CHS students selected to play with the All-Region and All-District honor bands

Thursday, November 8, 2018
Cloverdale High School band members selected for the All-Region Honor Band are (front, from) Makenzie Allen and Makayla Lis, as well as (back, from left) Markus Priest, Adam Stattner, Ethan Stattner and Caitlynn Kendall.
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CLOVERDALE -- The Indiana Bandmasters Association will host the All-Region Honor Band Nov. 10-11 and the All-District Honor Band Nov. 17-18, involving students from many schools from across Central Southwest Indiana.

This year Owen Valley is hosting the All-Region Honor Band, while Northview High School in Brazil is hosting the IBA Central Southwest All-District Band. The All-Region Honor Band is open to seventh- through ninth-grade instrumentalists and the All-District band is open to ninth- through 12th-grade band members.

Cloverdale High School’s Makayla Lis was selected as a member of the All-Region Honor Band, while CHS bandsmen Makenzie Allen, Caitlynn Kendall, Markus Priest, Adam Stattner and Ethan Stattner were chosen to perform with the All-District Honor Band.

The process for All-District selection begins at each local school where the musicians apply to participate. Those applications and their director’s recommendation are considered when a selection committee sets the group roster. Students who have the honor of participating in the ensemble receive a letter of congratulations and music to practice prior to the event.

The entire concert is rehearsed and performed in just two days which requires the students to perfect their individual parts before coming together as a full ensemble.

The weekend culminates with a concert by the group on Sunday at 4 p.m.

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