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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Nicholas Orndoff was accepted to the All Northwest Band and Jacob Shaffer was placed in the All State Orchestra. Congratulations on this recognition of your hard work! This past September, Ben Sahlin won the lead trumpet chair of the famous Roosevelt Jazz Band!

Last year Nicholas was placed in the All State Orchestra and Jacob into the All State Band, though I forgot to brag about them at that time.

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Congratulations to Eliza Block, Andrew Murphy, and Jacob Shaffer for coming in first, second and third in the Commencement Bay WMEA Solo and Ensemble Contest; the studio sweeps once again.

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Puget Sound alumna, Eileen Bedlington, accepted a position with the United States Navy Band.

Eva Breitenbach: WMEA State Competition, 3rd Place; Winner of the Commencement Bay WMEA Solo and Ensemble Competition. Third Place prize winner of the Northwest Sinfonietta Young Artist Concerto Competition
Dan Rousseau: 1st alternate in the Commencement Bay WMEA Solo and Ensemble Competition
Jared Tanner performs with the brass faculty on a Jacobsen Series faculty concert.

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Eva Breitenbach: WMEA State Competition , 1st Place; Winner of the Commencement Bay WMEA Solo and Ensemble Competition.
Dan Rousseau: 1st alternate in the Commencement Bay WMEA Solo and Ensemble Competition.
Greg Simon, soloist with Judson Scott on a Jacobsen Series Faculty Concert in Concerto for Two Trumpets by Antonio Vivaldi.

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Zachary Person begins graduate studies at the University of Oregon.
Adam Morrell wins a regional WMEA Solo and Ensemble Competition.

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