CHARLOTTE — Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools is proud of the 19 students from four area band programs who performed in the All-District Band Clinic held in Belmont. The event, held at Stewart Cramer High School, was sponsored by the South Central District Bandmasters Association. The MACS students joined more than 400 other students selected from area band programs.
Students rehearsed for more than 15 hours before the clinic to perform a wonderful concert for family and friends. Along with performing with the top musicians in the district, the senior high school students worked with renowned conductor Dr. Kevin Geraldi, director of orchestral activities at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro.
Pictured are Charlotte Catholic High School students: (back row, from left) Evan Woody (tenor saxophone), Ben Ranzinger (trombone), Patrick Macalintal (clarinet) and Matthew Sie (alto saxophone); (front row, from left) Emma Joseph (flute), Austin Munn (trumpet), Jake Daniel (clarinet) and Abbey Roper (flute). Not pictured are Elizabeth Branch (flute), Rachel Sarvey (clarinet).
In the second picture, Holy Trinity students are (from left): Sarah Chittenden (French horn), Megan Sie (clarinet), Paige Ingram (bass clarinet), Sophie Young (French horn), Casey McGuire (baritone saxophone), Jonathan Mathis (French horn) and Gianna Tonucci (clarinet).
Also participating were Our Lady of the Assumption student Angel Cordova (flute) and St. Mark student Corey Brenner (bass clarinetist).
— Timothy W. Cook