WCS Students Earn Seats in State Bands, Orchestras
Published January 4, 2018
Williamson County Schools music students continue to prove they’re some of the best by earning seats on the Middle Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association’s (MTSBOA) Mid-State and All-State bands and orchestras.
All students listed below qualified for Mid-State honors. The top students from Gold Band and Orchestra were then chosen to attend the Tennessee All-State event in April.
Before April rolls around, the orchestras and jazz bands will play on January 11-13 at Blackman High School. The bands will perform the following weekend from January 18-20. A schedule of events is available at the MTSBOA’s mid-state informational page.
7th and 8th Grade Gold Band
Oboe
Rachel Collins: Eighth, Grassland Middle
Bb Clarinet
Casey Martens: Eighth, Mill Creek Middle
Kaleigh Barrett: Eighth, Sunset Middle
Dawnbe Yu: Eighth, Sunset Middle
Bass Clarinet
Evan Mandley: Eighth, Page Middle
Aashna Krishnaswamy: Eighth, Page Middle
Adam King: Eighth, Sunset Middle
Alto Saxophone
Dalton Shults: Eighth, Heritage Middle
Matthew Liu: Eighth, Sunset Middle
Trumpet
Cianan Reed: Eighth, Page Middle
Matthew Helou: Eighth, Woodland Middle
Horn
Colin Miller: Seventh, Mill Creek Middle
Euphonium
Lilly Cloyes: Eighth, Grassland Middle
7th and 8th Grade Silver Band
Flute
Rina Xu: Eighth, Brentwood Middle
Molly Volkner: Eighth, Grassland Middle
Ali Mullendore: Eighth, Sunset Middle
Emily Barnes: Seventh, Sunset Middle
Linda Xu: Seventh, Woodland Middle
Oboe
Joleen Chen: Eighth, Page Middle
Bb Clarinet
Malek Chmaysanni: Eighth, Mill Creek Middle
Hannah Goldstone: Eighth, Mill Creek Middle
Lilian Scales: Eighth, Page Middle
Shreeti Amit: Eighth, Page Middle
Emma Trubey: Eighth, Page Middle
Joshua Zhou: Eighth, Sunset Middle
Krisha Patel: Eighth, Sunset Middle
Trombone
Daniel Kim: Eighth, Page Middle
Connor Nolan: Eighth, Page Middle
Trumpet
Hannah Goldstone: Eighth, Mill Creek Middle
Daniel Kuk: Eighth, Page Middle
Tuba
Satchel Vaughn: Eighth, Mill Creek Middle
Porter Dosch: Seventh, Page Middle
Horn
Luke Biddle: Seventh, Brentwood Middle
Euphonium
Zachary White: Eighth, Sunset Middle
Percussion
Jim Williams: Eighth, Grassland Middle
7th and 8th Grade Band Alternates
Flute
Lucia Enriquez: Eighth, Sunset Middle
Oboe
Lily Dossett: Seventh, Spring Station Middle
Aanya Kadakia: Eighth, Woodland Middle
Basoon
Thomas Brennan: Eighth, Woodland Middle
Bb Clarinet
Layne Foeder: Eighth, Page Middle
Baritone Saxophone
Samuel Grunfeld: Eighth, Page Middle
Horn
Meg Weems: Eighth, Grassland Middle
7th and 8th Grade Orchestra
Violin
Amy Xu: Seventh, Brentwood Middle
Joanne King: Eighth, Brentwood Middle
Hahn Choi: Eighth, Brentwood Middle
Yoojin Park: Seventh, Brentwood Middle
Edith Corey: Eighth, Brentwood Middle
Erin Nicholson: Eighth, Brentwood Middle
Grace Lu: Seventh, Brentwood Middle
Saurav Chakraborty: Eighth, Grassland Middle
Karis Peringson: Eighth, Grassland Middle
Davis McKee: Seventh, Grassland Middle
Yubin Son: Seventh, Mill Creek Middle
Riya Mitra: Eighth, Sunset Middle
Amanda Huang: Eighth, Sunset Middle
Sheera Yu: Seventh, Woodland Middle
Katelyn Johnson: Eighth, Woodland Middle
Cynthia Xu: Seventh, Woodland Middle
Viola
Harini Sathu: Eighth, Brentwood Middle
