Congratulations to the following High School students who auditioned for the Region VIII High All-Region Jazz Band. Auditions took place at Kimmons Middle School in Fort Smith, Arkansas on November 8th, 2022.
The All-Region Jazz Concert will take place on January 28th, 2023 at the Van Buren Performing Arts Center in Van Buren, Arkansas.
Names with an Asterisk beside them indicate that the student qualified for All-State Auditions in Jazz Band. All-State Auditions will take place February 3rd-4th at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas.
Alto Saxophone
1st Band 1st Chair Yzelle Leon* Van Buren HS
1st Band 2nd Chair Eric Brewer* FS Northside HS
2nd Band 1st Chair Evan Hoffman Greenwood HS
2nd Band 2nd Chair Blake Paleyo Greenwood HS
1st Alternate Carter Cossey Mena HS
Tenor Saxophone
1st Band 1st Chair Eric Holmes* Greenwood HS
1st Band 2nd Chair Clay Harris* Van Buren HS
2nd Band 1st Chair Juan Martinez Gonzalez FS Northside HS
2nd Band 2nd Chair Donald Dang FS Northside HS
1st Alternate Clayton Loftin Booneville HS
2nd Alternate Christian Avarez Greenwood HS
Baritone Saxophone
1st Band 1st Chair Alejandro Sanchez* Van Buren HS
2nd Band 1st Chair Adolfo Hernandez FS Southside HS
Trumpet
1st Band 1st Chair Jacob Thompson* Ozark HS
1st Band 2nd Chair Joey Olson* FS Southside HS
1st Band 3rd Chair Robert Bowles* Van Buren HS
1st Band 4th Chair Nathan Mahar* Van Buren HS
1st Band 5th Chair Cason Bowling* Mena HS
Tenor Trombone
1st Band 1st Chair Logan Ledford* Van Buren HS
1st Band 2nd Chair Logan Parnell* Van Buren HS
1st Band 3rd Chair Aaron Rhodes* Booneville
1st Band 4th Chair Erick Iraburo* FS Northside HS
2nd Band 1st Chair Jesus Ortiz FS Northside HS
2nd Band 2nd Chair Jared Aleman FS Northside HS
2nd Band 3rd Chair Patrick Smith Van Buren HS
2nd Band 4th Chair Rylan Ward Greenwood HS
Bass Trombone
1st Band 1st Chair Alexander Resendiz* FS Northside HS
2nd Band 1st Chair Matthew Senetho FS Southside HS
1st Alternate Jesse Garcia Mena HS
Guitar
1st Band 1st Chair Andrew Diaz* FS Southside HS
Bass
1st Band 1st Chair Adam Shaver* FS Northside HS
2nd Band 1st Chair Seth Duncan* Van Buren HS
Drum Set
1st Band 1st Chair Mason Williams* Greenwood HS
1st Band 2nd Chair Alexia Minzel* Mena HS
2nd Band 1st Chair Gavin Moore Van Buren HS
2nd Band 2nd Chair Timothy Tran FS Southside HS
Piano
1st Band 1st Chair Hudson Vacca* Mena HS
1st Band 2nd Chair Victoria Davis* Van Buren HS
2nd Band 1st Chair Tegan Stimac Greenwood HS
Congratulations to the following 9th Grade students who auditioned for the Region VIII JR High All-Region Jazz Band. Auditions took place at Kimmons Middle School in Fort Smith, AR on November 8th, 2022.
The All-Region Jazz Concert will take place on January 28th, 2023 at the Van Buren Performing Arts Center in Van Buren, Arkansas.
Jr High All-Region JAZZ - Freshmen
Alto Saxophone
1st Band 1st Chair: Andre Melendez - Northside FR
1st Band 2nd Chair: Destiny Evans - Van Buren FR
2nd Band 1st Chair: Gabriel Iraburo - Northside FR
2nd Band 2nd Chair: Schyler Henehan - Southside FR
Tenor Saxophone
1st Band 1st Chair: David Garcia - Van Buren FR
1st Band 2nd Chair: Payton Neidecker - Van Buren FR
2nd Band 1st Chair: Cale Smith - Booneville 9th
Baritone Saxophone
1st Band 1st Chair: Eduardo Ochoa - Northside FR
Trumpets
1st Band 1st Chair: Jayce Raya - Southside FR
1st Band 2nd Chair: Brandon Luna - Northside FR
1st Band 4th Chair: Shane Chase-Turpin - Van Buren FR
2nd Band 1st Chair: Zoey Westfall - Van Buren FR
2nd Band 2nd Chair: Anthony Mendez - Northside FR
2nd Band 3rd Chair: Aiden Diaz - Van Buren FR
2nd Band 5th Chair: Alex Baggett - Van Buren FR
Alternate: RJ Becker - Northside FR
Trombone
1st Band 1st Chair: Raequan Whitaker - Northside FR
1st Band 2nd Chair: Christopher Castro - Northside FR
1st Band 4th Chair: Joshua Priester - Southside FR
2nd Band 1st Chair: Jordon Sharp - Van Buren FR
Bass
1st Band 1st Chair: Jessica Domingo - Northside FR
2nd Band 1st Chair: Alex Lessley - Van Buren FR
Drum Set
1st Band 2nd Chair: Joe Gribbs - Southside FR
1st Alternate: Izaiah Hernandez - Northside FR
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