Hoover High senior Madeline Cagle placed third in The President’s Own United States Marine Band’s prestigious Concerto Competition in Washington, DC. She was one of just six brass and woodwind musicians selected nationwide from nearly 100 applicants, and she is only the second student from Alabama ever to be chosen as a finalist. Her outstanding performance of Richard Strauss’s Horn Concerto No. 1 earned her a $500 scholarship toward her college education. Madeline’s impressive resume includes serving as principal horn in the Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra, winning the ASYO Concerto Competition, and being a featured finalist on NPR’s From the Top.