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. Brian Doyle
Director of Bands
State University of New York - Potsdam

 

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. 

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 Middle School All-State Honors Band is comprised of the highest scoring 6th-8th  grade players on each instrument.  20 out of 36 HS Clarinets who auditioned were selected.

Students selected will participate in the All-State Honors Band Weekend, April 27-29 at UNC-CH in Chapel Hill, NC.  After less than 3 days of rehearsal, they will perform a truly inspiring concert Sunday afternoon.

 

Past Results

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.  

All-State Honors Band 2006

All-State Honors Band 2005