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KMEA Picks Dozens for 2023 District 7 Freshman Honor Band

The Kentucky Music Educators Association’s 2023 District 7 Freshman Honor Band will perform the weekend of Jan. 28 at Great Crossing High School in Georgetown. Congratulations to these honorees from Fayette County Public Schools …

Flute: Vivian Green of Lafayette; Lexi Borck, Lafayette; Olivia Zhang of Paul Laurence Dunbar; Autumn Woods, Lafayette; Sophie Kroggel, Lafayette; Addison Hillard, Lafayette; Cassidy Long, Lafayette

Oboe: Ella Littrell of Lafayette

Bassoon: Lauren Tillett, Andrew Bastin, and Ezekial Steele, all of Lafayette

Clarinet: Sophie Gwag, Lafayette; Kiya Thomas of Frederick Douglass; Ellery Brown, Lafayette; Isabella Yin, Lafayette; and Cindy Wang, Iman Hussain, Matthew Kim, and Jayden Jeong, all of Dunbar

Alto Saxophone: Cora Breitigan, Lafayette; Erik Stier-Delgadillo, Lafayette; Tyler Terrell, Lafayette; Raymond Yu, Dunbar; and Kamryn Austin-Edge, Frederick Douglass

Tenor Saxophone: Henry Day and Naara Mongbandi, both of Lafayette

Baritone Saxophone: Fred Cox, Lafayette

Trumpet: Jack Przygoda, Lafayette; Sophie Stewart of Tates Creek; Myles Arnold, Lafayette; Jackson Raines, Lafayette; Nicholas Harn of Bryan Station; William Jones, Lafayette; Susannah Beeken, Dunbar; Collin Nuzzo, Lafayette; and Ashly Garcia, Lafayette

French Horn: James Weitkamp, Lafayette; and Nicholas Nance, Dunbar

Trombone: Andrew Morton, Lafayette; Marshall Hamblen, Lafayette; Logan Bays, Tates Creek; and Davis House, Frederick Douglass

Euphonium: Michael Deans, Tates Creek; and Carter Sosby, Lafayette

Tuba: Sam Koenig, Lafayette; Quinn Edens, Dunbar; and Andy Liao, Dunbar

Percussion: Karver Caswell, Lafayette; Jonathan Coupal, Tates Creek; Spencer Fuqua, Lafayette; and Avery Davis, Lafayette

Source: Amanda Herceg, band director at Beaumont Middle School


Posted Jan. 25, 2023