On Saturday, June 1st, thirty-three members of the Borger High School Band traveled to Austin to compete in the UIL Texas State Solo & Ensemble Contest, which was held on June 2nd at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville. To qualify for TSSEC, these students had to earn superior marks on their solo or ensemble selections at the UIL Region 1 Solo and Ensemble Contest, which was held earlier in the year at WTAMU in Canyon. The following soloists received a rating of “Superior” and a gold medal for their performance at TSSEC:
Angel Almanza Trumpet Solo
Lars Nelson Piano Solo
Jayden Lasley Marimba Solo
Angel Lay Marimba Solo
The following soloists received a rating of “Excellent” and a silver medal for their performance at TSSEC:
Alan Cardenas Marimba Solo
Dawson Hataway Trumpet Solo
Michelle Hull Flute Solo
The following soloist received a rating of “Good” on their performance at TSSEC:
Shayden Rangel Snare Drum Solo
The following ensembles received a rating of “Superior” and a bronze medal for their performance at TSSEC:
Michelle Hull Flute Quartet
Caitlyn Nguyen
Kassandra Saucedo
Mahala Stembridge
Brady Campbell Percussion Ensemble
Alan Cardenas
Angel Lay
Jayden Lasley
Froilan Mendez
Eveline Pimentel
Shayden Rangel
Julian Word
The following ensembles received a rating of “Excellent” on their performance at TSSEC:
Angel Almanza Brass Sextet
Katherine Davis
Marc Diaz
Dawson Hataway
Hunter Mays
Blake Trevino
Madison Cummings Flute Trio
Maya Ogans
Mahala Stembridge
Isaac Ezzell Trumpet Trio
Israel Lujan
Axel Nelson
The following ensembles received a “Good” rating on their performance at TSSEC:
Paris Esquivel Sax Trio
Alex Onsurez
William Wallace
Caden Davis Trombone Quartet
Kaleb Hughes
Landen Lasley
Hunter Mays
Daniel Chandler Euphonium Quartet
Madison Line
Daniela Soldevia
Blake Trevino
The group traveled to the DFW area the day before the competition, with a traditional stop in Arlington to spend the day at Six Flags Over Texas. Stops at Buc-ee’s in Ft. Worth and In-n-Out Burger in Waco were also made. It was a fantastic finish to a successful year for the Borger High School Band! The BHS Band is under the direction of Kevin Kuehler.