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January 12, 2012

All-State Band from AHS

ATSSB selects three local students for prestigious designation

Special to the Review The Athens Review

ATHENS — The Association of Texas Small School Bands is pleased to announce the selection of the 2011-2012 ATSSB All-State Band.  More than 9,000 high school band students from across Texas auditioned in 20 different regions for a place in their respective all-region bands. 

The top chairs in each region advanced to one of the five area auditions held recently  across the state, and only 240 of these 1,360 students were selected for all-state honors.

Seniors Willie Hadnot on alto saxophone, Quinton Johnson on bassoon, and Junior Macie Marshall on clarinet from Athens High School were selected to the all-state band. 

The ATSSB All-State Bands will meet in rehearsals in San Antonio, Feb. 8-11, and will present a concert beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11 in the Lila Cockrell Theatre of the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in downtown San Antonio.

Col. Tim Foley (USMC-ret.) will be the clinician-conductor of the All-State Symphonic Band.  Dennis Fischer, Conductor of the Symphonic Band, Associated Director of Wind Studies at the University of North Texas, and Professor of Music in Conducting and Ensembles, will be the clinician-conductor of the All-State Concert Band. 

Jeff Jarvis, Director of Jazz Studies at the Bob Cole Conservatory at California State University Long Beach, will be the clinician-conductor of the All-State Jazz Ensemble.

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