Congratulations Jon Spooner! He holds the State Title For Trombone at the State Solo Contest
Jon, his mom, dad, and his sister Rachel were in a surprised state of blissful shock when the names were announced for 1st through 5th place at the state solo contest held at Lewis and Clark College yesterday, Saturday, April 28th. Jon had an outstanding performance of the Graf concerto. After it was over and after having listened to other performances, he ranked himself in 5th place or lower. There were a few missed notes, etc. that he thought would cost him with the judges ratings. We listened as the names were read at the awards ceremony: 5th place- no Jon, 4th place- no Jon, 3rd place- no, Jon, (At this point we had to think it was an honor just to be there) 2nd place- no Jon, 1st place- There he was! Wow! Our hearts were pumping.
In the end, we all knew that Jon's muscianship and his ability to play this piece with his heart was what mattered most. The competetive element can be a blessing and a curse depending on one's perspective. We're all glad for Jon.
Here is an excerpt from the Oregonian's blog:
Four students defend titles at OSAA solo music contest
Posted by The Oregonian April 28, 2007 22:16PM
Categories: Breaking News
Four students successfully defended state titles they won last year Saturday at the 2007 OSAA/U.S. Bank/Les Schwab Tires Solo Music State Championships at Lewis and Clark College.
The repeat winners were Briana Lehman of Gresham High School on the bassoon, Matthew Keown of Springfield High School on rudimental snare drum, Nicole Skau of David Douglas High School on alto saxophone, and Matthew Markham from Colton High School on low saxophone.
A total of 424 students from 105 high schools participated.
Trombone: 1. Jon Spooner, Gresham High School; 2. Bryan Pawlowski, Aloha High School; 3. Sean Meesey, Churchill High School (Eugene); 4. Matthew Hettwer, West Salem High School; 5. Naomi Jeffries, Oregon City High School.
1 comment:
He must have this talent...Due to his aunt Lori.
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