Big Spring High School Marching/Honor Band 2005/2006 9th Grade

Band started this year with two-a-days for marching on August 1. Two-a-days lasted for two weeks and overlapped volleyball two-a-days for part of that time. The 2004/2005 honors band qualified to go to Carnegie Hall by sending in their 2004 UIL performance CD and being selected to perform. The band will be going to New York in early June 2006 to perform. Because of the amount of money required for the New York trip, Band Booster fund raisers began early, in mid-summer before school started. We did bake sales, a car wash, had a booth at Pops in the Park, and had a booth at Funtastic Fourth. During the school year there were several more fund raisers. We sold discount cards, cookie dough, chrysanthemums, tickets to an "Air Extreme" play day, developed and sold a cookbook, had Coke Truck sales, sold wrought iron crosses, poinsetias, etc...... When sectionals started this year Andrea made 8th chair. She moved up to 7th chair for a week and then went back down to 8th. On November 28 Andrea placed 2nd out of 11 at All Region auditions in Andrews and qualified for Area competition, which means she will letter in band this year. On December 15 the band had their Christmas Concert. On January 7 area qualifiers went to Odessa Permian for 4A Area I competition and Andrea placed 13th out of 19 flutes but finished first among Big Spring flutes that qualified for area competition. After Area competition the band was split up into three different bands. Andrea made first chair in 2nd band. A week or two later she was moved up to 5th chair in 1st band (Honor/Varsity Band). The Region VI Texas Music Educators Association High School AAAA All-Region Band Concert was held on January 28. The Junior High All-Region band played at 5:00pm and the High School played at about 5:30pm. On Saturday, February 11th Andrea, DeAnna Carlisle, Meredith Fillingim and Mellissa Franco performed at Solo & Ensemble competition in Monahans. They played Sonatina Giocosa by McKay and received a score of '1'. Because of the trip to Carnegie Hall this year they didn't compete at state even though they qualified. On April 10th the three bands went to Odessa to compete in Concert and Sight Reading. The varsity (honor) band received straight 1's in both concert and sight reading. They also won Sweepstakes. At noon on April 27th the honors band played at St. Mary's in their Eastertide concert series. On Sunday, May 21st, at 3:00 the honors band played their Carnegie Hall program at First Baptist Church. All day Monday, May 22nd, the honor band played at the municipal auditorium for the elementary schools. June 4 through June 8 the band went to New York to play at Carnegie Hall.

