After sweeping regional and area competitions, the Dawson High School (DHS) wind ensemble won the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) state honor band competition in July. Under Aaron Brown’s direction, the varsity band finished the highest that DHS has ever placed in 6A.
“The Dawson wind ensemble worked tirelessly to get to where they are and I am beyond proud of their achievements,” Tom Bell, Pearland Independent School District fine arts director, said. “I look forward to them having a great Honor Band concert.” The Dawson High School, wind ensemble participants, include:
Olivia P. Abbassi, Ayush Anandkumar, Stirling E. Baum, Tatum I. Bradberry, Cade E. Brown, Leo Carrigan, Phillip Chambers, David Y. Chen, Jeslyn Z. Chen, Ru Chen, Adhav Chezhian, Caroline A. Chow, Matthew C. Cripps, Scott C. Cripps, Caroline Cummings, Alex Dai, Langdon Dai, Aidan N. Delligatti, Magdalena R. Gobran, Cooper B. Gounah, Alex Gu, Nathan Hawks.
Robert S. He Yicheng He, Isabelle J. Hildebrandt, John (JP) Jewell, Enyang Jiang, Hantao Jin, Janna A. Jing Daniel C. Jones, Robert A. Jones, Logan C. Kitchen, Nokina Komatsu, Emily Krobot, David Lang, Caitlyn Lara Cao, Daniel H. Lee, Isaac D. Linerode, Joshua J. Linerode, Marc Z. Lu Caroline Mao, Kennedi J. Martin.
Callie A. Meng, Daniel Miller, Joseph S. Minard Ethan A. Montes, Delaney Moore, Kamryn Moore, Kieth Mortenson III, Chris E. Ndubueze, Philip H. Nguyen, Michael B. Pair, Zachary S. Pair, Jake Papasan, Cara E. Pitman, James M. Powers, Ethan A. Puente, Isabella C. Ritchey.
Maya S. Sabharwal, Aidan P. Sadai, Miguel Salazar, Devin K. Saljuud, Arnab Sarkar, James M. She, Aiden K. Sherrill, Konstantin Sinyak Madhura Sriram, Stanley Sun, Andrew H. Swafford, Austin C. Tatuaca, Leilanie B. Turcios Dylan R. Wagner, Laila M. Wagner, Nathaniel S. Waguespack, Chen Wang, Kevin Yang, Alan Yao, Melinda Yao, Amanda L. Yee, Amy Zhang, Jordan Zheng, Ares W. Zhou.