Ilwaco music was on fire last weekend
Published 10:48 am Monday, March 16, 2026
Ilwaco music students performed extremely well at the regional solo ensemble competition this past weekend.
Here are the honors conferred on Ocean Beach School District students:
Small Schools
Flute Solo, 3rd place: Keira Watters
Small Woodwind Ensemble, 3rd place: Brent, Kason and Check
Large Woodwind Ensemble, 3rd place: Ilwaco Clarinet Choir
Trumpet Solo, 2nd place: Brenden Davis
French Horn Solo, 2nd place: Brenden Davis
Small Brass Ensemble, 2nd place: Brenden, Caleb, Collin and Sterling
Trombone Solo, 3rd place: Ruary Schimelpfenig
Mallet Solo, 2nd place: Ashton Cherry
Cello Solo, 1st place: Aggie Davidson
Jazz Combo, 1st place: Ilwaco Storage Closet
Broadway Category for Singing, 1st place: Aliyanna Hudson
Broadway Category for Singing, 2nd place: Hayzel Sager
Broadway Category for Singing, 3rd place: Emma Smith
Overall (against the large schools)
Bass Clarinet Solo, 1st place: Penelope Shell (on to state)
Alto Sax Solo, 1st place (small schools): Juliet Perez (1st alternate to state)
Snare Solo, 1st place: Grover Kilburn (on to state)
Percussion Small Ensemble, 1st place: Blue Nights Trio of Grover Kilburn, Leland Cunningham and Ashton Cherry (on to state)
Percussion Small Ensemble: Blue Nights Quartet (1st alternate to state)
Percussion Large Ensemble: Blue Nights Quintet (1st alternate to state)
Percussion Large Ensemble: Ilwaco High School Drumline (2nd alternate to state)
Mariachi, 1st place: Olas Altas (on to state)
Guitar Duet, 1st place: Juilet Perez and Seth Denton (on to state)
Harp Solo, 1st place: Aggie Davidson (on to state
Harp Solo, 2nd place: Isaac Menconi 2nd place (state alternate)
State is held at Central Washington University on April 24 and 25.
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