Band members compete at all-region, advance to pre-area

Thirty-four band members will compete tomorrow, Dec. 4, at pre-area auditions in Amarillo for a chance to advance to area auditions Jan. 10 in Abilene.

Those band members competing earned spots in the All-Region Band at the UIL All-Region contest Nov. 11 at Amarillo High School. Out of the 74 members who participated, 51 students qualified for the symphonic or concert band.

“I practice a lot,” senior percussionist Landon Work said. “I come after school and during activity period. The timpani etudes for percussionists are usually under-prepared for all of us because there are only two sets, so we’re all usually fighting over them to practice.”

Work said band members work hard to achieve spots in these honor bands.

“We had some extra time to prepare because marching season came to an end a little earlier,” Work said. “It was good for us because we exceeded our goal of 50 people making the all-region band.”

 

Flute:

Berkley Trumbly-3rd chair symphonic

Isabelle Wheeler- 7th chair symphonic

Marissa Cruz- 9th chair symphonic

Mackenzie Hahn-1st chair concert

Sierra Prior-3rd chair concert

Shady Kuster-4th chair concert

Lani Vanlandingham-5th chair concert

Clarinet:

Madison Stephens-2nd chair symphonic

Tesla Rowley-4th chair symphonic

Bailey Huckaby-10th chair symphonic

Corrie Allen- 12th chair symphonic

Emma Irlbeck-2nd chair concert

Sophia Hernandez-5th chair concert

Arien Howard-7th chair concert

Bass Clarinet:

Kassi Price-2nd chair symphonic

Mark Wiegand-2nd chair concert

Lake Youngblood-4th chair concert

Bassoon:

Julia Miller-2nd chair symphonic

Kendall Tipton-3rd chair concert

Alto Saxophone:

Braden Lefevre-1st chair symphonic

Trey Harris-2nd chair concert

Kayjay Jones-6th chair concert

Barry Saxophone:

Jay Mudge-1st chair concert

Trumpet:

Matthew Teweleit-3rd chair symphonic

Stephen Williams-6th chair symphonic

Andres Cardenas Casillas-4th chair symphonic

Zachary Jarrett-1st chair concert

French Horn:

Alexander Hernandez-5th chair symphonic

Ericka Ortiz-2nd chair concert

Madyson Edwards-6th chair concert

Ashley Morgan-7th chair concert

Trombone:

Shawn Williams-1st chair symphonic

Patrick Riley-3rd chair symphonic

Matthew Eason-5th chair symphonic

Abigail Fehr-6th chair symphonic

Kyle Mullins-4th chair concert

Skyler Huseman-6th chair concert

Bass Trombone:

Dominic Ortiz-2nd chair symphonic

Baritone:

Hayden Neeley-1st chair symphonic

Nicholas O’Con-4th chair symphonic

Alexandria Schilling-1st chair concert

Tuba:

Joshua Lorenz-3rd chair concert

Percussion:

Ryan Sheffield-1st chair symphonic

Jared Miller-3rd chair symphonic

Blaine Fortin-5th chair symphonic

Landon Work-3rd chair concert

Arinn Wall-5th chair concert

Gaven Ludington-6th chair concert

Terran King-7th chair concert

Madi Rueda-8th chair concert