Student Musicians Earn Spots in Honor Bands and Orchestras

Published January 13, 2017

Dozens of Williamson County students are earning recognition for their musical talents. This year’s Mid-State and All-State bands and orchestras feature students from across the district.

All students below qualified for Mid-State honors. The top students from gold band and orchestra were then selected to attend the Tennessee All-State band and orchestra clinic, which takes place at the Tennessee Music Educators Association Conference in April.

Orchestras will perform January 14 at Blackman High School beginning at 9 p.m. Jazz bands will begin at 2 p.m.

The middle and high school bands will perform the following week on Saturday, January 21 at Middle Tennessee State University. Middle school bands begin at 10 a.m. followed by the high school bands at 1: 30 p.m.

7th and 8th Grade Gold Band

Bb Clarinet

Alyssa Williams: Eighth Grade, Page Middle

Oboe

Eileen Hsu: Eighth Grade, Grassland Middle

Bassoon

Gracie Li: Eighth Grade, Woodland Middle

Trumpet

Alex Gardner: Eighth Grade, Page Middle
Emma Meyer: Eighth Grade, Woodland Middle
Brandon Vaughan: Eighth Grade, Grassland Middle

Horn

Amy Dobberfuhl: Eighth Grade, Page Middle

Trombone

Patrick Lama: Eighth Grade, Grassland Middle

Jazz Trombone

Mason Risser: Eighth Grade, Woodland Middle

Baritone Saxophone

Ethan Scott: Eighth Grade, Mill Creek Middle

7th and 8th Grade Silver Band

Flute

Hursha Kondee: Eighth Grade, Brentwood Middle

Bb Clarinet

Anika: Eighth Grade, Page Middle
Sarah Cawthorne: Eighth Grade, Woodland Middle
Rebecca Leger: Eighth Grade, Grassland Middle
Shun Wakatsiki: Eighth Grade, Page Middle

Bass Clarinet

Evan Mandley: Eighth Grade, Page Middle

Horn

Harrison Ditzel: Eighth Grade, Page Middle
Luke Biddle: Seventh Grade, Brentwood Middle

Trombone

Amy Herd: Eighth Grade, Woodland Middle

Percussion

Jeffrey Ryan: Eighth Grade, Page Middle
Eli Crofts: Eighth Grade, Woodland Middle

7th and 8th Grade Band Alternates

Bass Clarinet

Aashna Krishnaswamy: Seventh Grade, Page Middle
Lee Wallenfang: Eighth Grade, Brentwood Middle
Lindsey Koehler: Eighth Grade, Sunset Middle

Tenor Saxophone

Aiden Cooke: Eighth Grade, Grassland Middle
Matthew Liu: Seventh Grade, Sunset Middle

Trumpet

Cianan Reed: Seventh Grade, Page Middle

Trombone

Keaton Sharpe: Eighth Grade, Page Middle
Elliott Christoph: Eighth Grade, Grassland Middle
Connor Nolan: Seventh Grade, Page Middle

Jazz Alto Saxophone

Walker Risser: Eighth Grade, Woodland Middle

Jazz Tenor Saxophone

Griffin Bailey: Seventh Grade: Hillsboro Elementary Middle

Jazz Trombone

Amy Herd: Eighth Grade, Woodland Middle

7th and 8th Grade Orchestra

String Bass

Carson Pruett: Seventh Grade, Woodland Middle
Avery Noe: Eighth Grade, Mill Creek Middle

Violin

Riya Mitra: Seventh Grade, Sunset Middle
Joanna Kang: Seventh Grade, Brentwood Middle
Sam Schaeffer: Seventh Grade, Woodland Middle
Launna Atkinson: Eighth Grade, Brentwood Middle
Saurav Chakraborty: Seventh Grade, Grassland Middle
Edith Corey: Seventh Grade, Brentwood Middle
Gael Hernandez-Palmer: Eighth Grade, Woodland Middle
Amanda Huang: Seventh Grade, Sunset Middle
Khani Cossa: Eighth Grade, Brentwood Middle
Trisha Mazumdar: Eighth Grade, Sunset Middle
Erin Nicholson: Seventh Grade, Brentwood Middle
Karis Peringson: Seventh Grade, Grassland Middle

Viola

Selina Wang: Eighth Grade, Woodland Middle
Katarina Brosvik: Eighth Grade, Woodland Middle
Sophie Lee: Seventh Grade, Grassland Middle
Brooke Nguyen: Eighth Grade, Woodland Middle
Mikayla Lane: Seventh Grade, Mill Creek Middle

Cello

Tuneer Ghosh: Eighth Grade, Sunset Middle
Sydney Adkinson: Eighth Grade, Mill Creek Middle
Carissa Shuxteau: Seventh Grade, Brentwood Middle

7th and 8th Grade Orchestra Alternates

String Bass

Jaren Goodson: Seventh Grade, Grassland Middle
Braxton Algood: Seventh Grade, Grassland Middle

