Belmont High, Chenery Musicians Earn All-State, District Honors

Despite snow and cold, the Massachusetts Music Educators Association held auditions over the past two weeks for its annual All-State Festival, as well as for the MMEA Northeast Junior District Festival.

This year, 10 students from Belmont High School were selected to perform in the All-State Festival, a three-day event to be held at the Boston Convention Center, honoring the highest achieving high-school musicians in the state and invites them to perform in the All-State band, chorus orchestra and jazz ensemble.

Devon Carter, chorus
Lucas Cmok-Kehoe, chorus
Andrew Eurdolian, oboe
Eunice Lee, flute
Hannah Messenger, French horn
Zoe Miner, chorus
Connor Quinn, chorus
Hannah Read, flute
Jack Stone, bass trombone
Thomas Zembowicz, chorus

The Junior District Festival honors the younger music students, selecting the most outstanding musicians in 7th to 9th grades throughout northeastern Massachusetts. Students will have the opportunity to perform in the honor band, chorus, orchestra or jazz ensemble under the direction of high-profile conductors during the three day festival at Lowell High School in April. This year, 59 students from Chenery Middle and Belmont High schools were selected to participate.

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