Columbia, Missouri - On December 6, 2014, over 1,200 students from across Missouri met at Hickman High School in Columbia to audition for the honor of participating in the top honor band in the state.  Only one hundred and eight students are accepted into this elite ensemble.  

Three DHS band students earned special recognition and one was selected to the All-State Band.

Brooks Propst made call backs for Concert Band and Jazz Band for Trombone. Emily Johns made call backs and was selected to the Honorable Mention Band - 8th Chair for French Horn.   Toni Curran made call backs and was selected to the Honorable Mention Band - 5th chair for Alto Saxophone.  

Lacey Midgett, a senior at Dexter High School, was selected to Missouri All-State Band earning her 2nd chair on Contra Alto!  

The band will meet, rehearse, and perform at the Missouri Music Educators Association Conference held January 28th through January 31st, 2015 at Tan-Tar-A Resort, Lake of the Ozarks.

The conductor and clinician for the 2014-2015 Missouri All-State Band is Dr. Thomas Leslie.  Dr. Leslie is a nationally acclaimed conductor/clinician, and his bands have been considered some of the finest in the world.

The 2014-2015 Missouri All-State Band will be performing the following:

Ponte Romano...............VandDer Roost

Second Prelude.............George Gershwin, arranged by Krance

Celestial Seas................Julie Giroux

The Last Spring..............Grieg, arranged by Curnow

On the Air.........................Michael Daugherty

The only performance of the Missouri All-State Band will be at 12:30 p.m. on January 31, 2015 in the Salon A of Marriott's Tan-Tar-A Resort.

Shown in the photo are from left to right: Brooks Propst, Emily Johns, Toni Curran, and Lacey Midget.