The following BHS Band students participated in the Western District Honor Band auditions at Tuscola High School on Thursday, January 21st and earned a position in the 2023 Western District High School Honor Bands.
11th-12th Grade Senior Honors Band
Val Butler - 3rd chair - Bass Clarinet
Brayden Grosvenor - 5th chair - Trombone
Trevor Long - 1st chair - Tuba
9th-10th Grade Honors Band
David Bohn - 6th chair - Trombone
Tori Brown - 7th chair - French Horn
Mya Parlier - 2nd chair - Clarinet
Naomi Taylor - 5th chair - Flute
These students competed against hundreds of students from 15 Western North Carolina counties for a spot in the high school level bands. They were scored based on their performance of scales, sight reading, and a solo performance.
These students will travel to Western Carolina University February 10th -11th to rehearse with Dr. C. David Ragesdale, the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Athens State University in Alabama and Dr. Dominic Talanca, Director of Bands at UNC-Wilmington. They will perform a concert at the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center on the campus of WCU Saturday, February 11th at 3:30 PM. The concert is open to the public and free of charge.
A special congratulations to Trevor Long and Mya Parlier for scoring high enough to advance to the North Carolina All-State Auditions on March 4th at Atkins High School in Winston-Salem.