Eight LFHS Students Make All-Region Band

by Ronnie Zamora/LFCISD

Eight Los Fresnos High School students have qualified for the are band competition during auditions held Dec. 6 in Harlingen.

The compete will compete in the Texas Music Educators Association Area G Band Auditions to be held Jan. 11 at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, which is the audition for students to earn spots in the All-State Band.

The eight students who have qualified for All-Area are:

Area Band and Orchestra

• Ileana Castillo, flute
• Aracely Garcia, bassoon
• Horacio Mendez, flute
• Alexander Olguin, tenor saxophone
• Crystal Ortiz, horn
• Ben Ramirez, tuba
• Clarisse Tudon, clarinet
• Favian Zuniga, trumpet

Ramirez also auditioned on Jazz Bass Guitar and made it to Area, where he recorded for the All-State Jazz Band Audition. He placed 5th in the State on jazz bass guitar, but only the top two finishers advance.

Making the All-Region Jazz Band were:

• Benjamin Ramirez, bass guitar
• Favian Zuniga, trumpet
• Jason Randolph, trumpet
• Reagan Kretz, drums
• Alexander Olguin, tenor saxophone

Making the All-Region Orchestra were:

• Ileana Castillo, flute
• Yahir Hernandez, percussion
• Connor Sponsler, violin

Qualifying for the All-Region Band were:

• Pedro Alanis, tuba
• Tony Botello, euphonium
• Ileana Castillo, Ffe
• Stephen Cepeda, percussion
• Aracely Garcia, bassoon
• Edward Garza, percussion
• Faith Garza, flute
• Yahir Hernandez, percussion
• Horacio Mendez, flute
• Alexander Olguin, tenor sax
• Crystal Ortiz, horn
• Amanda Perez, clarinet
• Ben Ramirez, tuba
• Jason Randolph, trumpet
• Manny Rocha, alto saxophone
• Clarisse Tudon, clarinet
• Armando Vega, trumpet
• Martyn Vasquez, clarinet
• Favian Zuniga, trumpet
• Adrian Escobedo, euphonium
• Antonio Galvan, tuba
• Jonathan Gamboa, trumpet
• Elaina Garza, trumpet
• Viktor Jasso, trumpet
• Mireya Rodriguez, Trumpet
• Madeline Stelzer, percussion
• Juanita Tobar, flute