Quad State is an Honors Band Clinic held on the campus of Murray State University. Students are recommended by their Directors, and the Murray State Music Faculty make the selections. Acceptance into this Honor Band Clinic is highly competitive. Approximately 400 students are selected out of over 800 recommendations.

Students audition Thursday afternoon and are placed in one of four honors bands. They spend Thursday night, Friday, and Saturday morning rehearsing with their bands and then perform four to five pieces at the Quad State Concert on Saturday afternoon.

Students also get to attend a concert by the MSU Wind Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra. Oystein Baadsvik, who is most likely the greatest tuba player alive, was featured this year.

This is the first time Russellville High School has taken a large group of students to Quad State. They traveled to Murray Thursday, Feb. 22, for the weekend, and the following students were selected to participate in the Quad State Band Clinic at Murray State University:

Zach Baker, Noah Brown, Ashlee Gilbert, Madison Hyams, Brandon Johns, Katie Paul, Allison Tatum, MyDuyen Tran, Brandy West, Lucy Wilkinson, Adam Williams, and Kyran Williams. Russellville High School has so many talented young musicians, and this was an opportunity for them to learn and grow beyond the classroom experience.

Brian E. Brown is the director of bands with Russellville Independent Schools.

Shown in the photo, from left, are, front row,  front row, Madison Hyams, Allison Tatum, MyDuyen Tran, Katie Paul, Lucy Wilkinson, Brandy West, Ashlee Gilbert; back row, Adam Williams, Zach Baker, Noah Brown, Brandon Johns, Kyran Williams