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Congratulations to the National Ensemble Members from Wyoming . . .
609 Students from 49 States and Territories will showcase their talents in Orlando, FL, November 28-29, 2017. Wyoming music students will join the “best of the best” for the National Association for Music Education’s (NAFME) 2017 All-National Honor Ensembles during the 2017 NAfME National In-Service Conference in Orlando, Florida. The Jazz Band and Choir concerts take place 7:30-9:00 PM, November 28, and the Concert Band and Symphony Orchestra concerts begin at 10:00 AM, November 29, in the ballrooms at Disney Coronado Springs Resort. The concerts are free and open to the public.
Wyoming representatives to the All-National Honor Ensembles are:
Concert Band T.J. Davis, Euphonium I - Rock Springs High School, Biran Redmond, Director Caleb Fraser, Bassoon 2 - Worland High School, Willie Wright, Director Alicia Stevens, Horn 3 - Rock Springs High School, Brian Redmond, Director LaCee Bennett, Horn 1 - Buffalo High School, Jason Bennett, Director
Mixed Choir
Jonathan Greathouse, Tenor 2 - Cheyenne East High School, LaDonna Backman, Director Jaycee Page, Alto 1 - Worland High School, Chad Rose, Director
Symphonic Orchestra Stephanie Benedict, Viola - South High School, Jaylene Willhite, Director
The All-National Honor Ensembles performers represent collaboration and creativity in its highest musical form. The All-National Honor Ensembles consist of a concert band, symphony orchestra, mixed choir, and jazz ensemble. Students were chosen through an audition process.
The concert band and symphony orchestra will each have 155 and 152 instrumentalists respectively, the jazz ensemble 21 instrumentalists, and the mixed choir 281 vocalists. Eligible students have qualified for their state-level honor ensemble program and competed against top students for a spot in these national honor ensembles.
Selected students will be rehearsing a challenging repertoire in preparation for performing under the baton of five of the most prominent conductors in the United States: Dr. Z. Randall Stroope (Mixed Choir); Dr. Margery Deutsch (Symphony Orchestra); Dr. T. André Feagin (Concert Band); and Todd Stoll with Lauren Sevian (Jazz Ensemble). All conductors have received top honors in their field and will spend several days rehearsing with students before the concert.
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