With 21 state qualifier after results at Fall Creek this past this May 6, Stanley-Boyd is due to be well represented when things kick off at Eau Claire.

“A total of 21students from the SB Music Department will represent our school at the State Solo and Ensemble Contest held at UW-Eau Claire on Saturday May 6,” band director Devon Wenndt shared after the Fall Creek results were tallied.

Solo/Ensemble music competitions allow students to pick a piece either for themselves to work on or as part of a group, with pieces ranked according to their difficulty and level. Those who receive a * by a piece marked “1” (written as 1*) advance to compete against other schools in the region.

Solo Ensemble is put on by Wisconsin School Music Association for the purpose of keeping the arts alive and thriving well into the future. So who’s on their way to state?

We have the short list.

Making it to state with a tenor solo is Seth Zastrow, along with Kaylee Lewallen for a soprano piece. A madrigal ensemble including Larissa Sockness is on its way, while Carter Isenberger is going to state in the “baritone or bass solo” category. Sockness has a soprano solo as well, while Teagen Becker has an alto solo. Caitlyn Buck is headed to state for a Soprano Solo, while a Saxophone quartet including Kennedy Kuehni, John Burgoyne, Eli Hazuga, and Landon Dahl is also on its way. State solo and ensemble takes place May 6 in Eau Claire. The festival runs all day, with individual performance times not known until approximately a week beforehand.