Like us on Facebook

Welcome to the WEMS Band Page

Information Sent Home

Events

February
Spring Fundraiser - World's Finest Chocolate

11th - MPA Clinic (8th Grade) - Required -
8am - 12pm @ DCHS

16th - 18th - All District Clinic @ LRU
(for students who auditioned and made the band)

March
2nd - 8th Grade MPA Preview Concert @ DCHS - 6pm (Required)

4th - All State Band Auditions @ Atkins HS
(for students eligible)

​28th - 8th Grade MPA @ LRU (During School)

April
22nd - Solo and Ensemble @ Regan HS
(open to 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade)

28th - 30th - All State Band Clinic
(for students who audition and make the band)

May
5th - 6th - 6th Grade Honors Band @ DCHS

6th - Art Smart Festival @ DCHS

​6th - 8th Grade Trip to W-S Symphony

18th - Spring Band Concert
6th/Jazz - 6pm
7th/8th - 7pm

20th - Davie County Spring Jamboree (7th)/Carowinds (7th/8th)

CONGRATULATIONS! 

2022 All District Band

Celina Garcia - 7th Grade - 4th Chair Flute - Symphonic Band *
​Olivia Rareshide - 7th Grade - Oboe - 2nd Chair Symphonic Band *
Luke Cranfill - 7th Grade - Bassoon - 2nd Chair Symphonic Band *
Sienna Hayes - 7th Grade - Clarinet - 14th Chair Symphonic Band
Carson Snyder - 7th Grade - Clarinet - 5th Chair Concert Band
Gavin Hendrix - 7th Grade - Trombone - 5th Chair Concert Band
KatyBeth Carter - Mallets - 2nd Chair Symphonic Band *
Wesley Davis - 8th Grade - Mallets - 2nd Chair Concert Band

Alternate:
​Sarah Calderon - 7th Grade - Clarinet

2022 All County Band

​Celena Garcia  - Flute - 1st Chair
Anna Hedrick - Flute - 2nd Chair
Natalie Quance - Flute - 4th Chair
Grace Gilliam - Flute - 5th Chair
Marion Shelton - Flute - 6th Chair
Olivia Rareshide - Oboe - 2nd Chair
Luke Cranfill - Bassoon - 1st Chair
Carson Snyder - Clarinet - 2nd Chair
Sienna Hayes - Clarinet - 3rd Chair
Sarah Calderon - Clarinet 7th Chair
Cora Vogler - Clarinet - 9th Chair
Mady McVey - Clarinet - 10th Chair
Nathan Harding - Clarinet - 13th Chair
Viola Hewitt - Clarinet - 14th Chair
Madison Sandy - Bass Clarinet - 2nd Chair
​Emma Robison - Alto Saxophone - 3rd Chair
CJ Smith - Alto Saxophone - 5th Chair
Bella Blalock - Tenor Saxophone - 2nd Chair
Rachel Starkey - Baritone Saxophone - 1st Chair
Callen Whitten - Trumpet - 3rd Chair
Cara Murphy - Trumpet - 4th Chair
Westen Barefoot - Trumpet - 5th Chair
Gavi Hendrix - Trombone - 2nd Chair
Will Helms - Trombone - 3rd Chair
Bentley Bailey - Trombone - 6th Chair
Daniel Hennessey - Trombone - 7th Chair
Brayden Lanier - Euphonium - 1st Chair
Luke Whitten - Tuba - 1st Chair
Connor Mathis - Tuba - 4th Chair
KatyBeth Carter - Percussion - 1st Chair
Emma Smith - Percussion - 2nd Chair
Jonathan Hanes - Percussion - 3rd Chair
Wesley Davis - Mallets - 1st Chair
Zach Hirata - Timpani - 1st Chair

North Carolina Music Performance Adjudication

Picture
Congratulations to the 8th grade band on their SUPERIOR performance at MPA!

2022 All District Band

Celina Garcia - 6th Grade - 4th Chair Flute - Concert Band
Kate Wilson - 8th Grade - 5th Chair Clarinet - Concert Band

2021 All County Band

Flute
Celena Garcia - 6th
Carden Stroud - 7th
Zoe Hendrix - 8th
Avery Mallory - 7th
Marion Shelton - 7th
Ryann Davis - 7th
Natalie Laird - 8th

Clarinet
Eliza Lyday - 8th
Kate Wilson - 8th
Gavin Gaunt - 8th
Addison Bost- 7th
Addy Buchanan - 7th
MyAsia Arnold - 8th

Bass Clarinet
Sultan Guver - 7th
Alto Saxophone
Emma Robison - 7th
​
Baritone Saxophone
Cameron White - 7th

