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TEK Horn Studio Accolades
Pioneer High School: 1st chair Symphony Band 2011-2021, 2022-
Huron High School: 1st chair Symphony Band 2011-2016, 2021-2022
Skyline High School: 1st chair Symphony Band 2010-2018,2021-
All State Invitations:
2024-2025 1st chair all 3 ensembles!!!
High School Band: Clara Paulson (1st chair) and Catarina Rossi
High School Orchestra: Jay Bala and Molly Burke(1st chair)
MS Band: Will Hall (1st chair)
MS Honorable Mention: Roya McAllister
2023-2024
HS Orchestra: Clara Paulson, Jay Bala
HS Honorable Mention: Zack Huang
MS Band: David Bansal
2022-2023
HS: Clara Paulson, Band Sam Levin, Orchestra Henry Eckhause, Honorable Mention
MS: Catarina Rossi, Becca van Lent, David Bansal
2021-2022
HS: Christopher Stocking, Band Honorable Mention: Nathan Cho
MS: Clara Paulson, Catarina Rossi Honarable Mention: Becca van Lent and then invited!
2020-2021
HS: Christopher Stocking, band Abby Kohn, orchestra
MS: Clara Paulson and Henry Eckhause. Elita YOU honorable mention
2019-2020
HS Band: Abby Kohn, Ella Wilson
MS Band: Ben Botkin
2018-19
HS Orchestra Ellie Theriot and Abby Kohn
2017-18
MS Band: Christopher Stocking, Lillia Brooks, Duncan Powell
MS Honorable mention: Lee Fingar-Myers
HS Band: Ellie Theriot
HS Honorable mention: Helen Brush
2016-17
MS Band: Eleanor Unsworth, Abby Freitag, Eva Kubacki, Christopher Stocking
Honorable Mention: Eric Steele
HS Band: Siwei Sun
2015-6
HS Band: Evan Wright and Melissa Palfey
HS Orchestra: Celia Arsen
Honorable Mention: Saidah Rahman and Jonathan Thomas
MS Band: Harrison Baker
2014-15
HS Orchestra: Melissa Palfey, Evan Wright
HS Band: Celia Arsen, Sara Jahanian, Seetha Davis
Honorable Mention: Saidah Rahman, Carsten Finholt
2013-14
HS Orchestra: Melissa Palfey, Celia Arsen
HS Band; Michaela Clague, Evan Wright
Honorable Mention: Seetha Davis, Carsten Finholt
2012-13
HS Band: Dan Skib, Michaela Clague
MS Band: Kira Hettmer, Philip Kersch
Honorable Mention: Melissa Palfey
2011-12
HS Orchestra: Michaela Clague
HS Band: Dan Skib
MS Band: Celia Arsen, Hannah Bartoshesky
Honorable Mention: Mark Boyer, Kevin Flannagan, Saidah Rahman
2010-11
HS Orchestra: Michaela Clague
HS Band: Pat Walker
MS Band: Sara Jahanian
Honorable Mention: Dan Skib
2009-10
HS Orchestra: Cathy Vogt, Aidan Mase-Kemnitz
HS Band: Elizabeth Cvercko
MS Band: Michaela Clague, Pat Walker
2008-9
HS Orchestra: Cathy Vogt
Honorable Mention: Aidan Mase-Kemnitz and Elizabeth Cvercko
2006-7
HS Orchestra: Cathy Vogt
2003
MS Band: Aidan Mase-Kemnitz and Elizabeth Cvercko. This was the first year All State happened in Michigan
Youth Arts Festival Nominations:
2025:
Outstanding Soloist: Clara Paulson
Honors Chamber Brass: Clara Paulson and Jay Bala
2024:
Outstanding Soloist: Clara Paulson and Piper Ryan
Honors Chamber Brass: Piper Ryan
2021:
Outstanding Soloist: Eva Kubacki
2019:
MYAF Orchestra: Helen Brush
MYAF Band: Carsten Finholt, Ellie Theriot, Eleanor Unsworth
Outstanding Soloist: Carsten Finholt
Small Ensemble: Pioneer Horn Quartet (Ellie Theriot, Helen Brush, Eva Kubacki, Abby Kohn)
2018:
MYAF Orchestra: Siwei Sun
Outstanding Soloist: Helen Brush
Small Ensemble: Pioneer Horn Quartet (Ellie Theriot, Helen Brush, Eva Kubacki, Abby Kohn)
Pioneer WW sextet (with Ellie Theriot)
Pioneer Brass sextet (with Helen Brush)
Mixed chamber ensemble Huron High School (with Harrison Baker)
2017:
MYAF Orchestra: Laura Grosh and Megan McLaughlin
2016:
Outstanding Soloist: Evan Wright and Melissa Palfey
Small Ensemble: Skyline Horn Quintet
Honors Band: Evan, Jonathan, Martin, Celia
Honors Orchestra: Melissa
2015:
Outstanding Soloist: Evan Wright
Small Ensemble: Skyline Horn Quartet
Honors Band: Evan Wright, Pat Schaldenbrand
Honors Orchestra: Melissa Palfey, Celia Arsen, Jonathan Thomas
2014:
Outstanding Soloist: Melissa Palfey, Michaela Clague
Small Ensemble: PHS horn quintet
Honors Orchestra: Michaela Clague, Melissa Palfey
2013:
Outstanding Soloist: Rennie Cotner, Dan Skib, Michaela Clague, Pat Walker
Honors Orchestra: Michaela Clague, Rennie Cotner, Dan Skib, Pat Walker
Small Ensemble: Skyline horn duet, Skyline horn quartet
The Skyline Duet (Pat Walker and Dan Skib) were selected to perform at the 2013 MYAF with their duet Time and Space by Bissill.
