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Dozens of RISD students have been selected to perform at the Concert in Clinic in December after being named a part of the TMEA Region 20 Orchestra.

The RHS learning community had 28 students earn chairs in the orchestras and three more were designated as alternates. Congratulations!

RHS

  • Honor Orchestra Violin: Jonathan Cabrera, Carly Jones, Clay Keener, Shani Nguyen, Augustine Su
  • Viola: Benjamin Le and Lily Vo
  • Cello: Joshua Flores and Benjy Learner
  • Philharmonic Orchestra: Viola: Aleksandra Maricic and Rebecca Schmidt
  • Cello: Chloe Grimes

West

  • Philharmonic Orchestra Violin: Bianca Vari
  • Cello: Millie Hollis and Matthew Long
  • Concert Orchestra Viola: Adam Fryklund and Patrick Redding
  • Cello: Madeline Beluso
  • Bass: Froncesca O’Campo and Max Nohr

Westwood

  • Concert Orchestra: Violin: Hayes Gauldin, Justin Hernandez, Julia Jackson, Elsie Lewis-Okomayin, Mackenzie Mathews, Haset Tamrat
  • Violas: Nathan Crawford, Grayson McClellan
  • Cellos: Dannielle Jones-Nartey and Bryce Wang
  • Bass: Bella Smith

Pearce had 15 students selected:

  • Violin: Sunny Ouyang
  • Viola: Joey Lansch
  • Cello: Paul Rickard and Connor Maul
  • Bass: Aubrey Yarbrough, Owen Jackson (alt)
  • Piano: Laila Hsu (alt)
  • Philharmonic Violin: Joshua Aviles, Ashlyn Forsythe, Kathryn Wilkinson, Steven Bui, Heidi Norris (alt)
  • Philharmonic Viola: Evan Shasteen, Ashlyn Yarbrough (alt)
  • Philharmonic Cello: Evan Thongsavahn, Tho Al Sofy (alt)

Berkner had two students

Berkner Band had two students make the 2023 TMEA All-Region Jazz Band: Noah Lopez, drums, and Korbin Shull, trumpet.

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The Lake Highlands learning community had about two dozen junior high students earn a spot in the TMEA Region 20 All-Region band.

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