AMEA 2012 Performers
Prattville High School, located in Prattville, Alabama, proudly supports the 250 students who perform in the Prattville High School Band. Band students who perform in the Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and the Wind Symphony complete a rigorous audition process and are selected based on talent and skill. The Prattville High School Wind Symphony is comprised of the fifty- one best instrumentalists in the Prattville High School Band. In just six years since its establishment, the Wind Symphony has developed a tradition of excellence. The group has consistently received “Superior” ratings at the Alabama District and State Festivals, and has proudly earned “Superior with Distinction” ratings at the ABA MPA in 2010 and 2011. Over 100 members of the Wind Symphony have been selected as individual participants in numerous university honor bands, the District Honor Band, and
the All-State Honor Band. Additionally, all members of the ensemble who have participated in the ABA Solo and Ensemble Festival have received “Superior” ratings. The members of the Prattville High School Wind Symphony combine their skill and leadership with their love of music to reach their full potential as an ensemble and as individual representatives of their school and community.
The Jacket Sing-Sations Elementary Choir is made up of 4th
, 5th , and 6th
four elementary schools in the Oxford City School System in Oxford,
grade students from all Alabama: Coldwater
Elementary (K-4), DeArmanville Elementary (K- 4), Oxford Elementary (K-4), and C.E. Hanna Elementary (5-6). Auditions are held each spring. The choir began in 2008 under the direction of music teachers Lorraine Busby and Kristina Sisco. The group was created to give Oxford’s
elementary students the opportunity to continue their education in music reading and performance skills beyond their weekly 30 minute music class. The choir began with 45 members in the 4th
and 5th grade and has grown into a 70 member choir, with 6th
grade members attend the AMEA Elementary Music Festival annually. The 5th Honor Choir annually. The 6th
grade
being added this year. The Jacket Sing-Sations perform for various community and school system events throughout the year. The 4th
Sations rehearse once a week after regular school hours. They perform a variety of choral literature and styles.
Gulf Shores High School is located in the lower portion of Alabama and has long been known as Alabama’s premier vacation getaway. Enrollment at Gulf Shores High School typically is around 800 students. The Gulf Shores Symphonic Winds is in its sixth year under the direction of Tim Brannan. During those six years the band has grown from less than 30 members to 115 this year. During that time the band has never received less than a superior rating at any festival or competition attended.
graders attend the Jacksonville State University grade choir members will add solo and ensemble to their annual events this year. The Jacket Sing-
The band has traveled to Orlando,
Hawaii and will be traveling to New York this spring to participate in the St. Patrick’s Day parade. Mr. Brannan collaborates with fellow director Ryan England to teach at Gulf Shores High School, Gulf Shores Middle School, Gulf Shores Elementary School, Orange Beach Elementary School and Swift Consolidated School.
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