FAC Students Fare Well at Festival Auditions
Congratulations to FAC students on their successful auditions for 2013 Greenville County, Region 1, and South Carolina All-State bands! Following are results from recent auditions:
Greenville All-County Band Festival
Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at Riverside High School
Wind Ensemble
Ashley Snell (Flute, J.L. Mann): Chair 2
Jackilyn Fuller (Clarinet, Woodmont): Chair 2
Mara Chamblee (Horn, Easley): Chair 1
Justin Lamb (Timpani, Eastside): Solo Chair
Charlie Wylie (Trombone, Travelers Rest): Chair 2
Josh Hill (Principal Percussion, Wade Hampton): Chair 1
Jordan Toran (Percussion, Easley): Chair 3
Paul Mitchell (Percussion, Wade Hampton): Chair 5
Symphonic Band
Mitchell Mieszek (Timpani, Greenville Tech Charter High School): Solo chair
Region I Band Festival
Feb. 22-23, 2013, at Furman University
Ashley Snell, Flute: Chair 1*
Jackilyn Fuller, Clarinet: Chair 1
Mara Chamblee, Horn: Chair 1*
Mitchell Mieszek, Timpani: Chair 1
Josh Hill, Percussion: Chair 3*
Jordan Toran, percussion: Chair 5
*Ashley, Mara and Josh are also listed as alternates for All-State Band
South Carolina All-State Band
March 8-10, 2013, at Furman University
Charlie Wylie, Trombone: Chair 2
Justin Lamb, Timpani: Solo Chair
David Wilson, Percussion: Chair 4
Strings News
Violinists Katherine Armstrong and Kayla Coggins, violist Jotham Rosen, cellist Jordan Bartow and bassist Tori Schustek won positions in the South Carolina All-State Orchestra.
Freshman violinist Katherine Woo won the Clemson University Symphony Orchestra's Young Artist competition. She performed in two concerts at the Brooks Center with the orchestra as soloist in the "Violin Concerto No. 3" by Saint-Saëns. Equally talented as a pianist, Katherine won the Junior Division of the state Music Teachers National Association piano competition.
A string quartet of Fine Arts Center students (Reagan Bachour, Shannon Elliott, Merry Goodwin and Katherine Woo) performed at an SCETV event in Greenville featuring Judy Woodruff of PBS's "Newshour." Violinists Katherine Armstrong and Kayla Coggins, violist Jotham Rosen, cellist Jordan Bartow and bassist Tori Schustek won positions in the South Carolina All-State Orchestra.
Congratulations to FAC students on their successful auditions for 2013 Greenville County, Region 1, and South Carolina All-State bands! Following are results from recent auditions:
Greenville All-County Band Festival
Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at Riverside High School
Wind Ensemble
Ashley Snell (Flute, J.L. Mann): Chair 2
Jackilyn Fuller (Clarinet, Woodmont): Chair 2
Mara Chamblee (Horn, Easley): Chair 1
Justin Lamb (Timpani, Eastside): Solo Chair
Charlie Wylie (Trombone, Travelers Rest): Chair 2
Josh Hill (Principal Percussion, Wade Hampton): Chair 1
Jordan Toran (Percussion, Easley): Chair 3
Paul Mitchell (Percussion, Wade Hampton): Chair 5
Symphonic Band
Mitchell Mieszek (Timpani, Greenville Tech Charter High School): Solo chair
Region I Band Festival
Feb. 22-23, 2013, at Furman University
Ashley Snell, Flute: Chair 1*
Jackilyn Fuller, Clarinet: Chair 1
Mara Chamblee, Horn: Chair 1*
Mitchell Mieszek, Timpani: Chair 1
Josh Hill, Percussion: Chair 3*
Jordan Toran, percussion: Chair 5
*Ashley, Mara and Josh are also listed as alternates for All-State Band
South Carolina All-State Band
March 8-10, 2013, at Furman University
Charlie Wylie, Trombone: Chair 2
Justin Lamb, Timpani: Solo Chair
David Wilson, Percussion: Chair 4
Strings News
Violinists Katherine Armstrong and Kayla Coggins, violist Jotham Rosen, cellist Jordan Bartow and bassist Tori Schustek won positions in the South Carolina All-State Orchestra.
Freshman violinist Katherine Woo won the Clemson University Symphony Orchestra's Young Artist competition. She performed in two concerts at the Brooks Center with the orchestra as soloist in the "Violin Concerto No. 3" by Saint-Saëns. Equally talented as a pianist, Katherine won the Junior Division of the state Music Teachers National Association piano competition.
A string quartet of Fine Arts Center students (Reagan Bachour, Shannon Elliott, Merry Goodwin and Katherine Woo) performed at an SCETV event in Greenville featuring Judy Woodruff of PBS's "Newshour." Violinists Katherine Armstrong and Kayla Coggins, violist Jotham Rosen, cellist Jordan Bartow and bassist Tori Schustek won positions in the South Carolina All-State Orchestra.
