Seventeen members of the Mount Pleasant High School Goin’ Gold Band were named to the High School All-Region Band after auditions on December 8 at North Lamar High School in Paris. Six of the seventeen have qualified for Area auditions.

Advancing to Area auditions are Nephtali Gonzalez (1st chair Contra-Bass Clarinet), Andrew Perez (1st chair Bb Clarinet), Shpat Zeqaj (3rd chair Oboe), Jose Fuentes (3rd chair Bb Clarinet), Adriel Bagsic (4th chair Trumpet), and Luke Thurman (3rd chair Percussion).

Also selected for the High School All-Region Band were Bryan Garcia (4th chair Piccolo), Araceli Solis (9th chair Bb Clarinet), Zoe Newman (4th chair Alto Saxophone), Julian Chancellor (6th chair Alto Saxophone), Christopher Sorto (9th chair Bb Clarinet), Eli Hernandez (4th chair Tenor Saxophone), and Orion Senence (6th chair Trumpet), Oscar Castellanos (5th chair Trombone), Angel Farias (3rd chair Euphonium), Bruno Deleon (4th chair Euphonium), Andy Carrillo (9th chair Percussion).

The selected members will participate in the All-Region clinic and concert on January 19-20 in the Mount Pleasant High School Performing Arts Complex. Area auditions will take place on January 6 at Plano Senior High School.

Photo: MPHS members of the All-Region Band

1st row (L to R) Bryan Garcia, Jose Fuentes, Christopher Sorto, Araceli Solis, Shpat Zeqaj

2nd row (L to R) Julian Chancellor, Zoe Newman, Eli Hernandez, Andrew Perez, Nephtali Gonzalez

3rd row (L to R) Adriel Bagsic, Orion Senence, Bruno Deleon, Angel Farias, Oscar Castellanos

4th row (L to R) Andy Carrillo, Luke Thurman