2012:
Outstanding Soloist: Michaela Clague
Small Ensemble: Skyline horn trio
Honors Orchestra: Michaela Clague and Kevin Flannagan
Honors Band: Dan Skib
2011:
Outstanding Soloist: Kevin Flannagan
Honors Orchestra: Kevin Flannagan, Dan Skib
2010:
Honors Orchestra: Elizabeth Cvercko
2008:
Small Ensemble: Horn Quartet
2009:
Honors Orchestra: Cathy Vogt, Elizabeth Cvercko, Margaret Morgan
2007:
Small Ensemble: 2 horn quartets from the studio
Solo and Ensemble:
2025: all A+ on 5 HS and 3 MS coment sheets!
2023: all 1’s at MS and HS S/E
2022 H.S. 1’s on all events, (no MS S/E)
2020: H.S 1’s on 20/21 events, M.S all 1’s
2019:
State S/E: all 1’s (21 in total) including the highest score of the day 100 on Proficiency 1 for Eleanor Unsworth
H.S. all 1’s for all 28 events!!
M.S. all 1’s
2018:
District MS all 1's , all A+ for Lillia Brooks and the MS Quartet (Lillia, Christopher, Duncan and Lee)
H. S. all A+ for Eleanor Unsworth, PHS Quartet (Abby Kohn, Ellie Theriot, Eva Kubacki, Helen Brush)
State S/E: 12 1's including two 97 scores
2017:
District MS and HS all 1’s
Highest score in the horn room for SSE =93 Megan McLauglin
2016:
District all 1’s high school
2015:
District all 1’s high school and middle school division
State: Evan Wright=100, Melissa Palfey=100
2014:
State: Michaela Clague=100 on proficiency 3, Melissa Palfey 99 on pr. 1
2013:
State: Michaela Clague=99 on pr. 2, Dan Skib=99 on pr. 3
2012:
State: Michaela Clague=100 on pr. 1
Concerto Soloists:
2022: Christopher Stocking HHS Strauss 1
2017: Megan McLaughlin, PHS Gordon Jacob
2016: Evan Wright, HHS Gliere mv. 3
2016: Melissa Palfey, PHS Gliere, mv. 1
2012: Kevin Flannagan, PHS Strauss 1
2010: Cathy Vogt, HHS Gliere
Freshman awarded spots in Symphony Band:
2024: David Bansal, SHS Michael Bailey, HHS
2022: Clara Paulson, PHS
2021: Henry Eckhause, PHS
2018: Christopher Stocking HHS
2017: Eleanor Unsworth, Eva Kubacki, Abby Kohn
2016: Helen Brush (second semester), Harrison Baker
2012: Melissa Palfey
2003: Emily Martin
DSO Middle School Honors Band:
2024: Grant Brenner, Roya McAlister, Michael Bailey
2023: David Bansal, Catarina Rossi and Becca van Lent
Former students who studied horn in college
Abby Kohn, Oberlin Conservatory
Evan Wright, University of Michigan
Melissa Palfey, The Eastman School of Music
Abraham Paternoster: Hillsdale College
Former students with horn degrees
Jonathan Thomas, University of MIchigan
Megan McLaughlin, Oberlin Conservatory
Michaela Clague: University of Michigan
Dan Skib: University of Michigan
Pat Walker: University of Michigan
Kevin Flannagan: University of Michigan
Rennie Cotner: Eastman, Northwestern
Henry Buchtel: Oberlin Conservatory
Bill Tonnisen: University of Michigan
Christa Emerson: University of Michigan
Kate Christlieb: University of Michigan
Tamara Kosinski teaches horn lessons in her private studio at her home, which is conveniently located close to Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor. She teaches students of all ages with all ability levels. While many of her students have gone on to become horn majors in college, her main objectives are to instill a love of music, provide some important life skills, and give tools for succeeding on the instrument at every level.
Horn Ensembles
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