Congratulations to band students who participated in the All-District Band!
All-District Bands 2018
Ian Fan (’24) – clarinet
Rishi Goswami (’20) – clarinet
Aarav Gupta (’22) – trumpet
Abby Li (’22) – flute
Max Li (’23) – clarinet
Emily Wang (’22) – flute
MS Concert Band
Ghosts of the Lost Ship – Tyler Grant
MS Symphonic Band
An Irish Legend – Ed Kiefer
9-10 Wind Ensemble
Italian Rhapsody – Julie Giroux
2018 Audition Results – Click link to google spreadsheet
The Auditions
January 13, 2018
SE Guilford HS – Greensboro, NC
Auditions were snowed out on January 6 and held on January 13. Public, Private, or Home-schooled students from Central NC were eligible to audition for All-District Band and All-Region Jazz Band. The band audition consisted of learning a very challenging solo piece, scales, and sight-reading a piece of music the students had never seen. The jazz audition consisted of a jazz head (melody), etude (technical study), improvisation, and sight-reading.
The Central District (one of six NC Districts) spans 14 counties from Wake County to Guilford County (Greensboro/High Point) and represents hundreds of public and private middle or high schools and tens of thousands of band students. Simply by preparing for and performing the audition, students have set themselves in the top 5% of students in central NC who play the same instrument, regardless of whether or not they are selected to be in a band.
This year Cary Academy placed 6 students in one of the All-District Bands. 96 Cary Academy Band students have been selected to All-District Band since 1998.
Explanation of Results
Students listed as “… Chair” were selected to a band. 1st chair is the top scoring player on a specific instrument. Students listed as “… Alternate” barely missed being selected to a band. Students listed as “Placed Among” were not selected to a band. “Placed among” results are compared to other students who play the same instrument.
The Middle School (MS) Symphonic Band is comprised of the highest scoring 6th-8th grade players on each instrument. The MS Concert Band is comprised of the next highest scoring 6th-8th grade players on each instrument. Anywhere from 1 to 20 students per instrument are selected to each band, depending on the instrument. Students selected to one of the MS All-District Bands will learn music on their own and participate in the performance weekend, January 26-27 at UNC-CH. After less than 2 days of rehearsal, they will perform a truly inspiring concert! A few even qualify to audition for All-State Band in March!!
The High School (HS) 9-10 Wind Ensemble is comprised of the highest scoring 9th-10th grade players on each instrument. The High School (HS) 11-12 Wind Ensemble is comprised of the highest scoring 11th-12th grade players on each instrument. The HS 11-12 Symphonic Band is comprised of the next highest scoring 1th-12th grade players on each instrument. Anywhere from 1 to 18 students per instrument are selected to each band, depending on the instrument. Students selected to one of the HS All-District Bands will learn music on their own and participate in the performance weekend, January 26-27 at UNC-CH. After less than 2 days of rehearsal, they will perform a truly inspiring concert!
All-District Bands 2017
| First Name | Last Name | Instrument | Level | Grade | Result |
| Amy | Chang | Clarinet | HS | 10 | Among top 30 10th grade clarinet players (Over 110 HS clarinets auditioned) |
| Rishi | Goswami | Clarinet | HS | 9 | 15th chair clarinet, 9-10 Wind Ensemble (among top 8 9th grade clarinets. Over 110 HS clarinets auditioned) |
| Anna | Lane | Flute | HS | 9 | Unable to audition on snow date |
| Ben | Lipson | Trumpet | HS | 11 | Unable to audition on snow date |
| Christianna | Swift | Flute | HS | 9 | Unable to audition on snow date |
| Pranay | Tankala | Clarinet | HS | 12 | Unable to audition on snow date |
| Aarav | Gupta | Trumpet | MS | 7 | Among top 16 7th grade trumpet players (Over 100 MS trumpets auditioned) |
| Marvin | Koonce | Clarinet | MS | 8 | Among top 45 8th grade clarinet plyers (Over 135 MS clarinet players auditioned) |
