Monahans High band members receive all-state honors

MONAHANS Four members of the Monahans High School band have been selected to the Texas All-State Band.

More than 9,000 high school band students from across Texas auditioned in 20 different regions for a place in their respective all-region bands.

The top chairs in each region advanced to one of the five area auditions held across the state, and only 240 of those 1,360 were selected for all-state honors.

The all-state bands met for rehearsals from Feb. 11 through Feb. 14 in San Antonio and presented a concert at the Henry G. Gonzales Convention Center in downtown San Antonio.

John Whitwell, director of bands emeritus at Michigan State University, conducted the All-State Symphonic Band.
William K. Wakefield, director of bands at the University of Oklahoma, conducted the All-State Concert Band.

Being selected to the all-state band is one of the highest honors a high school student can receive.

All-state band members selected from Monahans are Bobby Fabian, son of Wayne and Jamee Fabian, junior (bass clarinet), third year all-state; Jeremy Durr, son of Paul and Sherry Hunter and Larry and Nora Durr, junior (percussion), second year all-state; Tad Bowman, son of Dale Bowman and Autumn Nichols, junior (percussion) first year all-state; and Loren Miller, son of Brad and Terry Miller, sophomore (trombone), first year all-state.