Hanks Band

There are no words for how proud we are of these outstanding young people! They are beginning their TMEA All State experience tonight with auditions (and all state jazz rehearsals). And we’ll be watching the Airmen of Note later tonight!

It’s official... the Hanks Band has TEN Texas All State band students! The most in El Paso, the most in the Area, and the most in the history of Hanks high school! In addition to our three all state jazz students(Bert, Diego, and Jacob), congratulations to:

Miguel Hernandez (11)- 6A Tenor sax
Demetreis Thornton(11)- 6A Bass Trombone
Andrew Briones II(11)- 5A Tenor trombone
Brigitte Hernandez(11)- 5A Flute
Evan Flores(11)- 5A Alto sax
Ayden Alvarez(12)- 6A French Horn
Edwin Martinez(9!)- 5A trumpet

We are continually amazed by the talent, dedication, and work ethic of these students!

Congratulations to these three VERY special students! they have made TEXAS ALL STATE JAZZ BANDS!!

Bert Villegas- Drums (1st chair in the entire state of Texas!!!)

Diego Enriquez- Trumpet

Jacob Ramos- Bass Trombone

After several rounds of auditions, competing with students from all over Texas (Regardless of school classification), they came through as some of the best jazz players in Texas! Oh, and they did it all right in the middle of marching season! We’re very proud!

Friends and alumni, we are in San Antonio! For anyone in the area, we’d love to see you today! We perform at 3:45 in the Alamodome. Also, we are rehearsing at Harlandale Memorial Stadium at 11:00, and its open to all! Live streaming is available here:

http://Box5tv.com

Getting some much needed summer cleaning done with our student leadership team today.

What an amazing learning opportunity we’ve had the last 4 days! 2 days with our leadership team and 2 days with the best drum majors in the city! Thank you Robert Selaiden and the whole SASI team for another great camp! Best turn up ever for the Drum Major camp! Thank you Directors!

A big thank you to our super band moms for all your hard work today! They spent all day cleaning our awesome uniforms!

Always some great pictures from Araceli Alvarez!

So proud of the passion, artistry, and maturity displayed by these students yesterday! What a great day and a great marching season! And thank you to the absolute BEST parent/booster organization in the business! We are so thankful for everyone’s hard work. Hanks Band and Renaissance Dance... WOW!

To all alumni, friends, and band families past and present: please come and see the band perform TONIGHT at Excalibur stadium! The game starts at 7:00 and we perform at halftime. It is our last tune up performance before the NMSU Tournament of Bands tomorrow! Our prelims performance tomorrow will be at 3:15, and finals begin at 8:00 PM. Come and see any or all of our performances! You will NOT be disappointed!

Thanks to Barbara Lambrecht (UTEP🤙🏻), Dr Lisa Garner Santa (TTU👆), Carolyn Nussbaum Music and Hanes Flutes for a great clinic and masterclass today.

Awesome performance by the band at UIL Region contest today! Congrats on straight one’s and congrats to ALL of the great El Paso area bands!

All Region Jazz Kids getting advice from jazz legend Wynton Marsalis.

Congrats to the HANKS BAND for receiving straight first divisions at today’s EPISD Marching Contest.

Congratulations to the following students for making one of the TMEA Region 22 Jazz Bands!

1. Roger Rivera -Alto Sax
2. Jesus Escobar- Trumpet
3. Jordan Patterson- Trumpet
4. Jonathan Melendez- Trumpet
5. Diego Enriquez -Trumpet
6. Sean Salazar-Trombone
7. Andrew Briones-Trombone
8. Demetries Thornton-Bass Trombone
9. Alberto Villegas -Drums
10. Balam Serellano – Drums
11. Sebastian Moses- Guitar
12. Sachelle Valenzuela- Alto Sax
13. Miguel Hernandez-Tenor Sax
14. Joseph Frausto-Trombone

Cooling off after a great week of hard work!! Thank you Mr Fanning and EPFD for coming out.

Congrats to these amazing students for making Texas All State Band! (From left to right) Sean Salazar (6A Trombone), Sergio Perez (6A Trombone), Demetreis Thornton (5A Trombone), and Nicole Melendez (6A Clarinet). They will be joining our two All State Jazz students (Mathew Quesada and Jesus Escobar) in San Antonio for the TMEA All State Convention in February. Way to go!

Congrats to all of these hard working students who found success in this years All Region auditions! 43 total all region students. 18 in the top band. 30 to area! Way to go! Congrats and thanks to all of the kids that auditioned and/or volunteered over the weekend!

Hanks Band alumni Mady Fanning is the newest Drum Major for The Texas Tech- Goin’ Band from Raiderland! Congratulations

HUGE congrats to these two outstanding young men, Mathew Quesada (drums) and Jesus Escobar (trumpet). They were both named to the Texas all State Jazz Band! Way to go!

Congratulations to the Hanks Band for finishing 15th in the state at today’s Texas SMBC! We are extremely proud of our students! What a great way to finish the season. Thank you to all the parents for the countless hours of work you do for us! We could not do it without your help. And to the wonderful lesson teachers that share their musical talents with our students as well as the Hanks area band staff, we are truly blessed to work with such talented people.

We had a great final rehearsal of the season! Now, some Riverwalk and Main Event downtime. Please check us out tomorrow, live in San Antonio or via livestream, at 4:45 CST.

Congratulations to the Hanks band on qualifying for the Texas State Marching Band Championships Nov. 6-8 in San Antonio! Super proud of these hard working students. Thank you booster parents and volunteers who work so hard behind the scenes to make things happen. Also, a big congrats to the THREE other El Paso area schools that qualified: Horizon High School and our fellow YISD schools, Bel Air and Del Valle!