The music hallway was full of excitement when the members of the 2014 all-state ensembles were revealed. After an agonizing two weeks of waiting, the results finally came out on December 4^th, and they held a lot of good news for Towson.

Overall, twenty people from band, chorus, and orchestra made all-state, an unusually large number of people for these selective ensembles. Below is the list of the students who were selected.

Junior All-State Band (grades 7-9)                                

Andrew Schuck- French Horn

Junior All-State Orchestra

Rey Sasaki- Violin

Senior All-State Band (grades 10-12)                            

Henri Colombat- Piano

Daniel Zipin- Flute/Piccolo

Anne Zappas- Clarinet Alternate

Senior All-State Orchestra

Yuzhu Shi- Flute

Naomi Element- Violin Alternate

Luke Powers- Trumpet

Leo Sarbanes- Oboe

Senior All-State Women’s Chorus                                  

Anne Zappas- Soprano

Emma Balkoski- Alto

Lillian Blank- Soprano

Aly Murphy- Alto

Mari Wetherington- Alto

Senior All-State Mixed Chorus

Ella Williamson- Alto

Sarah Cai- Soprano

Vincent Gelso- Bass

Walker Miller-Breetz- Bass

Juniors Luke Powers, trumpet, and Leo Sarbanes, oboe, placed as first chair for their respective instruments in the orchestra, meaning they are first in the entire state.

“It’s great to see that all your hard work paid off,” remarks junior Yuzhu Shi, who made second chair flute in the orchestra. “Especially when you think about how many other kids auditioned throughout the state.”

If you see any of these students, or directors Mr. Rhen, Mr. Olin, and Mr. Jackson, be sure to congratulate them on this outstanding accomplishment.