All-District Bands 2008
Congratulations to:
Alex Ade ('13),
Ryan Cinoman ('12), and Alex Coeytaux ('12)
who were selected to the 2008 All-District Band!
All-District Band Archive page
The Auditions
January 5, 2007
Southwest Guilford High School - High Point, NC
Public, Private, or Home-schooled students from Central NC were eligible to audition for All-District Band. The audition consisted of learning a very challenging solo piece, memorizing and playing 7 or 8 major scales with arpeggios, and also sight-reading a piece of music students had never seen.
The Central District (one of six NC Districts) runs basically from Wake County to Guilford County (Greensboro/High Point) and represents hundreds of public and private middle or high schools and tens of thousands of band students. Simply by preparing for and performing the audition, students have set themselves in the top 5-10% of students in the District who play the same instrument, regardless of whether or not they have been selected to be in a band.
This year Cary Academy placed 3 students in one of the All-District Bands - 3 middle school students. 74 Cary Academy Band students have been selected to All-District Band since 1998, when David Johnson was the first to earn the honor. There has been at least one Cary Academy student selected to an All-District Band each of the past 11 years. See the All-District Band Archive page for a complete list of Cary Academy Students who have been selected to an All-District Band from 1998 - present.
2008 Audition Results
| First Name | Last Name | Instrument | Level | Grade | Result |
| Austin | Crockett | Trumpet | HS | 10 | Placed among top 15 10th grade Trumpets |
| Melissa | Geiss | Flute | HS | 10 | Placed among top 15 10th grade Flutes |
| Mike | McCord | Bari. Sax | HS | 10 | Placed among top 5 10th grade Bari. Saxes |
| Alex | Ade | Snare Drum | MS | 7 | 4th chair concert band (top 8 MS snare drums) |
| Joe | Calder | Alto Sax | MS | 8 | Placed among top 35 MS alto saxes |
| Ryan | Cinoman | Oboe | MS | 8 | 1st chair concert band, (top 3 MS oboes) |
| Alex | Coeytaux | Alto Sax | MS | 8 | 3rd Chair Symphonic Band, (top 3 MS Alto Saxes) |
| Gerry | Cuomo | Snare Drum | MS | 7 | Placed among top 20 MS snare drums |
| Laura | James | Flute | MS | 8 | 1st Alternate ( top 21 MS flutes) |
| Jen | Kenyon | Bassoon | MS | 7 | 1st Alternate ( top 5 MS bassoons) |
| Nupur | Khadilkar | Oboe | MS | 7 | Placed among top 20 MS oboes |
| Patrick | Lambert | Clarinet | MS | 7 | Placed among top 75 MS clarinets, better scales scores than some who made the band! |
| Daniel | Orol | Trumpet | MS | 7 | Placed among top 40 MS trumpets |
| Matt | Williams | Snare Drum | MS | 8 | Placed among top 30 MS snare drums |
Explanation of Results
Students listed as "... chair" were selected to a band. 1st chair is the top scoring player on a specific instrument. Students listed as "... Alternate" barely missed being selected to a band but may have a chance to participate if someone ahead of them is unable to participate for some reason. Students listed as "placed among" were not selected to a band. "Placed among" results are compared to other students in the same grade who play the same instrument.
The Middle School (MS) Symphonic Band is comprised of the highest scoring 6th-8th grade players on each instrument. The MS Concert Band is comprised of the next highest scoring 6th-8th grade players on each instrument. Anywhere from 1 to 20 students per instrument are selected to each band, depending on the the instrument. Students selected to one of the MS All-District Bands will participate in the performance weekend, February 1-2 at Asheboro HS in Asheboro, NC. After less than 2 days of rehearsal, they will perform a fantastic concert Saturday afternoon.
The High School (HS) 9-10 Wind Ensemble is comprised of the highest scoring 9th-10th grade players on each instrument. The HS 9-12 Symphonic Band is comprised of the next highest scoring 9th-12th grade players on each instrument, regardless of grade. Anywhere from 1 to 20 students per instrument are selected to each band, depending on the the instrument. Students selected to one of the HS All-District Bands will participate in the performance weekend, January 25-26 at UNC in Chapel Hill, NC. After less than 2 days of rehearsal, they will perform a truly inspiring concert Saturday evening.