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18 Musicians Selected for WIBC Honor Bands

Eighteen Mount Si Band students were selected for this year’s Western International Band Clinic (WIBC) honor bands! They auditioned earlier this fall with over 1,000 students from across the country and will be among approximately 600 students chosen for this exciting honor. 

Congratulations to: 

  • Henry Bonikowsky - Wind Ensemble, tenor sax
  • Hannah Chen - Wind Ensemble, oboe
  • Mihir Chiplonkar - Wind Ensemble, bass clarinet
  • Hannah Goodman - Wind Ensemble, clarinet
  • Jillian Guimba - Wind Ensemble, flute
  • Kevin Heitt - Symphonic Winds, clarinet
  • Sanjana Kaluskar - Symphonic Winds, flute
  • Elin Kim - Wind Ensemble, flute/piccolo
  • Aiden Peña - Wind Ensemble, trombone
  • Joseph Price - Symphonic Winds, alto sax
  • Ryan Price - Symphonic Winds, oboe
  • Isla Rabena - Wind Ensemble, clarinet
  • Ben Rhodes - Wind Ensemble, trombone/tuba
  • Hailey Saldivar - Symphonic Winds, tenor sax
  • Tova Shecter - Wind Ensemble, clarinet
  • Quin Tetuan - Symphonic Winds, percussion
  • Tristan Toney - Wind Ensemble, percussion
  • Darren Zhou - Wind Ensemble, clarinet/alto sax

On November 22-25, the honor band students will have the opportunity to work with renowned guest composers/conductors/artists who include: Brian Balmages, Robert Sheldon, Kevin Day, Randall Standridge, Robert Ponto and the Mariachi Sol de Mexico band. 

As a special honor this year, our own Mount Si Jazz 1 band was invited to be a featured performer on the first night of the convention, performing Friday, Nov. 22 at 9 p.m., at the DoubleTree Hotel in SeaTac.  

The conference concludes with all four honor bands performing in concerts on Monday, Nov. 25, incorporating what they’ve learned from the professionals. 

Learn more about the WIBC convention and the honor bands at https://bandworld.org/wibc/.  Also you can purchase concert tickets in advance. 

Congratulations again to our many talented Wildcat musicians – for this prestigious honor!