Local band members play in Centex Honor Band
Selected members of Centex — Members of the Centex Honor Band will perform at McGregor High School on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 6:30 pm and you are invited to watch. Included in the honors are Ronald Helms, Chase Michael, Mike Vlk, Craig Wright, Trevor Davis, Briana Perry, Cruz Enriquez, Tess Clark and Morgan Junkin. (Anne Sutherland)
Saturday is the day to watch the band. They have practiced and are ready to perform. A few from Italy High School Regiment Band have been chosen and they want you to come and watch.
Nine students from Italy High School have been chosen to perform with the Centex Band on Saturday. “The organization is composed of roughly 20 or 30 1A and 2A schools,” said Jesus Perez, proud band director at IHS. “Kids from these schools audition with 2 prepared pieces of music and sight read a third piece for a panel of three judges. The judges score the students and they are ranked. That ranking determines which students are invited to perform at the concert,” Perez explained.
From middle school:
Morgan Junkin 5th chair-flute
Cruz Enriquez 2nd chair-french horn
Briana Perry 5th chair-french horn
High School:
Tess Clark 6th chair concert band-flute
Chase Michael 1st chair concert band-alto sax
Craig Wright 7th chair concert band-trombone
Michael Vlk 5th chair symphonic band-trombone
Also performing on Saturday is Ronald Helms-tenor sax and Trevor Davis-drums. They will be performing at the start of the concert with the All-Region Jazz Band. The songs chosen are Copy Cat by Jack Feierman, All In by Lennie Niehaus and Basically Basie by Jeff Bunnell.
These performances begin at 6:30 pm at the McGregor High School on Saturday, Jan. 31.
Driving directions to McGregor High School:
From Waco, follow US Highway 84 West to McGregor. Turn left at the traffic light on State Highway 317. Go through town approximately 2 miles. The campus is on the right at the south edge of town. You will see the football stadium and the high school is behind the stadium.