Shadow Ridge Band News
The John Phillip Sousa Foundation has named the Shadow Ridge Middle School Band as a recipient of the Sudler Silver Cup for 2017.
The Sudler Cup is an award bestowed to identify, recognize and honor junior high and middle school concert band programs that have demonstrated particularly significant high standards of excellence in concert activities over a period of several years. The official description of a deserving band is:
The band must have achieved and maintained a high standard of literature in the concert area over a period of several years. The concert band will have placed itself in situations where there has been an opportunity for evaluation by qualified persons or has been rated "superior" at state, regional, or national levels in concert activities. The band should have performed at regional, state, national, and professional meetings of significance. These can include but are not limited to state music conventions, regional or national MENC meetings, and state or national band association conventions. The director must have been incumbent in his/her position for at least seven years, including the current year. A number of the students in the band should have participated in district and all-state honor bands or similar all-area groups. The total program of music should exemplify what is considered a sound viable, music education program for this level of endeavor.
The 32-year-old program selects recipients from applications throughout the United States and Canada by a jury of previous cup recipients who meet at the International Midwest Band Convention in Chicago each year. Since its inception, 60 bands have been designated with this coveted award in the United States.
"Because of the great music education program, and the support from their parents and communities, the schools in Texas have always competed very successfully with other middle school programs throughout the United States and Canada," a press release stated.
Only one other Lewisville ISD middle school has received the Sudler Cup:
Griffin Middle School in 1997, John Benzer - Director.
Other winning states include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Utah.
A representative will present the award from the Sousa Foundation at the concert in May.
Directors for the Shadow Ridge Middle School Band are Chris Meredith, Alicia DeSoto, and Darrin Hicks. (2017)
The Sudler Cup is an award bestowed to identify, recognize and honor junior high and middle school concert band programs that have demonstrated particularly significant high standards of excellence in concert activities over a period of several years. The official description of a deserving band is:
The band must have achieved and maintained a high standard of literature in the concert area over a period of several years. The concert band will have placed itself in situations where there has been an opportunity for evaluation by qualified persons or has been rated "superior" at state, regional, or national levels in concert activities. The band should have performed at regional, state, national, and professional meetings of significance. These can include but are not limited to state music conventions, regional or national MENC meetings, and state or national band association conventions. The director must have been incumbent in his/her position for at least seven years, including the current year. A number of the students in the band should have participated in district and all-state honor bands or similar all-area groups. The total program of music should exemplify what is considered a sound viable, music education program for this level of endeavor.
The 32-year-old program selects recipients from applications throughout the United States and Canada by a jury of previous cup recipients who meet at the International Midwest Band Convention in Chicago each year. Since its inception, 60 bands have been designated with this coveted award in the United States.
"Because of the great music education program, and the support from their parents and communities, the schools in Texas have always competed very successfully with other middle school programs throughout the United States and Canada," a press release stated.
Only one other Lewisville ISD middle school has received the Sudler Cup:
Griffin Middle School in 1997, John Benzer - Director.
Other winning states include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Utah.
A representative will present the award from the Sousa Foundation at the concert in May.
Directors for the Shadow Ridge Middle School Band are Chris Meredith, Alicia DeSoto, and Darrin Hicks. (2017)
