The following students participated in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Civic Youth Ensembles Middle School Honors Band Days. Students were selected from all over Michigan! They prepared an entire concert worth of music in one day, and then performed that evening at Orchestra Hall. Participating Ferndale Middle School kids were
8th Grade
Apollo Newman - Saxophone
Jonah Strockis - Euphonium
Ashton Bander - Tuba
7th Grade
Alma Cohoon - Percussion
Blake Shipps - French Horn
Oscar Updyke - Tuba
6th Grade
Amelia Clark - Clarinet
Aidan Hensey - Flute
Henry Clark - Percussion
Frankie Hicks - French Horn
Brandon King - French Horn
Diondre Garner - Trombone
Evelyn Clark - Oboe
Charlotte Presti - Oboe
The future is bright!