Performances and Competitions This Year Included: Pep Rallies: Football Games: The band played at all varsity football games except for one game in San Angelo. This was because of a double marching contest scheduled the next day in Midland and then in Denver City. The band played at two playoff games, one held in Lubbock at Lowry field and the other in El Paso. Andrea didn't make the El Paso game because of a basketball tournament in Midland that day. Marching Contests: October 1, 2005 - Tall City and Tumbleweed Classic marching contests 6:30am - Left band parking lot. 8:45am - Tall City Marching Contest in Midland (Scored 147, Division I) Drove to Odessa to eat at Mr Gatti's and then drove on to Denver City. 5:00pm - Marched in first round of the Tumbleweed Classic XVI (Placed 4th out of 21 bands) 9:00pm - Marched in the final round (Placed 4th out of the 7 bands in finals, Division I) 10:00pm - Awards Ceremony       1st runner up in AAAA       3rd runner up overall 10:30pm - Left Denver City 1:30am - Arrived at band parking lot. October 22, 2005 - Region 6 UIL Marching Contest at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa Received straight 1's, Division I October 29, 2005 - Area "A" Marching Contest Lowry Field in Lubbock 7:00am - Band Parents got to band hall to decorate outside for the students 8:45am - Left band hall in charter busses 11:00am - Ate lunch at Lubbock High band hall 12:00pm - Went to L.H. practice field and practiced for a while 3:30pm - Marched in prelims 6:00pm - Got results (finished tied for 7th and lost tie-breaker)          Only 7 bands went to the finals 8:00pm - Stayed on busses or watched teams in the finals 10:30pm - Left for Big Spring 12:30am - Arrived at band parking lot, unloaded busses and went home All-Region Band Audition: On November 28th the band had auditions in Andrews for the All-Region Band. Andrea finished second chair out of 11 flutes. 2005 Christmas Concert: On December 15th the band performed their Christmas Concert. The pieces they played included: Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson Christmas Variants (Based on O Come, O come, Emmanuel) - Arr. Del Borgo Jingle Bells / Jolly Old St. Nick - Arr. Bocook Carol of the Bells - Leontovich / Wilhousky Ukrainian Christmas Carol - Arr. Balent Christmas Sing-A-Long - Arr. Ployhar Hark! The Herald Angels Sing O Come, All Ye Faithful Deck The Halls Silent Night The First Noel Joy To The World We Wish You A Merry Christmas 2005 Big Spring High School Marching Show In Caelum Fero Pegesus Zarabanda Palladio Area Band Audition: On January 7th the band had auditions at Odessa Permian for Area. Andrea finished 13th chair out of 19 flutes. Region VI Texas Music Educators Association 2005 - 2006 High School AAAA - All-Region Band On January 28 the All-Region band performed their concert. The pieces they played were: Cenotapbography - Tucker Resting in the Peace of His Hands - Gibson Who's Who In Navy Blue - Sousa Havendance - Holsinger Solo and Ensemble: On February 11 we left the band parking lot at 6:30am and went to Monahans Junior High to perform at Solo and Ensemble. Andrea played in one ensemble with Deanna Carlisle, Meredith Fillingim and Mellissa Franco. They performed Sonatina Giocosa by McKay and received a score of '1'. Concert and Sight Reading: On April 10 the 3 bands went to Odessa and competed in U.I.L. concert and sight reading. Brenda and I were in Oklahoma City at a business meeting. I'm not sure what pieces they played. The varsity band received straight 1's in both concert and sight reading and got 'Sweepstakes'. Eastertide Offerings - Concert I; St. Mary's Episcopal Church On April 27 at noon the honor band played in a concert series hosted by St. Mary's. They played: Aguero Paso-doble - Jose Franco Variations on "America" - Charles Ives/William Schuman/William Rhoads Incantation and Dance - John Barnes Chance Carnegie Hall Program Preview - First Baptist Church On May 21 at 3:00pm the honor band played their Carnegie Hall concert program at First Baptist Church. They played: The Star Spangled Banner* - John Williams Aguero* - Jose Franco Variations on "America"* - Ives/Schuman/Rhoads Incantation and Dance* - John Barnes Chance Thematic Variations on Dona Nobis Pacem* - James Sudduth A Copeland Tribute - Copeland/Grundman    Appalachian Spring    Fanfare for the Common Man    Rodeo    Symphony No. 3 The March From "1941" - John Williams * Denotes Carnegie Hall Performance Selection On May 22 the band played for several elementary schools at the Big Spring Auditorium Carnegie Hall / New York Trip June 4 Left Big Spring High School Band parking lot at about 1:30am. Arrived at DFW airport at about 7:30am. Ate breakfast at the airport and caught our flight to LaGuardia at about 9:00am. Arrived at LAG airport at about 1:00pm collected our luggage and went to the hotel (Park Central New York). Had to wait until 4:30 for our rooms to be ready so our group went on a short walk. After our walk we checked into our rooms and then went to Planet Hollywood for supper. After that we went to the Empire State Building. It took over an hour to go up. It was raining when we got there so we didn't stay outside very long. It then took about 30 or 40 minutes to get back downstairs. June 5 Got up early and ate the carry out breakfast provided by the band boosters through the hotel.

