Belton Middle School Band

Here is the information for our Holiday Concert coming up on Thursday, December 14 at the Belton HS PAC starting at 6:30pm. Members of the Advanced Percussion Ensemble will arrive at the Stage at 5:30pm and Beginner’s Ensemble at 5:45pm. Symphonic Band will arrive at the Belton HS Band Hall at 6:15pm, while Wind Ensemble will arrive at the same place at 6:30pm.

The Band Hall will close at 4:30pm that today, and all students are responsible for taking their instrument and music binder to the PAC. This concert performance is a major grade for all band students, and is critical to their success as a musician. Please remember that it is not possible to recreate a public performance, and this concert is the culmination of all of our students’ work so far this school year.

Students will keep their instrument at home after the concert and not bring it back to school on Friday. They will, however, need to bring their binder back to school for class that Friday.

Please review and download this information sheet that gives all the details for Thursday’s concert:

Jazz Holiday Concert this Tuesday, Wind Ensemble’s Elementary Tour this Wednesday & Thursday, and we need parent chaperones in this week’s edition of the Band Notes Newsletter: https://www.smore.com/mjv15

Remember to bring your instrument back to school tomorrow and jazz band hoodies will be distributed as well. Be sure to read this week’s edition of the Band Notes Newsletter here: https://www.smore.com/bmxsu

This week’s edition of Band Notes Newsletter contains information and details about all our events from now through the holiday break in December. Read all about it here: https://www.smore.com/m0pbv 

We are proud of all 53 band students who competed at the TMEA All-Region Band Auditions in College Station on Saturday. BMS was represented well in both disciplined behavior and high level of performance excellence, and all students worked hard for the past 12 weeks growing in their musical skills and abilities to prepare for these auditions. Please see the attached picture of our students.

We are exceptionally proud to announce that a record-breaking 27 of our students earned a spot in the All-Region Band! This is up from 15 students last year, and of the 9 schools that were represented, BMS placed the 3rd highest amount of students! Please join me in congratulating the following superior musicians:

Flute

• Ellen Miller placed 7th out of 40 flutes – 1st Chair Concert Band AND is a 2-Year All-Region Member
• Shyam Ramani placed 9th – 3rd Chair Concert Band
• Maddie Thornal placed 13th – 7th Chair Concert Band

Oboe

• Kristina Puffer placed 2nd out of 5 oboes – 2nd Chair Symphonic Band

Bassoon

• Lucie McRae placed 2nd out of 8 bassoons – 2nd Chair Symphonic Band AND is a 2-Year All-Region Member
• Eli Perrow placed 3rd – 1st Chair Concert Band

Clarinet

• Lillie Cook placed 1st out of 46 clarinets – 1st Chair Symphonic Band AND is a 2-Year All-Region Member
• Charlie Burns placed 10th – 10th Chair Symphonic Band

Alto Saxophone

• Jakoby Perez placed 2nd out of 27 alto saxophones – 2nd Chair Symphonic Band AND is a 2-Year All-Region Member
• Maddox Mendoza placed 6th – 2nd Chair Concert Band

Trumpet

• Decker Bridge placed 10th out of 50 trumpets – 2nd Chair Concert Band
• Reed Vance placed 12th – 4th Chair Concert Band
• Ashton Wilt placed 14th – 6th Chair Concert Band
• Shelby Larson placed 16th – 8th Chair Concert Band

Horn

• Andreas Bustoz placed 10th out of 33 horns – 4th Chair Concert Band AND is a 2-Year All-Region Member
• Abigail Chapman placed 14th – 8th Chair Concert Band

Trombone

• Elena Jones placed 7th out of 32 trombones – 1st Chair Concert Band
• Tyler Millington placed 8th – 2nd Chair Concert Band
• Ian Michel placed 11th – 5th Chair Concert Band
• Matt Moore placed 12th – 6th Chair Concert Band
• Ella Vaughn placed 13th – 7th Chair Concert Band

Euphonium

• Savannah Evans placed 7th out of 22 euphoniums – 3rd Chair Concert Band

Tuba

• Gerardo Montiel placed 4th out of 17 tubas – 4th Chair Concert Band
• Teagan Pierce placed 7th – 3rd Chair Concert Band

Percussion

• Gia Rastelli placed 1st out of 56 percussionists – 1st Chair Symphonic Band AND is a 2-Year All-Region Member
• Emma Harvey placed 7th – 7th Chair Symphonic Band AND is a 2-Year All-Region Member
• Peytyn Sanderford placed 14th – 7th Chair Concert Band

As an Honorable Mention, we would also like to recognize David McCallum for placing 3rd out of 7 baritone saxophones and he serves as the 1st Alternate.

Thank you so much for your support of our band program and fine arts in Belton ISD!