Maryland All State Musicians Perform in March!

We are pleased to announce the Holton members of the Maryland All State Ensembles organized by the Maryland Music Educators Association (MMEA). The organization holds annual auditions for eight All State music groups: Senior Band, Senior Mixed Chorus, Senior Women's Chorus, Senior Jazz Band, Senior Orchestra, Junior Band, Junior Chorus and Junior Orchestra. A rigorous audition process selects about 920 students from the 6,000 to 7,000 students in secondary school music programs who audition for the groups. Holton's music teachers are active in MMEA and there is great support for the All State program. Each year, they encourage students to audition, help them prepare for the audition, and coach them after selection. The faculty agrees that preparing for the audition makes every student a stronger musician. Those who have the extraordinary opportunity to participate in All State continue to grow as musicians, and they come back to school ready to be leaders and mentors in their ensembles here at Holton.

Holton has had an impressive number of All State musicians over the years, and the list continues to grow. The following student musicians have been selected to represent Holton-Arms when their All State ensembles gather this winter for an intense weekend of rehearsals, with outstanding guest conductors, that culminate in fabulous final concerts.

Representing Holton-Arms at the Junior All State Weekend March 2-4:

Jaimie Lwin '21 – violin – All State Junior Orchestra (third consecutive year)

Ema Nakayama '21 – alto – All State Junior Chorus (third consecutive year)

Allie Stroman '21 – alto – All State Junior Chorus

Representing Holton-Arms at the Senior All State Weekend March 9-11:

Lailah Fritz '19 – alto – All State Senior Chorus

Michelle Jang '19 – alto – All State Senior Chorus (second consecutive year)

Micaela Lamas '20 – soprano – All State Senior Chorus

Elizabeth Zampella '19 – alto – All State Senior Mixed Chorus (selected for All State for the fifth consecutive year!)

With five All State Choirs under her belt, it should be no surprise that Elizabeth Zampella is also the first student to represent Holton-Arms in the All-National Mixed Choir sponsored by MMEA's parent organization, National Association for Music Education. Elizabeth spent four days in November at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort rehearsing and performing with the ensemble.

Brava to our incredible musicians!