Bulldogs Bring Home Many Medals from State Solo & Ensemble!

​The Bulldog Band sent 6 events to the MSHSAA State Solo & Ensemble Festival on Saturday, May 5. The weather was beautiful, unlike the torrential downpour we had last year! MSHSAA has added two major changes to the festival year. 

The first was that all three days of the festival had equal number of participants. Our students performed on Saturday, and next year we will perform on Thursday. It made for a less crowded venue! It didn’t even feel like a State Music Festival!

The second, and biggest change, was the change in rating vocabulary. We went from receiving I, II, III, etc. to earning Gold, Silver, and Bronze.  The goal was to set the Gold rating as a "Best of the Best" performance and fewer given out.

So, how did our students do?

Silver Ratings
Hunter Jacobs - Clarinet Solo
Paige Floyd - Timpani Solo
Caleb Alexander - Tenor Saxophone Solo
Trumpet Trio - Ethan Roberts, Cody Rutledge, & Alex Posey
Brass Quartet - Ethan Roberts, Alex Posey, Brock Kirbey, & Tommy Higbie

Gold Ratings
Ethan Roberts - Trumpet Solo
These students worked incredibly hard this season! Every student performed batter than they did at Districts and in my book, that’s a win everyday! I’m so proud of their work and excited for upcoming concert (May 6 @ 3:00 PM)!

Thank you all for your continued support!