Event Details
The Middle School and High School Honor Band Festival brings together talented musicians in SVVSD selected through an audition process. These students come together for intensive music making, including the opportunity to rehearse with renowned guest conductors and artists and culminating in a public concert.
2025-2026 Information
Date & Time: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 7:00 pm
Location: Longmont High School Auditorium: 1040 Sunset St., Longmont, CO 80501
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2025-26 Event Program
Congratulations to all of our students for being selected to this year’s honor bands! To view the song repertoire and a list of all selected students participating in the event, click on the band listed below.
Middle School Band
Order of pieces are subject to change:
- Loch Lomond – arranged by JaRod Hall
- Luz Y Sombra – Jorge L. Vargas
- Last Ride of the Pony Express – David Shaffer
Members are listed below in alphabetical order by instrument.
Flute
Mackenzie Bueschen, WMS
Brynn Firle, SMS
Addison Hamilton, SMS
Annalie Jones, EMS
Katheryn Kimball, SHPK8
Hadley Patterson, MMS
Aleda Richardson, TPCA
Jaquelin Sanchez, LPMS
Beckett Schwirtz, AMS
Sophie Scott, MMS
Daniel Solis, TPK8
Clarinet
Rowan Anderson, EMS
Jenna Bader, LyMS
Eleanor Bond, SMS
Eddie Calderon Cortez, TVK8
Zeke Chavez, TPK8
Corinne Chenault, WMS
Jenette Chinnis, TPCA
Ally Christensen, FCA
Lieselotte Hsu, FSA
Kaden Kapaun, TRMS
Susanna Moore, LyMS
Bass Clarinet
Sabrina Baker, SMS
Avery Druckenmiller, AMS
Alto Saxophone
Anabella Arritola, TPK8
Skyller Fields, EMS
Ryan Hansen, TRMS
Tristan Lesco, MMS
Tessa Welch, WMS
Tenor Saxophone
Mason Long, CRMS
Nicholas Swann, EMS
Bari Saxophone
Maxwell Hill, MMS
Devon Giles, AMS
Bassoon
Jake Gallaher, AMS
Oboe
Sofia Johnson, SHPK8
Margot Spencer, LyMS
Trumpet
Evrim Birsoy, FSA
Liam Clark, MMS
Owen Dawson, SHPK8
Eva Fuhr, WMS
Miles Gately, AMS
Stasio Grayson, TPCA
Kyler Nelson, TVK8
Andrew Pendleton, MMS
Lillian Simon, WMS
Autumn Sylvester, EMS
Jack Williamson, SHPK8
Jesus Zavala, TPK8
Horn
Logan Chandler, LyMS
Connor Easton, SMS
Nathaniel Fernandez, WMS
Lucy Noyes, CRMS
Levi Radden, EMS
Nathaniel Sankey, FSA
Trombone
Ryker Fruvellhoff, TRMS
Emmett Irlbeck, EMS
Axel Johnson, EMS
Aaron Palacios, MMS
Anthony Perez, TPK8
Parker Rickett, AMS
Emerson Riley, LyMS
Lucas Vavrina, LyMS
Baritone
Maddie Baur, AMS
Adam Cleaver, WMS
Enden Malone, EMS
Silas Moore, MMS
Tuba
Henry Brooks, WMS
Joseph Carlisle, TVK8
Adam Knez, MMS
Drake Miloradovich, MMS
Percussion
Ryan Burkes, SHPK8
Nicole Carney, LPMS
Caden Everett, EMS
Rowan Klehr, EMS
Geyi Liao, AMS
Kaia Maki, CRMS
Kian Swanson-Peterson, TRMS
Altynay Yessenalina, AMS
High School Band
Order of pieces are subject to change:
- Crazy for Cartoons – Robert Sheldon
- Gadget – Randall D. Standridge
Members are listed below in alphabetical order by instrument.
