St. Mary’s Dominican High School students received the following honors at the Louisiana Music Educators Association (LMEA) competition. Dominican’s Fine Arts Chair Brenda Castillo is also director of the band and choir.

LMEA Vocal Solo and Small Ensemble Assessment Festival: Superior Rating

Solo: (Blue Medal)

Isabelle Anderson, Mia Bavido, Monica Bertucci, Kathryn Fine, Leah Gilmore, Mercedes Ohlmeyer, Sophia Perez, Catherine Redmann, Anastasia Redmann, Elizabeth Redmann.

LMEA Instrumental Solo and Small Ensemble Assessment Festival: Superior Rating

Solo: (Blue Medal)

Flute: Addison Crescioni; Clarinet: Leah Gilmore; Tenor Saxophone: Abbey Sweeney; French Horn: Sophia Perez.

Ensemble: (Red Medal)

Percussion Ensemble: Lauren Giardina, Emily Giardina, Jai’Dyn Jones, Athena Nguyen, Marianne Kononchek, Rania Benslimane, Zoha Mahmood, Emily Praner, Eilyn Smith, Elise Grazulis.  

Woodwind Duet: Victoria Wiebelt, Abigail Beben. 

Woodwind Trio: Claire Mansfield, June Diket, Rachel Lindner. 

Senior Ensemble: Krystal Fernandes, Heather Engelhardt, Camille Truxillo, Sahithi Koneru, Lillian Stouder, Lauren Santos, Kathryn Fine, Brooke Lambert, Emma Ernst, Elisabeth Amato, Molly Glas, Meredith Kononchek, Isabelle Tsien, Lauren Giardina, Zoha Mahmood. 

LMEA Vocal Large Ensemble Assessment Festival

Superior Rating (Stage) and Excellent Rating (Sightreading) – Overall Superior Rating 

LMEA Instrumental Large Ensemble Assessment Festival

Excellent Rating (Stage) and Superior Rating (Sightreading) – Overall Excellent Rating