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About the BTW Music Cluster MUSIC Guild Music Faculty Websites Roger Boykin Michael D'Spain Duilio Dobrin, website Duilio Dobrin, class website Eva Flowers Bart Marantz Luis Martinez David Large Gloria Stephens	MUSIC CLUSTER NEWS All Region Orchestra Winds Auditions At the All Region Orchestra Winds Auditions held in Duncanville, November 5, three BTW students placed. There were 255 students auditioning for 24 slots. Principal Piccolo: Gladys Lopez Area Candidate Principal Oboe: Conner Friday Area Candidate Bassoon: Rachel Braun Orchestra Places in Regional Competition Annie Allison 4th Chair Viola Miriam Beebe 11th Chair Viola Patrice Briggs 14th Chair Cello Amanda Burris Sym 1st Chair 2nd Violin (5th Chair overall) Nathali Cardoza 12th Chair Viola JeRae Dublin 2nd Chair 2nd (6th chair overall) Morgan Dunlap 9th Chair 1st Violin Megan Fosha Sym 18th Chair 1st Violin Richmond Greene 9th Chair Cello Angelo Guerrero Sym 13th Chair 2nd Violin Judith Gutierrez 3rd Chair 2nd Violin Alexandra Joyce Sym 2nd Chair StringBass Chang Kim 10th Chair Viola Andie Kohrs Sym 7th Chair 1st Violin Arianna Kossie Sym 13th Chair Viola Danielle Lamotthe 11th Chair Cello Teresa Lazo Sym 12th Chair Viola Carol Lightfoot 3rd Chair Viola Darrell Luther 3rd chair Cello Caleb Mallett 11th Chair 1st Violin Christopher McGee 5th Chair String Bass Emmanuel Menacho 8th Chair 2nd All City Tryout Results for Orchestra 50 students entered the competition and 48 students placed. Allie Stewart 1st Violin 1st Chair Julian Nguyen 1st Violin 2nd Chair Maureen Montgomery 1st Violin 5th Chair JeRae Dublin 1st Violin 6th Chair Ashley Montez 1st Violin 9th Chair Julia Pridavka 1st Violin 10th Chair Amanda Burris 1st Violin 11th Chair Emmanuel Menacho 1st Violin 12th Chair Andie Kohrs 1st Violin 13th Chair Judith Gutierrez 1st Violin 14th Chair Benjamin Nguyen 1st Violin 15th Chair Caleb Mallett 1st Violin 16th Chair Cristina Vega 1st Violin 17th Chair Morgan Dunlap 2nd Violin 1st Chair Chanel Flowers 2nd Violin 2nd Chair John Burnett 2nd Violin 3rd chair Gustavo Torres 2nd Violin 4th Chair Valencia Sneed 2nd Violin 6th Chair Elvia Limon 2nd Violin 6th Chair Megan Fosha 2nd Violin 7th Chair Linda Thomas 2nd Violin 8th Chair Angelo Guerrero 2nd Violin 10th Chair Taylor Hill 2nd Violin 12th Chair Carol Lightfoot Viola 1st Chair Courtney O’keefe Viola 2nd Chair Miriam Beebe Viola 3rd Chair Ava Molina Viola 5th Chair Annie Allison Viola 7th Chair Karen Parks Viola 8th Chair Zoe Dalzell Viola 10th chair Nathali Cardoza Viola 11th Chair Arianna Kossie Viola 12th Chair Kim Chang Viola 13th Chair Kaitlyn Schweyer Viola 14th Chair Teresa Lazo Viola 15th Chair Richmond Greene Cello 1st Chair Danielle Lamotthe Cello 2nd Chair Darrell Luther Cello 3rd Chair Patrice Briggs Cello 4th chair Carlos Vargas Cello 5th Chair Jacqueline Darrow Cello 8th Chair Cory Baranski Cello 10th Chair Stephen Raveneau Cello 12th Chair Karen Garza Cello 14th Chair Christopher McGee String Bass 1st Chair Kody Thiessen String Bass 3rd Chair Joseph Newton String Bass 4th Chair Alexandra Joyce String Bass 5th Chair TMEA Region XX 1st Round Results for Choir Eighty-one of our Choir students under the direction of Gloria Stephens auditioned at Coppell High School on Sept 28. Fifty-eight students placed plus three alternates. These students will advance to round 2 on Sat, Oct 17 in Waxahachie! Soprano 1 – Section 1 Snd chair Emily Domhoff 3rd chair Savvy Saxton 5th chair Emily Fabian 6th chair Alexa Weiand 7th chair Tresha Spencer 8th chair Becca Spigel 9th chair Logan Herod Alternate Jasmine Johnson Soprano 2 – Section 1 3rd chair Madison Christ 7th chair Sara Baca 8th chair Sydney Duncan 9th chair Sacha Dunlevy 5 Alto 1 – Section 1 Alto 1 – Section 2 3 rd chair Abigail Jackson 4th chair Nicole Ayala 8th chair Emily Levinstone Alto 2 Tenor 1 1st chair Mary Kate Kenney 2nd chair Courtney Blakely 4 th chair Chloe Bonner 8th chair Maiya Beavers Tenor 2 15th chair Dacia Kings 17th chair Mary Archibald 18th chair Demi Hairston 21st chair Kiffany