All-State Honors Band 2007
Congratulations to Emilie Chen ('11)
who was selected to the All-State Honors
Band!
The Performance Weekend - April 27-29, 2007
Public, Private, or Home-schooled students from throughout NC who auditioned for and were selected to the All-State Honors Band participated in the performance weekend at UNC-CH. Music was mailed to students a week before the event so they could practice on their own. After only 2 days of rehearsals together with nationally recognized conductors, the students presented a spectacular concert on Sunday afternoon. Details are below.
| MS All-State Honors Band |
|
Dr. Charles Menghini, conductor (VanderCook College of Music - Chicago, IL) |
The Auditions - Saturday, March 3, 2007
Public, Private, or Home-schooled students who earned one of the top chairs in their District Band were eligible to audition for All-State. The audition consisted of learning a very challenging solo piece, memorizing and playing 6 or 7 major scales with arpeggios, and also sight-reading a piece of music students had never seen.
18 Cary Academy Band students have been selected to All-State Honors Band since 1999, when David Johnson and Jordan Mitchell were the first to earn the honor.
2007 Audition Results
| First Name | Last Name | Instrument | Grade | Result |
| Chen | Emilie | Clarinet | 8 | 1st chair Middle School All-State Honors Band |
Explanation of Results
Students listed as "... chair" were selected to a band. 1st chair is the top scoring player on a specific instrument.
The High School All-State Honors Band is comprised of the highest scoring 9th-10th grade players on each instrument. The Middle School All-State Honors Band is comprised of the highest scoring 6th-8th grade players on each instrument. 4 out of 12 MS Alto Saxophones who auditioned were selected and 20 out of 36 HS Clarinets who auditioned were selected.
Students selected will participate in the All-State Honors Band Weekend, April 21-23 at UNCG in Greensboro, NC. After less than 3 days of rehearsal, they will perform a truly inspiring concert Sunday afternoon.