On Saturday, February 25, Denton ISD high school band students performed in the UIL Region 2 Solo and Ensemble Contest at Lake Dallas High School. We are extremely proud to announce that those students earned 157 1st Division medals from the UIL judges for their outstanding performances in solos and ensembles. 49 of those students also qualified to perform in the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest (noted as TSSEC below).

Congratulations to all of these Denton ISD students below for earning 1st Division medals from UIL for their outstanding performances. Many thanks to their incredible band directors and private lesson teachers for helping these students prepare!

Congratulations to these Denton ISD students who earned 1^st Division medals from UIL for their outstanding performances!

 

Braswell HS Band – Aaron Snipes, director; Taylor Sitzman, assistant director; Alan Miller, percussion director

Solo 1^st Division Winners:

Sebastian Castillo- Flute

Cameron Farley- Flute

Jayden Ruston- Flute

Ben Preston- Clarinet

Madie Abernathy- Alto Sax

Caleb Seay-Gutierrez- Trumpet

Caden Curington- Horn

Harrison Biggers- Trombone

Joseph Brooks- Euphonium

Caleb Christiansen- Trombone

Devin Decker- Euphonium

Jacob Lastovica- Euphonium

Natalie Mata- Trombone

David Withaeger- Bass Trombone

Chris Delgado- Alto Sax (Qualified for TSSEC)

Nick Taliercio- Tenor Sax (Qualified for TSSEC)

Palmer Biggers- Horn  (Qualified for TSSEC)

Ensemble 1^st Division Winners:

Saxophone Quartet:

Nick Taliercio, Madie Abernathy, Chris Delgado, Abi Clark- (Qualified for TSSEC)

Trumpet Trio:

Nathan Contreras, MJ Morton, Arianna Shepherd- (Qualified for TSSEC)

Trombone Quartet:

David Withaeger, Harrison Biggers, Ross Bytheway, Chris Amouye- (Qualified for TSSEC)

 

Denton HS Band – Brian Wilson, director; Jesse Woolery, assistant director; Phillip Elder, percussion director

Solo 1^st Division Winners:

Karlen Pradier (9^th) Flute

Lauren Vader (10^th) Oboe

Lily Fosmire (12^th) Clarinet (Qualified for TSSEC)

Nicholas Salas (10^th) Clarinet (Qualified for TSSEC)

Milo Kaplan (9^th) Alto Saxophone (Qualified for TSSEC)

Amari Toney (11^th) Bari Saxophone

Abby Carrasco (10^th) Trumpet (Qualified for TSSEC)

Gerald Jones (12^th) Trumpet

Garret Purcell (9^th) Trumpet

Ian Faulkner (10^th) Horn

Caleb Harold (11^th) Horn (Qualified for TSSEC)

Alexander Evangelopoulos (10^th) Trombone

Leo Illari, (11^th) Trombone (Qualified for TSSEC)

Jeremiah Williams (12^th) Trombone

 

Ensemble 1^st Division Winners:

Saxophone Quartet:

Marshal Brown (11^th)

Ethan Desjardins (12^th)

Milo Kaplan (9^th),

Teagan Titterington (11^th)

 

Trumpet Trio - (Qualified for TSSEC)

Eli Adams (11^th)

Abby Carrasco (10^th)

Nicholas Iaia (11^th)

 

Trombone Choir - (Qualified for TSSEC)

            Nicole Cygan (11^th)

            Alexander Evangelopoulos (10^th)

            Leo Illari (11^th)

            Nathaniel Lillard (9^th)

            Maggie Sherman (12^th)

            Jeremiah Williams (12^th)

 

 

Guyer HS Band – Nathan Taylor, director; Mikaela Pyle, assistant director; Devin Garza, percussion director

1^st Division Winners for Class 1 Solos and Ensembles GOLD MEDAL (Advanced Level):

