Twenty seven NISD Fine Arts students from eight high schools were selected to the Texas Music Educators’ Association (TMEA) All-State Band, Choir, Orchestra, and Jazz bands.
All-State is the highest individual honor that a music student can receive in public school music education. It represents the top one percent of students who have demonstrated a mastery of schools over three intense auditions. Over 5,000 students competed for 450 chairs. Six NISD students were selected as “first chairs” in their respective divisions.
Students will rehearse and perform with nationally-recognized conductors during the TMEA Music Convention to be held in San Antonio in February. Visit the TMEA website for concert information.
Brandeis HS
Emma Mati, Choir
Kelsey Xie, Choir
Ian Aigner-Varox, Band
Connor Castillo, Band
Antonio Jasiczek, Band
Eric Jin, Band
Adam Kuhn, Band
Nicholas Garcia-Hettinger, Orchestra
Cipriano Valdez-Bell
Brennan HS
Joshua Salmon, Jazz Band
Clark HS
Esther Ko, Orchestra
Health Careers HS
Macy Drew, Choir
Lindsey Ran, Orchestra
Elisabeth Wang, Orchestra
Brian Kang, Orchestra
Marshall HS
Klint Fabian, Choir
Benjamin Updike, Band
O’Connor HS
Chidy Odita-Honnah, Jazz Band
Austin Perry, Jazz Band
Kat Pina, Choir
Camilla Wickman, Choir
Matthew Whyte, Choir
Taft HS
Isabelle Bulen, Choir
Katie Bulen, Choir
Julian Canales, Choir
Warren HS
Joseph Garza, Jazz Band
Anneliese Sandoval, Choir
Teachers are Anna Osterman, Richard Herrera, and Kevin Garcia-Hettinger, Brandeis HS; Thomas Kober, Brennan HS; Teresa Nguyen, Clark HS; Mark Martin and Jennifer Clark, Health Careers HS; Sherry Millican and Kevin Tabb, Marshall HS; Jeffrey Thames and Roland Sandoval, O’Connor HS; Judy Welch, Taft HS; and Colin Varville and Raul Rodriguez, Warren HS.