Each year, the Ringgold Band gives the Ringgold Band Young Artist Award to a qualifying high school senior. To qualify for the award, an applicant must be:
A senior at a Berks County public high school
Participating in the Berks Senior Band Festival
Planning to continue with a career in music OR planning to perform in a college or military ensemble after high school
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An interested applicant who meets all of these requirements will perform the piece he or she has prepared for Senior County Band and District Band auditions for a panel of judges from the Ringgold Band. The winner will receive $1,000 and will have the opportunity to perform a piece with the Ringgold Band as a soloist.Â
Click on the photos for a detailed biography of the winners.
Click on the photos for a detailed biography of the winners.
Benjamin Small
Tenor Saxophone
Wilson High School
Marissa Hermany-Rothermel
Flute
Muhlenberg High School
Xadiel Benejah-Rodriguez, saxophone
Exeter Township Senior High School
Brian Gambler, percussion
Home School and Schuylkill Valley High School
Hanna Gelsinger, flute
Conrad Weiser High School
Eliza Karpiak, flute
Daniel Boone High School
Emerson Gagnon, oboe
Wyomissing High School
Meghan Snelling, flute
Exeter High School
Evelyn Gerhart, flute
Boyertown High School
Isaiah Ebersole, trombone
Governor Mifflin High School
Brynn Werley, flute
Conrad Weiser High School
Evan Nygard, trombone
Kutztown High School
Joel Evans, marimba
Wyomissing High School
Sashank Sridhar, tenor sax
Wilson School District