Local students selected for Florida All State music ensembles
Press release from Alachua County Public Schools
Twenty-nine Alachua County Public School elementary, middle, and high school students have won spots in this year’s Florida All State bands, choruses, and orchestras, which are organized by the Florida Music Education Association (FMEA).
To earn their spots, the students participated in a rigorous audition process that required them to take musicianship tests, play scales, perform sight reading passages, and play or sing prepared audition pieces.
The students selected for these prestigious ensembles will travel to Tampa in mid-January to attend the FMEA conference. There they will rehearse and perform with other top young musicians from around the state. The event is typically attended by more than 10,000 people and includes about 250 clinic sessions and concerts.
The 29 students selected to the All State ensembles include:
| Student Name | Grade | School Name | All State Ensemble | Instrument/Voice Part |
| Alicia Parfait | 9 | BHS | 9th/10th Grade Concert Band | Clarinet |
| Cadence Smith | 12 | BHS | High School Concert Chorus | Alto |
| Isabelle Tseng | 11 | BHS | 11th/12th Grade Orchestra | Violin |
| Jackson Green | 9 | BHS | 9th/10th Grade Concert Band | Percussion |
| Madelyn Urbine | 9 | BHS | 9th/10th Grade Concert Orchestra | French Horn |
| Nolan Gao | 9 | BHS | 9th/10th Grade Orchestra | Violin |
| Samuel Cohen | 11 | BHS | High School Reading Chorus | Tenor |
| William Guan | 10 | BHS | 9th/10th Grade Orchestra | Violin |
| Elizabeth Offerle | 10 | EHS | High School SSAA Chorus | Soprano |
| Isaac Savin | 10 | EHS | 9th/10th Grade Concert Band | Euphonium |
| Evan Rotchford | 8 | FCMS | Middle School Honor Band | Bassoon |
| Diamond Vo | 10 | GHS | High School SSAA Chorus | Soprano |
| Malik Mullino | 11 | GHS | 11th/12th Grade Symphonic Band | Clarinet |
| Alexander Hsu | 7 | LMS | Middle School Orchestra | Cello |
| Chris Jeong | 7 | LMS | Middle School Orchestra | Viola |
| Isaac Son | 7 | LMS | Middle School Orchestra | Violin |
| Matheus Ribeiro Do Valle | 7 | LMS | Middle School Orchestra | Violin |
| Sarah Yan | 8 | LMS | Middle School Orchestra | Violin |
| Jonathan Pruim | 10 | NHS | High School Honor Band | Trombone |
| Anna Weitz | 8 | OVMS | Middle School Honor Band | French Horn |
| Anabel Khokhlov | 5 | Wiles Elem. | Elementary Orff Ensemble | |
| Fiona Xu | 4 | Wiles Elem. | Elementary Orff Ensemble | |
| Lara Castineyra | 5 | Wiles Elem. | Elementary Chorus | |
| Louisa McGargill | 4 | Wiles Elem. | Elementary Chorus | |
| Nicolas Thivierge | 5 | Wiles Elem. | Elementary Chorus | |
| Olivia Pettiford | 5 | Wiles Elem. | Elementary Orff Ensemble | |
| Parker Krzykowski | 5 | Wiles Elem. | Elementary Orff Ensemble | |
| Quinn Curchy | 4 | Wiles Elem. | Elementary Chorus | |
| Rachel Dai | 5 | Wiles Elem. | Elementary Orff Ensemble |