December 14, 2018
Rutherford County Schools
After several weekends of auditions, 150 students from Rutherford County Schools have earned spots in elite mid-state and all-state performing ensembles.
Instrumental music students from across Middle Tennessee auditioned for spots in the 2019 mid-state and all-state concert bands, jazz bands and orchestras. The audition process includes preparation of challenging music and a blind audition that includes performing music along with scales and sight-reading.
“I am so proud of all these students and the hard work they put into preparing for their auditions,” said Lindsay Halford, fine arts coordinator for Rutherford County Schools. “I'm also so thankful for our band and orchestra teachers and our private lessons teachers for all the work they put into helping these students prepare.
“It will be wonderful to hear the end result of all this work at the mid-state and all-state concerts.”
These students will go on to attend the mid-state and/or all-state events and perform with their respective ensembles in 2019.
The Mid-State Jazz and Orchestra weekend will take place January 10-12 at Embassy Suites, Blackman Middle School and Blackman High School. The Mid-State Band weekend will take place January 17-19 at Embassy Suites and Middle Tennessee State University.
The All-State ensembles will meet April 10-13, 2019 at Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville.
In addition to the 150 RCS students who have been selected to perform in the ensembles, 35 RCS students earned the designation of Alternate.
2018–19 BAND, ORCHESTRA AND JAZZ BAND MID-STATE RESULTS
Seventh and Eighth Grade Gold Band
Margaret Aldrich, Flute, Stewarts Creek Middle
Jocelyn Bullock, Trombone, Central Magnet
Jacob Capistrant, Bari Saxophone, Stewarts Creek Middle
Trevon Collins, Trumpet, Stewarts Creek Middle
Elyse Craven, Alto Saxophone, Stewarts Creek Middle
Mia Finley, Trombone, Stewarts Creek Middle
Emily Fouss, Flute, Stewarts Creek Middle
Rielly Harris, Trombone, Blackman Middle
Elizabeth Henegar, Bb Clarinet, Stewarts Creek Middle
Aidan Thornhill, Horn, Stewarts Creek Middle
Summer Wagner, Bb Clarinet, Oakland Middle
Giovani Williams, Trobome, Stewarts Creek Middle
Seventh and Eighth Grade Silver Band
Ethan Bullock, Bb Clarinet, Rock Springs Middle
Nick Clayton, Bb Clarinet, Rocky Fork Middle
Rebecca Deal, Flute, Siegel Middle
Lauren Glaeser, Bb Clarinet, Stewarts Creek Middle
Isacc Griffis, Percussion, Blackman Middle
Rania Harrold, Trumpet, Rockvale Middle
James Hoffman, Trombone, Smyrna Middle
Jack Lane, Bb Clarinet, Siegel Middle
Faith Maultsby, Bass Clarinet, Stewarts Creek Middle
Kennedi Maxwell, Percussion, Blackman Middle
Grace McMurtry, Bb Clarinet, Stewarts Creek Middle
Mikayla Morrel, Horn, Central Magnet
Karol Olvera, Bb Clarinet, Stewarts Creek Middle
Honoka Omote, Flute, Blackman Middle
Tabitha Sciacca, Bb Clarinet, Christiana Middle
Caden Thompson, Percussion, Stewarts Creek Middle
Natalie Towle, Tuba, Blackman Middle
Alexander Trejo, Bari Saxophone, Rockvale Middle
Alexis Waters, Bb Clarinet, Central Magnet
Ronald Whitmore, Bb Clarinet, Siegel Middle
Seventh and Eighth Grade Band Alternates
Jackson Alford, Percussion, Oakland Middle
Skyler Chaleunsich, Tenor Saxophone, Rockvale Middle
Eli Johnson, Trombone, Oakland Middle
Zachary McBroom, Alto Saxophone, Blackman Middle
Bryant Peden, Alto Saxophone, Stewarts Creek Middle
Chelsea Rife, Flute, Siegel Middle
Zam Sang, Bass Clarinet, LaVergne Middle