Sophie Lee: Eighth, Grassland Middle
Hadley Johnson: Eighth, Heritage Middle
Mikayla Lane: Eighth, Mill Creek Middle
Annabelle Ballard: Eighth, Mill Creek Middle
Cello
Marcus Cheung: Eighth, Grassland Middle
String Bass
Braxton Algood: Eighth, Grassland Middle
Dylan Cook: Seventh, Grassland Middle
Emily Orozco: Seventh, Grassland Middle
Kaitlyn Wojtak: Seventh, Woodland Middle
Carson Pruett: Eighth, Woodland Middle
7th and 8th Grade Orchestra Alternates
String Bass
Laura Zimmerman: Seventh, Brentwood Middle
9th and 10th Grade All-State Band
Bb Clarinet
Connor Flatt: Tenth, Page High
9th and 10th Grade Gold Band
Flute
Hursha Kondee: Ninth, Brentwood High
Soumitra Pillay: Ninth, Franklin High
Bb Clarinet
Ethan Bendheim: Ninth, Franklin High
Tenor Saxophone
Ankush Dhar: Tenth, Ravenwood High
Alto Saxophone
Isaac Collins: Tenth, Franklin High
Trombone
Patrick Lama: Ninth, Franklin High
Trumpet
Brandon Vaughn: Ninth, Franklin High
Judson Gay: Tenth, Nolensville High
Krishna Patel: Ninth, Ravenwood High
9th and 10th Grade Silver Band
Flute
Lindsay Furbee: Tenth, Ravenwood High
Oboe
Eileen Hsu: Ninth, Franklin High
Bassoon
Thomas Stewart: Tenth, Brentwood High
Bb Clarinet
Karenna Cox: Tenth, Brentwood High
Simon Biddle: Tenth, Brentwood High
Will Stockdale: Tenth, Franklin High
Nicholas Grummon: Tenth, Franklin High
Joshua Smith: Tenth, Independence High
Yashvitha Thatigotla: Ninth, Nolensville High
Katie Earnest: Tenth, Nolensville High
Bass Clarinet
Chloe Taylor: Tenth, Centennial High
Alexa Rock: Tenth, Centennial High
Trombone
Christian Darr: Tenth, Franklin High
Sam Pierson: Tenth, Nolensville High
Tuba
Brennan Angus: Tenth, Summit High
Percussion
Elijah Crofts: Ninth, Ravenwood High
9th and 10th Grade Band Alternates
Bb Clarinet
Katherine Harlow: Tenth, Independence High
Bass Clarinet
Lee Wallenfang: Ninth, Brentwood High
Michael Gibson: Tenth, Nolensville High
Alto Saxophone
Riley Trauscht: Tenth, Brentwood High
Yug Patel: Tenth, Independence High
Angelli Antonio: Tenth, Nolensville High
Baritone Saxophone
Steven Walter: Ninth, Brentwood High
Trombone
Sydney Kruse: Tenth, Brentwood High
Euphonium
Holland Andrews: Ninth, Nolensville High
9th and 10th Grade All-State Orchestra
Violin
Bright Johnston: Tenth, Brentwood High
Emma Curtis: Tenth, Brentwood High
Launna Atkinson: Ninth, Brentwood High
Viola
Selina Wang: Ninth, Ravenwood High
Cello
David Xu: Tenth, Franklin High
Kristen Lee: Tenth, Ravenwood High
9th and 10th Grade Mid-State Orchestra
Violin
Samantha Dreussi: Tenth, Independence High
Gael Hernandez Palmer: Ninth, Ravenwood High
Andrew Huang: Ninth, Ravenwood High
Trisha Mazumdar: Ninth, Ravenwood High
Viola
Katarina Brosvik: Ninth, Ravenwood High
Brooke Ngyuen: Ninth, Ravenwood High
Cello
Connor Flatt: Tenth, Page High
Connor Wojtak: Ninth, Ravenwood High
String Bass
Avery Noe: Ninth, Nolensville High
9th and 10th Grade Orchestra Alternates
Violin
Abby Burton: Ninth, Ravenwood High
Viola
Rishi Chakrapani: Ninth, Centennial High
String Bass
Carter Potts: Ninth, Centennial High
John Tyler Giles: Tenth, Nolensville High
Evie Yoandis: Ninth, Ravenwood High
11th and 12th Grade All-State Band
Flute
Meredith Sparks: Eleventh, Brentwood High
Jessica Cortez: Eleventh, Brentwood High
Anna Cawthorne: Eleventh, Centennial High
