Tuesday, January 14, 2020

BISD Band and Choir Students Earn All-State Recognition

On January 11, 2020, the Texas Music Educators Association held the Area G audition to select the 2020 All-State Band and Choir members. In order to earn a position in an All-State performing ensemble, students went through district, region, and area auditions where they competed against others from the Rio Grande Valley, Corpus Christi, Laredo, Del Rio, and San Antonio. The BISD Department of Fine Arts is proud to announce that 43 Brownsville fine arts music students earned chairs in these prestigious ensembles, ranking them in the top 2% of music students in Texas! These students will perform in an All-State Band, Orchestra, or Choir at the TMEA convention in San Antonio on February 15, 2020.

This year, BISD students earned 18 first chairs at this level of competition! Also, Rebekah Modesto, Soprano II from Hanna, and Alejandro Cisneros, Bass II from Veterans Memorial, earned the distinct honor of becoming four-year All-State Choir members.

(In the list below, choir students have already been placed in a specific performing ensemble. The instrumental students will have one more competition at the convention to determine their rankings within one of the All-State Bands, Orchestras, or Jazz Band.)

Congratulations to the following magnificent, young adults who earned a place as one of the top high school musicians in Texas for the 2019-2020 school year and their respective, dedicated directors!

HANNA BAND
Karla Flores — Oboe, 6A All-State (1st chair, 6A Area)
Alex Hernandez — Bassoon, 6A All-State (1st chair, 6A Area)
Victor Sosa — Bb Clarinet, 6A All-State
Michael DeLeon — Alto Saxophone, 6A All State (1st chair, 6A Area)
JonCarlo Picazo — Alto Saxophone, 6A All-State
David Gonzalez — French Horn, 6A All-State (1st chair, 6A Area)
Joseph Sanchez — Trumpet, 6A All-State
Anthony Lozano — Percussion, 6A All-State

HANNA CHOIR
Rebekah Modesto — Soprano II, All-State Mixed Choir (1st chair, Area)
J. Robert Ruiz — Bass II, All-State Tenor-Bass Choir

LOPEZ BAND
Juan Hermosillo — Bass Trombone, 5A All-State (1st chair, 5A Area)
Leyla Rivera — Contra Bassoon, 6A All-State (1st chair, 6A Area)
LOPEZ CHOIR
Mario De La Garza, Jr. — Tenor I, Tenor-Bass Choir

PACE BAND
Isai Martinez — Eb Clarinet, 5A All-State (1st chair, 5A Area)
Brandon Sanchez — Bb Clarinet, 5A All-State (1st chair, 5A Area)
Axel Ramirez — Bb Clarinet, 5A All-State
Fidel Rodriguez —French Horn, 6A All-State

PACE CHOIR
Starlika Bauskar — Soprano II, All-State Treble Choir
Sarah Hinojosa — Alto I, All-State Treble Choir
Preetika Bauskar — Alto I, All-State Treble Choir
Angela Saldivar — Alto II, All-State Mixed Choir (1st chair, Area)

PORTER BAND
Karen Galan — Bb Clarinet, 5A All-State
Lesley Rivera — Bass Clarinet, 5A All-State (1st chair, 5A Area)
Juan Duenes — Percussion, 5A All-State (1st chair, 5A Area)

RIVERA BAND
Diego Arias — Flute, 6A All-State (1st chair, 6A Area)
Vianca Flores — Eb Clarinet, 6A All-State (1st chair, 6A Area)
Joshua Barron — Bb Clarinet, 6A All-State (1st chair, 6A Area)
Robert Andrade — Bass Clarinet, 6A All-State
Arturo Ortega — Tuba, 6A All-State (1st chair, 6A Area)

VETERANS MEMORIAL BAND
Rafael Longoria — Trumpet, All-State Jazz Band
Orlando Perez — Trumpet, 5A All-State (1st chair, Area)
Michael Arizmendi — Trumpet, 6A All-State
Miguel Rodriguez — Euphonium, 6A All-State (1st chair, 6A Area)

VETERANS MEMORIAL CHOIR
Crista Salas — Soprano I, All-State Mixed Choir
Yareli Lira — Soprano II, All-State Treble Choir
Regina Lerma — Alto I, All-State Mixed Choir
Natalia Gonzalez — Alto II, All-State Mixed Choir
Victoria Cobos — Alto II, All-State Treble Choir
Jacob Leal — Tenor I, All-State Tenor-Bass Choir
Michael Torres — Tenor II, All-State Mixed Choir
Rey Garza — Tenor II, All-State Tenor-Bass Choir
Alejandro Cisneros — Bass II, All-State Mixed Choir
Thomas Garcia — Bass II, All-State Tenor-Bass Choir

Grand Total: 43 students

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