Orange County District Solo & Ensemble Festival was held at Apopka High School this past weekend, February 9-10. WPS had 10 students participate. It is quite an experience for our Wind Ensemble musicians. They prepare a solo for weeks to perform for a professional adjudicator who is an expert on their particular instrument (Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, etc.). The growth I see in our musicians from this experience is amazing!

I was very proud of each one. We received 4 superior ratings, 4 excellent ratings and 2 good ratings. Please congratulate the following students as you see them this week:

Sam Sharma, Katie Crofton, Jacqui Conlon, Johnny Geller, Emma Griffith, Ethan Jiang, Paige Leber, Frank Zhang, Gavin Dong, Connor Totilas.

Photos of Connor Totilas and Paige Leber performing their solos with their piano accompanist for the adjudicator.