District V is made up of Band and Orchestras from Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jeff Davis, and Vernon parishes of Louisiana
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High School Contraband
Mr. Bill Brent, Conductor

Program selected from
Seventeen Come Sunday....................Granger/Daehn
Salado....................John Mize
Chorale and Capriccio....................Giovanni
Logan Love....................Zaninelli
Moorside March....................Holst


 
Mr. Bill Brent
    Bill Brent is currently the Chairman of the Dept. of  Creative and Performing Arts, and the Director of Bands at Northwestern State University. During his 18 years at NSU the band program has grown from 48 members to 300+.  There,  his Wind Symphony has performed at the College Band Directors National Assoc. Southern Region Conference.  Under his leadership, the department has been endowed with over $1.8 Million in Scholarship funds & received more than $1- Million in Grants. 
    Prior to Northwestern, Mr. Brent taught in the Austin ISD  in Austin, Texas.  While serving as Director of Bands at McCallum High  School, the Band placed twice in the top five  at the University Interscholastic League   State Marching Contest, &  Symphonic Band was named twice in the Top Ten at the Texas Music Educators Assoc. Honor Band Competition. 
    Mr. Bill Brent  holds both Bachelor of Music Education & Master of Music Degrees  from The University of Texas at Austin.  He is a member of  the Louisiana Music Educators Assoc.,  Music Educators  National Conference, Texas Music Educators Assoc.,  Texas Bandmasters Assoc., and Phi Beta Mu.
Flute
Joshua Duffy       *B Barbe
Jennifer Garner  *B Barbe
Melonie Browning Sam Houston
Shaunice Pitre  LaGrange
Katie Shamburger Barbe
Melissa Hill  Barbe
Kimberly Suarez  Sulphur
Chrisy Young  Kinder

Oboe
Leatra Hillhouse  *B Pickering
Beth Richardson  Hamilton Ch. 

Bassoon
Rachael Arvizu  *B Leesville
Devon Schmidt  *O Barbe

Clarinet
Carrie Sickmann  Barbe
Nathan Lowrey  Leesville
Blake Bennett  *B Barbe
Stephanie Theriot Sam Houston
Jill Menard  Barbe
Nicole Karamales Leesville
Amanda Jordan  Barbe
T.J. Ellzey  Sulphur
Farida Hussain  Sam Houston
Ryan Cardinal  Sam Houston
Jazzelynn Daigle  LaGrange
Jeannie Mitchell  E Beauregard
Candice Jameson Sulphur
Pamela Winship  Leesville
Candis Shaw  Oakdale

Bass Clarinet
Erin Jerkins  *B Barbe
Courtney Westmoreland  Sulphur 
Ian Navarre  Iowa 
Contrabass Clarinet
Candice Pauley  Barbe

Alto Sax
Dorothy Roberts  *B Sam Houston
Betsy Sweeney  *B Sam Houston
Jessica Kelley  Barbe
Sarah Schouest  Sulphur

Tenor Sax
Joey Siciliano  DeRidder
Adam Duethman  Barbe
 

 Bari Sax
Chris Clark       *B Barbe

Trumpet
Charlie Mitchell     *B LaGrange
Nick Frederick   *B Barbe
Steven Anderson  *B Sulphur
Justin Kowarsch   *O LaGrange
Mark Carrier  Kinder
Jeremy Mangrum Sulphur
Joe Bertrand  Sam Houston
John Brewer  Westlake
Kevin Woods  DeQuincy
Ellen Watson   Sulphur

Horn
Jamey English     *O Sulphur
Andrew Fraser    *O Barbe
Justin Gremillion  DeRidder
Katie Kennedy  Sam Houston

Trombone
Jacob Bertrand  Barbe
Matt Boswell  Sam Houston
Rachel Frederick  Sulphur
Allen Garland  LaGrange

Baritone
Dustin Willis  Sam Houston
Chase Ardoin  Sulphur

Tuba
Geoff Paul *B Sulphur
Bruce Plauche *B Sulphur
Marty Lesperance Sulphur
Wade Hunt  S Beauregard

Snare
Jack Ellender      *B Barbe
Matthew Hyatt  DeQuincy
J.P. Booth  Sam Houston
James Lormand  Barbe
Dusty Fontenot  Barbe

Melodics
David Friend           Barbe
Adam Trouard  Sulphur

Tympani
Jason Ewing  *O Barbe

*B - Selected to All-State Band
*O - Selected to All-State Orchestra
*J - Selected to All-State Jazz Band
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