MS/US Musicians Earn ATSSB & TPSMEA Accolades

12/10/2019

Greenhill Middle and Upper School musicians were recently honored at the Association of Texas Small Schools Band (ATSSB) Region 24 All-Region and Texas Private School Music Educators Association (TPSMEA) All-State Band and Orchestra auditions.

BAND

The students selected will represent Greenhill at the ATSSB All-Region clinic and concert set for January 17-18 at Anna High School. Congratulations to the following students:

UPPER SCHOOL - SYMPHONIC BAND
Katherine Li '22 - 2nd Chair, Flute
Timmy Nadolsky '22 - 2nd Chair, Bass Clarinet
Krutin Devesh '22 - 2nd Chair, Bassoon
Melinda Xu '20 - 5th Chair, Flute

UPPER SCHOOL - CONCERT BAND
Talia Dauer '23 - 1st Chair, Flute
Anagha Gouru '21 - 1st Chair, French Horn
Kaden Nathani '22 - 2nd Chair, Alto Saxophone
Chirag Bachani '20 - 3rd Chair, Percussion
Sana Jaleel '20 - 13th Chair, Clarinet

Li, Xu, Nadolsky, Devesh, Nathani, and Gouru all qualified for the ATSSB All-Area auditions on January 11.

MIDDLE SCHOOL - SYMPHONIC BAND
Ayne Park '24 - 1st Chair, Flute
Shreya Ram '24 - 2nd Chair, Flute
Christan Park '25 - 3rd Chair, Flute
Pearce Barnes '24 - 9th Chair, Clarinet

MIDDLE SCHOOL - CONCERT BAND
Kyra Crawford '24 - 3rd Chair, Euphonium
Aditya Pulipaka '24 - 5th Chair, Trombone
Marina Richard '24 - 12th Chair, Clarinet

The students selected to be part of the TPSMEA All-State Band will participate in a clinic and concert in January. During the same audition, students were also honored with TPSMEA North Region Honor Band citations and will participate in a clinic and concert in February held at Greenhill.

TPSMEA ALL-STATE BAND
Katherine Li '22 – Flute
Melinda Xu '20 – Flute
Timmy Nadolsky '22 – Bass Clarinet
Anagha Gouru '21 – French Horn

TPSMEA NORTH REGION HONOR BAND
Katherine Li '22 – Flute
Melinda Xu '20 – Flute
Emma Rikalo '23 – Flute
Talia Dauer '23 – Flute
Timmy Nadolsky '22 – Bass Clarinet
Krutin Devesh '22 – Bassoon
Naren Ram '21 – Baritone Sax
Anagha Gouru '21 – French Horn
Chirag Bachani '20 – Percussion

ORCHESTRA

Three Greenhill Upper School string musicians were honored with All-TPSMEA All-State recognition. These students will attend the TPSMEA All-State Festival in January, which involves three days of rehearsals with a concert on Saturday, January 25, at Eismann Performing Arts Center in Richardson.

Pranav Mukund '22 - First Violin (initial ranking 3rd)
Christopher Dycus '22 - Cello (initial ranking 10th)
Angela An '22 - Cello (initial ranking 13th)

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