.’ish’ – Fast Food dinner stop (will need money)

7:30 – Airmen of Note concert (Jesse Hall Auditorium)

9:00 – Depart Concert

9:15 p.m. – Arrive at Stony Creek Inn for check-in

10:00 p.m. – Report to rooms for inspection

11:00 p.m. – Lights Out

Saturday

6:00 a.m. – Wake up, get ready, and eat breakfast

7:15 a.m. – Check-out

7:20 a.m. – Depart hotels

7:35 a.m. – Arrive at MU, unload, find performance rooms, and warmup

8:21 a.m. – 3:42 p.m. Perform, watch performances, support each other, and warm-up (show up 30 minutes before performance) – you can get lunch on campus (will need money)

Performance schedule posted below this letter

4:00-p.m.’ish’ – Depart MU and head to Neosho (we likely will stop for food on our way home)

8:00 p.m.’ish’ – Arrive in Neosho. Unload bus.

The hotel we are staying at Friday night is the Stoney Creek Inn – 2601 Providence Rd., Columbia, MO 65203. (573) 442-6400

Students will be assigned rooms. You must stay in your room until morning.  All rooms will be taped for verification.  Tape removed in the morning 

What you need to bring: your performance clothes, your instrument, mallets, sticks, reeds, money for dinner (Friday), and lunch (Saturday), and possibly money for dinner Saturday.  In addition to any shopping money, clothes to change into, an overnight bag, extra pillows and blankets if you prefer for sleep etc. Bring something to snack on if you will get hungry during the ride there or back.  Breakfast will be provided at the hotel for the students.  

Be courteous to other groups and to each other over this two-day event! Remember, you are representing the band, music department, the school, and all of Neosho! Please conduct yourselves accordingly!

8:21 AM-8:28 AM 182A Sinquefield Music Center	Noah Schade Keyboard Mallet Solo
8:28 AM-8:35 AM 215 Tate Hall	Neosho Sax Quartet 2 Saxophone Quartet	Nathaniel McAfee, Charlee Denefrio, Osman Corado, Rosa Lopez
9:02 AM-9:11 AM 130 Sinquefield Music Center	Neosho Percussion Quintet Percussion Ensemble	Jacob Garcia, Jackson Capps, Fausto Perez, Macey Dardenne, Yuritza Garcia
9:17 AM-9:24 AM 214C Memorial Union North	Mason Briley Tuba Solo
10:20 AM-10:27 AM 22 Tate Hall	Tristan Smith Alto Saxophone Solo
11:44 AM-11:51 AM 102 Stewart Hall Auditorium	Neosho Brass Quintet Mixed Brass Quintet	Jared Harvey, Lucas Wilson, Jack Fairman, Edward Lopez, Gavin Schofield
11:44 AM-11:51 AM 102 Tate Hall	Andrew Redshaw Soprano Clarinet Solo
1:29 PM-1:36 PM 101 Tate Hall	Roberto Diaz Armenta Bass Clarinet Solo
1:36 PM-1:43 PM 101 Tate Hall	Zach Lee Tenor Saxophone Solo
2:05 PM-2:14 PM 130 Sinquefield Music Center	Neosho Percussion Ensemble Percussion Ensemble	Henry Slinkard, Gaius Morgan, Avya Cramer, Noah Schade, Paisley Magruder, Boycen Foster
2:11 PM-2:18 PM 201A Memorial Union North	Jack Fairman Trombone Solo
2:18 PM-2:25 PM 111 Tate Hall	Neosho Clarinet Quartet 2 Mixed Clarinet Quartet	Poaledi Samuel, Keisean Rhone, Veronica Samuel, Vivian Rowe
3:00 PM-3:07 PM 101 Tate Hall	Neosho Clarinet Quartet 1 B-Flat Clarinet Quartet	Briar Henry, Natalie Lopez, Madison Shellenberger, Andrew Redshaw
3:21 PM-3:28 PM 110 Tate Hall	Nathaniel McAfee Alto Saxophone Solo
3:35 PM-3:42 PM 215 Tate Hall	Dulce Lopez Flute Solo