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Thirty-nine students from nine Alachua County Public Schools have been selected as All State Musicians by the Florida Music Education Association (FMEA).
The students will participate in fourteen different All State ensembles at the annual FMEA conference in Tampa from January 11-14. The conference will include workshops, rehearsals and performances with the state’s other top young musicians under the leadership of expert conductors.
To earn spots in the All State ensembles, students participated in a rigorous audition process this fall that included musicianship tests, playing scales, sight reading passages, and prepared audition pieces on their respective instruments.
“We’re proud that our district will be so well represented in this prestigious program,” said Diana Rollo, who coordinates the district’s fine arts curriculum. “It’s a tribute to the students, their families, their music teachers and the community, which has supported the arts in our schools through the One Mill for Schools initiative.”
The One Mill for Schools is a ballot initiative first approved by Alachua County voters in 2008 and three times since then to fund art, music and other programs in local schools.
The students named All State musicians, their grade, their All State ensembles, and their instruments/vocal categories are as follows:
BHS Band - Noah Graben, director
Lauren Gandy, 10 9-10 Concert Band Clarinet
Justin de Jesus, 10 9-10 Concert Band Saxophone
Jordan Miller, 12 11-12 Symphony Orchestra Oboe
Alyssa Moskalenko, 10 9-10 Concert Orchestra Clarinet
Alicia Parfait, 10 9-10 Concert Band Clarinet
Ian Rentz, 12 11-12 Symphonic Band Trombone
Hunter Schroeder, 12 11-12 Symphonic Band Trumpet
Zach Urbine, 12 High School Jazz Band Trombone
Madelyn Urbine, 10 9-10 Concert Band French Horn
Andrew Waybright, 12 11-12 Symphonic Band Trumpet
Harrison Zunkel, 10 9-10 Concert Orchestra French Horn
BHS Chorus/Orchestra - Lindsey Tran, director
Sofia Stetter, 12 SSAA Chorus Soprano
Pranay Gadikotam, 9 9-10 Concert Orchestra Violin
EHS Chorus - Erin Cook, director
Elizabeth Offerle, 11 High School Mixed Chorus Soprano
Ft. Clarke MS Band - Everett McConn, director
Brendon Gandy, 8 MS Band Alto Saxophone
Zachary Caldwell, 7 MS Band Clarinet
GHS Band - Bill Pirzer, director
Malik Mullino, 12 11-12 Symphonic Band Clarinet
Emerson Barat, 10 9-10 Concert Orchestra French Horn
GHS Chorus - Rebecca Ruescher, director
Sean Bernard, 11 TTBB Chorus Tenor
Howard Bishop MS Band - Amy Beres, director
Nathan Roberts, 8 MS Honor Band Baritone Saxophone
Lincoln MS Band/Orchestra - Todd Eckstein, director
Derek Ai, 8 MS Band Clarinet
Daniel Ai, 8 MS Band Clarinet
Matheus Ribeiro Do Valle, 8 MS Orchestra 1st Violin
Isaac Son, 8 MS Orchestra 2nd Violin
Thenula Fernando, 8 MS Orchestra 2nd Violin
Maggie Gao, 8 MS Orchestra Viola
Christopher Jeong, 8 MS Orchestra Viola
Alexander Hsu, 8 MS Orchestra Cello
NHS Band - James DeRemer, director
Aaron Everson, 12 HS Honor Band Trombone
Jonathan Pruim, 11 HS Honor Band Trombone
SFHS Band - Jacob Massena, director
Juliet Taylor, 12 HS Honor Band Euphonium
Wiles Elementary Chorus/Orff - Carrie Olson, director
Quinn Curchy, 5 Elementary Chorus
Louisa McGargill, 5 Elementary Chorus
Anabelle Vilaro, 5 Elementary Chorus
Race Neupane, 5 Elementary Chorus
Kayla Lenius, 4 Orff Ensemble
Claire Olson, 4 Orff Ensemble
Fiona Xu, 5 Orff Ensemble
Jessica Zou, 5 Orff Ensemble
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