Cello

Marcus Cheung: Seventh Grade, Grassland Middle

9th and 10th Grade All-State Band

Flute

Meredith Sparks: Sophomore, Brentwood High
Jessica Cortez: Sophomore, Brentwood High

Contra Bass Clarinet

Ken Yonemoto: Sophomore, Franklin High

Bassoon

Sarah Li: Sophomore, Franklin High

Trumpet

Makenna St. Clair: Sophomore, Ravenwood High

Euphonium

Eamon Smith: Sophomore, Centennial High

Tuba

Randall Beard: Sophomore, Centennial High

9th and 10th Grade Gold Band

Flute

Meredith Sparks: Sophomore, Brentwood High
Jessica Cortez: Sophomore, Brentwood High

Bb Clarinet

Savi Alwis: Sophomore, Ravenwood High
Diya Mitra: Sophomore, Ravenwood High

Contra Bass Clarinet

Ken Yonemoto: Sophomore, Franklin High

Bassoon

Sarah Li: Sophomore, Franklin High

Tenor Saxophone

Ankush Dhar: Sophomore, Ravenwood High

Trumpet

Makenna St. Clair: Sophomore, Ravenwood High
Grayson Wilcox: Sophomore, Summit High
Kelly Bork: Sophomore, Ravenwood High
Andrew Kiepek: Freshman, Ravenwood High

Horn

Kajal Patel: Sophomore, Ravenwood High

Euphonium

Eamon Smith: Sophomore, Centennial High

Tuba

Randall Beard: Sophomore, Centennial High

9th and 10th Grade Silver Band

Flute

Anna Cawthorne: Sophomore, Centennial High
Lindsey Furbee: Freshman, Ravenwood High
Emiline Robbins: Freshman, Page High

Bb Clarinet

Connor Flatt: Freshman, Page High
Julianna Forbess: Sophomore, Franklin High
Emily Lu: Sophomore, Ravenwood High
Valerie Ring: Sophomore, Franklin High

Joshua Smith: Freshman, Independence High

Bass Clarinet

Mary Bliss Proctor: Sophomore, Centennial High

Tenor Saxophone

Ethan Lickey: Sophomore, Brentwood Middle

Baritone Saxophone

Dolapo Ayewale: Sophomore, Nolensville High

Trumpet

Jonah Alpert: Sophomore, Franklin High
Luke Olson: Sophomore, Franklin High

Trombone

Nick Hoffmann: Sophomore, Franklin High
Jacob Robbins: Sophomore, Page High
Christian Darr: Freshman, Franklin High

Percussion

Vivian Corey: Sophomore, Brentwood High
Beema Rajan: Sophomore, Franklin High

9th and 10th Grade Band Alternates

Flute

Lauren Redmon: Sophomore, Independence High
Caroline Adams: Sophomore, Ravenwood High

Bb Clarinet

Claire O’Donohue: Sophomore, Franklin High
Bass Clarinet

Chloe Taylor: Freshman, Summit High

Alto Saxophone

Ankush Dhar: Freshman, Ravenwood High

Tenor Saxophone

Eli Shirk: Freshman, Summit High

Baritone Saxophone

Connor Novak: Sophomore, Brentwood High

Horn

Camden Whitehead: Sophomore, Brentwood High

Euphonium

Hans Hasenwinkel: Sophomore, Page High

Tuba

Hugh Hendricks: Sophomore, Franklin High

9th and 10th Grade All-State Orchestra

String Bass

Brendan Goodbred: Sophomore, Ravenwood High

Violin

Sarah Han: Sophomore, Franklin High
Katy Rose Bennett: Sophomore, Brentwood High
Sarah Xu: Sophomore, Franklin High
Wesley Heinecke: Sophomore, Page High
Anna Touchstone: Freshman, Nolensville High
Diya Mitra: Sophomore, Ravenwood High
Viola

Matthew Goodbred: Sophomore, Ravenwood High
Sarah Howard: Sophomore, Brentwood High

9th and 10th Grade Mid-State Orchestra

String Bass

Brendan Goodbred: Sophomore, Ravenwood High
Broner McCoy: Sophomore, Franklin

Violin

Sarah Han: Sophomore, Franklin High
Katy Rose Bennett: Sophomore, Brentwood High
Sarah Xu: Sophomore, Franklin High
Wesley Heinecke: Sophomore, Page High
Anna Touchstone: Freshman, Nolensville High
Diya Mitra: Sophomore: Ravenwood High
Bright Johnson: Freshman, Brentwood High
Brooke Nienkark: Sophomore, Brentwood High
Emma Curtis: Freshman, Brentwood High
Katie David: Sophomore, Ravenwood
Samantha Dreussi: Freshman, Independence High
Rohith Vadapalli: Sophomore, Ravenwood High

Viola

Matthew Goodbred: Sophomore, Ravenwood High
Sarah Howard: Sophomore, Brentwood High
Elyse Bartleson: Sophomore, Ravenwood High
Kaavya Thanigaivelan: Freshman, Brentwood High

