Gainesville bands, students receive accolades
Photo submitted Gainesville High School student McKoy Dobbs received a “I rating” (exemplary) and a gold medal at state solo/ensemble competition on Saturday at the University of Missouri.
The Gainesville High School Band recently placed first in their class with a superior rating in recent competition.
The Gainesville High School Choir also placed in recent competition, with an “excellent” rating (second place).
In state solo/ensemble competition on Saturday at the University of Missouri, GHS student McCoy Dobbs received an exemplary rating and a gold metal.
The Gainesville Junior High band participated in the Fair Grove Music Festival on April 9. The band performed before a panel of judges and made an Exemplary (I) rating. The students also performed individual solos and ensembles. The results are as follows:
• Corissa Strain, flute solo - Outstanding (II)
• Braylon Kastning, clarinet solo - Exemplary (I)
• Ayden Ledbetter, trumpet solo - Exemplary (I)
• Wesley Diercks, tuba solo - Exemplary (I)
• BreAnna Rowland, trombone solo - Exemplary (I)
• Catelyn Flummer, trombone solo - Exemplary (I)
• Jeremy Kesner, saxophone solo - Exemplary (I-)
• Nyah Prang, clarinet solo - Outstanding (II)
• Hannah Lynne, clarinet solo - Exemplary (I-)
• Jaiden Schmutzler, bass clarinet solo -
Exemplary (I-)
• Dylan Abraham - Mallet solo - Exemplary (I)
• Lucas Luna - Snare Drum solo - Exemplary (I)
• Low Brass trio - Outstanding (II)
• Mixed trio - Satisfactory (III)
• Percussion 6 - Exemplary (I)