Bassoon
Sarah Li: Eleventh, Franklin High
Bb Clarinet
Stacey Xiang: Twelfth, Ravenwood High
Contra-Bass Clarinet
Ken Yonemoto: Eleventh, Franklin High
Alto Saxophone
Jason Frazier: Twelfth, Franklin High
Baritone Saxophone
Jordan Hafner: Twelfth, Franklin High
Trombone
Nathan Mohnke: Twelfth, Page High
11th and 12th Grade Gold Band
Flute
Kayla Richardson: Eleventh, Ravenwood High
Bb Clarinet
Justin Schwartz: Twelfth, Ravenwood High
Trombone
Nick Hoffman: Eleventh, Franklin High
Trumpet
Kelly Bork: Eleventh, Ravenwood High
Joe Nichols: Twelfth, Summit High
Tuba
Randall Beard: Eleventh, Centennial High
Horn
Michelle Soltis: Twelfth, Brentwood High
Josiah Ward: Twelfth, Ravenwood High
11th and 12th Grade Silver Band
Flute
Kate Sandborn: Eleventh, Franklin High
Savannah Faulman: Twelfth, Franklin High
Darsani Patel: Eleventh, Ravenwood High
Oboe
Kendall Roper: Eleventh, Ravenwood High
Bassoon
John McElroy: Twelfth, Franklin High
Eb Clarinet
Valerie Ring: Eleventh, Franklin High
Bb Clarinet
Lucy Buck: Twelfth, Brentwood High
Zoe Kendall: Twelfth, Franklin High
Melissa Rothenstein: Twelfth, Independence High
Jubin Son: Twelfth, Ravenwood High
Tenor Saxophone
Ethan Lickey: Eleventh, Brentwood High
Trumpet
Nathan DeMonico: Twelfth, Brentwood High
Jonathan Coggin: Eleventh, Brentwood High
Sarah Carroll: Twelfth, Brentwood High
Joey Domenico: Twelfth, Franklin High
Luke Olson: Eleventh, Franklin High
Makenna St. Clair: Eleventh, Ravenwood High
Horn
Jason Davidson: Twelfth, Franklin High
Kajal Patel: Eleventh, Ravenwood High
11th and 12th Grade Band Alternates
Flute
Emma Schenck: Eleventh, Franklin High
Eb Clarinet
Amy Purdes: Eleventh, Summit High
Bb Clarinet
Emily Lu: Eleventh, Ravenwood High
Tenor Saxophone
Luis Abud: Eleventh, Nolensville High
Alto Saxophone
Connor Novak: Eleventh, Brentwood High
Trombone
Davis Flack: Twelfth, Ravenwood High
Trumpet
Joey Sherrill: Eleventh, Nolensville High
Tuba
Hugh Hendricks: Eleventh, Franklin High
Mark Winchester: Twelfth, Ravenwood High
Horn
Josie Frazier: Twelfth, Brentwood High
Euphonium
Geoffrey Reed: Twelfth, Ravenwood High
Percussion
Vivian Corey: Eleventh, Brentwood High
Sam Tallyn: Twelfth, Centennial High
11th and 12th Grade All-State Orchestra
Violin
Katy Rose Bennett: Eleventh, Brentwood High
Brooke Nienkark: Eleventh, Brentwood High
Sarah Xu: Eleventh, Franklin High
Andrea Huang: Eleventh, Ravenwood High
Diya Mitra: Eleventh, Ravenwood High
Katie Davis: Eleventh, Ravenwood High
Viola
Chandler Hart: Twelfth, Brentwood High
Cello
McKayla Fetters: Eleventh, Brentwood High
String Bass
Broner McCoy: Eleventh, Franklin High
Brendan Goodbred: Eleventh, Ravenwood High
11th and 12th Grade Mid-State Orchestra
Violin
William Haslam: Twelfth, Franklin High
Sofia Lopez: Eleventh, Nolensville High
Wesley Heinecke: Eleventh, Page High
Rohith Vadapalli: Eleventh, Ravenwood High
Natasha Hamid: Twelfth, Ravenwood High
Rishi Deorah: Eleventh, Ravenwood High
Viola
Sarah Howard: Eleventh, Brentwood High
Addie Bell: Twelfth, Ravenwood High
Matthew Goodbred: Eleventh, Ravenwood High
Elyse Bartleson: Eleventh, Ravenwood High
Cello
Koby Khoo: Twelfth, Centennial High
Stephen Jon Quiton: Twelfth, Franklin High
Mark Christianson: Twelfth, Ravenwood High
Sean Whelan: Eleventh, Ravenwood High