The Stoughton High School Music Department has a long and proud history of participating in festivals throughout southern Wisconsin. Each year, most members of the department participate in the Wisconsin School Music Associations’s Solo & Ensemble festival. The value of Solo & Ensemble festival participation lies in the choice of quality literature, experiencing a variety of performances, the setting of goals, and realizing the satisfaction of growth and the courage to perform alone or in small groups. The students performing on this program successfully performed their solos or chamber pieces at this year’s District Festival (hosted by Stoughton High School) and earned a slot at the State Solo & Ensemble festival at UW Whitewater on April 25.