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WSMA High School State Honors Music Project
Almost 1,500 auditions were registered for the 2025 WSMA High School State Honors Music Project. Congratulations to students and teachers for their commitment to this project and musical excellence. Regardless of the decision made by the se- lection committee, WSMA wishes to thank all students, parents and music teachers for taking the initiative to prepare for these highly competitive auditions.
2025 Audition Site Coordinators:
Thank you to the following people for acting as audition site co- ordinators for the 2025 High School Honors Auditions. Without these dedicated people, auditions would not be possible.
• Appleton Site – Luke Aumann – Appleton North High School
• Eau Claire Site – Phil Ostrander – UW-Eau Claire • La Crosse Site – Zachary Mayer – Central High School • Middleton Site – Steve Kurr – Middleton High School
• Milwaukee Site – Antonio Kitchens – Rufus King High School
• Stevens Point Site – Andrew Slembarski – UW-Stevens Point
• Waukesha Site – Todd Jaeger – Waukesha South High School
2025 Summer State Honors Camp Dates:
• Saturday, June 14–Tuesday, June 17 (Orchestra, Treble Choir and Jazz Ensemble)
• Wednesday, June 18–Saturday, June 21 (Band and Mixed Choir)
2025 Fall Concert Information: Thursday, October 30
• High School State Honors Band (Shanti Simon – Conductor) and
Orchestra (Daniel Sommerville – Conductor) Concert
• High School State Honors Mixed Choir (Mariana Farah – Conductor) and
Treble Choir (Kari Adams – Conductor) Concert
Friday, October 31 • High School State Honors Jazz Ensemble (Michael Dease – Conductor) Concert
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WSMA Middle Level State Honors Music Project
Dedicated students from across the state are scheduled for early April auditions with aspirations to represent their school in this year’s Middle Level State Honors Band, Choir or Orchestra. Au- dition results will be emailed and posted in late May. The audition selection committee members include Mary Burczyk, retired, of Grafton (Middle Level State Honors chair), Karen Zuidema, re- tired, of Marathon (choir coordinator), Griffin James of Baraboo High School (orchestra coordinator) and Cheryl Miracle of Glen Hills Middle School in Caledonia (band coordinator).
Special Thanks to the Audition Site Hosts:
• Margaret Zeidel, Northstar Middle School (Eau Claire) • Lisa Phalen, D.C. Everest Middle School (Wausau)
• Charles Schreader, Longfellow Middle School (La Crosse)
• Erin Barnard, Sun Prairie West High School (Sun Prairie)
• Julie Brown, Classical School (Appleton)
• Matthew Maccari and Kristie Kruse, Lance Middle School (Kenosha)
WSMA Welcomes the Newest Middle Level State Honors Music Project Staff Members:
• Michael Fedyzyn, Riverview Middle School (Plymouth) – Brass Coach, Orchestra
• Sarah Hafenstein, Watertown High School (Watertown) – Cello Coach, Orchestra
• Lucas Dickinson, Washington Middle School (Kenosha) – Low Woodwind Coach, Band
• Stacy Juhl, Einstein Middle School (Appleton) – Clarinet Coach, Band
• Sarah Marman, Wisconsin Hills Middle School (Brookfield) – Flute/Oboe Coach, Band
Middle Level State Honors staff will meet at the Wisconsin Center for Music Education in Waunakee on Tuesday, July 8 for their traditional summer workday. The workday provides an opportunity to review music, review staff duties and expectations, prepare student mailings, preview the student event schedule and network with fellow staff members.
Rehearsals will be held on Friday, October 31, 2025 at Verona Area High school. The Middle Level State Honors Concerts will be held in the Performing Arts Center of Verona Area High School on Saturday, November 1, 2025.
For additional information on the WSMA Middle Level State Honors Project, please contact Alec Balge.
46 April 2025
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