All-State Musicians 2023

Congratulations to the 38 Ames High musicians who were selected to participate in the Iowa All-State Music Festival. Auditions for the 278-piece All-State Band, 214-piece All-State Orchestra, and 602-member All-State Chorus were held on Saturday, October 21, 2023, at Indianola. Approximately 17% of the students who audition are selected for membership in the All-State ensembles. The 77th Annual All-State Music Festival Concert will be presented to the public at 7:30 pm on Saturday, November 18, 2023, in Hilton Coliseum.

All-State Orchestra Accepted & Alternates

Violin I 

Bianca Yuki Takachi Garciano
Mengze Li*
Michael Li
Shreya Srinath
Liyuan Wang
Simay Zhu

Violin II

Laura Chen
Sean Lee
Hwanghasom Park
Laura Wang
Yehang Cui, alternate
Erin Cho, alternate

Viola

Sarah Park*

Cello

Ethan Kwon
Harrison Orngard
Vienna Rossmanith

Bass

Miles Peterson

All-State Chorus Accepted

Soprano

Madison Fischer
Adde Stegemöller

Alto

Jada Britten

All-State Band/Orchestra Winds Accepted & Alternates

Oboe

Anika Shrotriya  – Orchestra

Bassoon

Sophia Kyveryga – Bassoon

Clarinet

Mick Wu – Clarinet 1
Brianna Byrne – Clarinet 2
Sunney Que – Clarinet 2
Matthias Roettger – Clarinet 2
Karina Scott – Clarinet 2
Carissa Andorf – Clarinet 3
Josephine Mowrer – Clarinet 3
Hannah Song – Clarinet 3

Alto Saxophone

Nathan Poag – Alto Saxophone 1
Bowen Flemming – Alternate

Trumpet

Evan Buller, Trumpet 2

Horn 

Anleah Walker* – Orchestra Horn 1
Emily Kibbe – Alternate

Trombone

Elias Thompson, Trombone 1
Zane Wickencamp, Trombone 3

Percussion

Helen Mao, Percussion

*denotes 4 year All-Stater