Meet your Saxophone Section Leaders

Abby Hess

Hey guys! My name is Abby Hess and I’ll be serving as one of your section leaders for the 2018 Racer Band Saxophone Section. I’m a sophomore Music Education major, with my primary focus being oboe, in addition I am working towards completing a music minors in both voice and percussion. I’m from Petersburg, IN and am a graduate of Pike Central High School. On campus, you can see me active in cNAfME, and I am a proud sister of Sigma Alpha Iota. 

I’m extremely excited to be co-section leader alongside Dawson, and I know that our section is going to have a great year. The upcoming season will be a very exciting one for everyone, including the incoming freshman, and we are all here to make it go as smoothly as possible. From getting to move in early (which makes it so much easier!!) to instantly meeting 200+ people, the advantages to being in Racer Band are endless! Speaking for myself, most of my friends are from Racer Band, so it’s definitely important to have fun and make friends during camp week. 

Though we aren’t a competitive group, like the marching band you will have come from, we still do work hard. As a group, we try to get as much done during every rehearsal to make the best use of our time. Our group is known for putting on great half time shows at football games, and our hard work definitely shows. 

I can’t wait to meet all of you, and begin work for the season. If you find yourself with any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask me, and I will get back with you as soon as possible! 


(My contact info is 812-582-1269 and then my email is ahess2@murraystate.edu) 

Dawson Gray

Hey guys! I will be one of the section leaders for the 2018 Racer Band Section alongside Abby. I am a sophomore music education major, and my primary instrument is saxophone. I am from Owensboro, KY and I went to Daviess County High School. I am also in the music fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha.


This is going to be a great season and I look forward to meeting all of you. My contact info is 270-929-6501, and my email is dgray14@murraystate.edu