Student-Musicians Head to All-State This Week
Congratulations and good luck to DMPS maestros representing Lincoln, North and Roosevelt high schools who were accepted into the All-State orchestra and chorus!
They were all invited to participate in the annual All-State Music Festival on the campus of Iowa State University, which gets underway later this week on November 20.
For one student – Roosevelt violinist Vaughan Hommerding – this marks the fourth year in a row to be selected for this statewide musical honor.
The following are DMPS students who were accepted at October auditions:
Orchestra
- Vaughan Hommerding – Roosevelt – Violin
- Maya Miller – Roosevelt – Flute
- Elizabth Fisher – Roosevelt – Violin
- Geneva Gaukel – Roosevelt – Bass
- Julian Gruber – Roosevelt – Violin
- Olivia Helton – Roosevelt – Violin
- Mila Kaut – Roosevelt – Violin
- Shana Liu – Roosevelt – Violin
- Anna Steenson – Roosevelt – Cello
- Andrew Thai – Roosevelt – Violin
Chorus
- Joshua Smith – Lincoln – Tenor
- Rebekah Ostermann – North – Soprano
The culminating festival concert is scheduled for Saturday night at 7:30 PM in Hilton Coliseum. It will be taped and aired on Iowa Public Television at the following times: