On Saturday, October 22, 2016, Urbandale High School had a record 30 students audition for the Iowa Instrumental All-State Festival.  Statewide over 1,000 instrumental student-musicians audition and approximately 17% of the candidates are selected to participate in the All-State Music Festival in Ames, Iowa on November 17 – 19, 2016.  It is the highest individual honor a student can receive from the Iowa High School Music Association.

Urbandale students who audition for the Iowa Instrumental All-State undertake a rigorous process of weekly mock auditions, they study with teachers both in and out of school, and they devote many hours to individual practice time.  The following 30 Urbandale students are to be commended for their dedicated efforts and outstanding contributions to the Instrumental Music Department.

Student Auditionees:

Sydney Hartman, Hope Johnson, Mary Kieffer, Amanda Brown, Lindsey Ingraham, Katherine Koele, Audrey Krukow, Jack Kaman, Peter Schumacher, Alex Brown, Aditya Kotla, Bryson Cook, Ellie Van Roekel, Nate Baysinger, Emma Schaben, Ben Stewart, Tyler Gajewsky, Alec Albrecht, Garrett Johnson, Josh Flory, Josh Muller, Robby Rice, Evan Wong, Reed Andrews

Recalled:

Sejla Pujagic, Hannah Kuehl

Accepted:

Sera Veeder, 2^nd alternate, horn, sophomore

Robert Kaman, 1^st alternate, trombone, junior

Anne Gage, 1^st year, euphonium, sophomore

Abbie Hunt, 1^st year, bassoon, senior