College Day Winners Announced for Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival
Friday, February 25 2000
February 24, 2000^^CONTACT: Chad Cain, University Communications and Marketing, (208) 885-6291 or cmcain@uidaho.edu^^Winning college students competing at the University of Idaho Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival have been announced. Winning entries include:^^COLLEGE VOCAL LARGE ENSEMBLE^^TACOMA, WA Pacific Lutheran University, director Wayne Bliss, ensemble 1^^COMMUNITY COLLEGE INSTRUMENTAL COMBO^^REXBURG, ID Ricks College, director Wilson Brown, combo 2, winner^^BELLEVUE, WA Bellevue Community College, director Hal Sherman, combo 1, runner-up^^YAKIMA, WA Yakima Valley Community College, director Isidore Rudnick, combo 2, runner-up^^COLLEGE INSTRUMENTAL COMBO^^PROVO, UTAH Brigham Young University, director Ray Smith, combo 1, winner^^SEATTLE, WA University of Washington, director Marc Seales, combo 1, runner-up^^PROVO, UTAH Brigham Young University, director Ray Smith, combo 2, runner-up^^COMMUNITY COLLEGE INSTRUMENTAL LARGE ENSEMBLE^^GRESHAM, OR Mt. Hood Community College, director Susie Jones, ensemble 1, winner^^COLLEGE INSTRUMENTAL LARGE ENSEMBLE^^SPOKANE, WA Whitworth College, director Dan Keberle, ensemble 1, winner^^COLLEGE VOCAL MUTLTI-MICROPHONE LARGE ENSEMBLE^^GRESHAM, OR Mt. Hood Community College, director Dave Barduhn, ensemble 1, winner^^PASCO, WA Columbia Basin College, director Dave Cazier, ensemble 1, runner-up^^COLLEGE VOCAL COMBO^^PULLMAN, WA Washington State University, director Horace-Alexander Young, combo 1, winner^^COLLEGE SOPRANO SOLOIST^^PASCO, WA Columbia Basin College, Janell Foss, winner^^COLLEGE ALTO SOLOIST^^PULLMAN, WA Washington State University, Julie Silvera-Jensen, winner^^COLLEGE TENOR SOLOIST^^LAKEWOOD, WA Pierce College, Luke McPherson, winner^^COLLEGE BARITONE/BASS SOLOIST^^PULLMAN, WA Washington State University, Eliot Thompson, winner^^COLLEGE ALTO SAXOPHONE SOLOIST^^BELLEVUE, WA Bellevue Community College, Matt Simmons, winner^^COLLEGE TENOR SAXOPHONE SOLOIST^^PROVO, UTAH Brigham Young University, David Halliday, winner^^COLLEGE TRUMPET SOLOIST^^BELLEVUE, WA Bellevue Community College, H. Fu, winner^^SPOKANE, WA Whitworth College, Michael Jones, runner-up^^COLLEGE TROMBONE SOLOIST^^PROVO, UTAH Brigham Young University, David Cashdollar, winner^^COLLEGE VIOLINE/FLUTE/BARITONE SAXOPHONE SOLOIST^^BELLEVUE, WA Bellevue Community College, Kevin Buster, Saxophone, Baritone, winner^^COLLEGE GUITAR VOCAL SOLOIST^^BELLEVUE, WA Bellevue Community College, Braden Palmer, winner^^COLLEGE PIANO SOLOIST^^BELLEVUE, WA Bellevue Community College, Eric Verlinde, winner^^COLLEGE BASS SOLOIST^^SPOKANE, WA Whitworth College, Eric Gruber, winner ^^COLLEGE PERCUSSION SOLOIST^^PULLMAN, WA Washington State University, Brian Wright, winner^^--30-- cc-2/23/00 JAZZ^
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