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Elkhart High School
BIG RED Band
Elkhart, TX
 
 
 
 
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Elkhart BIG RED Band

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Scroll down below to find the individual band accomplishments!  All-Region Jazz, All-Region Bands, UIL Results...the lot!!!
 
- The Elkhart HS BIG RED Band has a YouTube Channel!!  Check us out!!!
 
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Elkhart HS BIG RED Band 2022-23 Awards
 
US Bands - Madisonville Showcase & Clinic; Madisonville, TX
     1st Place in Class, 7th Place OVERALL, Best Music, Best Visual,
          & Best Percussion
US Bands - AT&T Stadium Classic; Arlington, TX
     1st Place in Class, FINALIST, 8th Place OVERALL, Best Music,
          Best Visual, & Best Overall Effect
UIL Region 8 Marching Contest; McGregor, TX
     1st Division Band, AREA Qualifier
UIL AREA D Marching Contest; Robinson, TX
     FINALIST, 4th Place OVERALL
Lone Star Classic Drumline Competition; Flower Mound, TX
     6th Place (Standstill 2 - Red), Best Tenorline
     3rd Place Tenor Solo (Aaron Canaday)
     1st Place Tenor Solo (Jon Canaday)
UIL Region 8 Concert & Sight Reading Contest
     1st Division Concert 
     1st Division Sight-Reading
     SWEEPSTAKES
SoundPost Music Festival; Canton, TX
     (Jazz Ensemble) May 12, 2023
 
 
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Elkhart HS BIG RED Band Individual Accomplishments
 
 
     ATSSB Region 8 All-Region Jazz Ensemble
Taimoor Anwar, guitar (1st chair)
Jon Canaday, drum set (1st chair)
Roberto Gonzalez, trombone (2nd chair)
Kilee Lasiter, bass guitar (1st chair)
Anthony Vargas, tenor sax (1st chair)
Zane Vaughan, alto sax (1st chair)
 
     ATSSB AREA D Jazz
Jon Canaday, drum set (1st chair - STATE)
Roberto Gonzalez, trombone (4th chair)
Anthony Vargas, tenor sax (7th chair)
Zane Vaughan, alto sax (13th chair)
 
     ATSSB All-STATE Jazz Ensemble
Jon Canaday, drum set (1st chair)
 
     ATSSB Region 8 All-Region Band
Aaron Canaday, percussion (5th chair - AREA)
Cadence Canaday, oboe (2nd chair) 8th grader
Jon Canaday, percussion (4th chair)
Sean Carr, f horn (16th chair)
Ethan Cavazos, tenor sax (2nd chair - AREA)
Roberto Gonzalez, trombone (2nd chair - AREA)
Kilee Lasiter, percussion (3rd chair - AREA)
Luis Lopez, percussion (14th chair)
Tarynn Massie, flute (8th chair - AREA)
Aaron Nolen, tuba (13th chair)
Kollin Peiffer, percussion (11th chair)
Anthony Vargas, alto sax (1st chair - AREA)
Alex Vargas, alto sax (3rd chair - AREA)
 
     ATSSC Area D All-AREA
Aaron Canaday, percussion (4th chair)
Ethan Cavazos, tenor sax (6th chair)
Roberto Gonzalez, trombone (1st chair - STATE)
Kilee Lasiter, percussion (3rd chair)
Tarynn Massie, flute (7th chair)
Anthony Vargas, alto sax (1st chair - STATE)
Alex Vargas, alto sax (2nd chair)
 
     ATSSB 3A All-STATE Concert Band
Roberto Gonzalez, trombone (4th chair)
Anthony Vargas, alto sax (3rd chair)
 
UIL Solo & Ensemble
     1st Division Solos
Taimoor Anwar, marimba (TSSEC qualified)
Aaron Canaday, marimba (TSSEC qualified)
Jon Canaday, marimba (TSSEC qualified)
Sean Carr, f horn (TSSEC qualified)
Aiden Foster, euphonium
Roberto Gonzalez, trombone (TSSEC qualified)
Luis Lopez, marimba (TSSEC qualified)
Dylan Luman, marimba (TSSEC qualified)
Dylan Luman, snare (TSSEC qualified)
Tarynn Massie, flute (TSSEC qualified)
Aaron Nolen, tuba
Kollin Peiffer, marimba (TSSEC qualified)
Kollin Peiffer, snare (TSSEC qualified)
Alex Vargas, alto sax
Anthony Vargas, alto sax (TSSEC qualified)
 
     1st Division Ensemble
Saxophone Quartet: Ethan Cavazos, Alex Vargas, 
     Anthony Vargas & Zane Vaughan (TSSEC qualified)
 
*TSSEC = UIL Texas State Solo & Ensemble Contest
 
 
 
 
 
2022-23 Elkhart BIG RED Band Leadership Team
Hannah Foster, Drum Major/Flute
Grant Albanese, Clarinet
Anthony Vargas, Saxophone
Kiaya Fielder, Trumpet
Sean Carr, F Horn
Roberto Gonzalez, Trombone/Baritone
Jacob O'Neal, Tuba
Jon Canaday, Percussion