57 D202 Musicians Advance To ILMEA Festivals

PLAINFIELD, IL — Fifty-seven musicians from Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 will participate in the Illinois Music Educators Association festivals in November.

The students, representing all four Plainfield high schools, were selected to take part in the District 9 jazz, choir, band and orchestra festivals. The senior jazz festival will take place Nov. 1 at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, while the senior concert festival will be held Nov. 8 at Dundee Crown High School in Carpentersville.

The musicians were selected to perform in the District 9 festivals based on a competitive audition. Prior to the concerts, students will rehearse with top musical instructors.

These students will take part in the upcoming festivals:

Plainfield Central High School

• Senior Band
  • Anthony Gerges, sophomore — Baritone saxophone
• Senior Jazz Band II
  • Will Carter, junior — Jazz guitar
• Senior Chorus
  • Abigail Kistinge, junior — Alto II
• Treble Chorus
  • Ray Brunsting, senior — Alto I

Plainfield South High School

• Senior Jazz Band II
  • Huggo Perez, senior — Trumpet
• Orchestra
  • Kamryn Cook, senior — Percussion
  • Katelyn Cook, senior — French horn
• Senior Chorus
  
  • Mila Aloisio, senior — Soprano II
  • Megan Beintum, senior — Alto I
  • Annika Lundgren, senior — Tenor I
  • Julianne Trompeta, senior — Alto II
  • Isabella Martinez, junior — Soprano II
  • Angelina Fraley, sophomore — Soprano I
• Treble Chorus
  • Anabel Herrera, senior — Soprano I
  • Daphne "Finn" Miller, senior — Alto II
  • Olivia Fortuna, junior — Alto I
  • Sophia Garcia, junior — Alto I
  • Jordan Stanton, junior — Alto I

Plainfield North High School

• Senior Band
  • Joseph Jezuit, senior — Flute
  • Reed Song, senior — Tenor saxophone
• Senior Jazz Band I
  • Jeffrey Choate, senior — Trombone
• Orchestra
  
  • Kaitlin Lee, senior — Violin
  • Chloe Vasilakis, senior — Flute
• Senior Chorus
  
  • Lily Klosowski, senior — Soprano I
  • Evan Ruggirello, senior — Tenor II
  • Logan Schmalz, senior — Tenor II
  • Abria Williamson, senior — Alto II
  • Gabi Pedraza, senior — Alto II
  • Emma Cleveland, junior — Soprano II
  • Anavi Ghosh, junior — Soprano I
  • Drew Owens, junior — Tenor II
  • Sydney Puckitt, junior — Soprano I
  • Logyn Reyes, sophomore — Tenor II
  • Londyn Reyes, sophomore — Alto I
  • Maaryn Tegel, sophomore — Soprano II
• Treble Chorus
  • Shiloh Adams, senior — Alto II
  • Alaina Gall, senior — Alto II
  • Alaina Gall, senior — Alto II
  • Lily Pyatt, senior — Soprano I
  • Sadhana Vetrivel, junior — Soprano II

Plainfield East High School

• Senior Band
  • Joshua DiCosimo, senior — Tenor saxophone
• Orchestra
  • Charles Hidalgo, senior — French horn
• Senior Jazz Band II
  • Ivan Diaz, senior — Baritone saxophone
  • Joshua DiCosimo, senior — Tenor saxophone
• Senior Chorus
  • Tyler Carrano, senior — Tenor I
  • Madison Gaudiano, senior — Soprano I
  • Eliah Gaudiano, senior — Tenor II
  • Chris Morales, senior — Bass II
  • Stephan Odoi, senior — Bass II
  • Kara Rivera, senior — Alto I
  • Benzelle Borja-Jereos, junior — Alto II
  • Brooklyn Joiner, junior — Alto II
  • Layla Santana, junior — Soprano II
  • Julianne Salazar, sophomore — Alto II
• Treble Chorus
  • Jamarya Hodge, senior — Alto I
  • Alexia Shinae Ju, sophomore — Alto II
  • Stephanie Odoi, senior — Alto II

Students will learn later this fall if they qualify to perform in the Illinois Music Education Conference, which is planned Jan. 28-31, 2026, in Peoria.