Fifteen DMPS Student-Musicians Earn All-State Honors - Des Moines Public Schools

Des Moines IA

29 October, 2020

10:37 AM

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Press release from the Des Moines Public Schools: October 28, 2020 This year was to mark the 74th annual All-State Music Festival, a celebration of Iowa's top high school student-musicians. Unfortunately, the 2020 event has fallen silent as earlier this month the Iowa High School Music Association and the Iowa Music Educators Association voted unanimously to cancel due to health and safety concerns presented by COVID-19. But, as they say, the show must go on, even in the midst of a global pandemic, and so last week virtual auditions were held in order to select and honor Iowa's top high school band, choir and orchestra members. Our congratulations goes out to fifteen DMPS student-musicians – representing North and Roosevelt high schools – on earning all-state honors: ALL-STATE BAND Lauren Carpenter, oboe, 12 – Roosevelt William Custis, euphonium, 12 – Roosevelt Ada Fender, flute (alternate), 11 – Roosevelt Joshua Perez, Alto Saxophone, 9 – North Seth Rezek, percussion, 9 – Roosevelt ALL-STATE CHORUS Elena Busick, alto (alternate), 12 – Roosevelt Alexis Castro, tenor, 11 – Roosevelt Caitlyn Dean, soprano, 11 – Roosevelt Emma Phomvisay, soprano, 11 – Roosevelt Sam Ulrickson, tenor, 10 – Roosevelt ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA Campbell Helton, violin, 10 – Roosevelt Ryan Huang, violin, 11 – Roosevelt Hugo Kaut, violin, 11 – Roosevelt Patricia Lazo-Chavez, violin, 11, North Britt Swanson, percussion, 10 – Roosevelt State-wide a total of 1,081 students were selected to receive all-state honors: 268 for band, 211 for orchestra, and 601 for the chorus. These students represent the top 1.7% of all Iowa high school musicians. While they will not be able to perform in person at this year's festival, each honored student will be presented with an All-State medal and certificate to recognize their talents. Published on Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 Tweet This press release was produced by the Des Moines Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author's own.