Los Cuates Middle School Dominates All-Valley Band

Story and photos by Ronnie Zamora/LFCISD

Twenty-five members of the Los Cuates Middle School Band earned chairs in the 2017 All-Valley Band during competition held Jan. 14. Thousands of students across the Rio Grande Valley participated.

Five members of the Resaca Middle School Band and one member of the Liberty Memorial Middle School Band were also selected to earn the bragging rights as “best in the Valley.”

All of these students will be attending a clinic at 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20-21 at Donna High School.

Students who earned chairs in the All-Valley band are:

Los Cuates Middle School
Top Honors Band (Top row, left to right)
Favian Zuniga, 6th Chair Cornet Honors Band
Micah Marquez, 15th Chair Clarinet Honors Band
Anahi Loo, 13th Chair Clarinet Honors Band
Amanda Perez, 11th Chair Clarinet Honors Band
Iris Lugo, 6th Chair Clarinet Honors Band
Faith Garza, 10th Chair Flute Honors Band

(2nd row, left to right)
Benjamin Ramirez, 1st Chair Tuba Honors Band
Abdiel De Hoyos, 2nd Chair Euphonium Honors Band
Angel Hernandez, 1st Chair Euphonium Honors Band
Diego Maciel, 4th Chair Trombone Honors Band
Crystal Ortiz, 2nd Chair French Horn Honors Band
Araceli Silva, 1st chair Contra Clarinet Honors Band

(Sitting, left to right)
Alyssa Cortez, 4th Chair Clarinet Wind Symphony
Aracely Garcia, 1st Chair Bassoon Wind Symphony
Casey Edge, 1st Chair Bassoon Symphonic Winds
Tianah Dominguez, 6th Chair Flute Wind Symphony
Kaylee Bowles, 4th Chair Flute Symphonic Winds
Matthew Senteno, 6th Chair Tuba Honors Band

(bottom row, left to right)
Brian Martinez, 1st Chair Euphonium Symphonic Winds
Niobe Tovar, 6th Chair French Horn Wind Symphony
Jason Randolph, 7th Chair Cornet Symphonic Winds
Gavin Pesina, 3rd Chair Cornet Symphonic Winds
William Ortiz, 1st Chair Bari Saxophone Wind Symphony
Noel Chavez, 2nd Chair Tenor Saxophone Symphonic Winds

Resaca Middle School
(left to right)
Armando Villarreal, Trombone, Symphonic Winds
Alexia Jaramillo, French Horn, Symphonic Winds
Yahir Hernandez, Percussion, Wind Symphony
Larissa Cortez, Baritone Saxophone, Symphonic Winds
Javier Mata, Tuba, Symphonic Winds

Liberty Memorial Middle School
Marisol Solis, Cornet, Wind Symphony