42 NEISD Music Students selected as Texas All-State Musicians

Forty-two NEISD students were selected as members of the Texas All State Band, Choir, and Orchestra this past Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012.

This year, more than 60,000 students began the rigorous audition process to become a Texas All-State Musician. To do so, students compete at round 1 in district auditions. Round 2 continues with Region auditions followed by round 3 at Area Auditions. The top placements at Area are then selected to State.

"Selection to one of the Texas All-State music groups is one of the highest honors and achievements for a student musician and often results in numerous scholarship awards," said Mark Chambers, NEISD director of music.

Students selected will attend the Texas Music Educators Association Convention at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in February. They will spend 3 days rehearsing and performing with some of the most prestigious conductors and clinicians in the nation. The TMEA clinic and convention draws more than 20,000 participants annually and is one of the largest gatherings of music educators in the world.

Congratulations to the following students for their selection as a 2012 Texas All-State Musician:

Churchill HS

Kassie Kelly
Sofia Nikas
Natalie Powers
Hilda Santiago
Harlee Smith
Dana Wondercheck
Tommy Burnette
Frank Carrubba
Thaddeus Greene
Conner Smith
Forrest Spengler

Johnson HS

Katherine LaChance
Alexsandra Rojas
Estevan Barrientez
Kevin Bock
Michael Jopling

Lee HS

William Goree

MacArthur HS

Jillian Kouzel
Mackenzie Walsh
Katie Williams
Drew Bauml
Stephen Buley
Jackson Grosskopf
Jesse Montagna
Trevor Turbeville

Madison HS

Jessica Guillory
Kelsey Hare
William Nicholas

Reagan HS

Laura Crabbe
Elizabeth Crouch
Sarah Fernandez
Hannah Koxlien
Claire Mikita
Christopher Bendrell
Dominic DeSantis
Christian Doby
Mason Hensley
Alan Kosub
Matthew Marinelli
Daniel Naumann
Alexander Oh
Greg Spies

"These students are among the top high school singers in the state," said Caitlyn Griffith, MacArthur choir director. "Their membership in the All-State Choirs follows four rounds of rigorous auditions."

Posted on January 12, 2012