Band Department Sends 10 Students to All-State Tryouts
October 27, 2014
by Christin Hitz
On Saturday, Oct. 25, the AHS band department sent 10 band members to Harlan Community High School to tryout for the All-State Music Festival.
Jarrod O’Donnell said that there will be around 250 band members. “It will be an event with lots of fun for the students, but the day will be very long. In some cases, they have to wait a long time because of the recalls.” He said that means that they will be “stressed but happy in the end.”
The candidates for All-State received their music they had to present in July or August. They had been preparing the pieces of music since then, and had also been working on their major skills.
“The kids put in lots of hard work. Some of them will be upset, but in the end it will make them better musicians,” said O’Donnell.
The following students represented AHS at All-State tryouts for band:
Riley Seufert – Flute
Emily Yager – Clarinet
Rebekah Hallman – Clarinet
Sidney Gifford – Alto Clarinet
Katie Darrow – Alto Sax
Tim Davidson – Alto Sax
Nadia Somers – French Horn
Seth Schulte – Trombone
Josh McLean – Baritone
Miranda Chipman – Percussion