Bravo! Eight Â鶹ӰÒô High School virtuosos will represent their school Nov. 18 at the Area All-State Music Festival of the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA).
Area All-State Concerts feature outstanding music students from high schools throughout the Capital Region performing in band, chorus, jazz band or orchestra. Students are selected based on scores they received at NYSSMA auditions last spring.
Performing at the Area All-State Concert, to be held at Proctors Theatre at 2 p.m., will be:
Mixed Choir students and their parts
- Veronica Allen, senior, bass
- Declan Chirlin, junior, bass
- Julio Davis, senior, tenor
- Ya'ir Sasson, junior, tenor
- Iris Whalen, junior, soprano
Symphonic Band students and their instruments
- Myles Bearden, junior, oboe
- Hannah Bopp, senior, flute
- Andre Speller, senior, tuba
Congratulations to all of them, and shout-outs to band teacher John Halvorsen and choir teacher Brendan Hoffman for inspiring their students to excellence!
