Murray High students make All-State Band

Murray High School student musicians were selected in record numbers for the school to participate in the Kentucky Music Educators' Association's All-District Band and the KMEA All-District Orchestra.  

Altogether, some 41 Tiger Band students earned membership in the All-District Band. That band will rehearse at Paducah Tilghman High School in early January, concluding its collaboration with a concert Saturday, January 7. 

The All-District band includes students from 13 schools, who competed for membership in a blind audition process. 
 
The All-District recognized 20 students who advanced to the second round of the KMEA All-State auditions, held at John Hardin High School. Approximately 900 Kentucky students competed for positions in the prestigious KMEA All-State Band or Orchestra.
 
Murray High School students who earned positions in the KMEA All-State Band or Orchestra include, from left, sophomore Leah Jenkins, oboe, concert band; sophomore Madelyn Myers, violin, orchestra; senior Braden Peck, euphonium, concert band; senior Syd Custer, French horn, concert band; senior Isaac Elkins, snare, orchestra; sophomore  Omar Khatib, bass clarinet, concert band; freshman Selvam Antony, baritone saxophone, first chair bari sax, symphonic band; and junior Jackson Morris, trumpet, concert band.
 
The KMEA All-State bands will rehearse in Louisville February 8-11, culminating in a concert on the last day.