Madison Tyndall, Bari Saxophone, Siegel Middle
Jonathan Woodring, Trumpet, Stewarts Creek Middle
Seventh and Eighth Grade Orchestra
Shelby Baltimore, Violin, Thurman Francis Arts Academy
Julianna Brown, Viola, Thurman Francis Arts Academy
Annabella Colon, Violin, Thurman Francis Arts Academy
Anna Elam, Cello, Central Magnet
Cara Hallquist, Violin, Central Magnet
Isabella Kinard, Viola, Central Magnet
Anna Robertson, Viola, Central Magnet
Seventh and Eighth Grade Orchestra Alternates
Alex Perry, Bass, Central Magnet
Salett Salazar, Viola, Thurman Francis Arts Academy
Laurel Thompson, Cello, Thurman Francis Arts Academy
Seventh and Eighth Grade Jazz Band
Rielly Harris, Trombone, Blackman Middle
Asher Humphrey, Drum Set, Stewarts Creek Middle
Hudson Kasberg, Trombone, Blackman Middle
Elijah Pedigo, Trumpet, Oakland Middle
Caleb Smith, Trombone, Oakland Middle
Aidan Thornhill, Bass, Stewarts Creek Middle
Noah Williams, Trumpet, Oakland Middle
Seventh and Eighth Grade Jazz Band Alternates
Nathan Hodge, Bass, Blackman Middle
Rainelli Koumongoye, Trombone, Blackman Middle
Zachary McBroom, Tenor Saxophone, Blackman Middle
Ninth and Tenth Grade Gold Band
* = All-State Status
*Yassin Adams, Bb Clarinet, Stewarts Creek High
Josiah Andersion, Trombone, Oakland High
Elliott Black, Tuba, Riverdale High School
Kayden Barrett, Contra Clarinet, Blackman High
Will Bell, Trombone, Siegel High
*Chandler Currier, Tuba, Stewarts Creek High
*Isaac Dortch, Tuba, Smyrna High
*Evan Dye, Bari Saxophone, Blackman High
Evan Fouss, Percussion, Stewarts Creek High
Hannah Johnson, Flute, Stewarts Creek High
Ivan Kakooza, Bass Clarinet, LaVergne High
*Joshua Kern, Bass Clarinet, Stewarts Creek High
Christopher Lake, Percussion, Stewarts Creek High
Kara Lane, Flute, Siegel High
*Chelsea Liu, Flute, Siegel High
Blake Mackie, Percussion, Stewarts Creek High
*Anderson Oliver, Bb Clarinet, Blackman High
*Xavion Patterson, Bassoon, Stewarts Creek High
Taylor Sanderson, Flute, Stewarts Creek High
*Savannah Schweikert, Trombone, Blackman High
*Emily Sholar, Horn, Smyrna High
*Kylie Shupp, Contra Clarinet, Blackman High
Kiernan Stuppy, Flute, Siegel High
Gracie Thomas, Horn, Oakland High
Ninth and Tenth Grade Silver Band
Kayden Barrett, Bb Clarinet, Blackman High
Sydney Boyce, Bb Clarinet, Stewarts Creek High
Shariah Chanthaboun, Bass Clarinet, Blackman High
Xayvion Davidson, Bassoon, Stewarts Creek High
Allison DeHart, Bb Clarinet, Blackman High
Kyle Endsley, Percussion, Stewarts Creek High
Andrew Foster, Trumpet, Blackman High
Constantia Georgiou, Alto Saxophone, Oakland High
Holland Imes, Trumpet, Siegel High
Ivan Kakooza, Bari Saxophone, LaVergne High
Lena McDaniel, Bb Clarinet, Blackman High
Ruby Neu, Bb Clarinet, Stewarts Creek High
Andrew Oblak, Percussion, Oakland High
Alexa Powers, Trombone, Oakland High
Taylor Redmond, Bb Clarinet, Stewarts Creek High
Logan Sanders, Bari Saxophone, Stewarts Creek High
Sydney Taylor, Bb Clarinet, Central Magnet
Christina Vongsiharath, Bb Clarinet, Blackman High
Jacob Watson, Tuba, Smyrna High
Emma Williams, Flute, Oakland High
Phoeniz Zulueta, Bb Clarinet, Blackman High
Ninth and Tenth Grade Band Alternates
Katherine Beatty, Flute, Stewarts Creek High
Brandon Chanthalavong, Euphonium, Blackman High
Stephen Davis, Alto Saxohpone, Siegel High
Landon Frayser, Tenor Saxophone, Stewarts Creek High
Marion Johnson, Oboe, Riverdale High
Andrew Ledford, Percussion, Stewarts Creek High
Eli Oliver, Trumpet, Oakland High
