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Millburn High School Students Earn Membership in All-State Ensembles

Fourteen local students have been selected to join the New Jersey All-State Orchestra, Jazz Band and Chorus; deemed some of the best high school musicians in the state.

Submitted by Nancy Dries

Fourteen Millburn High School students have recently been selected as members of the prestigious and highly-selective New Jersey All-State Orchestra, Jazz Band and Chorus.  Students selected into these programs are considered to be among the best high school musicians in the state. Hundreds of student musicians, representing dozens of schools throughout the state, audition each year for these prestigious ensembles with only those receiving the highest scores gaining membership.  

 

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Elyse Kuo, english horn, Alex Brod, Eb clarinet, Matthew Wolffe, tuba, Grant Gardner, Austin Jia, violin, Chris Li, Nate Kim, viola and Conor O'Hale, string bass, play in the All State Orchestra.  Louis Danowsky, saxophone is a member of the All State Jazz Band, and Ambika Chetal, Lily Jacobs, Arielle Kasnetz, Yifei Li and Carly Maitlin sing with the All State Mixed Choir.

 

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The New Jersey Music Educators Association sponsors all Regional and All-State Honors Ensembles program. The All-State Orchestra, Jazz and Chorus groups perform in November at the New Jersey Educator’s Association Annual Convention in Atlantic City and at NJPAC.  The All State Bands perform at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in February, as part of the annual conference of the New Jersey Music Educators Association.


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