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2017-2018 Lewisville ISD MS
All-District Band Results Honors Band, Symphonic Band & Concert Band Flute Jeanie Yoo, 3rd Honors Band Lynzi Cluff, 1st Concert Band Natasha Cardozo, 6th Concert Band Lauren Cromer, 7th Concert Band Oboe Kendall Fryar, 1st Symphonic Band Nathan Lim, 3rd Concert Band Bassoon Zach Gortz, 1st Honors Band Sam Baron, 3rd Honors Band Clarinet Ryan Bussey, 4th Honors Band Aydan Omoyi, 8th Honors Band Lila Odom, 9th Honors Band Jay Youn, 13th Honors Band Kayla Tran, 2nd Symphonic Band Anushka Chakravarthi, 4th Symphonic Band Tristan Mallouf, 12th Symphonic Band Olivia Worrell, 2nd Concert Band Kenzi Cluff, 6th Concert Band Bass Clarinet Ayush Kumar, 3rd Honors Band Daniel Homrok, 1st Symphonic Band Alto Saxophone Oliver Skoczylas, 4th Honors Band Dylan Bruce, 6th Concert Band Tenor Saxophone Matthew Page, 2nd Symphonic Band Trenton Smiley, 1st Concert Band Bari Saxophone James O’Donnell, 1st Symphonic Band |
Trumpet
Gunnar Tuininga, 9th Honors Band Chase McCall, 5th Symphonic Band Trinity Branch, 6th Symphonic Band Ethan Spillman, 7th Symphonic Band Riley McMeans, 10th Symphonic Band Kathir Seralaathan, 12th Symphonic Band Kyle Simoes, 11th Concert Band French Horn Seana Kelly, 6th Symphonic Band Daniel An, 7th Symphonic Band Tate McAnelly, 10th Symphonic Band Nicholas Martinez, 5th Concert Band Trombone Max Ritchie, 1st Symphonic Band Connor Atkins, 6th Symphonic Band William Kim, 7th Symphonic Band Reagan Tubbs, 8th Symphonic Band Ryland Clark, 2nd Concert Band Braden Dial, 5th Concert Band Eamon Hewitt, 9th Concert Band Euphonium Joseph Habeeb, 2nd Honors Band Ethan Johnson, 4th Symphonic Band Tuba Evan Swarvar, 3rd Symphonic Band Grant Hull, 5th Symphonic Band Shaun Kinser, 6th Symphonic Band Percussion Avery Bell, 6th Honors Band Wesley O’Neal, 7th Honors Band Luke Samson, 8th Honors Band Justin Krupa, 1st Symphonic Band Charles Kall, 6th Symphonic Band |
2016-2017 LISD All-District Band ResultsCongratulations to all of the Shadow Ridge MS Band students who auditioned this year!
Listed below are members of the LISD All-District Band.
2014-2015 Flower Mound HS Band All-Staters!We would like to congratulate the following students for their selection as a 2014-2015 All-State Musician:
Emily Tyler - Piccolo+ Sarah Han - Flute+ Nicole Kennedy - Eb Clarinet Johnny Chang - Bb Clarinet Paul Park - Bb Clarinet DJ Williamson - Bb Clarinet+ Trevor Cooper - Bass Clarinet Jordan Tidwell - Contra Clarinet+ Marshall Cahill - Bassoon+ Adiel Najera - Trumpet+ Laura Lampe - Horn+ Matt Tuggle - Bass Trombone Tyler Kirkland - Euphonium Ethan Hall - Percussion+ We are so proud of you and all your hard work! +Shadow Ridge Alum! 2014-2015 All-Region Band Results
Mrs. DeSoto and I are so thrilled for everyone in the Shadow Ridge MS Band. This has been a very tedious project for everyone preparing for the All-District & All-Region Band Auditions. The level of commitment toward individual work on independent skills and refining musical details has been admirable and we are so PROUD of every student. The process helps everyone grow stronger individually which is healthy and the goal! Congratulations to everyone who auditioned for the All-Region Band. All students from Lewisville ISD, Southlake ISD and Grapevine-Colleyville ISD auditioned for placement into one of four All-Region Bands (in order: Wind Symphony; Honor; Symphonic; Concert). We are very fortunate to have so many students place very well in the audition – Good Job & Congrats! Hard work does pay off – you may not see the results immediately but they will come! We are looking forward to a brilliant Winter Concert and beyond! (Solo & Ensemble Contest will be coming up in February.)
OVERALL RESULTS 2014 All-Region Band (Texas Region 24 WEST: Lewisville ISD, Southlake ISD, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD) Band & Chair Flute Emily Bussey, Wind Symphony 6th Elle Lim, Wind Symphony 9th Katie Plummer, Wind Symphony 10th Jennifer Hanchette, Honor 3rd Taysia Davis, Honor 10th Kaitlyn McKenna, Symphonic 3rd Abby Hayes, Symphonic 5th Kirstin deBlock, Concert 1st Abby Gilleland, Concert 6th Navita Dhillon, Concert 11th Oboe Brooke Brinlee, Wind Symphony 1st Kaityln Broussard, Wind Symphony 4th Clarinet Alex Botelho, Wind Symphony 4th Allison Reed, Wind Symphony 5th Lizzie Olson, Wind Symphony 9th Adrian Wong, Wind Symphony 11th Maria Roth, Wind Symphony 17th Justin Chae, Honor 11th Ella Schindler, Symphonic 8th Meredith Kotloroff, Symphonic 13th Alicia Dworsky, Concert 