2023 Citation of Excellence Results
The Citation of Excellence is a competition for Texas non-varsity high school & middle school bands
2023 Citation of Excellence Winners
Class A
Group |
Conductor |
Location |
Coleman MS Concert Band |
Armando Vera |
Waxahachie, TX |
Colleyville MS Symphonic Band |
Joey Prescott |
Colleyville, TX |
Four Points MS Symphonic Band |
Cori Swan |
Austin, TX |
Heritage MS Symphonic Band |
Brenda Hinton |
Colleyville, TX |
Class AA
Group |
Conductor |
Location |
Artie Henry MS Concert Band |
Aaron R. Sanchez |
Cedar Park, TX |
Artie Henry MS Symphonic Band |
Katherine M. Norris |
Cedar Park, TX |
Cedar Park MS Concert Band |
Brandon Morrison |
Cedar Park, TX |
Cinco Ranch JH Symphonic Band |
Lisa James |
Katy, TX |
Clint Small MS Symphonic Winds |
Alan DeVall |
Austin, TX |
Cooper JH Symphonic Band |
Misty Smith & Adam Powell |
Wylie, TX |
Hamilton MS Symphonic Band |
Nathan Urushima |
Cypress, TX |
Joe M Adams JH Symphonic Band |
Randallyn Holdford |
Fulshear, TX |
Pearson Ranch MS Honor Band |
David Eickbusch & Anne Leo |
Austin, TX |
Red Oak MS Symphonic Band |
Chris Eaton |
Red Oak, TX |
Class AAAAA
Group |
Conductor |
Location |
Aledo Symphonic Band |
Jake Albin |
Aledo, TX |
Colleyville Heritage HS Symphonic Band |
Cody Haddock |
Colleyville, TX |
Grapevine HS Honors Band |
William Redd |
Grapevine, TX |
Lone Star HS Symphonic Band |
Timothy Hickman |
Frisco, TX |
Summit HS Wind Ensemble |
Beth Hermanson |
Arlington, TX |
Class AAAAAA
Group |
Conductor |
Location |
Glenda Dawson HS Symphonic Band |
Emelia Hedden |
Pearland, TX |
Keller HS Symphonic Band |
Ryan Heath |
Keller, TX |
Westwood HS Wind Symphony |
Brittany Dacy |
Austin, TX |
Orchestra
Group |
Conductor |
Location |
Round Rock HS Philharmonic Full Orchestra |
Caleb Carter & Cathy Benford |
Round Rock, TX |
Lowery Freshman Center Chamber Orchestra |
Charles Robinson |
Allen, TX |
Seven Lakes HS Lyrica Orchestra |
Sean Carlton |
Katy, TX |
Ereckson MS Sinfonia I Orchestra |
Rachel Boone & Joanna DeVoto |
Allen, TX |
Seven Lakes JH Sinfonietta Orchestra |
Bethany Hagin & Jennifer Gingell |
Katy, TX |
Commended Winners
Band Class A
Group |
Conductor |
Location |
Atascocita MS Symphonic Band |
Danielle Dewees |
Humble, TX |
Cedar Park MS Concert Winds |
Michelle Kim |
Cedar Park, TX |
Smithfield MS Symphonic Band |
James Atilano |
North Richland Hills, TX |
Sunnyvale MS Gold Band |
Michael Nation |
Sunnyvale, TX |
Class AA
Group |
Conductor |
Location |
Argyle MS Symphonic Band |
Marlie Cote |
Argyle, TX |
Coppell MS East Symphonic Band |
Katherine Rivera |
Coppell, TX |
Faubion MS Symphonic Band |
Josh Stephenson |
McKinney, TX |
Keller MS Symphonic Band |
Richard Alvarado |
Keller, TX |
Kerr MS Symphonic Band |
Brennan Ross |
Burleson, TX |
Rushing MS Concert Band 1 |
Nicki Neugent |
Prosper, TX |
Scoggins MS Symphonic Band |
Sarah Grace Minogue |
McKinney, TX |
Smith MS Symphonic Band |
Kelly Orlando & David Garcia |
Cypress, TX |
Ulrich Symphonic Band |
Mitchell Brackett |
Klein, TX |
Class AAAAA
Group |
Conductor |
Location |
Lebanon Trail HS Symphonic Winds |
Matthew Schaul |
Frisco, TX |
Northwest HS Symphonic Band |
Allison Moreno |
Justin, TX |
Richland HS Symphonic Band |
Anthony D Rivera |
North Richland Hills, TX |
Whitehouse HS Symphonic Winds |
Wade Russell |
Whitehouse, TX |
Class AAAAAA
Group |
Conductor |
Location |
Lake Ridge HS Wind Ensemble |
Alberto Ocasio |
Mansfield, TX |
McMillen HS Wind Ensemble |
Joshua Kurzweil |
Murphy, TX |
The Woodlands HS Symphonic Winds |
Aaron Stickley |
The Woodlands, TX |
Wylie HS Wind Ensemble |
Mark Schroeder |
Wylie, TX |
String Orchestra
Group |
Conductor |
Location |
L.D. Bell HS Philharmonic Orchestra |
Allison King |
Hurst, TX |
The Woodlands College Park HS Chamber Orchestra |
Emmanuel Coraza |
The Woodlands, TX |
Canyon Vista MS Chamber Orchestra |
Ragan Whatley & Emily Hornbake |
Austin, TX |
Curtis MS Sinfonia I Orchestra |
Amy Gearhart |
Allen, TX |
Woodcreek MS Sinfonia Orchestra |
Pedro Funes & Joshua High |
Houston, TX |
Special thanks to adjudicator Brian Merrill, band, and Anthony Maiello, orchestra