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La Feria Student Makes ATSSB All-State Band
- Updated: January 17, 2014
The Association of Texas Small School Bands is pleased to announce the selection of the 2014 ATSSB All-State Band. More than 9,000 high school band students from Texas auditioned in twenty different regions for a place in their respective all-region bands. The top chairs in each region advanced to one of the five area auditions held this past weekend across the state and only 290 of these 1620 students were selected for all-state honors.
The ATTSSB All-State Bands will meet in rehearsals in San Antonio, Texas, February 12-15 and will present a concert beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2014in the Lila Cockrell Theatre of the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in downtown San Antonio.
Richard Floyd, Director of Music-Emeritus for the University Interscholastic League, will be the clinician-conductor of the All-State Symphonic Band. Dr. Timothy Rhea, from Texas A&M University, will be clinician-conductor of the All-State Concert Band. The Concert Band will premiere And Sail Away by Jack Wilds, the winning entry in the 2014 ATSSB Composition Competition. Charles Owen, from the University of South Florida, will be the clinician-conductor of the All-State Jazz Ensemble which will perform at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2014 in Ballroom B of the Convention Center.
Benjamin Facundo, a member of the La Feria High School Band, was selected as a member of this band. He was chosen for this honor in competitive auditions held this year across the state at region and area levels. Facundo is a student of Rolando Zamora and plays the alto saxophone at school under the direction of Eddie Benitez, who is a member of the Association of Texas Small School Bands, a 1000-member group of band directors in class 1A, 2A and 3A high schools in Texas. This is his first time to perform as a member of the ATSSB All-State Band. His other interests at school include the National Honor Society, serving as historian. He is also active in church activities at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and enjoys singing, playing jazz saxophone and hanging out with his friends. He is the son of Felix and Josie Facundo of La Feria.
