[January 10, 2012]
 Twenty Mansfield ISD high school students were named Texas All-State musicians. The students will travel to San Antonio in February to perform at the 2012 Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention.
The following musicians were chosen for this honor through a competitive process held this year across the state at District, Region and Area levels:
Chris Adams – Summit HS – Band
Parker Davis – Summit HS – Band
Hazen Dean – Summit HS – Band
Christina Koo – Summit HS – Band
Elizabeth Martinez – Summit HS – Band
Hirsto Rodriguez – Summit HS – Band
James Smith – Summit HS – Band
Tyra Thompson – Summit HS – Band
(Brad Bonebrake – Band Director)
Anne Distler – Mansfield HS – Band
Reagan Moore – Mansfield HS – Band
Alex Williams – Mansfield HS – Band
(Will Ludlow – Band Director)
Brittany Bonner – Timberview HS – Band
William Land – Timberview HS – Band
Ben Ledesma – Timberview HS – Band
Austin Pickrell – Timberview HS – Band
(Tony Daniels – Band Director)
Eay “Gabriel” Kunda – Summit HS – Choir
(Keli Ferrier – Choir Director)
Angel Lo – Mansfield HS – Choir
Chloe Voreis – Mansfield HS – Choir
Joshua Wilkerson – Mansfield HS – Choir
(Reginal Wright – Choir Director)
Marcus Robinson – Legacy HS – Choir
(Alicia Owens – Choir Director)
High school students selected to perform in the All-State concerts have competed through several levels of auditions beginning in the fall of 2011 to arrive at the state level. All-State is the highest honor a Texas music student can receive. Over 1,500 students are selected through a process that began with over 60,000 students from around the state vying for this honor toperform in one of 13 ensembles (bands, orchestras and choirs). Texas Music Educators Association sponsors the Texas All-State competition. This competitive process begins throughout the state in auditions hosted by 28 TMEA Regions. Individual musicians perform selected music for a panel of judges who rank each instrument or voice part. From this ranking, a select group of musicians advances from their Region to compete against musicians from other areas in seven TMEA Area competitions. The highest-ranking musicians judged at the TMEA Area competitions qualify to perform in a TMEA All-State music groups.
These All-State students participate in three days of rehearsals directed by nationally-recognized conductors during the TMEA Clinic/Convention. Their performances for thousands of attendees bring this extraordinary event to a close.
About the Texas All-State Music Ensemble
- Over 60,000 students initially entered the All-State competitive process
- 840 are selected to perform with All-State Concert and Jazz Bands
- 220 are selected to perform with All-State Orchestras
- 500 are selected to perform with All-State Choirs
- All-State performances will be held as part of the annual TMEA Clinic/Convention, February 8–11, 2012.
- Over 26,000 people from Texas and beyond will attend over 230 workshops, 60 performances and visit over 1,000 exhibit booths at this nation’s largest music educators convention.
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