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75 Students Advance to Next Round of All-State Tryouts

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BISD High School Band Members Selected for All-Region Jazz Band

Congratulations to the following BISD high school band members who were selected for the Region 5 All-Region Jazz Band Sept. 19. This was the first round of auditions for the 2016 Texas All-State Jazz Band. Instrumentalists designated as an AREA candidate will advance to a recorded audition.

  • Haltom High: Ian Bassham, Kamron Curry (Area-1st chair) and James Daly (Area-1st chair)
  • Richland High: Quinton Hackworth (Area-1st chair), Gracie Hackworth and Colton Reddoch (Area-1st chair)
  • Birdville High: Jordan Amara, Matt Edwards, Caleb Henry, Cole Kirchenbauer, Reece Neathery (Area), Aaron Oliver, Katryna Parisi, Jordan Proffer, Liam Rhodes, Zach Rodgers, Jonathan Shier (Area-1st chair), Brooklyn Ward and Ian Worley (Area)

BISD High School Singers Advance to All-State Round 2

Congratulations to the BISD high school singers that auditioned Sept. 19 in the first round of auditions to become members of one of the 2016 Texas All-State choirs. Best of luck to these singers as they prepare a new set of music for the second audition in October.

  • Haltom High: Jesus Castillo, Haley Clark, Marion DeGuzman, Abigail Del Cristo, Mykel Estrello, Lisi Greenlee, Amara Holcombe, Thomas Jones, Tristan Langrehr, Kennan Lukacs, Marcus Medina, Zachariah Medina, Alejandro Narvaez, Shelby Siefkas, Marissa Suazo (1st Chair), Cody Vital and Katlyn White (1st Chair)
  • Richland High: Alivia Atkinson, Steven Brown, Gwenola Carroll, Brooke Christoffersen, Anastacia Clough, Ashley Dickerson, Caleb Dollarhide, Christopher Farrell, Carlie Hagar, Hina Hussain, Kayla Jefferies, Sarah Jones, Braden Kelley, Moriah Khalil (1st Chair), Ruth Kingsbury, Tolisi Kioa, Josh Legge, Caleb Pitts, and Destiny Pope
  • Birdville High: Duncan Abdo, Faith Adams, Emory Arnold, Xavier Baker, Jeremiah Brand, Allison Burk, Jared Burleson, Sean Cazier (1st Chair), Jet Coatney, Hannah Detrick (1st Chair), Dennis Gartman, Jr., Aspen Gonzales, Audrey Ham, Trey Harmening, Macy Hartman, Shali Hartman, Jordan Joe, Halie Moore, Zane Motlagh and Logan Perrin
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RHS-CrestRichland HS Symphonic Band Receives Award

Congratulations to the Richland HS Symphonic Band for being named a “Citation of Excellence Commended Winner 2015” from the Foundation for Music Education. The Citation of Excellence is a competition for Texas high school non-varsity bands in which the top 25% are selected as Commended Winners.  Thank you to director Mike Pickrell for helping lead these students to this outstanding achievement!

 

Birdville HS Wind Ensemble Featured Band at National Festival192x84-BirdvilleHighSchool

Congratulations to the Birdville HS Wind Ensemble for their recent invitation to perform as a Featured Band at the 2016 Music For All National Concert Band Festival. During March 2016, the varsity concert band will travel to Butler University in Indianapolis to perform an hour-long concert before music educators and ensembles from around the United States at this invitation-only festival. Band members will also participate in master classes led by world-renowned instrumentalists from leading symphony orchestras and professional ensembles. Thank you to directors Mike Cheripka, Gary Barnard, and Carol Meadows for helping these students achieve this success!

 

Smithfield MS Tenor-Bass Choir Receives TMEA Performance Invitation192x84-SmithfieldMS

Congratulations to the Smithfield Middle School Tenor-Bass Choir for their recent invitation to perform at the 2016 Texas Music Educators Association Convention. The choir will perform in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio in February before approximately 1,000 choral directors and music educators at the country’s largest annual music convention. Thank you to directors Jennie Crawford and Debbie Pilgrim for their terrific work with the outstanding singers.
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Richland High Drumline Wins HEB Contest

Congratulations to the Richland HS Drumline on the first-place finish at the 10th Annual HEB ISD Drumline Contest on Saturday, Sept. 12. The RHS Drumline bested 30 other ensembles for the win as well as receiving additional awards of “Best Cymbal Line,” “Best Front Ensemble,” and “Best Tenor Line.” Thanks to Assistant Band Director and Percussion Coordinator Evan Blackard for his leadership and all the members of this outstanding ensemble.