| Max | Li | Clarinet | MS | 6 | Among top 3 6th grade clarinet players (Over 135 MS clarinet players auditioned) |
| Ritvik | Nalamothu | Alto Sax | MS | 8 | Among top 25 8th grade alto sax players (over 60 MS alto sax players auditioned) |
| Rohin | Patel | Horn | MS | 7 | Among top 8 7th grade horn players (over 30 MS horn players auditioned) |
| Casey | Powell | Alto Sax | MS | 7 | Unable to audition on snow date |
| Jay | Sagrolikar | Alto Sax | MS | 8 | 2nd chair alto sax, Concert Band (among top 5 8th grade Alto Sax players. Over 60 MS alto sax players auditioned) |
MS Concert Band
After the Storm – McBride
At the Threshold – Calhoun
Great Dakota Prairies – Grice
Night of the Dark Horse – Oare
Zombie Tango – Meredith
9-10 Wind Ensemble
American Fanfare – Wasson
Country Gardens – Grainger
Crazy Quilt – Karrick
Emperata Overture – Smith
Puszta – Van der Roost
Wondrous – Karrick
2016 Audition Results
| First Name | Last Name | Instrument | Level | Grade | Result |
| Jae | Muth | Bass Clarinet | HS | 11 | 1st alternate (among top 5 11th grade bass clarinet players) |
| Amy | Chang | Clarinet | HS | 9 | among top 16 9th grade clarinet players (over 150 HS clarinets auditioned) |
| Kiera | Tai | Flute | HS | 10 | among top 16 10th grade flute players (over 150 HS flutes auditioned) |
| Pranay | Tankala | Clarinet | HS | 11 | 5th Chair clarinet, 11-12 Wind Ensemble – (among top 3 11th grade clarinets and among top 5 scores of all 150+ HS clarinets) eligible to audition for All-State! |
| Anna | Lane | Flute | MS | 8 | among top 50 8th grade flute players (over 120 MS flutes auditioned) |
| Jay | Sagrolikar | Alto Sax | MS | 7 | among top 12 7th grade alto sax players (over 60 MS alto sax players auditioned) |
| Rishi | Goswami | Clarinet | MS | 7 | 1st chair clarinet, Concert Band (among top 14 8th grade clarinets. Over 130 MS clarinets auditioned) |
| Ritvik | Nalamothu | Alto Sax | MS | 8 | among top 12 7th grade alto sax players (over 60 alto sax players auditioned) |
2015 Results
| First Name | Last Name | Instrument | Level | Grade | Result |
| Trevor | Scanlon | Timpani | HS | 12 | 2nd alternate (among top 3 12th grade timpani players) |
| Trevor | Scanlon | Mallets | HS | 12 | among top 11 12th grade mallet players |
| Kiera | Tai | Flute | HS | 9 | among top 16 9th grade flutes (over 160 HS flutes auditioned) |
| Pranay | Tankala | Clarinet | HS | 10 | 3rd Chair clarinet, 9-10 Wind Ensemble – (among top 3 10th grade clarinets and among top 3 scores of all 160 HS clarinets) eligible to audition for All-State! |
| Amy | Chang | Clarinet | MS | 8 | 15th chair clarinet, Concert Band (among top 24 8th grade clarinets and among top 35 of 130 MS clarinets) |
| Anna | Cheng | Flute | MS | 7 | among top 30 7th grade flute players (over 130 MS flutes auditioned) |
| Rishi | Goswami | Clarinet | MS | 7 | among top 15 7th grade clarinet players (over 130 MS clarinets auditioned) |
| Caroline | Spancake | Flute | MS | 8 | among top 38 8th grade flute players (over 130 MS flutes auditioned) |
2014 Results
| First Name | Last Name | Instrument | Level | Grade | Result |
| Andy | Cooper | Clarinet | HS | 12 | Placed among top 20 12th grade clarinet players |
| Margaret | Muth | Clarinet | MS | 9 | Placed among top 35 9th grade clarinet players. |
| Hannah | Scanlon | Oboe | HS | 9 | 4th alternate (top 9th grade oboe player) |
| Trevor | Scanlon | Snare Drum | HS | 11 | 2nd alternate (among top 6 11th grade snare drums) |
| Trevor | Scanlon | Mallets | HS | 11 | 3rd alternate (among top 4 11th grade mallets) |
| Pranay | Tankala | Clarinet | HS | 9 | 2nd Chair clarinet, 9-10 Wind Ensemble – (top 9th grade clarinet and among top 12 of 148 High School clarinets) eligible to audition for All-State! |
| Ben | Lipson | Trumpet | MS | 8 | 5th Chair Trumpet, MS Concert Band (among top 17 out of 115 middle school trumpet players) |
| Will | Snider | Snare Drum | MS | 8 | 2nd Chair Percussion, MS Concert Band (among top 6 out of 38 middle school percussion players) |