LAUREL — Osmond High School vocal and instrumental students excelled at the District Music Contest in Laurel on Friday, April 24. Twenty groups or individuals received a Superior (1) or highest rating, with two — the concert band and the jazz band — receiving 1+ ratings, meaning that all three judges gave them superior ratings. Seventeen entries received an Excellent (2) rating. Schools in attendance at the music contest in addition to Os- mond included Bloomfield, Cedar Catholic, Crofton, Elkhorn Valley, Hartington-Newcastle, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, Neligh-Oakdale, Plainview, Randolph, Wausa and Wynot.
Osmond had 37 entries in the contest this year.
Osmond High School music director Christalin Ginn commented, “It was a great day! I am so proud of all the music they shared. We had so many great performances, and I think we had fun too, and that is what matters most. I am always grateful to serve these hardworking students who make music-making a priority, no matter the final judges' score.”
Superior Ratings
Concert band Jack Berg, vocal solo Clarinet ensemble Saxophone sextet Brass ensemble Evynn Kumm and Clara Steinkraus, vocal duet Siris Stanton and Meagan Wagner, vocal duet Vocal honor choir Bass chorus Saxophone quintet Percussion ensemble Clara Steinkraus, vocal solo Korrine Moes, vocal solo Jazz band Katarina Miller, vocal solo Korrine Moes and Clara Steinkraus, vocal duet Jack Berg and Donovan Heiman, vocal duet Ava Reikofski, piano solo Donovan Heiman, trumpet solo Meagan Wagner, saxophone solo Excellent Ratings Mixed chorus Flute and clarinet quartet Flute ensemble Clarinet trio Addison Miller and Kaleigh Miller, vocal duet Vocal sextet Vocal trio Treble chorus Kenley Friedrich and Katarina Miller, vocal duet Piper Hoffman andAshlyn Spangler, vocal duet Deanna Kumm, vocal solo Jack Berg and Kaleigh Miller, vocal duet Vocal quartet #1 Vocal quartet #2 Drake Kingham and Evynn Kumm, vocal duet Dawson Gansebom, piano solo
