SEIBA Honor Band

Those selected to the 2024 Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association Honor Bands are 8th graders Carly Mullin on Bass Clarinet, Swaylin Henderson on Clarinet, Chris Carapia-Segundo on Tenor Sax and 7th grader Michael Gossen on Alto Sax. Extra congratulations to Carly Mullin who was selected also to perform with the All-Iowa 8th grade IBA Honor Band in May! From the High School: congratulations to 12th grader Drake Landau on guitar for making the SEIBA Honor Jazz Band, 12th grader Jolynn Keomanivong for her second year as 1st chair tenor sax in the SEIBA High School Concert Band as well as 10th grader Eli Heaton on contra bass clarinet. The students selected traveled to Iowa City and performed a concert on January 20th at the University of Iowa Voxman Music Building.

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The following students were selected to the 2023 Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association (SEIBA) Honor Bands based on auditions held in Fairfield. Named to the Middle School Honor Band were Carly Mullin - Bass Clarinet, Jolynn Martin – Trumpet, Landon Church – Trumpet, Oliver Rynders – Baritone, Michael Tansey – Tuba and Bella Dodds – Percussion. Chosen to the High School Honor Band were Brandon Burtlow – Trumpet, Jolynn Keomanivong – Tenor Saxophone and Danny Muhs – Trombone. Selected to the High School Honor Jazz Band was Robbie Heaton – Bass. The SEIBA district encompasses 17 counties in southeast Iowa. Those selected joined others from the area in a concert at the Voxman Music Building on the University of Iowa campus.

 

Four MPCSD students were named to the 2022 Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association (SEIBA) Honor Bands based on auditions conducted at Fairfield High School on January 8. They are: Michael Tansey 7th grader on Tuba, Oliver Rynders 7th grader on Baritone, Jolynn Keomanivong 10th grader on Tenor Sax and Brandon Burtlow 11th grader on Trumpet.

 

Two eighth grade students were named to the 2021 Honor Band: Elijah Rynders on Tenor Sax and Tarynn Dascher on French Horn. Both also qualified for selection to the Iowa Bandmasters Association All-State 8th Grade Honor Band. You can view the statewide results here.

 

The following were named to the 2020 SEIBA Honor Bands based on auditions conducted at Fairfield High School.

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Middle School: Tarynn Dascher - 7th Grade - French Horn; Madison Helling - 8th Grade - Flute; Elaina Holtkamp - 8th Grade - Clarinet; Gabby Perez - 8th Grade - Clarinet; Jolynn Keomanivong - 8th Grade - Tenor Sax; Nate Stroud - 8th Grade - Percussion.

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High School: Anya Clark - 10th Grade - Clarinet; Claire Holtkamp - 12th Grade - Clarinet; Annika Rynders - 12th Grade - Alto Sax; Luke Ryon - 11th Grade - Bari Sax; Brandon Burtlow - 9th Grade - Trumpet; Kionna Parrish - 11th Grade - Trumpet.

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At the audition students from all schools are grouped together regardless of school size and are required to perform several scales from memory, as well as two songs and a solo for a judge.