Congratulations to Cohen Sifert (piano), Cooper Sifert (bass) and Isaac Swenson (drums)!
They auditioned and were selected for the 2022 Jazz Educators of Iowa 1A/2A All-State Jazz Band! They will perform Thursday, May 12 at the Iowa Bandmasters Conference in Des Moines, in the downtown Marriott “Cities Ballroom.” The concert will take place at 3:00 PM. Belmond-Klemme also had the most musicians (three) selected out of all 1A/2A schools!
2022 JEI All State Jazz Bands 1A-2A
Saxophones:
Alto- Amelia Ageson, West Lyon
Alto- Dillon Poole, Mid Prairie
Tenor- Haley Tibbs, Earlham
Tenor- Emily Kovarna, MVAOCOU
Bari- Lucas Hansen, Woodward Granger
Trumpets:
Sean Kiefer, Denver- Lead
Hayden Smith, Griswold
Eli Potter, South Hamilton
Grace Downing, Okoboji
Abigail Holschlag, New Hampton
Trombones:
Ethan Feikema, West Lyon
Morgan Westphal, Alta Aurelia
Hunter Hallengren, Okoboji
Jozi Klonglan, South Hamilton
Bass Trombone: Garrett Atherton, Sibley Ocheyedan
Rhythm Section:
Piano- Cohen Sifert, Belmond-Klemme
Vibes- Claretta Larson, Denver
Guitar- Jacob Hennager, Roland Story
Bass- Cooper Sifert, Belmond-Klemme
Drums- Isaac Swenson, Belmond-Klemme
Drums- Joe Bistline, Union