Trumpet
Corbin Drum - 7th
Camden Douglas - 8th
Xaiden Groff - 7th
Alice Rucker - 8th
Caden Ward - 7th

 Trombone
Billy Melton - 7th
Cyrus Zwanzig - 8th
Cass Garcia - 8th
Gavin Smith - 8th
Euphonium
Bryan Lopez - 7th 
Chris Riker - 8th
Brandon Martinez - 7th

Tuba
Randy McGee - 8th
Ayden Sanders - 8th
​ 
Snare Drum
Tate Helton - 7th
Caleb McCuller - 7th
J’siere Arnold - 7th

Timpani
Zach Hirata - 7th

2021 All State Band

Congratulations to Karson Yount for making the North Carolina All State Band.  Karson made 1st Chair Bari Sax!  This is the higheset accomplishment for any middle school or high school band student.  Great job Karson!

2021 All District Band

Congratulations to all of the Davie County Students who worked hard to audition for the Northwest District  All District Band. 

Symphonic Band
Karson Yount, 8th Grade - 1st Chair Baritone Saxophone*
Hayden Key, 8th Grade - 3rd Chair Snare Drum

Concert Band
Zachary Hill, 8th Grade - 4th Chair Trombone


2020 Pre-MPA Concert (The year MPA got Cancelled)

2020 Western All Region Jazz Band

Congratulations to Daniel Keyser for auditioning and making 4th Chair Trombone for the Western NC All Region Jazz Band A.   Davie County had 3 students participate this year:  1 Davie High, 1 South Davie, and 1 William Ellis.
​
​*Daniel Keyser - 4th Chair Trombone - A Band

2020 NC Northwestern All District Band

Congratulations to all of the Davie County Students who worked hard to audition for the Northwest District  All District Band.  

Symphonic Band
Abby Wilson, 8th Grade - 13th Chair Clarinet
Nate Robison, 8th Grade - 3rd Chair Alto Saxophone
Celeste Drsicoll, 8th Grade - 4th Chair Trumpet*

Concert Band
Jaden Smith, 8th Grade - 4th Chair Flute
Erin Fincher, 8th Grade - 6th Chair Flute
Iris Morales, 8th Grade - 12th Chair Clarinet
Karson Yount, 7th Grade - 1st Chair Baritone Saxophone
Abdullah Guver, 7th Grade - 12th Chair Trumpet
​

2019 All County Band

 Erin Fincher - 1st Chair Flute
Jaden Smith - 2nd Chair Flute
Liliana Romero - 3rd Chair Flute
Gabby Thompson - 5th Chair Flute
Tatum Childress - 7th Chair Flute
Brayden Brooks - 9th Chair Flute
Caroline Thompson - 10th Chair Flute
Earnhardt Harris - 1st Chair Bassoon
Abby Wilson - 3rd Chair Clarinet
Iris Morales - 7th Chair Clarinet
Ali Cranfill - 9th Chair Clarinet
Katelyn Murphy - 17th Chair Clarinet
Emily Britt - 1st Chair Bass Clarinet
Ava Sanders - 2nd Chair Bass Clarinet
Abby Ross - 3rd Chair Bass Clarinet
William Dwiggins - 4th Chair Bass Clarinet
Nate Robison - 1st Chair Alto Saxophone
Taha Guvur - 3rd Chair Alto Saxophone
Justin Sealey - 4th Chair Alto Saxophone
Brooklynn Colbert - 1st Chair Tenor Saxophone
Jace Martin - 2nd Chair Tenor Saxophone
Will Davis - 1st Chair Baritone Saxophone
Karson Yount - 2nd Chair Baritone Saxophone
Joshua Bowman - 1st Chair French Horn
Isaac Sherman - 2nd Chair French Horn
Grace Butler - 4th Chair French Horn
Stuart Robinson - 5th Chair French Horn
Celeste Driscoll - 1st Chair Trumpet
Joey Sainz - 3rd Chair Trumpet
Landon Novak - 4th Chair Trumpet
Josh Clodfelter - 5th Chair Trumpet
Danika Williams - 8th Chair Trumpet
Elliott Erlandson - 9th Chair Trumpet
Abdullah Guver - 11th Chair Trumpet
Drew Krause - 12th Chair Trumpet
Caden Alderman - 2nd Chair Trombone
Grayson Busse - 4th Chair Trombone
Ryan Whitten - 6th Chair Trombone
Daniel Keyser - 7th Chair Trombone
Zachary Hill - 8th Chair Trombone
Dylan Lane - 10th Chair Trombone
Elliot Newsome - 1st Chair Baritone
Will Wands - 2nd Chair Baritone
Lance Martel - 3rd Chair Baritone
Kera Williams - 4th Chair Baritone
Cooper Williams - 1st Chair Tuba
Mason Tarbet - 3rd Chair Tuba
Carlos Santamaria - 4th Chair Tuba
Aaron Kotas - 1st Chair Snare Drum
Thomas Essic - 2nd Chair Snare Drum
Aaron Morris - 3rd Chair Snare Drum
Hayden Key - 4th Chair Snare Drum
Cooper Drum - 1st Chair Mallets
Dylan Hanes - 1st Chair Timpani
8th Grade Band on a Superior Performance at MPA!
Grade III Music, 2019
2019 NC Western Region Jazz Band
Congratulations to Jay Niland for auditioning and making 2nd Chair Alto Saxophone for the Western NC All Region Jazz Band A.   Davie County had 3 students participate this year:  1 Davie High, 1 South Davie, and 1 William Ellis.
​
​*Jay Niland - 2nd Chair Alto Saxophone - A Band
2019 NC Northwestern All District Band
Congratulations to all of the Davie County Students who worked hard to audition for the Northwest District  All District Band. 

