On Saturday, students inbrthe Carroll Jazz program produced exceptional results at All-Region JazzbrAuditions for TMEA Region 31, which consists of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch,brCoppell, Grapevine-Colleyville, HEB, Birdville and Carroll school districts.brOut of 40 available chairs in two jazz ensembles, Carroll Dragons occupy 24.
Twelve Dragons qualifiedbrto move on to the Area jazz round. They will record auditions for the TMEAbrAll-State Jazz Ensembles on September 28. Twenty-four All-Region Jazzbrmembers will participate in the All-Region clinic and concert on Novemberbr16 and 17. Their clinicians include professor Jim Riggs of UNT and MarkbrDeHertogh of Plano Senior High School.
All-Region JazzbrEnsemble 2
9th Grade
Hudson Koonsman
Jack Kester
Riley Silfies
Jake Bonnano
10th Grade
Victor He
Tori Thomas
Michael Magar
12th Grade
Justin Little
Ryan Kelson
Kade Lehman
Ian Votaw
Paul Venesky
All-Region JazzbrEnsemble 1 (will audition for All-State)
9th Grade
Chase Adams
10th Grade
Taylor Thomas
11th Grade
Noor Malik
Brendan James
Asher Stevens
Spencer Foster
12th Grade
Samuel Ma
Kyle Cantrell
Walter Gaman
David Coughlin
Liam McCabe
Michael Breuer