
Forest High School Band Program
SINCE 1922
NEWS & EVENTS
News
-Congrats to the newest members of the FHS Jazz Ensemble:
Van Whitehouse, trumpet
Matias Colen, trumpet
Tony Altobello, trumpet
John Bucher, trumpet
Audrey Fenton, trumpet
Nathaniel Mobley, trombone
Mason Shorb, trombone
Haley Trask, saxophone
Olivia Laserna, piano
Angel Gauntlett- Guitar
-Congratulations to the following students on their performances at S&E II:
Ava Robinson and Autumn Stoner- Flute Duet- Performed for Comments
Leah Bell- Flute Solo- Superior
Madison Shorb- Oboe solo- Superior
Hunter Ancelet and Richard Brassell- Clarinet Duet- Superior
Rylee Esto, Brianna Wenk, Mikaila Rutter- Clarinet trio- Superior
Zach Vickerman- Alto Sax Solo- Superior
Ethan Wood- French Horn Solo- Excellent
Hailee Stephens- French Horn Solo- Superior
Rocky Vaughn- trumpet Solo- Excellent
Kaylee Moon- trumpet Solo- Performed for Comments
Bradley Hitchcock- trumpet Solo- Superior
Rocky Vaughn, Tony Altobello, Hailee Stephens, Madilynn Neumann- Brass Quartet- Excellent
Madilynn Neumann- Euphonium Solo- Excellent
Kaden Evans- Tuba Solo- Superior
Tulee Matthews- String Bass Solo- Excellent
-Congrats to all our students who performed at State S&E!!
State S&E results:
Autumn Stoner: Flute Solo- Superior
Aidan Benjamin- Euphonium Solo- Superior
Richard Brassell- Alto Saxophone Solo- Excellent
Damon Seiler- Baritone Saxophone Solo: Excellent
Blake Barnes and Jacob Garcia- Percussion Duet- Excellent
Selena Trujillo-Page- Xylophone Solo- Superior w/ Distinction (given when a student received a Superior rating while performing their piece from memory)
Richard Brassell, Damon Seiler, Autumn Stoner, Zach Vickerman- Sax Quartet- Superior
Nova Luby- Rifle solo- Excellent
Alice Schieble – Sabre Solo- Excellent
Haley Dotten- Rifle Solo- Excellent
Rhylie Fowler- Flag Solo- Excellent
Emerald WAVE- Superior
- Very proud of the FHS Band in all their hard work and prep for Concert MPA, even though it was not the results we were aiming for, sometimes in live performance things do not always go according to plan. keep pushing and take this learning opportunity with you as you move forward!
-Solo and Ensemble results:
Autumn Stoner- Flue Solo- Superior (State Eligible)
Leah Bell- Flute Solo- Excellent
Gabby Sumalbag -Flute Solo- Superior
Zianna Thompson-Etienne- Clarinet Solo- Excellent
Richard Brassell- Alto Sax Solo- Superior (State Eligible)
Haley Trask- Alto Solo- Superior
Damon Seiler- Bari Sax Solo- Superior (State Eligible)
Sax Quartet- Superior (State Eligible)
Amelia Baderschneider- trumpet solo- Superior (State Eligible)
Aidan Benjamin- Euphonium Solo- Superior (State Eligible)
Selena Trujillo- Page- Xylophone Solo- Superior (State Eligible)
Blake Barnes and Jacob Garcia- Percussion Duet- Superior (State Eligible)
Preston Breeden- Percussion Solo- Excellent
Percussion Ensemble (Dance of the Swan)- Superior
Percussion Ensemble- (Escape Artist)- Superior
Nova Luby- Rifle solo- Superior (State Eligible)
Alice Schieble – Sabre Solo- Superior (State Eligible)
Haley Dotten- Rifle Solo- Superior (State Eligible)
Rhylie Fowler- Flag Solo- Superior (State Eligible)
Emerald WAVE- Superior (State Eligible)
-Jazz MPA results
Jazz Band received Straight Superiors from all three judges, 1 of only 4 bands to accomplish this over the course of the two days
-Emerald WAVE Colorguard competition results:
The Emerald WAVE traveled to Plant City this past Saturday to compete in the regional FFCC Competition. The team took 4th place in their round and 4th place overall in Class 3A. They will compete again this weekend at Freedom High School.
