Members of the Bruin Brigade Marching Band, which finished seventh at the 2009 Class 6A Oklahoma Bandmasters Association Marching Band Championship on Oct. 31, are continuing to pile up the accolades.

In all, 25 Bartlesville students earned all-district status this year compared to 19 last year. During the auditions, students played some pieces of music to display technical proficiency and were asked to sight read as well. During the sight reading portion of the audition, students were asked to look at a particular piece of music which they had never played before for 30 seconds and then perform in front of the judges. All of the students played behind a black curtain, so the judges made their decisions based on musical quality alone.

The 2009-10 NBDA All-District Concert – for both the symphonic and concert bands – is set to take place on the afternoon of Saturday, Jan. 9 in the Fine Arts Center auditorium on the BHS campus. The event is free and open to the public, and the exact time of the concert will be released as the event draws nearer.

While at Pryor, 23 Bruins earned the right to audition in the final round for 2009-10 Oklahoma Music Educators Association All-State status. The final-round auditions will take place on Dec. 5 at Westmoore High School in Oklahoma City. Once the fi nal roster for the All-State band has been set, the group will perform a concert on the afternoon of Jan. 23 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. Seventeen Bruins competed in the fi nal round of All-State auditions last year.

Next weekend, senior Spencer Wilson will audition for a spot on the 2009-10 OMEA All-State Jazz Band as the guitarist, a coveted role which he earned last year as a junior. Wilson was named the alternate guitarist as a sophomore.

2009-10 NBDA Symphonic Band (Bruin representatives)

Seniors:

Spencer Wilson (8th chair clarinet), JoBeth Wasicek (2nd chair horn), Christian Parnell (2nd chair percussion 1), Landon Trotter (4th chair percussion 1), Andrew Williams (1st chair percussion 3) and Nathan Reid (2nd chair trumpet).

Juniors:

Carl Szmutko (5h chair alto sax), Dalton Reynolds (2nd chair clarinet), Amanda Thomas (11th chair clarinet), Meghan Hills (9th chair fl ute), Brandon Wong (1st chair percussion 1), Ben Stire (12th chair trumpet) and Debbie McCullough (2nd alternate bass clarinet).

Sophomores:

Sam Inn (5th chair clarinet), Kelsie Hoelscher (18th chair clarinet) and Megan Dobbs (1st chair percussion 2).

2009-10 NBDA Concert Band (Bruin representatives)

Seniors:

Alex Sterk (5th chair euphonium), Matt Henton (6th chair euphonium), Taylor Rodgers (3rd chair oboe), Kent Worden (3rd chair trombone) and Nathan Reid (2nd chair trumpet).

Juniors:

Shelby Swanson (2nd chair oboe), Chris Hogan (1st chair percussion 2), Eric Barnes (4th chair trombone) and Josh Lewis (5th chair tuba).