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Congratulations to the following Killian Middle School Band students who successfully auditioned and were selected for the 2020-2021 Lewisville ISD All-District Honor Bands.
Nearly 600 students from all 15 LISD Middle Schools auditioned and competed for only a handful of spots in one of three elite ensembles. Students were required to play major scales, their full chromatic scale, two prepared etudes, and sight-reading. Percussion students were required to play a snare and mallet etude along with two sight-readings.
Killian had 46 students make the All-District band this year! Additionally, we had seven students earn the highest score in their instrument section and therefore were awarded first chair.
Congratulations to the following students:
Flute
Evani Patil
Mackenzie Killian
Shasa Shrestha
Samantha Martin
Emily Searles
Oboe
Callie Clay*
Cara Shen
Clarinet
Stella Suvalian*
Juliet Baradell
Kaylee Kline
Axel Angelot
Bass Clarinet
Avika Kapil*
Olivia Rainwater
Bassoon
Reyna Daniels
Alto Saxophone
Gideon Etufugh
Aidan Park
Shruti Jayakumar
Tenor Saxophone
Siddharth Tripathi
Baritone Saxophone
Kailena Preston
Trumpet
Colston Groves*
Veer Udani
Alexandra Rice
Isabella Saez
Nidhi Vankawala
Nigel Gudgeon
Audrey Wilson
Ethan Aujin Han
French Horn
Sara Gibler
Kira Vorhaben
Lena Cho
Maggie Du
Brooklynn Lightfoot
Trombone
Bogdan Slavu
Thomas Araya
Yuvaan Rallapally
Jacob Tran
Connor Durrant
Euphonium
Beckett Slavin*
Joel Chang
Tuba
Justin Raymundo*
Grady Passmore
Anthony Pagan
Percussion
Yunseok Jang*
Elijah Varghese
James Chang
Colin Enger
* denotes 1st chair player / students are listed in rank order
Bravo to all the students for working so hard and to Mr. Trevor Ousey and Ms. Jenna Lenhard for their commitment to the program. Additionally, the Killian Middle School band appreciates the support and teaching from Mr. Zach Houston and the team of private lesson instructors for their help and support along the way.
These students will join the other Honor Band members from around the region and participate in the LISD All-District Honor Band clinic and concert in November 2021.