Flute
Lena Allison, TPCA
Myla Boehnke, FHS
Erin Dinneen, SCHS
Lily Fable, SCHS
Madison Gould, EHS
Jiali Grier, EHS
Isaiah Hightower, EHS
Rehanna Karki, LHS
Lyra Klinger, LHS
Bristal Minino, TPCA
Aubrey Noble, EHS
Genesis Salgado, SHS
Dylan Simmons, EHS
Charissa Vicente, MHS
Annalise Von Hatten, LHS
Ivy Wise, NHS
Oboe
Mars Caraveo, NHS
Ronja King, LHS
Bassoon
Dominick Jellico, SCHS
Charlie Meier, FHS
Casen Spencer, SCHS
Clarinet
Joseph Andrews, NHS
Camila Aragon Pazos, LHS
Bodhi Collins, LHS
Elijah Croster, SCHS
Staszek Darschewski, SCHS
Isabel Deppen, EHS
Brianna Fehrn, MHS
Opie Grzych, LHS
Taylor Kasch, EHS
Matthew Legg, SHS
Oliver Sitja Sichel, NHS
Nathan Strah, EHS
Kaidyn Swanson-Petersen, LHS
Collin Toepfer, FHS
Bass Clarinet
Liliane Azevedo, EHS
Nova Sanders, SCHS
Amalie Winkler, LHS
Charlotte Zimmerman, EHS
Alto Sax
Emily Gill, LHS
Finn Hines, LHS
Hazel Viswanath, NHS
Emily Whiteley, EHS
Tenor Sax
Geo Roturier, LHS
Austyn Villanueva-Morones, LHS
Bari Sax
Dakota Valdez-Zimmerman, NHS
Horn
Calvin Ahrens, NHS
Kelvin Atteberry, LHS
Addison Henson, MHS
Elliot Johnson, EHS
Joseph Lee, LHS
Caleb Williams, NHS
Trumpet
Alaina Bell, FHS
Eli Brast, LyHS
Axton Fifield, FHS
Lily Guthrie, MHS
Betty Kuester, LHS
Connor Lindsay, LHS
Travis Plaster, LHS
Claire Schultz, EHS
Laine Starbuck, EHS
Gabe Thorson, LHS
Trombone
Ryland Ariza, EHS
Nora Murphy, LHS
Rachel Noyes, FHS
Tristan Perry, LHS
Owen Simon, NHS
Adam Walker, LyHS
Heath Wintergerst, LHS
Baritone
Erik Davis, MHS
Autumn Dunlap, SCHS
Jameson Franks, MHS
Brigid Groves, LHS
Alex Parker, LyHS
Tuba
Ian Blackburn, SCHS
Seferina Hopkins, FHS
Karina Madinger, LHS
Lila Marsolek, FHS
Theodore Sandee, SCHS
Percussion
Elijah Ariza, EHS
Isaac Brackin, SHS
Owen Golliher, SCHS
Romeo Moran, LHS
Mason Morrow, LHS
Ethan Shipp, LHS
Alex Vasquez, LyHS
Elias Vigil, SCHS
2025-26 Special Guests
Middle School Conductor – Craig Westwood
Mr. Craig Westwood is in his 21st year as Director of Bands at Cherry Creek West Middle School and serves as an Assistant Director with the Cherry Creek High School Marching Band. Prior to taking the position at West, Mr. Westwood was Director of Bands at Wheat Ridge High School for 9 years where his Marching Band was a state finalist each year. He holds an Undergraduate degree in Music Education from Colorado Christian University and a Master’s Degree in Conducting from The American Band College at Southern Oregon University.
