Nine Schools Represented at 25th Annual Southeastern Honor Band Concert

Some of the top high school band members in the area put their musical talents together on Monday night.

Photo by Charlie Jackson, Eagle Country 99.3.

(Aurora, Ind.) - Standout band members from nine area high schools joined forces on Monday night. 

The Southeastern Honor Band held their 25th annual performance at South Dearborn High School. In total, 63 musicians took the stage to perform five pieces they learned in a short time period. 

The five pieces were: 

• Critical Mass - Conducted by Ms. Ellen Fennell, South Ripley / Composer: Todd Stalter
• Flight of the Piasa - Conducted by Ms. Cameron Everage, Batesville / Composer: Robert Sheldon
• The Wishing Well - Conducted by Mrs. Megan Gryspeerdt, East Central / Composer: Rossano Galante
• Hopak - Conducted by Mrs. Emily Greve, Lawrenceburg / Composer: William Owens
• Fire - Conducted by Mrs. Stefani Bedel, Milan / Composer: Gary P. Gilroy

Ensemble members

Flutes - Alex Harnist (East Central), Ryan Inman (East Central), Elizabeth Jung (Madison), Bethany Kempton (Madison), Elizabeth McKittrick (South Ripley), Rachel Schwing (Rising Sun), Isaiah Wilder (South Dearborn)

Trumpets - Abigail Burt (Switzerland County), Morgan Esposito (Rising Sun), Shawnee Goddard (South Ripley), Kaitlyn Henry (Rising Sun), Forrest Love (Lawrenceburg), Ava Murray (East Central), Aaron Mursch (Batesville), John Sweeney (Switzerland County)

Oboe - John Hipsky (East Central), Liam Horton (Milan)

Bassoons - Ayden Ketchem (East Central), Jeremy Kirschbaum (East Central)

French Horns - Grace Bedel (Milan), Zach Frye (Batesville), Onika Herbert (East Central), Ava Honnert (Milan), Hannah Thomas (Switzerland County)

Clarinets - Toccoa Filice (Batesville), Nao Hulse (Batesville), Faith March (Milan), Blake Sterwerf (East Central), Layla Ulrich (East Central)

Trombones - Jacob Doll (East Central), Lief Estes (Madison), Mary Hallgarth (South Dearborn), Ethan Harty (Lawrenceburg), Anthony Mitchell (Batesville), Aidan Williams (East Central)

Bass Clarinet - Timothy Tallman (East Central)

Bass Trombone - Mason Cunningham (Batesville)

Contra-Bass Clarinet - Kaitlyn Carpenter (Milan)

Euphonium - Andrew Stangl (East Central), Ava Wylds (East Central)

Alto Saxophones - Bradley Drew (Milan), Caleb Dixon (Milan), Aaron Lewis (South Dearborn), Adalyn Prather (South Ripley), Diane Tolentino (South Dearborn), Eva Zanabria (Switzerland County)

Tubas - Cayden Hildebrand (South Dearborn), Luke Kuykendall (Batesville), Kody Stephen (South Ripley)

Tenor Saxophones - Riley Charvat (South Dearborn), Jackson Schmaltz (Batesville), Jacob Souders (Lawrenceburg)

Baritone Saxophones - Olivia Deaton (Milan), Breanna Reed (Rising Sun)

Percussionists - Austin Balser (Batesville), Kathryn Brice (East Central), Logan Bruns (Milan), Ellie Burt (Switzerland County), Jacob Eppinghoff (East Central), Averi Jones (Batesville), Miriam Krieg (Batesville), Konnor Powell (Lawrenceburg), Peyton Vann (Switzerland County).