10th Bassoon Matthew Warner, Wind Symphony 1st Bass Clarinet Griffin Holt, Honor 3rd Megan Murphy, Symphonic 1st Contra-Bass Clarinet Kate Kelly, Honor Alto Saxophone Hayden Woodall, Honor 3rd Sean Lee, Symphonic 3rd Thomas Kall, Alternate Tenor Saxophone Stephen Lampe, Wind Symphony 1st Caroline Hicks, Symphonic 2nd Baritone Saxophone Macy Brown, Concert 1st Trumpet Johniel Najera, Wind Symphony 6th Jason Tran, Wind Symphony 11th Anna Glowski, Honor 8th Mayson Spillman, Honor 9th Jack Richter, Symphonic 2nd French Horn Kaylee Webb, Wind Symphony 3rd Mukhil Seralaathan, Honor 2nd Jane Davenport, Honor 3rd Alexis Headding, Honor 4th Trombone Austin Bruce, Wind Symphony 2nd Simeone Smiley, Honor 5th Ralph Olivarez, Symphonic 5th Zachary Rohwer, Concert 3rd Euphonium Cameron Hickey, Wind Symphony 1st Ashleigh Smith, Wind Symphony 2nd Max Carner, Symphonic 1st Matthew Martinez, Symphonic 5th Tuba Robert Cieri, Honor 1st Caleb Thakur, Honor 2nd Jonathon Cattoor, Honor 4th Joe Nappa, Honor 5th Percussion Landon Graham, Wind Sympony 3rd Ryan Bennett, Wind Symphony 5th Steel Manion, Honor 6th Abby Kemp, Symphonic 7th Espen Zetterstrom, Concert 7th 2014 All-District Band Results
2014 National Winner - 5th Consecutive Year!
The 2013-2014 Shadow Ridge Honor Winds has been named a NATIONAL WINNER by the National Wind Band Honor Project. Many of the finest bands in the nation entered in the competition with over 260+ entries through submitted recording in multiple classifications. Honor Winds submitted Arabian Dances by Balmages & Old Home Days by Ives/Elkus. We are tremendously proud of all students in the program for the sustained tradition of excellence we have had as this is the FIFTH consecutive year in a row for us to receive this honor. Congratulations to all!
The competition also honored the most outstanding soloists from the entire contest. Outstanding Soloist Awards: Alexia Scheetz – Trumpet Mandy Brown – Flute Zoe Bixler – Piccolo Audrey Stehsel – Oboe 2013 National Winner - 4th Consecutive Year!
Shadow Ridge Band - 3rd in TEXAS!
July 2013,
CONGRATULATIONS to the Shadow Ridge Honor Winds for earning 3rd in the STATE in the CC TMEA Honor Band Competition. With over 1200 middle schools in the state, Shadow Ridge advanced from Regionals to Area, from Area to State, to eventually placing 3rd overall in the CC division. We are extremely proud of all the students and band staff on this achievement. Go Panthers! 
Percussionists Perform in San Antonio!
Congratulations to eighth graders Ethan Hall & Neetin Khadka for assisting Mr. Hicks with an exclusive clinic presentation at the 2014 Texas Music Educators Association Convention at San Antonio. Ethan and Neetin presented individual marimba solos, assisted Mr. Hicks with demonstration of many different percussion instruments and performed the debut of a tambourine trio. 
LISD 2013 All-District Band Audition Results
Congratulations to all students who auditioned for the 2013 LISD All-District Band. We are proud of everyone's hard work and efforts in their preparation since the beginning of the school year. Bravo!
Mr. Meredith 2013 Teacher of the Year!Congratulations Mr. Meredith for being selected as Shadow Ridge Middle School's
2012-2013 Teacher of the Year! Shadow Ridge Honor Winds Performs at the 2012 Midwest Clinic in Chicago, IL!
December 19, 2012
Congratulations to the Shadow Ridge Honor Winds for traveling to Chicago, IL and performing a showcase performance at the 2012 Midwest Clinic. Honor Winds was featured as only one of three middle school bands at this prestigious event. The concert included new works from Balmages, Mancini, Sheldon and Standridge, Percy Grainger's "Theme from Green Bushes", and featured two commissions: "Credo" by William Owens and "Archipelagos" by Dave Hall. The entire experience from months of preparation to presenting the prestigious concert was a thrill, with students and staff creating memories that will last a lifetime! Shadow Ridge is 2012 NATIONAL WINNER of the National Wind Band Honors Project!
The 2011-2012 Shadow Ridge Honor Winds has been selected by
the National Wind Band Honor Project as a 2012 National Winner. Many of the finest bands in the nation entered in the competition with over 180+ entries through submitted recording. Honor Winds was one of ten National Winners chosen in their classification. We are tremendously proud of all students in the program for the sustained tradition of excellence we have had as this is the third consecutive year in a row for us to receive this high national honor. |
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