Mr. Westwood is an active clinician/adjudicator in Concert, Jazz and Marching Band in Colorado. From 2013-2017, Mr. Westwood served as a guest conductor at the Lebanese Band Association for the Promotion of Music (LeBAM) International Band Camp held near Beirut, Lebanon. He is a member of the Colorado Bandmasters Association, Colorado Music Educators Association and Phi Beta Mu and is an active performer in the Denver/Boulder area as a Percussionist, primarily playing drum set. Craig has performed with a variety of artists including Bo Diddley, “Pinetop” Perkins, Big Bill Morganfield, Don Lanphere, and The Boulder Philharmonic. A native of Colorado, Mr. Westwood grew up in Littleton and graduated from Columbine High School.
High School Conductor – David Kish
A native of Hershey, Pennsylvania, David Kish is Director of Bands and Professor of Music at Metropolitan State University of Denver where he conducts the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and teaches conducting and music education courses. Since 2015, David has also served as Conductor and Musical Director of the Colorado Wind Ensemble. David is a recipient of the Faculty Senate Teaching Excellence Award at MSU Denver and the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has twice served as a Faculty Fellow in the Center for Innovation at MSU Denver, is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Band Research, and curator of the J.L. Gerardi Band Research Center. In 2019, he was elected to membership in the American Bandmasters Association.
David has taught instrumental music at all educational levels, including a position as Associate Director of Bands and Franklin Fellow at the University of Georgia. His writings on wind literature, conducting pedagogy, and music education have been published in The Instrumentalist Magazine, Journal of Band Research, Music Educators Journal, and six volumes of the popular resource texts, Teaching Music Through Performance in Band. He is the author of Brass Methods: an Essential Resource for Educators, Conductors and Students, four volumes of Guides to Band Masterworks, Practicing with Purpose which received the 2018 “Best Music Education Book” from School Band & Orchestra Magazine and Visualizing Music which was recently released by GIA Publications.
Dr. Kish earned the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees in Instrumental Conducting and Music Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. He has presented sessions at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, the National Association of Music Education Conference, and various state music education conferences. He was Conductor-in-Residence at Capital Normal University in Beijing, China, and maintains an active schedule as guest conductor, clinician, and lecturer throughout the United States.
A collaboration made possible by the following 25-26 directors and principals:
| School | Director(s) and Principal |
|---|---|
| Altona Middle (AMS) | Dana Clanin and Jeremy LaCrosse |
| Coal Ridge Middle (CRMS) | Kyle Waggoner and Natalee Swan |
| Erie High (EHS) | Zac Fruits and Joshua Griffin |
| Erie Middle (EMS) | Travis Whaley and Dr. Andrea Smith |
| Flagstaff Academy (FSA) | Sean Kemp and Kate Salgado |
| Frederick High (FHS) | Christopher Thomas, Nathan Park, and Dr. Russell Fox |
| Longmont High (LHS) | David Merrill, Darryl Abrahamson, and Jeff McMurry |
| Longs Peak Middle (LPMS) | Connor Marsh and Karin Blough |
| Lyons Middle Senior (LyMS/HS) | Dr. Karen Gregg and Chris Frank |
| Mead High (MHS) | Abigail Judy, Gideon Matchey, and Dustin Cady |
| Mead Middle (MMS) | Megan Rubin and Chris Frank |
| Niwot High (NHS) | Wade Hendricks and Eric Rauschkolb |
| Silver Creek High (SCHS) | Bill Legg and Erick Finnestead |
| Skyline High (SHS) | Tucker Ewer and Anthony Barela |
| Soaring Heights PK-8 (SHPK8) | Justin Slaman and Cyrus Weinberger |
| Sunset Middle (SMS) | Madeleine Hartley and Alicia Bono |
| Thunder Valley K8 (TVK8) | Greg Warren and Catrina Estrada |
| Timberline PK8 (TPK8) | Francisco Borja and Dr. Audrey Seybold |
| Trail Ridge Middle (TRMS) | Kaylin Brennan and Eddie Cloke |
| Twin Peaks Classical (TPCA) | Steve Wixom and Dr. Aaron Moe |
| Westview Middle (WMS) | Carrie Borja and Mark Spencer |