On Thursday, February 27th, Southside High School hosted the UIL Solo & Ensemble contest, featuring performances from Southside High School band and guitar students, along with guest performances from Wagner High School. We are proud to announce that Southside band students earned a total of 55 “1st Division: Superior” medals, with 23 performances qualifying for the UIL State Solo & Ensemble contest in May. Special congratulations go to our Guitar Trios and Conjunto Los Cardenales for their outstanding performances. In a historic moment, Conjunto Los Cardenales became the first ensemble in this genre from Southside to participate in and earn a 1st Division medal.
Major congratulations to the following 1st division medalists at region solo and ensemble:
Class 1 solos: (highest difficulty)
Nathalie Rendon
Alex Gonzales
Maribel Jaime
Jorge Garcia
Aiden Ramirez
Andrew Rangel (qualifies for state contest)
Rene Rodriguez (qualifies for state contest)
Mavianee Flores (qualifies for state contest)
Christopher Munoz (qualifies for state contest)
Adam Contreras (qualifies for state contest)
Nathan Hudson (qualifies for state contest)
Class 2 solos: (intermediate difficulty)
Bella Lopez
Gianna Trillo
Edgar Garcia
Noah Flores
David Lopez
Christopher Adams
Roberto Calderon
Pearl Aguirre
Leo Maldonado
Joseph Jacobo
Class 3 Solos: (introductory level)
Keila Salmeron
Xzavier Farias
Mia Ruiz
Maria Mosqueda
Ana Herrera
Hayden Rist
Miranda Torres Ortega
Gregory Lackey
Ethan Alaniz
Sashenka Vaquez-benavides
Chloe Altaffer
Richard Mermella JR
Nicholas Morales
Christopher Cerda-Baltazar
Class 1 Ensembles: (highest difficulty, all qualify for state contest)
Trumpet quartet: Alexander Garcia, Tonantzin Ruiz, Melody Reyes, Leo Cavazos
Trombone quintet: Aiden Ramirez, Nicholas Coronado, Marcos Garcia-Hernandez, Joseph Jacobo, Ethan Dillard
Percussion ensemble: Nathan Hudson, Jesslyn Garcia, Andrew Rangel, Adam Contreras, Charlize Decker, Caitlyn Olivo, Rene Rodriguez, Chris Munoz
Class 2 Ensembles: (intermediate level)
Trumpet trio: Brooklyn Simonson, Christopher Adams, Roberto Calderon
