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Ankeny High School Celebrates Record-Breaking Achievement with 32 Students Named to All-State Band, Chorus, and Orchestra
Thirty-two students from Ankeny High School have attained the highest individual honor available to Iowa high school musicians by being selected as members of the All-State Band and Chorus, and Orchestra. This is the most amount of All-State musicians from Ankeny High School since the split.
Selected for the All-State Chorus: Brannen Shanahan, JJ Menke, Julian Zubradt, Eli Feldhans, Evan St. Clair, Josiah Goodlett, Mallorie McGuire, Amelie Kerrigan, Mya Backstrom, Kyra Swenson, Evan Huegel, Logan Peterson, Landry Wagner, Lilian Monthei, Carter Evans, Ingrid Dietrich, Charles Heuton, Leah Hatch, and Janna Youngquist
Selected for the All-State Band: Grace Landmesser, Sydney Jones, Scott Kruse, Samara Feldhacker, Audrey Freese, Caleb Byrnes, Ally Muehr, Griffin Nye, Ale Cabello, Paige Ford, Nick Robie, Anders Repp
Selected for the All-State Orchestra: Abby Stratton
Selected as alternates for the All-State Band: Brynne Bellaire
The 2023 Festival will celebrate the 77th anniversary of this prestigious event. District Auditions for the 278-piece All-State Band, 214-piece All-State Orchestra, and 601-member All-State Chorus were held Saturday, October 21, 2023, at Indianola, Le Mars, Hampton, Independence, Atlantic, and Washington. Approximately 25% of the students who audition are selected for membership in the All-State ensembles. Participants will rehearse in Ames on Friday and Saturday, November 17 and 18, and the Festival Concert will be presented to the public at 7:30 P.M. in Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State University, Ames, on Saturday evening, November 18, 2023. Iowa Public Television will record the concert for rebroadcast. Please check the IPTV website (www.iptv.org) for the exact dates and times. This program is under the auspices of the Iowa High School Music Association and the Iowa Music Educators Association.
Directors of the Ankeny High School Band are Jennifer Williams, Kelly Weber, and Nathan Newhard. Ben Walters, Adam Brown, Jill Bjorkland, and Nick Oswald are directors of the Ankeny Choral Music program.
(L to R) Paige Ford, Nick Robie, Anders Repp, Griffin Nye, Ale Cabello, Abby Stratton, Caleb Byrnes, Ally Muehr, Audrey Freese, Scott Kruse, Samara Feldhacker, Brynne Bellaire, Sydney Jones, Grace Landmesser
Back Row (L-R): Brannen Shanahan, JJ Menke, Julian Zubradt, Eli Feldhans, Evan St. Clair, Josiah Goodlett, Mallorie McGuire, Amelie Kerrigan, Mya Backstrom, Kyra Swenson, Evan Huegel, Logan Peterson
Middle Row (L-R): Landry Wagner, Lilian Monthei
Front Row (L-R): Carter Evans, Ingrid Dietrich, Charles Heuton, Leah Hatch, Janna Youngquist