Shoreline music students receive All-State honors

The Music Educators in Washington are nearing their February convention in Yakima. One of the features of this convention will be hundreds of the most outstanding student musicians from all across the state, including some of our very own Shoreline students.

The Washington Music Educators Association sponsors the All-State Choir, Band and Orchestra process to promote students' dedication to their musical knowledge and skill.

All-State is a high honor for a Washington music student to receive. This competitive process begins with individual musicians recording an audition and submitting it to Music Educators Association. A panel of judges rank each instrument or voice part.

From this ranking, a select group of musicians is selected. The highest-ranking musicians qualify to perform in a WMEA All-State music groups. These All-State students participate in three days of rehearsals directed by nationally recognized conductors during the annual state WMEA Convention in Yakima, Feb 11 – 14th. Their performances before thousands of attendees bring this extraordinary event to a close.

Honored High School All-State musicians from Shoreline are:

• Symphony Orchestra: Zachary Braaten (viola), Henry Girard (string bass), Karissa Lam (violin), Lee Morris (violin), Reina Sato (oboe) and Kate Vaughn (violin)
• Chamber Orchestra: Takumi Taguchi (violin)
• Treble Choir: Kia Burt (soprano), Rain Davidson (alto), Rebecca Hensel (soprano) and Hannah Liu (soprano)
• Symphonic Choir:  Adam Freemantle (bass), Hannah Owen (soprano) and Kate Scannell-Daniel (alto)
• Jazz Choir:  Jack Holmes (tenor)
• Concert Band:  Time Goei (trumpet), Patrick Joyce (french horn), Jasmine Mikesell (flute) and Rhye Pirie (french horn)
• Wind Ensemble:  David Lee (percussion)

Honored Middle School students in Junior All-State Band, Orchestra and Choir include:

• Christopher Cummings (clarinet)
• Logan Gnanapragasam (string bass)
• Isabella Hoffman (alto), Nghi Huynh (string bass)
• Brandon Mochizuki (violin)
• Cohen Noel (alto saxophone)
• Oliver Reiman (bass clarinet)
• Sophia Stevenson (viola)
• Jonathan Zhou (violin)