Panola College All State Band students include, from left, Steven Sierra, Hallsville; Carrie Lilly, New Caney; Somali Fletcher, Hallsville;
Savana Hanaway, Carthage, and Whitney Ramsey, Center.
January 29, 2019 - Panola College Band students earned spots in the Texas Community College All State Band, which will perform at the Texas Music Educators Association Clinic and Convention, February 13-16 in San Antonio.
Four band members were selected including Savana Hanaway, flute, from Carthage; Destiney Miller, contrabass clarinet, from Ore City; Carrie Hudman Lilly, euphonium, from New Caney, and Steven Sierra, tuba, from Hallsville.
Hanaway was also named as a first alternate for the piccolo. Also named as first alternates are Whitney Ramsey, bassoon, from Center, and Somali Fletcher, baritone saxophone, from Hallsville.
The TMEA convention is the largest convention held in San Antonio each year, bringing in more than 29,000 people from around the world for four days of clinics, workshops and continuing education.
“I’m especially proud of my band members,” said Dwaine Hubbard, Panola College band director. “To be selected for the All State Band, students have to compete against musicians from all 50 community colleges in Texas. It’s a testimony to their talent that they are selected for this honor.”
In addition to the band students, six Panola College choir students were selected to the All State Choir. That announcement was made in December. They include Aaron Tello, Center; Kacia Johnson, Tatum; Loren Caserta, Beckville; Nichole Painter, Marshall; Sydnee Taylor, Carthage, and Hunter Moon, Beckville.
Sandra Bauer, director of vocal music at Panola College, is serving as the 2018-2019 president of the Texas Two-Year College Choral Directors Association.