Aurora Miller	Flute
Julia Adams	Flute
Kaitlyn Carpenter	Flute
Camdyn Chambers	Flute
Paige Cutting	Flute
Claire Laffoon	Flute
Ava Willis	Flute
Benjamin Wolpa	Flute
Austin Bunch	Oboe
Kalena Gierula	Oboe
Hansu Kim	Oboe (Qualified for TSSEC)
Karita Martin	Oboe
Adelaide Sallas	Oboe
Hope Verret	Oboe
Taegan Wilkes	Oboe
Noah Wille	Bassoon
Joseph Candeloro	Bb Clarinet (Qualified for TSSEC)
Julianna Cutting	Bb Clarinet
Johan Hidalgo	Bb Clarinet (Qualified for TSSEC)
Young Meen Kwon	Bb Clarinet
Allison Wilson	Bb Clarinet
Ryan Bauer	Saxophone
Brendan Ezzo	Saxophone
Daniel Freeze	Saxophone
Andrew Galindo	Saxophone
Kayden Owens	Saxophone
Grant Swift	Saxophone
Landyn Evans	Saxophone
Alexander Kim	Saxophone
Mason Roberson	Saxophone
Brianna Botyos Kate DeWitt Aurora Miller Evelyn Wille	Flute Quartet (Qualified for TSSEC)
Ryan Bauer Kayden Owens Frankie Pescina Mason Roberson	Saxophone Quartet (Qualified for TSSEC)
Landyn Evans Daniel Freeze Archie Leonard Grant Swift	Saxophone Quartet (Qualified for TSSEC)
Bobby Carlisle	Trumpet
Audrey Greaber	Trumpet
Jarod Griswold	Trumpet
Ian Willis	Trumpet
Aiden Cartwright	Horn
Paige Erickson	Horn
Collin Goodridge	Horn (Qualified for TSSEC)
Zeke Helm	Horn
Drew McCord	Horn
Reece Pickel	Horn
Zachary Sweeney	Horn
Aiden Does	Trombone
Holden Hayes	Trombone
William Weiper	Trombone
Matthew Woods	Trombone
Tyler Haverland	Bass Trombone
Allison Bruce	Tuba
Molly Cullum	Percussion (Qualified for TSSEC)

 

1^st Division Winners for Class 2 Solos SILVER MEDAL (Intermediate Level):

Brianna Botyos	Flute
Kate DeWitt	Flute
Jostyn Reiff	Flute
Ty Mitchell	Bb Clarinet
Elly Stien	Bb Clarinet
Dawn Dempsey	Saxophone
Brenden Blomberg	Saxophone
Austin Fox	Saxophone
Matthew LeBaron	Tuba

 

1^st Division Winners for Class 3 Solos BRONZE MEDAL (Entry level):

Maria Espinoza-Medina	Bb Clarinet
Lucero Lazaro	Bb Clarinet
Haleigh Trilops	Bb Clarinet
Gladys Sandoval	Euphonium

 

Ryan HS Band – Mary Brown, director; Jarrod Beard, assistant director; Frank Chapple, percussion director

Solo 1^st Division Winners:

Kate Ellis - 1^st Division Flute Solo

Seleta Montemayor - 1^st Division Flute Solo (Qualified for TSSEC)

Sierra McDade - 1^st Division Flute Solo

Elida Olvera-Alfaro - 1^st Division Flute Solo

Xavier Saucedo - 1^st Division Flute Solo

Andrea Solis Lopez - 1^st Division Flute Solo

Jacklyn Bounds - 1^st Division Oboe Solo

Valeria Attaguile - 1^st Division Clarinet Solo

Katy Davis - 1^st Division Clarinet Solo

Rafael Gonzalez - 1^st Division Clarinet Solo

Gage Wilson - 1^st Division Clarinet Solo

Mason Krause - 1^st Division Alto Sax Solo

Jacob Ryter - 1^st Division Alto Sax Solo (Qualified for TSSEC)

Pablo Acosta - 1^st Division Bass Clarinet Solo

Cooper Randolph - 1^st Division Contra Bass Clarinet Solo

Jake Jauregui-Garcia - 1^st Division Flute Solo (Qualified for TSSEC)

Ian Beck - 1^st Division Trumpet Solo

Andy Nocelo - 1^st Division Trumpet Solo

Gerson Rodriguez - 1^st Division Trumpet Solo

Amber Hathcock - 1^st Division Horn Solo

Evan Kinnaird - 1^st Division Horn Solo

Juliette Waters - 1^st Division Horn Solo

Bryce Wilson - 1^st Division Horn Solo

Dantrell Sanders - 1^st Division Trombone Solo

Jose Santos - 1^st Division Trombone Solo

Adam Seay - 1^st Division Trombone Solo

Sean Miller - 1^st Division Bass Trombone Solo

Cooper Grubbs - 1^st Division Tuba Solo

Austin McKenna - 1^st Division Tuba Solo