Washington 23rd chair Marlyn Sanchez Soprano 1 – Section 2 2nd chair Oneyda Padierna 5th chair Mallory Ayliffe 6th chair Adrienne Walker 7th chair Erika Holland 0th chair Kristen Valenski 8 1th chair Danielle Shubbe 12th chair Chabely Rodriguez Alternate Sterling Sherman Soprano 2 – Section 2 3 1st chair Maddie Bueter 2nd chair Michelle Mackey 4th chair Chloe Sturges 5th chair Hannah Martin Alternate Lorian Jones Alto 1 – Section 2 3 rd chair Rian Lashley 4th chair Autumn McManus Tenor 1 1st chair 1st chair Daniel Lucio 2nd chair Luis Navarette 5th chair D’Andre Horn Tenor 2 3rd chair LaQualon 11th chair Ramian 7th chair Ben Higginbotham Bass 1 2nd chair Josh Bailey 3rd chair Elliott Skinner 4th chair Truett Davis 10th chair Josh Meza 11th chair Ramon Gonzales 13th chair Keylon Scott 19th chair Sir Young 24th chair Demonte Chism Alternate Ricardo Jaramillo Bass 2 1st chair Bryson Camper 2nd chair Vincent Fleo 6th chair Telvin Hamilton 12th chair Dorian Alston All Region Jazz Results for BTW Each group has about 18 musicians; a quarter of the seats were taken by BTW musicians under the direction of Bart Marantz, jazz instructor. Elliot Wright - Tenor Sax - 1st Band - 1st Chair - Taped For State Michael Mitchell - Drums - 1st Band - 1st Chair - Taped For State Tony Gutierrez - Drums - 1st Band - 1st Chair - Taped For State Matthew Bobineaux - Alto Sax - 1st Band - 1st Chair - Taped For State Jim Campo - Bass - 1st Band - 1st Chair - Taped For State Alex Silver - Alto Sax - 2nd Band - 2nd Chair Grayson Schweers - Bass - 2nd Band - 1st Chair Xavier Christian - Piano - 2nd Band - 1st Chair Texas Young Masters Program Eligibility: Texas 8th to 12th grade students (or homeschooled students who have achieved a comparable status towards high school graduation) who are legal US and Texas residents. Intent: To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in the future of the arts. This program awards grants to talented young artists to further their studies in their chosen field. This grant is not a college scholarship. The most talented young artists will receive the title of Young Master and will be awarded grants of up to $2,500 per year to further their studies in their chosen arts disciplines. Students are eligible to receive the grant for up to three years, but not beyond their senior year, and they must reapply annually. Students must be participating ina school-based arts program, summer institute, a specialized course of study, or receiving private lessons from a qualified instructor. Students must maintain passing grades in all academic areas. Applications will be from the student, his or her parent/guardian, and his or her arts instructor. This program is available every other year. Deadline: November 15, 2009 postmark deadline Application and Instructions: www.arts.state.tx.us/ym If you would like additional information or have questions, please contact: (email preferred) Brenda Tharp brenda.tharp@arts.state.tx.us 512/936-6564 Cassandra Scholte Jensen cassandra.scholte@arts.state.tx.us 512/936-6563 Choir Sings at National Blue Ribbon Conference The BTW Meistersingers, directed by Gloria Stephens, will be performing at the National Blue Ribbon Schools Conference on September 30 from 11:35 AM - 1:30 PM Ensemble Members: Mallory Ayliffe Bryson Camper Laqualon Choice Madison Christ Emily Domhoff Eva Endres Emily Fabian Vincent Fleo Ramon Gonzales Logan Herod Erika Holland D'Andre Horn Mary Kenney Daniel Lucio Chloe Sturges Adrienne Walker		MUSIC EVENTS September 23 - 25 "Always Imagine" 7:00 pm MAT October 8, 2009 Fall Choir Concert 7:00 pm Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church Oct 20 Wind Ensemble & Orchestra Concert 7:00 MAT Oct 22 - 23 Wind Ensemble & Orchestra Concert 7:00 MAT November 19 - 20, 2009 Music Senior Showcase 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Music classrooms, MAT & Band Hall December 9 - 10, 2009 The Nutcracker Concert 7:00 pm MAT December: TBD Classical Piano Concert Time: TBD Location: TBD April 21, 22, 23, 2010 Music Department Grand Concert 7:00 pm MAT