Allison Wenzel, here playing with the CHS band at a football game, claimed two first-place finishes Sunday in a music competition. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
Jakobi Baumann matched her finish, winning as both an individual and as part of a duo.
Both Wolves advance to the state competition in late April.
The music is in them.
Coupeville High School seniors Allison Wenzel and Jakobi Baumann combined for three wins Saturday at a San Juan Music Educators Association competition in Bellingham, punching their tickets for state.
Wenzel, who was playing the day before her birthday, captured first in French Horn while playing the first movement of “Horn Concerto No. 2 for Horn and Orchestra by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.”
Baumann matched her, winning a title in Trombone while laying down the sweet sounds of the first movement of “Concertino by Ferdinand David.”
The duo also teamed up to triumph in Brass Ensemble, besting 18 other rivals.
Wenzel and Baumann tickled the ears of the judges with the first movement of “The First Sonata for Horn and Trombone by Jean Antoine Blanc.”
Both Wolves are standout students who also find time to compete in multiple sports.
Baumann is a top tennis player and distance runner for the CHS track team, while Wenzel is one season away from finishing off a perfect 12-for-12 run as a high school athlete.
She has competed in volleyball, basketball and track all four years.
The state music competition is Apr. 27-28 at Central Washington University.
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