Fifteen Mount Pleasant Junior High School band students have qualified for the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Region IV Middle School All-Region Band. Eleven students earned chairs in the Symphonic Band and four in the Concert Band.<\/p>\n
Four students earned 1st chair, essentially 1st place in their category, in the Symphonic Band: Shpat Zeqaj on Oboe, Luke Muskrat on Bassoon, Suhey Lopez on Alto Saxophone, and De\u2019Andre Galloway on French Horn. This is the second year for Zeqaj to earn 1st chair honors in the Symphonic Band.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am so proud of all the MPJH students who auditioned for the All-Region bands,\u201d said MPJHS Band Director Karen Luckett. \u201cWe took 21 students to Sulphur Springs Middle School for the auditions. Out of those 21 students, 15 of them earned chairs in the All-Region bands, which is 71%! All of these students put in an extensive amount of time and effort to prepare for these auditions. We have been preparing for them since the second day of school. I congratulate all of these students whether they made the All-Region bands or not.\u201d<\/p>\n
Students who qualified for the All-Region Bands include:<\/p>\n
Oboe Symphonic Band: Shpat Zeqaj, 1st chair
\nBassoon Symphonic Band: Luke Muskrat, 1st chair
\nBb Clarinet Symphonic Band: Andrew Perez, 2nd chair; Jose Fuentes, 5th chair
\nBb Clarinet Concert Band: Christopher Sorto, 2nd chair; Jazlynn Juarez, 12th chair
\nAlto Saxophone Symphonic Band: Suhey Lopez, 1st chair
\nTrumpet Symphonic Band: Orion Senence, 3rd chair; Clinton Debord, 4th chair; Joel Palacios, 10th chair
\nFrench Horn Symphonic Band: DeAndre Galloway, 1st chair; Cesar Gonzalez, 2nd chair; Fernando Robles, 6th chair
\nPercussion Concert Band: Luke Thurman, 3rd chair; Hector Rocha, 8th chair<\/p>\n
The 15 Mount Pleasant Junior High All-Region Band members, along with those who made the High School All-Region Jazz band and Freshman All-Region band will perform in the TMEA Region IV Middle School\/Freshman\/Jazz Clinic & Concert on Saturday, December 14 at Paris Junior High School in Paris, Texas.<\/p>\n
Pictured: The MPJHS All-Region Band members.<\/p>\n
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