Congratulations to a graduate of the studio, Eliza Block, currently at St Olaf College, who was just accepted to the National Syphmony Orchestra Summer Institute with a full scholarship.

Congratulations also to high school sophomore, Ben Sahlin, lead trumpet of the Roosevelt Jazz Band, who will be traveling to New York to compete at Essentially Ellington.

Congratulations to Jacob Shaffer who won the Commencement Bay solo and ensemble competition and to Alex Moore who was runner up!

Congratulations to Nicholas Orndoff whose brass quintet took third place at the WMEA State Competition.

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