Eight students named to All-State band
January 20, 2016
Eight band members have been named to the All-State band and will perform with the Texas All-State in San Antonio on Feb. 13, 2016 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center as part of the 2016 Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention. The students were selected after a competitive process held across the state at District, Region, and Area levels.
All-State is the highest honor a Texas music student can receive with more than 1,600 students selected through a process that begins with over 64,000 students from around the state vying for this honor to perform in one of 15 ensembles (bands, orchestras, and choirs). Only top 3 percent of musicians who initially audition are named All-State musicians.
The students named to All-State are:
- Mason Soria (senior)
- Alex Yoon (senior)
- Varun Bojji (senior)
- Aaron Stone (junior)
- Zach Gross (junior)
- Charles Yang (soph.)
- Richard Huang (freshman)
- Daniel Yang (freshman)