Twenty-six Cain Middle School Mustang Band students auditioned and made the Rockwall All-District Honors Band.
Students from all three middle schools competed for only a handful of spots in the elite ensemble. They were required to play two major scales, their full chromatic scale and two prepared etudes.
Bravo to all the students for working so hard and to Mr. Trevor Ousey, Mr. Thomas Kramer, Mr. Rod Kosterman, Mr. Ben Sumrak, Mrs. Leighann Buck, Mr. Jonathan Morsinkhoff and the Mustang Band team of private lesson instructors for their help and support along the way.
Here are the students:
Mandalyn Middlebrook, Flute
Mallory Pughes, Flute
Kaytlyn Leerskov, Clarinet
Jennifer Bell, Clarinet
Sophia Bryant, Clarinet
Garrett Salowski, Clarinet
Elizabeth Beem, Clarinet
Evan Phelps, Bass Clarinet
Ewan Taylor, Bassoon
Cristian Mojica, Alto Saxophone
Tre’Ceon Geary, Alto Saxophone
Avery Buchanan, Tenor Saxophone
Matthew Wibben, Trumpet |
Wesley Cappellucci, Trumpet
Aidan Craddock, Trumpet
Elizabeth Wade, Trumpet
Lively Hunter, Trumpet
Andrew Meredith, French Horn
Issac Christensen, French Horn
Matthew Mazraani, Trombone
Jacob White, Trombone
Gavin Ramey, Euphonium
James Miller, Euphonium
Kimberly McCarty, Tuba
Ian Blackburn, Tuba
Emerson Witherspoon, Percussion |
These students will join others from around the district and participate in the All-District Honor Band clinic and concert on January 13th and 14th at the Rockwall High School Performing Arts Center with guest clinician Gary Williams from McKinney ISD.