KMEA All-State 1234A Band

All-State 1234A Band
Century II Concert Hall
Sat - Feb. 28, 2026 - 5:00 PM
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Andrew Boysen
2026 KMEA All-State 1234A Band Conductor
Andrew Boysen, Jr. is presently a professor in the music department at the University of New Hampshire, where he conducts the wind symphony and teaches conducting and composition. Under his leadership, the UNH wind symphony has released six recordings and been invited to perform at regional conventions of the College Band Directors National Association and National Association for Music Education. Previously, Boysen taught at Indiana State University and Cary-Grove (IL) High School and was the music director and conductor of the Deerfield Community Concert Band. He remains active as a guest conductor and clinician, appearing with high school, university and festival ensembles across the United States, Great Britain, and Australia.

Boysen earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in wind conducting at the Eastman School of Music, where he served as conductor of the Eastman Wind Orchestra and assistant conductor of the Eastman Wind Ensemble. He received his Master of Music degree in wind conducting from Northwestern University in 1993 and his Bachelor of Music degree in music education and music composition from the University of Iowa in 1991.

He maintains an active schedule as a composer, receiving commissions from festival, university, and high school concert bands across the United States. Boysen won the College Band Directors National Association Composition Contest in 2013, the International Horn Society Composition Contest in 2000, the University of Iowa Honors Composition Prize in 1991 and has twice won the Claude T. Smith Memorial Band Composition Contest, in 1991 and 1994. Boysen has several published works with the Neil A. Kjos Music Company, Wingert-Jones Music, Alfred Music, Ludwig Masters Music, and C. Alan Publications, including pieces for band, orchestra, clarinet and piano, and brass choir. Recordings of his music appear on the Sony, R-Kal, Mark, St. Olaf and Elf labels.

