Einstein, Shorewood musicians honored at festival

By Craig Degginger, PIO, Shoreline Schools

Shorewood High School and Einstein Middle School musical groups earned top awards at the Northwest Orchestra Festival in Gresham, Oregon, earlier this month.

The Shorewood Chamber Ensemble was awarded first place for the second consecutive year at the festival. In the large orchestra division, the Symphony Orchestra took second place, and the Concert Orchestra took third place in the 9th grade division.  

Einstein's orchestra was awarded first place in the middle school division, and was named the best orchestra at the festival.This annual regional festival draws orchestras from Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

Dan Wing is the orchestral music director at Shorewood and Einstein. He was recently elected as the next president of Washington Music Educators Association. Wing will serve as president-elect for a two-year term before becoming WMEA president in 2012.

WMEA serves more than 2,000 music educators statewide.

Photos courtesy Shoreline Schools