RAMTA hosts another successful Solo Festival

(Courtesy Photo)

The Ruston Area Music Teachers hosted their annual solo festival on Saturday, February 7 at Louisiana Tech. Students in the categories of voice and piano played for a judge in the morning session, then those who received a Superior+ score of 98 to 100 played on the following honors recitals. In those recitals, students received a Superior+ ribbon and one winner was chosen from each grade division to receive the overall trophy.

Teachers participating in the solo festival were Dee Alexander, Tami Alexander, Elena Baines, Cody Chandler, Denise Cox, Pam Givens, Cindy Hockenjos, Shirley Maynor, Steele Moegle, Sarah Mowry, Lynette Murphy, Jeanne Patterson & Katie Roberts.

Winners pictured below:

(Left to right Seated: Audrey-Kate Martin (12th grade) Rory Driskill (10th grade)
Standing: Patrick Singh (4th grade)Zoey Wang (8th grade)

Shepard McCoy (6th grade)Timmy Liu (2nd grade)


(Left to right Seated: Aubrey Smith (9th grade) Preston Parker (11th grade)
Standing: Iris Xiao (3 rd grade) Lucas Chen (7th grade)

Jack McGehee (5th grade) Fiona Xiao (K-1st grade)


Voice Recital Winners left to right Esther Allen (4th-5th grade) Mia Le (7th-8th grade)
Ella Culver (9th-10th grade) Catherine Williams (11th-12th grade)


Students who were selected to play in the honors recitals were:

PIANO DIVISION:

K-1st Grade Honors:

  • Tinsley Backes
  • Liddy May Pender
  • Avery Smith
  • Fiona Xiao—Winner

2nd Grade Honors:

  • Timmy Liu —Winner
  • Meredith McCoy
  • Hannah Ra

 3rd Grade Honors:

  • Carline Ellington
  • Virginia Holtzclaw
  • Aubrey Pace
  • Jett Ratliff
  • Micah Reyes
  • Sophia Wafer
  • Iris Xiao—Winner

4th Grade Honors:

  • Lily Enterkin
  • Josie Claire Haring
  • Owen Lauck
  • Ashby McCoy
  • Butter McGehee
  • Lena Ra
  • Patrick Singh —Winner

5th Grade Honors:

  • Jace Baines
  • Gianna Dearman
  • Layla McGaha
  • Jack McGehee—Winner
  • Abigail Powers
  • Ava Roberson
  • Reese Whitlock

6th Grade Honors:

  • Shepard McCoy —Winner
  • Collins Reigelman
  • Adalyn Smith
  • Shelby Whitlock

7th Grade Honors:

  • Lucas Chen—Winner
  • Jack Ketchum
  • Mia Le
  • Lily McCoy
  • Alice Roberts
  • Yohan Savage

8th Grade Honors:

  • Ben McCoy
  • Kaejah Stewart
  • Dallas Stringer
  • John Cole Parker
  • Zoey Wang —Winner

9th Grade Honors:

  • Betsy Madden
  • Millie Marie McGehee
  • Aubrey Smith—Winner

10th Grade Honors:

  • Rory Driskill —Winner
  • Alexis Phillips
  • Elias Richey
  • Tirzah Savage

11th Grade Honors:

  • Caed Baines
  • Isaac McCoy
  • Preston Parker —Winner

12th Grade Honors:

  • Elena Baines —Winner
  • Maddy Farnell
  • Audrey-Kate Martin

VOICE DIVISION

Voice A (4th-5th grade)

  • Esther Allen—Winner
  • Annalyn Bishop
  • Tessa Smith

Voice B (7th-8th grade)

  • Mia Le—Winner
  • Ruger Quarles
  • Kaejah Stewart
  • Ellie Rose Washam

Voice C (9th-10th grade)

  • Ella Culver—Winner
  • Brooklynne Hennigan
  • Landon Walker

Voice D (11th-12th grade)

  • Catherine Grace Calvert
  • Jude Hanchey
  • Melissa Lee
  • Catherine Williams—Winner