West High students audition for SEIBA
After not being able to attend SEIBA in person last year, West High students return to the competition in 2022.
Students warm up for their auditions in the gym.
January 18, 2022
After months of preparation, students awoke before dawn on Saturday, Jan. 8 to attend South Eastern Iowa Bandmasters Association (SEIBA) auditions. After the dark trek to West High, and an hour-long bus ride, they arrived at Fairfield High School, where auditions were being held. When entering the gym – the designated warm-up space – ears were bombarded by hundreds of band students from across the Southeast Iowa district warming up for their varying audition times. After auditioning, everyone waited for the recall audition lists to come out. 13 students from West High made it past the recall auditions and into the honor and jazz bands.
Honor Concert Band:
Violet Clark — Clarinet
Henry Dai — Alto Sax
Elena Garcia — Alto Sax
Yifan Lu — Alto Sax
Sachiko Goto ’23 — Trumpet
Audrey Parrish ’23 — Trumpet
Sam Abdel-Malek — Trumpet
Lydia Shin — Trombone
Patrick Selby — Trombone
Honor Jazz Band:
Minou Emmad ’23 — Jazz Alto Sax
Damien Kim — Jazz Tenor Sax
Noah Hann — Jazz Trumpet
Peter Adams ’22 — Jazz Bass
These students will be traveling to Clear Creek Amana High School on January 22 for a full day of rehearsals and a concert that night.