Cello

Kristen Lee: Freshman, Ravenwood High
David Xu:Freshman, Franklin High
Jonah Albert: Sophomore, Franklin High
Sean Whelan: Sophomore, Ravenwood High
Alyssa Fetter: Sophomore, Brentwood High
Emily Jung: Freshman, Brentwood High
Haley Marshall: Freshman, Centennial High

9th and 10th Grade Orchestra Alternates

String Bass

Tyler Giles: Freshman, Nolensville High

Cello

Catherine Jackson: Freshman, Franklin High
Isabella Brosvik: Sophomore, Ravenwood High

11th and 12th All-State Band

Bb Clarinet

Stacey Xiang: Junior, Ravenwood High
Jubin Son: Junior, Ravenwood High

Bass Clarinet

Titus Cody: Junior, Ravenwood High

Alto Saxophone

Allie Minucci: Senior, Franklin High

Horn

Josiah Ward: Junior, Summit High
Alexandra Coberly: Senior, Independence High

Tuba

Jacob Fowler: Senior, Centennial High

11th and 12th Gold Band

Bb Clarinet

Stacey Xiang: Junior, Ravenwood High
Jubin Son: Junior, Ravenwood High
Titus Cody: Senior, Ravenwood High
Justin Schwartz: Junior, Ravenwood
Taylor Grimes: Junior, Independence
Bass Clarinet

Titus Cody: Senior, Ravenwood High

Oboe

Ted Grosson: Senior, Ravenwood High

Alto Saxophone

Allie Minucci: Senior, Franklin High

Horn

Josiah Ward: Junior, Summit High
Alexandra Coberly: Senior, Independence High
Michelle Soltis: Junior, Brentwood High
Trombone

Nathan Mohnke: Junior, Page High

Tuba

Jacob Fowler: Senior, Centennial

11th and 12th Silver Band

Flute

Madison White: Senior, Independence High

Bb Clarinet

Sang Jyeok (Jeff) Park: Senior, Ravenwood High
Eric Lu: Senior, Ravenwood High
Lauren Lipa: Senior, Brentwood High
Zoe Kendall: Junior, Franklin High
Melissa Rothenstein: Junior, Independence High
Lucy Buck: Junior, Brentwood High

Bass Clarinet

Bryce Dubray: Senior, Brentwood High
Olivia Massey: Junior, Ravenwood High

Bassoon

William Exler: Senior, Ravenwood High

Alto Saxophone

Jason Frazier: Junior, Franklin High
Richard Sheng: Senior, Brentwood High
Mitchell Vines: Senior, Ravenwood High
Baritone Saxophone

Jordan Hafner: Junior, Franklin High

Trumpet

Joey Domenico: Junior, Franklin High
Nathan Demonico: Junior, Franklin High

Horn

Elise Reimschisel: Senior, Ravenwood High
Keelie Kruse: Senior, Brentwood High

Trombone

Harrison Pierson: Senior, Ravenwood
Alexander Egyed: Senior, Ravenwood
Matthew Brazil: Senior, Ravenwood

11th and 12th Grade Band Alternates

Flute

Savannah Faulman: Junior, Franklin High

Eb Clarinet

Justin Schwartz: Junior, Ravenwood High

Bb Clarinet

Matthew Fitzsimmons: Junior, Ravenwood High

Contra Bass Clarinet

Anna Poole: Senior, Ravenwood High

Oboe

Claire Brantley: Senior, Brentwood High

Bassoon

John McElroy: Junior, Franklin High

Alto Saxophone

Richard Sheng: Senior, Brentwood
Mitchell Vines: Senior, Ravenwood High
Baritone Saxophone

Lawrence Oswalt: Junior, Brentwood High

Trombone

Davis Flack: Junior, Ravenwood High

Tuba

Matthew Radford: Senior, Brentwood

Percussion

Bradlee Watson: Senior, Brentwood High

11th and 12th All-State Orchestra

Violin

Alexandra Brosvik: Senior, Ravenwood High

Harp

Emily Stone: Senior, Ravenwood High

Viola

Clayton Heinecke: Senior, Page High
Joon Sung Park: Senior, Brentwood High

11th and 12th Mid-State Orchestra

Violin

Alexandra Brosvik: Senior, Ravenwood High
Natasha Hamid: Junior, Ravenwood High
Julianna Lee: Junior, Ravenwood High
Catherine Fei: Senior, Brentwood High

Harp

Emily Stone: Senior, Ravenwood High

Viola

Clayton Heinecke: Senior, Page High
Joon Sung Park: Senior, Brentwood High
Noah Cline: Senior, Franklin High
Addie Bell: Junior, Ravenwood High
Megan Wang: Junior, Ravenwood High

Cello

Ryan Lee: Senior, Ravenwood High
Cailyn Goodbred: Senior, Ravenwood High
Stephen Jon Quito: Junior, Franklin HigH

11th and 12th Orchestra Alternates

Oboe

Ted Grosson: Senior, Ravenwood High

Horn

Michelle Soltis: Junior, Brentwood High

Tuba

Jacob Fowler: Senior, Centennial High

Cello

Molly Kate Kreider: Junior, Centennial High