-Congratulations to the following students on being selected for the All-District Band:
Autumn Stoner
Madison Shorb
Hunter Ancelet
Richard Brassell
Damon Seiler
Ethan Wood
Aidan Benjamin
Percussion results still pending
-Congratulations to the FHS Marching Band on Straight Superiors at Marching MPA!!!!!
-Congratulations to Richard Brassell and Bradley Hitchcock on being selected for the Florida All-State Symphonic and Concert Bands!!!! We are proud of you and all your hard work on making the top ensembles in the state!
-Great Job FHS on Receiving Superior Ratings at OMBF! 1st Place in Class 2A and 2nd for overall competition. See Caption awards below.
-Congratulations to the following new members of the FHS Viridian Jazz Ensemble:
Abigail Paredes
Zach Vickerman
Bradley Hitchcock
Caleb Westgate
Jacob Garcia
Hailee Stephens
Tristan Williams
-Congratulations to the following students on making the 2022 Emerald WAVE field team:
Madison Ballina
Kirsten Fink
Alice Schaible
Haley Dotten
Maren Miller
Zenoria Harrison
Allison Hale
Bailey Peterson
Megan Merritt
Nova Luby
Rhylie Fowler
- Here are Links for Virtual Performances by different groups from the FHS Music Department during the 2020 lockdown:
FHS Sax Ensemble -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy9xVLNO-O0&feature=youtu.be
FHS Canto Chorus- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj7TksrPkwg
FHS Brass Ensemble- https://youtu.be/l_CJu6YOo4E
FHS Jazz Band- https://youtu.be/GB4BG84GuSU


2023-2024 Band Leadership Team:
Drum Majors: Autumn Stoner and Richard Brassell
Band Captain: Madison Shorb
Band Lieutentant/QuarterMaster: Tulee Matthews
Drum Captain: Blake Barnes
Section Leaders:
Flutes- Autumn Stoner
Reeds: Richard Brassell
Reed Leiutenants: Rylee Esto and Haley Trask
Trumpets: Bradley Hitchcock
Horns: Ethan Wood
Trombones: Giulianna Leon
Baritones-Madilynn Neumann
Tubas- Kaden Evans
Percussion Lieutenant: Caleb Westgate
Color Guard- Madison Ballina
Librarians: Madison Shorb, Autumn Stoner, Blake Barnes, Gabby Sumalbag, Leah Bell, Makaila Rutter
Gold Team: Madison Shorb, Tulee Matthews, Richard Brassell, Autumn Stoner, Haley Trask, Tony Altobello Zach Vickerman, Preston Breedon, Blake Barnes, Paul Borowski, Bradley Hitchcock, Makaila Rutter,
Ratings for the 2022-2023 Season
Ocala Marching Festival:
Music- Superior
Visual- Superior
General Effect- Superior
Drum Major- Distinguished
Colorguard- Superior
Percussion- Excellent
Overall: Superior (75.7)
Awards:1st in Class 2A, Best in Class Music, Best in Class Marching, Best in Class General Effect. 1st Runner Up- Small Band Competition.
FBA:
Music 1: Superior
Music 2: Superior
Visual: Superior
General Effect: Superior
Colorguard: Superior
Percussion: Superior
Overall: Superior
Jazz MPA:
Judge 1: Superior
Judge 2: Superior
Judge 3: Superior
Concert MPA:
Judge 1: Excellent
Judge 2: Superior
Judge 3: Excellent
Sight-reading: Superior


