Next month, some of the best young musicians in the area will gather together for a special performance as the Grant County Public High School Honor Band.
The public is invited to come out and enjoy this special performance, set for Tuesday, March 17, at the Chapel Auditorium at Indiana Wesleyan University. Admission is free! The start time has been moved to 7:30 p.m. (This change to a later start allowed for the musicians’ full day of working together to prepare for the concert, despite the delayed start time to the school day due to this morning’s weather.)
The Grant County Honor Band will feature 79 of the area’s top music students, selected from each of Grant County’s five public high schools, Eastbrook, Madison-Grant, Marion, Mississinewa, and Oak Hill.
This year’s guest conductor is Bryan Ames, Director of Bands at Plymouth High School.
Band directors from all five schools have been collaborating since 2018 to make this annual opportunity possible for the talented young musicians around the county.
Congratulations to these 19 Marion High School students who were selected for this year’s Grant County Honor Band:
- Madelynn Boogar, percussion, 11th
- Dakhota Daley, clarinet, 12th
- Elaina Dunham, trombone, 10th
- Damien Evans, percussion, 12th
- Mackenzie Herring, saxophone, 10th
- Chayim Hofmann, percussion, 12th
- Hannah Huff, flute, 10th
- Alicia Jimenez, 12th
- Evelynn Lopez-Gomez, clarinet, 12th
- Alexa Ortiz, saxophone, 11th
- Axel Ortiz, saxophone, 11th
- Thomas Owen, trombone, 10th
- Justin Peters, trombone, 12th
- Zariah Phillippe, clarinet, 12th
- Hannah Smith, flute, 12th
- Hannah Smith, clarinet, 10th
- Jehren Smithley, trumpet, 12th
- Justice Sweat, saxophone, 9th
- Manuel Trejo, trumpet, 12th