WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Fifty-seven Lexington Two middle and high school students have been selected to the District Honor Orchestra.
Middle school musicians will work with clinician Dorothy Hanlin, while high schoolers will work with Phillip Pagal.
The students will hold a free performance, open to the public, at 5 p.m. Tuesday, February 4, at the District’s Performing Arts Center.
Students are under the guidance of Lexington Two directors Collin Richardson, Airport High School; Jeffery Chen, Brookland-Cayce High School; Tim Dunlap, Fulmer Middle School; Kristy Todd, Northside Middle School; and John Rogers, Busbee Creative Arts Academy.
Here is a list of District Honor Orchestra members:
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
1st Violin
Chandler Dorn
Carter Sturkie
Chloe Lawrence
Hannah Amaker
Arianna Helgeson
Gloria Hallman
Sade Hamilton
Alexander Chiariello
Yuliza Aguilar Mejia
2nd Violin
David Gonzalez Avila
Zaiden Hammond
Ian Whittaker
Dakaria Dorrah
Scarlett Reyes Lopez
Brailyn Perez
Ryleigh Laird
Viola
Georgia Chavis
Melissa Este
Peter Ellis
Tyler Jeffcoat
Sky Morin
Abigail Joseph
Camden Boatwright
Cello
Aiden Brittain
Jesse Davis
Sarah Pinckney
Serenity Velina
Parker Vaughn
Sybil Pellerin
Bass
Marisa Hester
Hayleigh Campbell
HIGH SCHOOLS
1st Violin
Avery McCree
Caleb Jenkins
Flora Perez-Sanchez
Kaitlyn Broome
Elena Nguyen
Caroline Hoffman
Kassidy Gartner
Gabriel Young
2nd Violin
Jada Adkins
Amayiah Harling
Johanna Carroll
Emma Summers
Viola
Mars Whitney
Brianna Harris
Johnathan Brown
Ali Martinez Juarez
Marielle Allison
Alex Mederos Roman
Cello
Jack Grimes
Jesse Everett
William Autry
River Burton
Harmonie Anderson
Kevin Rojas
Bass
Zeal Shaheed
Edson Alarcon-Garcia
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SCMEA All-State Orchestra
Avery McCree, a junior at Airport High School, has been selected to the prestigious South Carolina Music Educators Association All-State Orchestra.
The orchestra is a prestigious ensemble of top student musicians from across South Carolina. Organized by the South Carolina Music Educators Association, it provides high-achieving string players with the opportunity to perform challenging repertoire under the direction of renowned conductors. Students are selected through a rigorous audition process that assesses their technical skills and musicality.
McCree and other members of the All-State Orchestra will offer free performances by grade level starting at 1 p.m. Sunday, February 23, in the Boiling Springs High School auditorium in Boiling Springs.
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SCMEA All-Region Orchestra
The following students were selected to the South Carolina Music Educators Association All-Region Orchestra:
Caleb Jenkins, Avery McCree, Elena Nguyen and Brianna Harris (alternates Jack Grimes, Zeal Shaheed), Airport High School
Mars Whitney, Brookland-Cayce High School
Aiden Brittain and Jesse Davis, Busbee Creative Arts Academy