NEWS MARCH 11-12, 2021

2020-21 Music All-State Ensembles

By : Don Davis

Each year, select students get the opportunity to perform in Music All-State Ensembles; a statewide music competition where student musicians have the opportunity to audition to perform in choirs, concert bands, jazz bands and orchestras at both the district and state levels. The students who get chosen for this event are the top of their class and practice for hours on end. Virtual Performances will take place during the 2021 Virtual In-Service Workshop. Due to copyright restrictions, all concerts will be broadcast one time on Saturday, February 27, 2021. Times listed below for performances.

* 12:00 PM – KMEA All-State Elementary Choir * 1:00 PM – KCDA Treble Honor Choir * 2:00 PM – KMEA All-State Middle Level Choir * 3:00 PM – KMEA All-State HS Treble Choir * 4:00 PM – KMEA All-State HS Mixed Choir * 5:00 PM – KMEA All-State Jazz Band * 6:00 PM – KMEA All-State Orchestra * 7:00 PM – KMEA All-State 1234A HS Band * 8:00 PM – KMEA All-State 56A HS Band This year, the following students from Olathe South High School have made it into the Kansas All-State Music Ensembles:

All-State Band

- Susan Bilderback, flute - Larissa Coughlin, oboe - Logan Nicholl, bassoon - Riley Richardson, trumpet - Carter Stokes, trombone - Maddie Lauffer, trombone - Reece Beckman, trombone

All-State Jazz Band

- Aidan Richardson, tenor sax

All-State Mixed Choir

- Rowan Farha, alto - Hannah Hacking, soprano - Lineiry Melendez, alto - Max Pardo, bass - Loren Spellman, soprano - Carter Stelting, tenor

All-State Treble Choir

- Lauren Briggs, soprano - Abigail Rose Dearing, soprano - Emma Erickson, alto - Molly McBride, soprano

All-State Orchestra - Kara Schlenk, violin - Melody Jiang, violin

All-State Band Alternate - Mason Romero, tenor sax

All-State Choir Alternate

- Eddie Shipley, bass

Group photos by Alek Mackey Individual headshots by Ethan Runyan