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Prestigious Musical Groups
2008 - 2009
KHS Music Students selected to perform with Prestigious Musical
Groups
A total of 14 instrumental music students in the Kirkwood School District
were accepted to perform with local orchestras.
Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra
Sarah Bailey, Violin, 12th grade
Ana Fonseca, Violin, 12th grade
Audrey Alessi, Viola, 11th grade
Bailey Firszt, Viola, 12th grade
Emma Kinsley, Viola, 10th grade
Anthony Fonseca, Cello, 9th grade, (Alternate)
Emilee Graham, Double Bass, 10th grade
Maddie Moll, Double Bass, 9th grade
Anna Prost, Double Bass, 9th grade
Webster University Young People’s
Symphonic Orchestra
Kiera Johnson, Double Bass, 9th grade
Natalie Tyrey, Oboe, 11th grade
Webster University Young People’s
Concert Orchestra
Hannah Nailor, Viola, 9th grade
Bryanna Gilbert, Cello, 10th grade
Webster University Community School
of Music Prep Program
Ana Fonseca, Violin, 12th grade
Emma Kinsley, Viola, 10th grade
Compton Heights Concert Band
Jacob Bubb, Euphonium, First Chair, 11th grade
KHS Vocal Music Students selected to
perform with Honors Choirs
Eight Kirkwood High School vocal music students were accepted into the
St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association Honor Choir with seven of these
students qualifying to audition for the All-State Choir as denoted by an
asterisk next to their names.
St. Louis Suburban Music Educators
Association Honor Choir
Susan Bay, 12th grade*
Jamey Powell, 12th grade*
Natalie Tyrey, 11th grade
Austin Drake, 12th grade*
Jacob Bubb, 11th grade*
Nick Johnson, 12th grade*
David Pierce, 12th grade*
Adam Slavney, 11th grade*
KHS Senior selected to perform with
Acclaimed American Kantorei Chorus and Orchestra
Susan Bay, senior at Kirkwood High School, has been accepted to perform with
the American Kantorei Chorus and Orchestra, an internationally renowned music
ensemble comprised of St. Louis’s finest professional singers and
instrumentalists. Specializing in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and his
contemporaries, the ensemble also presents liturgical music ranging from the
Middle Ages to the 21st Century. The group performs under the direction of
conductor and artistic director Robert Bergt, who is considered to be one of
the world’s leading authorities on the music of Bach.
The American Kantorei Chorus and Orchestra will present four concerts as part
of the Bach at the Sem series performed on the Concordia Seminary campus in St. Louis. For more
information about the American Kantorei and its performance schedule, visit
www.csl.edu/CampusLife_Music_BachattheSem.aspx.
KSD Middle School
Students selected for Prestigious Musical Groups
A total of 16 middle school students—seven from Nipher
Middle School and nine from North Kirkwood
Middle School—have been
accepted to perform with honors orchestras.
Nipher Students:
Webster University Young People’s
Symphonic Orchestra
Jimmy McHugh, Double Bass, 8th grade, First Chair
Webster University Young People’s
Concert Orchestra
Samantha Lord, Violin, 8th grade
Michelle Dodson, Cello, 7th grade
Emily Trokey, Double Bass, 8th grade
Webster University String Orchestra
Madeline Keel, Violin, 8th grade
Morgan Weidinger, Violin, 8th grade
Jeffrey Kuziel, Double Bass, 6th grade
NKMS Students:
Webster University Young People’s
Concert Orchestra
Sarah Heuermann, Violin, 8th grade
Taylor Ramsaroop, Violin, 8th grade
Alaina Studt, Violin, 8th grade
Andie Barnett, Double Bass, 7th grade
Toni Bolding, Double Bass, 8th grade, First Chair
Webster University String Orchestra
Taylor Macker, Viola, 8th grade
Maggie Dickherber, Viola, 6th grade
Maggie Cox, Cello, 6th grade
Annamarie Phillips, Double Bass, 6th grade