Patch Vienna, VA --Twenty-five musicians from Madison High School were selected for this year's All District Band.
All District Bands honors were awarded to students after a competitive audition.
The Madison students joined others from 14 other Arlington and Fairfax County high schools last weekend for the All District band event in Arlington.
Madison was among those high schools who had the most students selected for the band this year, along with Langley, Herndon and South Lakes, which sent 13 students.
McLean High School was the best represented, with 66 students chosen for the honor.
*Wind Ensemble*
John Franklin, Percussion
Emily Handy, Eb Clarinet
Joshua Hassell, Bb Clarinet
Gwen Jeong, Bassoon
Max Levowitz, Trumpet
Mike Niebergall, Tuba
Timothy Sheridan, Alto Saxophone
Daniel Smisko, Bass Clarinet
Olivia Staton, Flute
Mitchell Troy, Tenor Saxophone
*Symphonic Band*
Dianna Chen, French Horn
Alaia Christensen, Trumpet
Matt Cohen, Trumpet
Mac Freeman, French Horn
John Hoffman, Trumpet
Matthew Holdaway, Alto Saxophone
Steve Kim, Bb Clarinet
Ian Moore, Tenor Trombone
Pedro Quintero, Bass Clarinet
Sam Revaz, Percussion
Minji Ryuh, Flute
Daniel Schwartz, Bb Clarinet
Shyan Sobhani, Bassoon
Brock Taylor, Bari Saxophone
Jeremy Weinstock, Trumpet
The Symphonic Band, conducted by Dr. Kenneth Thompson, Assistant Dean in the College of Musical Arts at Bowling Green University, presented a program including The Liberty Bell (Sousa) and Scenes from “The Louvre” (Dello Joio).
The Wind Ensemble, conducted by Mr. Richard Floyd, the Texas State Director of Music, presented a program including A Bernstein Trilogy (Bernstein) and a new composition by John Mackey titled Sheltering Sky.
Some of the students selected will go on to audition for the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association (VBODA)'s All-State band. Auditions are held Feb. 23 at James Madison University.
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Patch Editor Karen Goff contributed to this story. Reported by Patch 6 hours ago.