On Saturday, October 25, a total of 41 students representing the Prairie High School Music Department traveled to Independence, Iowa, to perform in the annual I.H.S.M.A. 2025 Iowa All-State Music Festival auditions. Nearly 4,000 students from throughout the state auditioned at one of six district sites. Approximately 17% of the students who audition were selected to perform in the 277-piece All-State Band, the 220-piece All-State Orchestra, or the 601-voice All-State Chorus.

Performers will rehearse with acclaimed guest conductors in Ames on November 20-22, followed by the All-State Music Festival’s Final Concert in Hilton Coliseum on the campus of Iowa State University. This final program is recorded by Iowa Public Television and presented numerous times during the holidays.

Congratulations to the following students who will be representing Prairie High School in the 2025 Iowa All-State Music Festival:

1st Year All-Staters:
Michael Davis – 12 Band, Trombone
Miles Detterbeck – 11 Choir, Alto
Paisley Inzerello – 12 Choir, Soprano
Moriah Levering – 12 Choir, Alto
Sylva Schulte – 11 Choir, Soprano
Talia Tungsiripat – 9 Orchestra, Cello

2nd Year All-Staters:
Hayden Brown – 11 Choir, Bass
Dyllon Demorest – 12 Choir, Tenor
Allie Dyrland – 11 Choir, Soprano
Addison Funke – 10 Band, Clarinet
Cadie Pfeiffer – 12 Choir, Alto
Addie Taylor – 12 Choir, Soprano

3rd Year All-Stater:
Benjamin Hollinger – 12 Band, Percussion

Four Students Were Selected as Alternates:
Ella Houge – 12 Choir, Alto
Collin Gilland – 9 Band, Tuba
Arabella Kote – 11 Band, Trumpet
Quinn Robertson – 10 Choir, Bass