Congratulations to Pranay Tankala for being the first ever Cary Academy band student to be selected for the National Honor Band! Pranay and almost 150 other extremely talented high school students from around the country rehearsed for three days before giving a performance at the NAfME Convention (National Association for Music Education) in Grapevine, TX (outside of Dallas) on Sunday, November 13.

Here are some excerpts of the band rehearsing with Dr. Paula Crider, director emeritus from the University of Texas.

NCAIS Honor Band 2016-17

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Upper School NCAIS Honor Band 2016 – Folk Dances by Shostakovich

Middle School NCAIS Honor Band 2016 – Comet Ride by Balmages

The goal of the NCAIS Honor Band is to give students the opportunity to perform with a large concert band comprised of the most talented 6th-12th grade concert band musicians from the NC Association of Independent Schools. Any 6th-12th grade student enrolled in an NCAIS independent school during the 2016-17 school year and who plays a concert band instrument is eligible to participate. Students are nominated by their band director and selected by a committee of participating directors.

In this, our 8th year the 2016 NCAIS Honor Bands include almost 175 students from 27 independent schools, conducted by Dr. Shawn Smith and Dr. Jeffrey Miller from UNC-Charlotte.

Nine Cary Academy students were selected:

Will S
Amy C
David W
Rishi G
Jay S
Ritvik N
Ellie M
JR C
Miles R

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Photos

Video DownloadLinks
20th Century Fox Fanfare
The Magic of Harry Potter
Always Look on the Bright Side

(Videos of concert and assembly are available in Grush’s audio 0flder, as well)

MS Band – 20th Century Fox Fanfare

MS Band – Back to the Future

MS Band – Eye of the Tiger

MS Band – The Magic of Harry Potter

MS Jazz Band – James Bond

MS Orchestra, Band – Pink Panther

Combined Orchestra, Chorus, and Band – Always Look on the Bright Side

Combined Orchestra, Chorus, and Band – Make Them Hear You