Symphonic Band
Montgomerie Belk, 8th Grade - 1st Chair Clarinet*
Jay Niland, 8th Grade - 2nd Chair Alto Saxophone*
Ephraim Malasky, 8th Grade - 6th Chair French Horn
Celeste Drsicoll, 7th Grade - 9th Chair Trumpet
Devyn Sutton, 8th Grade - 9th Chair Trombone

Concert Band
Kyzer Young, 8th Grade - 4th Chair Snare

*All State Eligible
2018 All County Band Students
Erin Fincher - 3rd Chair Flute
Gabby Thompson - 4th Chair Flute
Meredith Lopez - 5th Chair Flute
Liliana Romero-Catalan - 6th Chair Flute
Jaden Smith - 7th Chair Flute
Tatum Childress - 9th Chair Flute
Anny Moreno - 2nd Chair Oboe
Montgomerie Belk - 1st Chair Clarinet
Mackenzie Moore - 3rd Chair Clarinet
Abby Wilson - 5th Chair Clarinet
Earnhardt Harris - 6th Chair Clarinet
Nolan Haskin - 7th Chair Clarinet
Krista Gregory - 8th Chair Clarinet
Ali Cranfill - 9th Chair Clarinet
Iris Morales - 10th Chair Clarinet
Josh Keyser - 14th Chair Clarinet
Ryan Moore - 15th Chair Clarinet
Mackenzie Ponzak - 18th Chair Clarinet
Jacob Perry - 1st Chair  Bass Clarinet
Abby Ross - 3rd Chair Bass Clarinet
William Dwiggins - 5th Chair Bass Clarinet
Jay Niland - 1st Chair Alto Saxophone
​Nate Robison - 2nd Chair Alto Saxophone
​Jace Martin - 1st Chair Tenor Saxophone
Will Davis - 1st Chair Baritone Saxophone
Ephraim Malasky - 1st Chair French Horn
Leslie Newsom - 3rd Chair French Horn
Stuart Robinson - 5th Chair French Horn
Grace Butler - 7th Chair French Horn
Sophia Heagle - 8th Chair French Horn
Celeste Driscoll - 1st Chair Trumpet
Desmond Oliveri - 2nd Chair Trumpet
Danika Williams - 3rd Chair Trumpet
Josh Coldfelter - 6th Chair Trumpet
Joey Sainz - 7th Chair Trumpet
Landon Novak - 8th Chair Trumpet
Devyn Sutton - 1st Chair Trombone
Caleb Morris - 4th Chair Trombone
Daniel Keyser - 5th Chair Trombone
Isaac Parker - 8th Chair Trombone
Will Wands - 1st Chair Baritone
Kera Williams - 2nd Chair Baritone
Lance Martel - 3rd Chair Baritone
Anna Lowery - 1st Chair Tuba
Carlos Santamaria - 2nd Chair Tuba
Ty Butler - 1st Chair String Bass
Kyzer Young - 2nd Chair Snare
Cooper Drum - 4th Chair Snare
​Cooper Bliss - 2nd Chair Mallets
Alex Dorsett - 1st Chair Timpani

2018 All State Band

Congratulations to 7th Grader, Montgomerie Belk for making 3rd Chair Clarinet
​for the North Carolina All State Band. 
This is the highest accomplishment for any middle school or high school band student!  Way to Go Montgomerie!
Thank you to Ashley Furniture Industries for awarding the WEMS band with a $1,500.00 grant to put towards our new set of Chimes! 
Private Lessons teachers are ready to begin taking your phone calls and emails to student's enrolled in their studio.  If you haven't taken lessons previously, you can visit the link to the left.  There's no time like the present to get better!

PICTURES PICTURES PICTURES! Taking pictures at a band event this year?  Share them with us by emailing them to the band director.