Discovery Students Perform At Orchestra Hall

CANTON, MI — It’s not often that middle school band members get to perform at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. But that’s exactly what a group of Discovery Middle School students recently did after being honored by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. A total of 11 seventh and eighth graders performed, according to the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools District.

Led by Discovery Middle School Band Director Marc Whitlock, students were selected by the DSO as some of the finest musicians in southeast Michigan. Students received music only a few days in advance for the performance. But each member rehearsed for eight grueling hours and then came together to put on a brilliant concert on March 13.

Here’s a list of students from the Discovery Middle School Band program that were selected to perform in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Middle School Honor Band for 2017:

• Grace Adelmann (alto sax)
• Alyssa Aznavorian (flute)
• Ty Bahnke (tuba)
• Joshua Brauchler (trombone)
• Benjamin Ferencz (trumpet)
• Adrianne Jones (flute)
• Brionna Jones (flute)
• Sarah King (baritone sax)
• Grace Laney (flute)
• Thanapa Manthongkham (alto sax)
• Brandon Perez (percussion)

Photo courtesy of the Plymouth Canton Community Schools