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.

Congratulations to Jacob Morales on this outstanding achievement.