St. Mary’s Dominican High School students have made District Honor Band and District Honor Choir and Chorus. Dominican’s Fine Arts Department Chair Ms. Brenda Castillo is director of Instrumental and Vocal Music and Moderator of Tri-M Music Honor Society and Co-Moderator of Liturgical Music Ministers.

District Junior High Honor Band: Elizabeth Aubin, Flute; June Diket, Clarinet; Lillian Lambert, Electric Bass; and Emily Giardina, Percussion. District Senior High Honor Band: Krystal Fernandes, Flute; Camille Truxillo, Alto Saxophone; Emma Ernst on Trombone; and Isabelle Tsien, String Bass. District Youth Honor Chorus: Hannah Geihsler. District Senior High Honor Choir: Isabelle Anderson, Monica Bertucci, Kathryn Fine, Lauren Giardina, Emily Praner, and Catherine Redmann. 

The District Honor Band Concert will be Sunday, January 21 at Tulane University Dixon Hall at 2:00 p.m. featuring the District Elementary Honor Band, District Junior High Honor Band, and District Senior High Honor Band. The District Honor Choir Concert will be Saturday, January 27 at Ursuline Academy Auditorium 6:30 p.m. featuring the District Youth Honor Choir and District Senior High Honor Choir.

St. Mary’s Dominican High School students in the District Senior High Honor Band (from left) Krystal Fernandes, Camille Truxillo, Emma Ernst, and Isabelle Tsien; District Junior High Honor Band – Emily Giardina-Percussion; June Diket, Lillian Lambert. Not pictured: Elizabeth Aubin.

St. Mary’s Dominican students in the District Junior High Honor Choir (from left) Hannah Geihsler; District Senior High Honor Choir: Emily Praner, Catherine Redmann, Isabelle Anderson, Monica Bertucci, Lauren Giardina, and Kathryn Fine.