Congratulations to the following high school students for their successful auditions for the Region VIII All-Region Jazz Band! The auditions were held on November 19, 2024, at Ramsey Middle School in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
The All-Region Jazz Concert is scheduled for December 14, 2024, at the Performing Arts Center in Greenwood, Arkansas.
Students whose names are marked with an asterisk (*) have qualified for the All-State Jazz Band auditions. These auditions will take place February 7–8, 2025, at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Alto Saxophone
1st Band 1st Chair Evan Hoffman* - Greenwood
1st Band 2nd Chair Gabriel Iraburo* - Northside
2nd Band 1st Chair Cale Smith - Booneville
2nd Band 2nd Chair Andre Melendez - Northside
1st Alternate Ivan Sanchez - Mena
2nd Alternate Evie Hyman - Southside
Tenor Saxophone
1st Band 1st Chair Eric Holmes* - Southside
1st Band 2nd Chair Tristan Hansen* - Mena
2nd Band 1st Chair Gabriel Kinzer-Draper - Booneville
2nd Band 2nd Chair Chase Waggoner - Van Buren
1st Alternate Olivia Perez - Mena
2nd Alternate Thomas Gitumbi - Northside
Baritone Saxophone
1st Band 1st Chair Blake Pelayo* - Greenwood
2nd Band 1st Chair Nathan Chung - Mena
1st Alternate Jean Hubert - Southside
2nd Alternate Eduardo Ochoa - Northside
Trumpet
1st Band 1st Chair Anthony Mendez* - Northside
1st Band 2nd Chair Kaylee McCoy* - Hackett
1st Band 3rd Chair Robert Bowles* - Van Buren
1st Band 4th Chair Sammy Rizzo* - Southside
1st Band 5th Chair Scottie Gragg* - Mena
2nd Band 1st Chair Randa Rhoades - Waldron
2nd Band 2nd Chair Xander Cline - Ozark
2nd Band 3rd Chair Jaxon Hadley - Mena
2nd Band 4th Chair Shayne Chase - Van Buren
2nd Band 5th Chair Skylyn Wiley - Alma
1st Alternate RJ Becker - Northside
2nd Alternate Zoey Westfall - Van Buren
Tenor Trombone
1st Band 1st Chair Raequan Whitaker* - Northside
1st Band 2nd Chair Joshua Priester* - Southside
1st Band 3rd Chair Jonah Ward* - Southside
1st Band 4th Chair Jaron Hadley* - Mena
2nd Band 1st Chair Christopher Castro - Northside
2nd Band 2nd Chair Aiden Costner - Van Buren
2nd Band 3rd Chair Emma Ross - Alma
2nd Band 4th Chair Anthony Keeter - Van Buren
1st Alternate Grayson Fielder - Southside
2nd Alternate Chance Prescott - Van Buren
Bass Trombone
1st Band 1st Chair Patrick Smith* - Van Buren
2nd Band 1st Chair Connor Clark - Hackett
1st Alternate Braden Boster - Alma
2nd Alternate Devin Vilayvanh - Northside
Guitar
1st Band 1st Chair Andrew Schnell* - Mena
1st Band 2nd Chair Chloe Whiley* - Mansfield
2nd Band 1st Chair Braxton Morehead - Greenwood
Bass
1st Band 1st Chair Hunter Baptiste* - Booneville
1st Band 2nd Chair Jessica Domingo* - Northside
2nd Band 1st Chair Luis Galdamez - Southside
2nd Band 2nd Chair Samuel Prewitt - Southside
1st Alternate Alex Lessley - Van Buren
2nd Alternate Nick Williams - Mena
Drum Set
1st Band 1st Chair Joe Briggs* - Southside
1st Band 2nd Chair Malcom Harper* - Southside
2nd Band 1st Chair Paul Watkins - Alma
2nd Band 2nd Chair Ethan Lipe - Northside
1st Alternate Bryston Bay - Greenwood
Piano
1st Band 1st Chair Taylor Shaver* - Booneville
1st Band 2nd Chair Jackson Carter* - Alma
2nd Band 1st Chair Joel Smithson - Mansfield
2nd Band 2nd Chair Benjamin Bando - Southside
Congratulations to the following 9th-grade students for their outstanding auditions for the Region VIII Junior High All-Region Jazz Band! The auditions were held on November 19, 2024, at Ramsey Middle School in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Join us for the All-Region Jazz Concert on December 14, 2024, at the Performing Arts Center in Greenwood, Arkansas.
Jr High All-Region JAZZ - Freshmen
Alto Saxophone
1st Band 2nd Chair: Miles Wead - Greenwood 9th
Tenor Saxophone
1st Band 1st Chair: Noah Smittle - Southside FR
1st Band 2nd Chair: Karson Sims - Alma 9th
2nd Band 1st Chair: Gus Wood - Alma 9th
2nd Band 2nd Chair: Lexi Gutierrez - Southside FR
2nd Alternate: Peyton Peters - Van Buren FR
Bari Saxophone
1st Band 1st Chair: Aiden Voradeth - Southside FR
1st Alternate: Fenix Ayale - Van Buren FR
Trumpets
1st Band 1st Chair: Addy Croxton - Southside FR
1st Band 2nd Chair: Andres Stout - Van Buren FR
1st Band 3rd Chair: Tristan Henehan - Southside FR
1st Band 5th Chair: Abby Lyle - Van Buren FR
2nd Band 1st Chair: Nathan Priester - Southside FR
2nd Band 2nd Chair: Presley Bowman - Greenwood 9th
2nd Band 5th Chair: Kayla Stormes - Southside FR
2nd Alternate: Aldo Manjarrez - Southside FR
Trombone
1st Band 1st Chair: Tanner Wakefield - Southside FR
1st Band 3rd Chair: Landon Nicklin - Southside FR
1st Band 4th Chair: Joe Rutherford - Alma 9th
2nd Band 1st Chair: Connor Deaton - Southside FR
2nd Band 3rd Chair: Steven Fagan - Van Buren FR
1st Alternate: Jose Vargas - Northside FR
2nd Alternate: Jose Santiago - Northside FR
Guitar
1st Band 1st Chair Anthony Palacios - Northside FR
2nd Band 1st Chair Bryan Ramirez - Northside FR
Bass
2nd Band 2nd Chair Leanna Bohannon - Alma 9th
1st Alternate Natalia Mayer - Southside FR
Drum Set
1st Band 1st Chair River Rose - Southside FR
2nd Band 1st Chair Cosmo Wiley - Mansfield 9th
Piano
1st Band 1st Chair Thienbao Nguyen - Southside FR
2nd Band 2nd Chair Matilda Kite - Van Buren FA
1st Alternate Everlee Means - Booneville 9th
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