MPB Member
Selected for All-State Band
ATSSB All-State Band Selected
Griffin/1/10/2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HOUSTON -- The Association of Texas Small
School Bands is pleased to announce the
selection of the 2016 ATSSB All-State Band.
More than 9,000 high school band students from across Texas auditioned in twenty 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 this past weekend
across the state and only 290 of these 2,020
students were selected for all-state honors.
The ATSSB All-State Bands will meet in
rehearsals in San Antonio, Texas, February 10-
13 and will present a concert beginning at
9:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 13, 2016, in the Lila Cockrell Theatre of the Henry B. Gonzales
Convention Center in downtown San Antonio.
Stephen Pratt, Indiana University, will be
the clinician-conductor of the All-State Symphonic
Band. The Symphonic Band will premier Resolution by Kenneth L. Griffin,
commissioned by
ATSSB to commemorate the 25th anniversary of
the founding of ATSSB. Phillip Clements, Texas
A&M University-Commerce, will be the
clinician-conductor of the All-State Concert Band. The Concert Band will premiere Where Morning Dawns, Where Evening Fades by Eric Rath, thewinning entry in the 2016 ATSSB Composition
Competition. Dean Sorenson, University of
Minnesota, will be the clinician-conductor of
the All-State Jazz Ensemble which will perform at
1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 13, 2016, in
Stars at Night Ballroom East of the Convention Center.
Jacob Morales, a member of the Carrizo
Springs Mean Purple Band, was selected as a member of this band. He was chosen
for this honor in competitive auditions held this year across the state at Region
and Area levels. Jacob is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Juan Jose Morales and is a Trumpet
student of Mr. Sigifredo Sanchez. He is
a member of the Mean Purple Band at school under the direction of Mr. Leo Garza,
who is a member of the Association of Texas Small School Bands, a 1000-member
group of band directors in class 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A high schools in Texas.
This is the first time that Jacob will perform
as a member of the ATSSB All-State Band. He is also the President of the MPB, a
member of the CSHS Mariachi Carrizeño, and also a member of the CSHS Tennis
team.
