Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival Student Competition Winners for College Day, Feb. 23
Thursday, February 23 2006
Feb. 23, 2006 Editor's Note: Photographs of student soloists performing at the Thursday evening concert will be posted tomorrow morning at www.today.uidaho.edu/photo_list.asp. MOSCOW, IDAHO - More than 180 college vocal and instrumental groups, combos and soloists from throughout the West and as far away as Chestnut Hill, Mass., performed at the second day of the 2006 Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival at the University of Idaho. Washington State University was selected as the Outstanding Guest College Band at the festival and Bellevue Community College at Bellevue, Wash., received Outstanding College Multi-mic Choir honors. Student musicians from Washington State University were named Outstanding College Instrumental Combo and Yakima Valley Community College at Yakima, Wash., topped the Outstanding Community College Combo category. The outstanding student groups and soloists for College Day were: Outstanding College Alto Saxophone Solo Moscow Paul Flores, University of Idaho Outstanding College Tenor Saxophone Solo Provo, Utah Curtis Woodbury, Brigham Young University Outstanding College Baritone Sax Solo Spokane, Wash. Matt Walsh, Whitworth College Outstanding College Drum Solo Cheney, Wash. Mike Miller, Eastern Washington University Outstanding College Instrumental Bass Solo Pullman, Wash. Matt Grimes, Washington State University Outstanding College Guitar Solo Provo, Utah Kristen Bromley, Brigham Young University Outstanding College Piano Solo Chestnut Hill, Mass. Kyle Elligers, Boston College Outstanding College Flute Solo Pullman, Wash. Skylar Garcia, Washington State University Outstanding College Trombone Solo Cheney, Wash. Brian Mueller, Eastern Washington University Outstanding College Trumpet Solo Pullman, Wash. John Gronberg, Washington State University Outstanding Violin Solo Provo, Utah Curtis Woodbury, Brigham Young University Outstanding College Vocal Alto Solo Bremerton, Wash. Emily Usher, Olympic College Outstanding College Vocal Soprano Solo Pasco, Wash. Kari Thonnpson, Columbia Basin College Outstanding College Vocal Tenor Solo Provo, Utah Garin Fuhriman, Brigham Young University Outstanding College Vocal Bass Solo Bellevue, Wash. Zach Tranoum, Bellevue Community College Outstanding Community College Band Lakewood, Wash. Pierce College: Kareem Kandi, director Ontario, Ore. Runner up: Treasure Valley Community College: Bob Armstrong, director Outstanding Community College Combo Yakima, Wash. Yakima Valley Community College II: David Blink, director Yakima, Wash. Runner up: Yakima Valley Community College I: David Blink, director Wenatchee, Wash. Runner up: Wenatchee Valley College: Roger Vandivort, director Outstanding College Instrumental Combo Pullman, Wash. Washington State University: Horace Alexander Young, director Provo, Utah Runner up: Brigham Young University II: Mark Ammons, director Provo, Utah Runner up: Brigham Young University I: Mark Ammons, director Outstanding College Multi-Mic Choir Bellevue, Wash. Bellevue Community College: Thomas Almli, director Provo, Utah Runner up: Brigham Young University: Mark Ammons, director Chestnut Hill, Mass. Runner up: Boston College: Sebastian Bonaninto, director Outstanding Guest College Band Pullman, Wash. Washington State University, Greg Yasinitsky, director Spokane, Wash. Runner up: Whitworth College I: Dan Keberle, director Cheney, Wash. Runner up: Eastern Washington University I: Rob Tapper, director Outstanding Open Division Band Lewiston Lewis-Clark State College: Bill Perconti, director Outstanding Open Division Choir Bremerton, Wash. Olympic College: Teresa Fraser, director Ellensburg, Wash. Runner up: Central Washington University: Jeff Horenstein and Brent Steinert, directors Lewiston Runner up: Lewis-Clark State College: Joel Pals, director Outstanding Vocal Composition Bremerton, Wash. Joey Walbaum, Olympic College Outstanding Instrumental Composition Provo, Utah Regan Brough, Brigham Young University The 11 outstanding college instrumental soloists performed together as a group during the evening concert in the Kibbie-ASUI Activity Center. The four outstanding college vocalists also were featured on the festival's main stage during the evening concert. CONTACTS: Jeff Olson, University Communications, (208) 885-8934, cell (208) 413-0436, jolson@uidaho.edu -30- jo-2/23/06-JAZ
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