Record 25 Owls in All-West Ensembles

The West Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association selected a record 25 Owls and three alternates for its 2021 All-West Tennessee ensembles. Auditions were virtual because of COVID restrictions, and students had to prepare two videos to submit for judging – one for an excerpt or etude and one for scales.
Fifteen out of those 25 boys made it into the Blue Band, the top band for their ensembles, and two earned 1st Chair, the highest rank in their ensembles. Twelve others earned spots in the 5th Chair or higher.

11-12 Symphony Orchestra
Reece Needham ’22, 8th Chair viola
 
9-10 Honors String Orchestra
Frederick Huang ’23, 8th Chair violin
Gabe Chen ’24, 11th Chair violin
Evan Wu ’24, 4th Chair viola
 
9-10 Blue Band
Jeffrey Liu ’23, 2nd Chair clarinet
Henry Yu ’23, 20th Chair clarinet
Dannie Dong ’24, 2nd Chair percussion
Joel Lim ’24, 1st Chair oboe
Henry Lindeman ’24, 9th Chair trombone
Parth Patel ’24, 21st Chair clarinet
Eshaan Patnaik ’24, 10th Chair clarinet
 
9-10 Red Band
Bryan Ding ’24, 10th Chair clarinet
Sai Madasu ’24, 4th Chair bass clarinet
 
Middle School Orchestra
Michel Liu ’25, 6th Chair violin
Bill Chiang ’26, 2nd Chair violin
Andrew Zhou ’26, 2nd Chair viola
 
Middle School Blue Band
Mark Boatright ’25, 11th Chair trumpet
Alan Cheng ’25, 1st Chair trombone
Diego Guerrero Viloria ’25, 4th Chair euphonium
Oscar Liu ’25, 2nd Chair oboe
Joey Paul ’25, 11th Chair clarinet
Alex Yong ’25, 4th Chair alto saxophone
Joshua Gramm ’26, 5th Chair alto saxophone
Lucas Zhang ’26, 2nd Chair clarinet
 
Middle School Red Band
Wilson Pace ’26, 5th Chair alto saxophone
 
Alternates
Loro Lado ’22, alternate cello, 11-12 Symphony Orchestra
Alan Zhou ’24, alternate flute, 9-10 Band
Carson Smith ’25, alternate oboe, Middle School Band
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