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1hese local musicians received first chair, first band honors during the 3S'h annual East Central Community Colleg . Invitational Band Clinic held January 25-26 on the Decatur campus. The two-day clinic is the largest band clime in th College's history with more than 250 musicians pamcipating. The clinic 1s compnsed of first, second and th1rd bands: gold, black and white bands, respectively, which mclude the top musicians from the ECCC's five-county district. The clinic concluded with a concert in HuffAuditorium. Students receiving first chair, first band honors and their respective schools include (front row. from left) Cameron Higgason {contrabass clarinet), Philadelphia: Tehearia Campbell {bass clarinet) Morton; Annalca Clarke (percussion). Newton County: Ava Cumberland (flute), Neshoba Central: Cayla Carraway (alt saxophone), Union: and Katlyn Patnck (mallets). Forest; and (back row, from left) Kayla Sudduth (euphomum), Mor ton; Graham Murphree (tenor saxophone), Newton County; Evan Derrick (trombone), Morton; Dylan Brister (bariton 1 saxophone), Neshoba Central: Dustin Jackson (hom), Louisville; Daniela Vargas (trumpet). Morton; and Kymberly Cro (clarinet) and Charlie Gaddis (tuba). both ofNewton County. Clinicians for the event included Dr Mohamad Schuman. ~ he assoc1ate dtrector ofbands at the University of Southern M1ssissipp1 in Hattiesburg: Jason Harrell, director ofban t Pearl Junior High in Pearl, and a graduate of Scott Central High School; and DeMario Jefferson. assistant director o ands at Starkville High School in Starkville. Hunter Corhern serves as ECCC Director of Bands Ed Girting serves a assistanr dtrector ofECCC bands (£C Photo)

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