COLLEGE STATION, Texas — A total of six band students from College Station ISD have been selected to perform with the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State Band, according to a release from the school district.
In total, five students from College Station High School and one student from A&M Consolidated High School qualified for the All-State ensemble.
The six who qualified include:
- Edward Yan - College Station High School
- Riho Miyamoto - College Station High School
- Luke Hudgins - College Station High School
- Cooper Allen - College Station High School
- Mauricio Garcia - College Station High School
- Nathan Taylor - A&M Consolidated High School
While the aforementioned six students achieved a great feat in being selected for the All-State Band, 74 students were selected for the region band, which is another higher ensemble that band members can qualify for.
Of the 74 that made the region band, 22 advanced to the area auditions to be selected for the state band.
Out of over 70,000 students who audition for various district, region, area, and all-state ensembles, just 1,875 students end up being selected to perform in one of 18 ensembles in band, orchestra, and choir. To be selected as one of the top 2.6 percent of musicians in the state is the highest honor a Texas music student can receive.
The six will perform with the All-State band in San Antonio on Saturday, Feb. 11.
Leading up to the performances, the students will partake in three days of rehearsals directed by nationally-recognized conductors by TMEA. The performances from the ensembles at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center will conclude the event.