KMS Student Accepted to Wisconsin Middle Level State Honors Band

Cailyn Beres, an eighth-grade trumpet player at Kewaskum Middle School, has been accepted to the Wisconsin Middle Level State Honors Band.
Cailyn has been a member of the band for the last three years. She is lead trumpet in the jazz band and has performed many solos, duets, and ensembles at the Solo and Ensemble competitions. Kewaskum Middle School Band Director Rachael Holmes says, “From the beginning, Cailyn stood out with her superior tone quality, enthusiasm for playing, and strong work ethic. Not only is she a great player, but she has always been a great leader and role model in the band.”
The Middle Level State Honors Band is one of the highest achievements a student musician can achieve, with an intense audition process. Beres competed against trumpet players from all over the state for a spot in the group. Out of 59 trumpet players that auditioned, only 19 students were awarded spots.
Holmes says, “It is really amazing when you come from a small school. When you audition for the state honors band, you are competing against students from large schools that may have more teaching staff for extra lessons, students that have been taking private trumpet lessons for years, or students that have been playing for a long time. Cailyn prepared this difficult audition material basically on her own, and I couldn’t be more proud of her.”
The Wisconsin Middle Level State Honors Band will perform in Verona at the end of October.