Nearly two dozen Manhattan High School musicians have been selected for the 2024 Kansas Music Educators Association All-State Honor Ensembles.
All-State concerts are held at the Century II Convention Center in Wichita Feb 22 through Feb. 24 as part of the annual KMEA In-Service Workshop. According to the KMEA website, each year students in Kansas can perform at District Festivals and at the KMEA In-Service Workshop. The audition process begins in their own school, progresses through their KMEA District Organization and culminates with selection to the All-State ensembles.
Student musicians have the opportunity to audition to perform in choirs, concert bands, jazz bands and orchestras at both the district and state levels.
The full list of students who qualified is as follows:
o 5A/6A Band
Kathryn Pittman, Piccolo
Selma Argenius, Trumpet
Noah Moots, French Horn
Cole Parsons, Timpani
o Mixed Choir
Melody Claar
Kaylin Garrett
Gabrielle Herzog
AJ Hoffman
Cooper Pfannenstiel
o Treble Choir
Daphne Anderson
Savannah Price
Alia Ulmer
o Full Orchestra
Arianna Snell, Violin II
Jiyeon Kim, Violin II
Eva Pickering, Violin II
Jarvin Gomez, Violin II
Rebekah Pickering, Cello
Aeden Gray, Trumpet (from band)
o String Orchestra
Solveig Chase, Violin I
Emily Topham, Cello
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