Dragon Band Success!!

Feb 12, 2018

February 10, 2018, 133 Soloists and 7 Small Ensembles from the Dragon Band competed in the UIL Region 26 Solo and Ensemble Contest held at Hendrickson High School. The whole day was full of great performances! Of the 140 entries, 33 soloists and 6 ensembles advanced to the UIL Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest to be held in late May.

Please congratulate these students on their efforts!

Class 1 Soloists Earning First Division Ratings *=State

Ashlynn Althaus, Flute
Zane Corbiere, Flute
Brianna Del Pozzo, Flute *
Srishaan Iyengar, Flute
Rebecca Lee, Flute *
Ashley MacLean, Flute
Jacey May, Flute
Kaylee Pascarella, Flute *
Mia Rodriguez, Flute *
Aidan Smoot, Flute *
Ashley Springer, Flute *
Reymond Wong, Flute
Anna Zverina, Flute *
Sofia Barbarena, Oboe
Charlie Bass, Oboe
Nick Brown, Oboe
Josie Linson, Oboe
Sugam Arora, Clarinet
Logan Brandvold, Clarinet
Yehjin Chun, Clarinet
Aliyah Gamble, Clarinet
Leah Gonzales, Clarinet
Sriraman Iyengar, Clarinet *
Siddharth Iyer, Bass Clarinet *
Devin Gonzales, Bass Clarinet
Kathryn Giordano, Bass Clarinet
Emma Mishler, Clarinet
Erin Shull, Clarinet
Justin Smith, Clarinet
Sam Spidle, Clarinet *
Jason Wang, Clarinet
Parker Bell, Saxophone
Meredith Mattei, Saxophone
Abbey Todd, Saxophone
Nikit Valmike, Saxophone *
Mattie Calhoun, Trumpet
Adam Colvin, Trumpet
Parker Craig, Trumpet
Gavin Hatcher, Trumpet
Sean Kruk, Trumpet
Jonathan Parsons, Trumpet
Luke Rieger, Trumpet *
Xander Shoepe, Trumpet
Blake Collins, Horn
Jacob Duffer, Horn
Dane Moak, Horn
Chase Beaumariage, Trombone
Ben Chafin, Trombone
Chris Odell, Trombone
Anthony Faulkner, Euphonium *
Jubey Garza, Euphonium
Andrew Ragland, Euphonium *
Jackson Welsh, Euphonium
Katelynn Blando, Tuba
Christian Garcia, Tuba
Boston Janisheck, Tuba
Andrew Avery, Percussion *
Brandon Bowen, Percussion *
Allen Feng, Percussion
Eli Jagnow, Percussion
Carson Jones, Percussion
Elliot Lee, Percussion *
Cooper Leusch, Percussion *
Courtney Cantrell, Percussion *
Christian Aceves, Percussion *
Alexis Bessner, Percussion *
Miles Crain, Percussion *
Melia Fox, Percussion *
Neal Gajjar, Percussion
Ethan Gonzales, Percussion *
Ayden Machajewski, Percussion *
Parker Meek, Percussion *
Diego Nieto, Percussion
Ethan Pav, Percussion *
Tyler Pav, Percussion *
Joey Popke, Percussion *
Sam Shipman, Percussion *
Nathaniel Stansbury, Percussion *
Christian Tiger, Percussion *
Jaxon Zwerneman, Percussion *

Class 1 Ensembles Earning First Division Ratings *=State

Brianna Del Pozzo, Rebecca Lee, Kaylee Pascarella, Flutes *
Shrishaan Iyengar, Ashley MacLean, Kaylee Pascarella, Flutes *
Alice Acosta De La Cruz, Brittany Norris, Aidan Smoot, Anna Zverina, Flutes *
Parker Bell, Brandon Marquez, Meredith Mattei, Marcus Origenes, Saxophones *
Josh Avery, Alex Deller, Ashton Landt, Daniel Snover, Trombones *
Zach Bixler, Christan Garcia, Tubas and Elizabeth Clements, Major Hansen, Euphoniums *

Class 1 Ensemble Earning a Second Division Rating

Jared Hunter, Evan Niswanger, Jacob Stone, Trombones

Class 2 Soloists Earning First Division Ratings

Claire Chen, Flute
Olivia Crawford, Flute
Mia Morris, Flute
Hannah Tran, Flute
Anna Abarro, Clarinet
Natalie Neidig, Trumpet
Molly Mishler, Horn
Amanda Stites, Horn
Hayden Zahler, Horn
Carson Kelso, Trombone
Kevin White, Euphonium
Travis Frear, Percussion
Christina Yee, Percussion

Class 1 Soloists Earning Second Division Ratings

Alice Acosta De La Cruz, Flute
Claire Geiger, Flute
Brynna Justice, Flute
Wendy Storms, Flute
Julia Yeager, Flute
Calvin Zwilling, Oboe
Jarad Higdon, Clarinet
Cosme Mascarenas, Bass Clarinet
Khoa Nguyen, Clarinet
Ashley Parker, Clarinet
Kyler Best, Saxophone
Caleb Mancillas, Saxophone
Kartik, Vudayagiri, Saxophone
Matthew Zipperer, Saxophone
Marcus Origenes, Saxophone
Samantha Jarvis, Trumpet
Alex Peeples, Trumpet
Sawyer Clark, Horn
Geoffrey Daniels, Trombone
Caden Elizalde, Trombone
Margaret Schwab, Tuba
Brandon Thomas, Tuba
Max Pozar, Percussion

Class 1 Soloists Earning a Third Division Rating

Chantel Barnes, Flute
Brody Harrell, Trombone

Class 2 Soloists Earning a Second Division Rating

Tyra Collier, Flute
Jerrin Duty, Flute
Allie Terrell, Oboe
Matthew Gee, Clarinet
Julian Harrison, Clarinet
Miles Harrison, Clarinet
Varun Vattikonda, Clarinet
Jonathan Norton, Clarinet
Ethan Ortiz, Bass Clarinet
Trevor Baese, Euphonium
Aneesh Chaka, Euphonium
Braden Belser, Percussion
Matthew Parish, Percussion

Class 2 Soloist Earning a Third Division Rating

Willy Kim, Flute

Class 3 Soloist Earning a Second Division Rating

Ewan MacInnis, Bass Clarinet