2025-26

Piccolo
  1. Charlesey Coffin, McLouth
  2. Alt. - Sarah Turner, Coffeyville-Field Kindley
Flute
  1. Macy Mitchell, Elbing-Berean Academy
  2. Sarah Proctor, Louisburg
  3. Allison Johnson, Buhler
  4. Megan Hatch, Buhler
  5. Ashley Kramer, Andover-Central
  6. Brin Bergkamp, Cheney
  7. Corynn Nickel, Hesston
  8. Emma Smith, Buhler
  9. Avery Eveland, McPherson
  10. Katie McIntyre, Andover-Central
  11. Cavan Schueller, Andale
  12. Anna Godinez Vinduska, Lost Springs-Centre
  13. Alt. 1 - Sydney Taylor, Greensburg-Kiowa County
  14. Alt. 2 - Elliana Kufahl, St. George-Rock Creek
Oboe
  1. Joshua Lee, Wichita-Collegiate
  2. Erica Zoglmann, Conway Springs
  3. Felicity Speidel, Eudora
  4. Madalyn Bonine, Great Bend
Bassoon
  1. Becca Hopper, Olathe-Heritage Christian Academy
  2. Carlyn Hollingsworth, Augusta
  3. Graci Clark, Wamego
  4. Sophia Abrahams, Goessel
  5. Alt. - Krista Adcock, Holton
B-flat Clarinet
  1. Armani Imel, Buhler
  2. Lacie Banman, Kismet-Southwestern Heights
  3. Charlotte Knopf, Gypsum-Southeast of Saline
  4. Mya Marten, Holton
  5. Gracie Wishon, Ottawa
  6. Aaron Ramirez, Great Bend
  7. Elizabelle Kunz, Pratt-Skyline
  8. Taylor Bench, Baldwin City
  9. Cooper Kirk, Andover-Central
  10. Amelia Fortner, Eudora
  11. Claira Wolf, Clay Center Community
  12. Braylon Truelove, Holton
  13. Riley Padget-Cook, Bennington
  14. Katelyn Spencer, Independence
  15. Olivia Reed, Galena
  16. Logan Johnson, Buhler
  17. Lena Stucky, Osage City
  18. Claire Blanner, Lindsborg-Smoky Valley
  19. Cooper Winters, Wichita-Collegiate
  20. Ella Schrag, Moundridge
  21. Sam Stare, Riley County
  22. Samantha Shapland, Dighton
  23. Danica Peterson, Baldwin City
  24. Kyra Rueber, Hoxie
  25. Alt. 1 - Denver McCormick, Whitewater-Remington
  26. Alt. 2 - Sara Dietz, Kansas City-Sumner Academy
Bass Clarinet
  1. Devaj Bhakta, Erie
  2. Brianna Eastman, Alma-Wabaunsee
  3. Izzie Freeman, St. Marys
  4. Isaac Stoll, Yates Center
  5. Alt. - AlmaLisa Mutzke, Andover-Central
Contra Clarinet
  1. Justus Browne, El Dorado
Alto Saxophone
  1. Ben Busenbark, Buhler
  2. Landes Little, Buhler
  3. Paityn Van Middlesworth, Tonganoxie
  4. Murphy McElheny, Lindsborg-Smoky Valley
  5. Alt. - David Rolfsmeyer, Wathena-Riverside
Tenor Saxophone
  1. Alice Nesser, Norwich
  2. Brendan Ronan, Buhler
  3. Alt. - Ava Allison, Columbus
Baritone Saxophone
  1. Luke Friesen, Elbing-Berean Academy
  2. Alt. - Vanessa Strathman, Beloit
Trumpet
  1. Daniel Welch, Baldwin City
  2. RJ McDonald, McPherson
  3. Owen Kneisel, Buhler
  4. Jose Alvarez, Great Bend
  5. David Colglazier, Larned
  6. Ryland Summers, Mound City-Jayhawk Linn
  7. Johnny Currall-Perez, Great Bend
  8. Kate Huls, Peabody-Burns
  9. Jaden Dale, Lansing
  10. Bennett Rank, McPherson
  11. Jace Darnauer, Sterling
  12. Eugene White, Eudora
  13. Scilynn Gros, Alma-Wabaunsee
  14. Benjamin Wuertz, Richmond-Central Heights
  15. Ady Giles, Buhler
  16. Alt. 1 - Edward Gant, Andover-Central
  17. Alt. 2 - Regan Walle, Buhler
Horn
  1. Yaretzi Gaona, Kansas City-Sumner Academy
  2. Kathryn O'Konski, Wamego
  3. Grayson Whitlow, Wichita-Trinity Academy
  4. Zelma Krone, Beloit
  5. Hannah Lynn, Douglass
  6. Isabelle Alderfer, Goessel
  7. Emily Hare, Buhler
  8. Landen Barten, Abilene
  9. Alt. 1 - Jackson Robbins, Louisburg
  10. Alt. 2 - Knox Cannady, Richmond-Central Heights
Trombone
  1. Mason Ferguson, Moran-Marmaton Valley
  2. Bethany Miller, Iola
  3. Carson White, Buhler
  4. Samuel Scott, Hesston
  5. Brodie Small, Independence
  6. Echo Clark-Pavlovich, Lindsborg-Smoky Valley
  7. Charles Ott, Andover-Central
  8. Benjamin Werner, Linn
  9. James Marquardt, Tribune-Greeley County
  10. Dillon Hart, Mulvane
  11. Alt. 1 - Caden Thomas, Quinter
  12. Alt. 2 - Nathan Womach, Chanute
Euphonium
  1. Jedd Casey, Atchison
  2. Maisy Mack, Eudora
  3. Luca Shaner, Ottawa
  4. Dylan Bruce, McPherson
  5. Alt. - Keirstin Pinkston, Larned
Tuba
  1. Paul Do, Winfield
  2. Luke Watts, Eudora
  3. Alexis Salinas Gonzalez, Kansas City-Sumner Academy
  4. Ashton Stull, Conway Springs
  5. Jeremiah Coym, Andover-Central
  6. Jake Leiser, Burlington
  7. Alt. - Elizabeth Buchberger, Sterling
String Bass
  1. Fielding Brewster, Spring Hill
Percussion
  1. Derek Petz, Buhler
  2. Ace Stadler, Ottawa
  3. Brooklyn Taylor, Baldwin City
  4. Cora Hicks, Andover-Central
  5. Dale Smith, Nickerson
  6. Connor Dobbins, Coffeyville-Field Kindley
  7. Ayush Bharati, Wichita-Collegiate
  8. Austin McConnell, Osage City
  9. Alt. 1 - Olivier Chocron, Wichita-Collegiate
  10. Alt. 2 - Sean Graham, Independence
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