Local Students Taking Part In All State Chorus, Band and Orchestra This Week

January 12, 2016

Student musicians and educators from 10 Escambia County schools will travel to Tampa this week to participate in the Florida Music Educator’s Association’s All-State Chorus, Band and Orchestra.

Participation in this program was determined by an application and auditions. Elementary students were allowed to submit video auditions while middle and high school students had to audition in person.

Participants include:

Molino Park Elementary School:
Instructor: Katherine Powell – All-State Chorus
Student: Riley Crites – All-State Chorus

N.B. Cook Elementary School:
Instructor: Pam Elliott – All-State Band
Students: Jude Stacks and Gabriel McLendor – All-State Chorus

Jim Bailey Middle School:
Instructors: Christian Stump and Nicole Matson – All-State Band
Students: Brandon Mitra – All-State Chorus, and Mia Torres – All-State Band

Ransom Middle School:
Instructor: Sharon Godwin – All-State Chorus
Student: Bethany White – All-State Chorus, and Liliana Watson – All State Chorus

Brown Barge Middle School:
Instructor: Angela Nass – All-State Band
Student: Grace Kim – All-State Band

Ferry Pass Middle School:
Instructor: Angela Horne – All-State Chorus
Student: Samantha Thompson – All-State Chorus

Tate High School:
Instructor: Mike Philley – All-State Band, and Cathy McConnell – All-State Orchestra
Student: Cody Swilley – All-State Band, and Brianna Snyder – All-State Orchestra

West Florida High School:
Instructor: Pete Krostag – All-State Band
Student: Cheynne Byrd – All-State Band

Pensacola High School:
Instructor: Armond Navarro – All-State Band
Student: Lucy Hu – All-State Band

Washington High School
Instructors: Jamie Broxson – All-State Chorus, and Christina Frierdich – All-State Orchestra
Student: Joshua Fortune- All-State Chorus, and Maximilian Levesque – All-State Chorus

Pictured: Riley Crites, a fourth grade student at Molino Park Elementary, is participating in the Florida Music Educator’s Association’s All-State Elementary Chorus at the FMEA Annual Conference in Tampa. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Comments

2 Responses to “Local Students Taking Part In All State Chorus, Band and Orchestra This Week”

  1. Candice on January 12th, 2016 3:29 pm

    Congrats all! Riley, you look beautiful!

  2. fred on January 12th, 2016 8:59 am

    No one from Escambia or Pine Forest?

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