MMA Academy Band Ranked "Outstanding" at District 18 MSHSAA Large Ensemble Festival 2023

Missouri Military Academy Band earned an "outstanding" ranking at District 18 Missouri State High School Activities Association Large Ensemble Festival 2023, held at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Missouri, on March 15. 

At MSHSAA music festivals, performances are ranked as exemplary, outstanding, satisfactory, developing or ineffective, with exemplary being the top rating. According to the MSHSAA Music Manual, an outstanding performance is “of distinctive quality yet has minor defects in musical expressions and fundamental techniques.” 

 ACADEMY BAND:

Benjamin (Ben) Huynh '23, Flute

Miles Matthews '25, Clarinet

Kruze Hagan '25, Drum Major/Alto Saxophone 

Luke Ott '25, Alto Saxophone

Robert Peck '25, Alto Saxophone

Mason Brooks '25, Alto Saxophone 

John Carlos Ahuja (J.C.) '24, Trumpet 

Sage Fuller '26, Trumpet

Sean Mumm '27, Trumpet

Jacob Stallone '26, Trumpet

Roman Gabriel '24, Baritone 

Michael Pfeifer '25, French Horn 

Landon Meyer '24, Trombone

Logan Lockhart Guditis '25, Bari, Sax /Tuba

Angelo Urdaneta '24, Tuba

Alexei Kester '24, Percussion

Peter Didicher '23, Percussion 

Anthony Melick '23, Percussion 

Jose Ruvalcaba '26, Percussion 

Parker Smith '23, Percussion

Liam Woolery '26, Percussion 

James Garrett, MMA Director of Bands