Avondale School District issued the following announcement on Feb 14.
Recently the Avondale Middle School Bands participated in the Michigan School Band & Orchestra Association’s Solo & Ensemble Festival. Our students represented Avondale with excellence!
These students earned a SUPERIOR:
Alto Saxophone Duet – Maggie Kennedy & Parker Behnke
Flute Trio – Ashlyn Mullen, Kaylen Cantu, & Kora Eidson
Alto Saxophone Trio – Joshua Schmitt, Marek Madej, & Nicolas Chaparro
Clarinet Duet – Carson Pavloff & Eli Pierce
Clarinet Duet – Claire Raymond & Sophia Clark
Percussion Duet – Anna Lewis & Gibson Arthur
Mixed Trio – Camille Tarrant, Euna Tulda, & Gibson Arthur
Percussion Duet – Andrew Sanford & Troy Stapleton
Clarinet Duet – Dream Williams & Pragati Prabhu
Alto Saxophone Solo – Maggie Kennedy
Alto Saxophone Duet – Cameron Eichbrecht & Timothy Ewing
Flute Duet – Alexis Swartz & Marcella Gjorkovski
Snare Solo – Nick Wolf
Trombone Duet – Austin Bittick & Kate Smith
Earning an EXCELLENT RATING:
Clarinet Solo Kaelyn Gee
Woodwind Duet – Ethan Harkenrider & Nicolas Chaparro
Woodwind Duet – Ashlyn Mullen & Maggie Kennedy
Earning a GOOD RATING:
Flute Duet – Brooklynn Johnson & Keira Thomas
Congratulations to everyone who participated!
Many thanks to Band Director Mr. Michael Hejka for helping our young musicians grow their talents!
Original source can be found here.



