Orchestra and Guitar UIL Solo and Ensemble Results

Kaitlyn Zellner, Online Managing Editor
February 8, 2018

Bowie had twenty three orchestra students participate at the UIL Solo and Ensemble Competition for Orchestra and Guitar. Sixteen students earned a First Division Rating of Superior on their solo with four of the sixteen qualifying for Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest which takes place over Memorial Day Weekend.

Special congratulations to the following students for qualifying for state solo and ensemble in May:

Kathryn Park on violin

Matthew Velasquez on viola

Kody Cardamone and Max Schofield on bass

On violin: Jocelyn Brooks, Jonah Cadena-Perena, Emma Davis, Phea Dharwadker, Emmanuel Dominguez, Maya Rodriguez, Jiwoo Suh, Vishwak Tadepalli, Kristin Tran

On viola: Elizabeth Bullock and Lee Stone

Nithin Chidambara on cello

Also, there were twenty guitarist at the UIL Solo Competition represent Bowie performing pieces they have worked on for judges. Out of twenty-nine students, seventeen earned a First Division Rating of Superior for their solos. Out of those seventeen performers six will be advancing to the state level contest.