All State Wind Ensemble News Today

Students from six Valley high schools will participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association All-State Festival later this month.

Holden Cessna, a senior at Everett Area High School, has earned the honor of being accepted to the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) All-State Wind Ensemble on french horn.

May 1, 2021 Alyssa Shimmel, a Jamestown High School senior, was recently selected for the NYSSMA Conference All-State Wind Ensemble, which consists of the best high school musicians in New York state. Alyssa was one of two tubas chosen for the ensemble. This year, the group performed virtually. Students practiced at home, attended Zoom rehearsals, and recorded and submitted their parts. The individual recordings were then assembled into a virtual performance. “Alyssa is an outstanding studen...