Lauren Parker, Tuba, Stewarts Creek High
Riley Russell, Bari Saxophone, Riverdale High
Aria Stockton, Bb Clarinet, Riverdale High
Ninth and Tenth Grade Orchestra
Rachel Chan, Viola, Central Magnet
Kaleb Charles, Bass, Central Magnet
Josh Guaz, Violin, Central Magnet
Alex Norwood, Violin, Central Magnet
Michael Sowell, Violin, Central Magnet
Ninth thru Twelfth Grade Jazz Band
Jarrett Allen, Trombone, Oakland High
Chandler Currier, Bass Trombone, Stewarts Creek High
Nicholas Dauerer, Trombone, Stewarts Creek High
Landon Frayser, Tenor Saxophone, Stewarts Creek High
Andy King, Bass, Central Magnet
Blake Yuenger, Guitar, Central Magnet
Ninth thru Twelfth Grade Jazz Band Alternates
Yassin Adams, Tenor Saxophone, Stewarts Creek High
William Trent Jones, Bari Saxophone, Stewarts Creek High
Kevin Mills, Trombone, Stewarts Creek High
Eleventh and Twelfth Grade Gold Band
* = All-State Status
Emma Blackburn, Bb Clarinet, Riverdale High
*Nicholas Dauerer, Trombone, Stewarts Creek High
*Bernard Ekwuazi, Trombone, Blackman High
*Ryan Gagnon, Tuba, Central Magnet
Hannah Gibson, Horn, Siegel High
*Amanda Greene, Bb Clarinet, Stewarts Creek High
Sarah Greenwood, Bb Clarinet, Stewarts Creek High
*Aalia Hanif, Flute, Central Magnet
Daniel Houser, Tuba, Stewarts Creek High
*Matthew Johnson, Bb Clarinet, Riverdale High
Melody Kinney, Flute, Oakland High
*Patrick Kounlavouth, Euphonium, Stewarts Creek High
*Abigail Lane, Contra Clarinet, Siegel High
Josh Narrell, Bb Clarinet, Central Magnet
Daniel Norton, Horn, Riverdale High
Katherine Parsons, Flute, Stewarts Creek High
Italee Philon, Flute, Blackman High
*Leah Piccirillo, Oboe, Siegel High
*Savannah Shaver, Bb Clarinet, Siegel High
Kendall Smith, Horn, Smyrna High
Will Strickland, Trumpet, Stewarts Creek High
*Josef Viramontes, Bari Saxophone, Riverdale High
Audrey Wakefield, Euphonium, Oakland High
*Daniel Wendt, Bass Clarinet, Central Magnet
Eleventh and Twelfth Grade Silver Band
Dominic Castorino, Horn, Siegel High
Alex Childs, Alto Saxophone, Oakland High
Morgan Corley, Horn, Blackman High
Katie Craven, Flute, Stewarts Creek High
Logan Decker, Alto Saxophone, Blackman High
Jordan Ezzell, Trombone, Stewarts Creek High
Donavon Hamlett, Trumpet, Oakland High
Stephanie Hensley, Euphonium, Central Magnet
Taya Johnson, Contra Clarinet, Siegel High
Matthew Kermick, Trombone, Riverdale High
Zach Martinez, Trumpet, Siegel High
Mya McGovern, Percussion, Blackman High
Kevin Mills, Trombone, Stewarts Creek High
William Slade Moore, Percussion, Stewarts Creek High
Anne Nguyen, Bb Clarinet, Oakland High
Amy Okafor, Bb Clarinet, Blackman High
Francisco Parker, Trumpet, Oakland High
Mario Shaw, Percussion, Stewarts Creek High
Lillian Smith, Bb Clarinet, Blackman High
Sydney Staines, Bb Clarinet, Central Magnet
Callie Taylor, Bb Clarinet, Siegel High
Eleventh and Twelfth Grade Band Alternates
Joshua Briggs, Tenor Saxophone, Siegel High
Perri Farrington, Tenor Saxophone, Blackman High
William Trent Jones, Bari Saxophone, Stewarts Creek High
Brett Mackie, Percussion, Stewarts Creek High
Michael Scharf, Trombone, Central Magnet
Jenny Vargas, Bb Clarinet, Smyrna High
Sara Williams, Flute, Stewarts Creek High
Eleventh and Twelfth Grade Orchestra
* = All-State Status
Will Henderson, Viola, Central Magnet
*Emily Jenkins, Cello, Central Magnet
John Kelley, Violin, Central Magnet
Sophia Kennan, Cello, Central Magnet
Madelyn Mansfield, Violin, Central Magnet
Isabella Reish, Violin, Central Magnet
*Mamie Sevier, Violin, Central Magnet