The Mathews County Schools Band Programs had a great showing at the Northern Neck/Middle Peninsula Area Honor Band auditions this year, band director Mark Givens reported.
Between the Mathews High School Blue Devil and Thomas Hunter Middle Seahawk bands, 34 students qualified or are alternates for the Junior and Senior NNMP Area Honor Bands.
The 34 will travel to Westmoreland High School on March 21-22 to rehearse and perform under the batons of retired VCU Director of Bands Terry Austin and Glen Allen High School Band Director Todd Tinsley.
The concerts will be held at Westmoreland High School at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 22. The following students were the Mathews County qualifiers and alternates:
Senior High Band: Corey Zheng - 1st Piccolo; Riley Tripp - 2nd Flute; Ethan White - 3rd Flute; Layla Behnam - 7th Flute; Jordan Sadeg - 2nd Clarinet; Ivar Golden - 6th Clarinet; Bella Hockenberry - 10th Clarinet; Lucas Richmond - 12th Clarinet; Felicity Hartlove - 13th Clarinet; Michael Wia...