Trotter places third chair in GCBDA top middle school band

Five students from St. Patrick auditioned for the Gulf Coast Band Directors Association Honor Band on Saturday, January 10.  Gabriel Trotter auditioned on trumpet against seventy other middle school players from fifteen schools across the gulf coast and placed third chair in the top middle school band.

He will participate in a two-day clinic later this week and perform in a concert showcasing work on Saturday, January 24.

Matthew Bisner, Raven Gonsoulin, Tyler Jackson, and Richard Springer also auditioned for the Gulf Coast Band Directors Association Honor Band, which is a very rigorous audition.