Combined Symphonic Band Members

FLUTE Jerilyn Bermea, Caitlin Carlisle, DeAnna Carlisle, Miranda Cassidy, Christale Chapa, Andrea Claxton, Amanda Deanda *, Brittany Dominguez, Brooke Felts, Monica Fierro *, Meredith Fillingim, Mellissa Franco, Macee Gonzales, Christina Helsley, Jo Ledesma, Cheyenne Lesser *, Catherine Leubner, Natalie Lozano, Morgan Metcalf, Meredith Nieto, Jessica Olivas, John Pena, Holly Platte *, Stephanie Ramirez *, Rebecca Rawls, Bianca Rivera, Traci Rodriguez, Esther Tobar *, Antonette Tubera, Crystal Ward, Natasha Yanez OBOE Hollie Biemeret *, Meagan Smith, Kelly Wingert BASSOON Simon Hilario, Whitney Weir CLARINET Sophia Acosta *, Sarah Babcock, Alicia Bess, Mylia Black, Malle Carrasco, Megan Carrillo, Olivia Castillo, Sara Davila, Amaris Diaz *, Chelse Franco *, Antoinette Garcia, Dominique Green, Cortney Heinis, Brittany Huckabee, Veronica Landin, Rochelle McMeans, Chelsy Nanny, Kaylea Pope *, Jacklyn Porras, Brittany Smith BASS CLARINET Jessica Bravo *, Heather Gentry, Geoffrey Treece, Kori Yanez CONTRA BASS CLARINET Paul Diaz ALTO SAXOPHONE Dianna Barraza, James Bowen, Shane Bowles, Carlos Diaz, Alejandra Garcia, Ariel Johnson, Angel Martinez, Oscar Natividad, Briana Rodriguez, Jared Sanchez, Brandon Stowers TENOR SAXOPHONE Scott Frankhauser, Jose Ramirez, Amger Sleight * BARI SAXOPHONE Jessie Berry, Lloyd Morgan TRUMPET Kristen Brown, Braden Burchett, Matthew Carrillo, Clarissa Carrisalez, Ruben Cervantes, Lance Fitzgibbons, Joel Flores, Sergio Gatica, Delbert Green, Joey Herrera, Daniel Mendoza, Simon Munoz, Justin Olague, Royce Perez, Justin Ramirez, Anthony Riddoe, Bridgette Rodriguez, Raymon Rodriguez, Nick Sosa, Jennifer-Rae Vincent, Todd Wooldridge HORN Brittany Galloway, Emily Hanes, Brionna Palmer, Callie Partee, Alyssa Rains, Kristen Richard, Marshall Vanpelt, Samantha Whitehead, Brent Yater TROMBONE Bryan Chavez, Desmond Garcia, Ryan Harris, Amanda Higgins, Megan Hilario, Mark Iturralde, Mitchell Lowery, Larry Luna, Jacob Martinez, Joey Rios, Mallory Smith BARITONE Samantha Arellano, Matt Gonzales, Jonathan Nieto, Monica Rocha, Edward Vasquez, Andy Whittenburg, Heath Wilkerson TUBA Blaze Carroll, Justin Franco, Jonathan McMeans, Nick Mendez, Ricky Nunez, Logan Pierce, Johnny Williams STRING BASS Oralia Holland PERCUSSION Chanel Burger, Cody Carnes, Kalen Digby, Ricky Dominguez, Laura Garcia, Joshua Harris, Brandi Herrera, Isaac Martinez, Evan Nabors, Nick Narbaiz, Roxxanne Ortiz *, Milo Romero, Nick Romero, Nick Ross, Eric Welch, Jared Wilkerson, Chris Wilson * COLORGUARD Niccolette Aguero, Vanessa Basurto, Ashley Castillo, Kendra Dutchover, Brittany Farmer, Adela Garfias, Tristen Jenkins, Lorissa Rodriguez, Princess Trevino BAND OFFICERS      Drum Majors: DeAnna Carlisle, Meredith Fillingim and Kristen Richard      Colorguard Captains: Vanessa Basurto, Jessica Bravo, Monica Fierro and Amber Sleight SECTION LEADERS      Flute - Meredith Fillingim      Clarinet - Rochelle McMeans and Whitney Wier      Saxophone - Jared Sanchez      Cornet - Braden Burchett and A. J. Riddle      Horn - Alyssa Rains      Low Brass - Mitchell Lowery      Percussion/Tenors - Cody Carnes      Snare/Cym. - Nick Ross      Bass Drum - Paul Diaz      Mallets - Meagan Smith      Uniform Captains - Oralia Holland, Morgan Metcalf and Samantha Whitehead Band Sweetheart - Jessica Bravo (Homecoming Queen) Band Beau - Paul Diaz (Homecoming King)

Honor Band Members

FLUTE DeAnna Carlisle, Miranda Cassidy, Andrea Claxton, Meredith Fillingim, Crystal Ward OBOE Meagan Smith, Kelly Wingert BASSOON Simon Hilario, Whitney Weir CLARINET Malle Carrasco, Olivia Castillo, Cortney Heinis, Rochelle McMeans, Jacklyn Porras BASS CLARINET Jessica Bravo, Heather Gentry CONTRA BASS CLARINET Paul Diaz ALTO SAXOPHONE James Bowen, Oscar Natividad, Jared Sanchez TENOR SAXOPHONE Scott Frankhauser BARITONE SAXOPHONE Jessie Berry CORNET Braden Burchett, Royce Perez, Anthony Riddle, Bridgette Rodriguez, Todd Woolridge HORN Brittany Galloway, Alyssa Rains, Kristen Richard, Samantha Whitehead TROMBONE Ryan Harris, Mark Iturralde, Mitchell Lowery, Jacob Martinez BARITONE Edward Vasquez, Andy Whittenburg TUBA Blaze Carroll, Ricky Nunez BASS Oralia Holland PERCUSSION Cody Carnes, Joshua Harris, Brandi Herrera, Nick Ross, Eric Welch

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