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
![All Region Orchestra](https://web.risd.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WWJH.allregionband2023-1-1024x659.jpg)
![All Region Orchestra](https://web.risd.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/RHS.2023.allregionbands-4-1024x650.jpg)
![All Region Orchestra](https://web.risd.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/West.allregionband.2023-2-1024x571.jpg)
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)
![pearce students](https://web.risd.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/philharmonic_region.jpg)
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Berkner had two students
Berkner Band had two students make the 2023 TMEA All-Region Jazz Band: Noah Lopez, drums, and Korbin Shull, trumpet.
![all region band students](https://web.risd.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/BHS.all-region.jazz2023-724x1024.jpg)
The Lake Highlands learning community had about two dozen junior high students earn a spot in the TMEA Region 20 All-Region band.
![all region band students](https://web.risd.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/F-1KPWAWEAAjoyE-1024x1024.jpg)