Iowa State Honor Bands

CHS Students take part in Central, Drake and Iowa State Honor Bands

The Central College Music Department hosted the High School Honor Band Jan. 24th, at Douwstra Auditorium on the Central College Campus in Pella.  The Chariton High School Band had a number of students accepted for participation in this honor band.  They were Kellie Lahart, senior, flute; Allyson Showers, junior, flute; Mikaela Plank, sophomore, clarinet; Kasey Lahart, sophomore, clarinet; Maddy Shelton, senior, bass clarinet; Zachary Fisher, junior, baritone saxophone; and Joseph Hixenbsugh, junior, trumpet.

Pictured in the top picture are the Chariton High School band students that received #2 ratings at the Iowa High School Music Association State Solo/Ensemble Festival.  From left:  Kellie Lahart, Allyson Showers, Jonathon Wilson, Talia Lerner, Kasey Lahart and Sara Foxhoven.

Picture in the bottom picture are the Chariton High School band students that took part in the Drake University Honor Band in Des Moines Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.  From left:  Kellie Lahart, Laura Tordoff, Mikaela Plank and not pictured, Zachary Fisher.

Pictured in the top photo are the Chariton High School band students that received ratings at the Iowa High School Music Association State Solo/Ensemble Festival in Osceola March 23.  From left:  Kellie Lahart, Allyson Showers, Laura Tordoff, Mikaela Plank, Serina Hinman, Shantie Chance and Ashley Batty.

Pictured in the bottom photo are the Chariton High School band students that took part in the Central College Honor Band January 24.  From Left:  Joseph Hixenbaugh, Kellie Lahart, Allyson Showers, Mikaela Plank, Maddy Shelton, Kasey Lahart and not pictured Zachary Fisher.

Pictured above are the Chariton High School band students that took part in the Iowa State University Honor Band Feb. 1 and 2.  From left:  kellie Lahart, Laura Tordoff, and Kasey Lahart.  (All photos by Bill Howes)

The CHS students rehearsed in the morning and the afternoon with other students from the area for the Central College Honor Band and played in the evening concert at 7 p.m.

Three CHS band students were selected to participate in the Iowa State University Cyclone Honor Band Friday and Saturday, Feb.1 and Feb. 2.  They were Kellie Lahart, senior flute; Laura Tordoff, junior, alto saxophone; and Kssey Lahart, sophomore, clarinet.  The Honor Band rehearsals were held Friday and Sturday in the music building on the ISU csmpus.  The performance took place in Cy Stephens Auditorium in Ames Saturday afternoon, Feb. 2.  

On Friday, Nov. 30, and Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, four CHS students were selected to participate in the Drake University Honor Band in Des Moines.  They were Kellie Lahart, senior, flute; Zachary Fisher, junior, baritone saxophone; Laura Tordoff, junior, alto saxophone; and Mikaela Plank, sophomore, clarinet.

The students rehearsed on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 30 and Dec 1, in the music building at Drake University and the concert was in the Performing Arts Hall on Saturday evening.

CHS Band Instructor Diane Tordoff, and some of the band students traveled to Osceola to participate in the Iowa High School Music Association State Solo/Ensemble Festival. Students played a solo or duet for a judge and were then given a rating for their performance.  The students receiving a #1 rating were Serina Hinman, senior, flute solo; Kellie Lahart, senior, flute solo; Allyson Showers, junior, flute solo; Laura Tordoff, junior, alto saxophone solo; Mikaela Plank, sophomore, clarinet solo; Ashley Batty, sophomore, and Shantie Chance, sophomore, clarinet duet. 

The students receiving an #2 rating were Sara Foxhoven, senior, flute solo; Talia Lerner, senior, euphonium solo; Jonathon Wilson, senior, timbale and snare solos; Kasey Lahrt, sophomore, clarinet solo; and Kellie Lahart, senior and Allyson Showers, junior, a flute duet.

"I want to congratulate and thank these students for accepting a challenge, practicing extra, rising to the occasion and making me very proud," Tordoff said.