NEW — 2:36 p.m. Nov. 24, 2015
Forty-seven Lake Washington School District high-school music students have been accepted to the 2016 Washington Music Educators Association’s high school all-state honor groups.
The students will perform at the WMEA State Conference in Yakima on Feb. 14, 2016. The list includes several Eastlake High School students, who are listed below:
- WMEA All-State Concert Band: Rosie Allwright, sophomore, trumpet (cornet); Ryan Barney, senior, percussion.
- WMEA All-State Symphonic Choir: Oscar Rogers, senior, tenor 1.
- WMEA All-State Chamber Orchestra: Ryan Saathoff, junior, French horn.
- WMEA All-State Symphony Orchestra: Matthew Lockwood, senior, trumpet (cornet); Ivar Sanders, junior, trombone.
Another 52 Lake Washington district middle-school students were accepted into Junior All-State honor groups, including several from Inglewood Middle School:
- WMEA Junior All-State Baker Band: Ben Allwright, eighth grade, trumpet; Daniel Gaughran, eighth grade, string bass; Alex Woodall, eighth grade, euphonium/baritone horn; Nathan Zeng, eighth grade, trumpet.
- WMEA Junior All-State Rainier Band: Josh Keller, eighth grade, euphonium/baritone horn; Gavin Kendal-Freedman, seventh grade, euphonium/baritone horn; Ben Maier, eighth grade, snare drum and timpani option; Bridget Wilson, eighth grade, clarinet.
- WMEA Junior All-State Orchestra: Kolton Zeng, eighth grade, viola.