Six high school students from WW-P schools have been selected to perform with the All-National Honors Ensembles. These six students represent the highest number from any school district in the United States to be selected for the instrumental ensembles. Eligible students have qualified for their state-level honor orchestras and competed against top students for a spot in these national honor ensembles. They will perform from Sunday to Wednesday, October 27 to 30, in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel.
The students from High School South include Krishna Mallem, a junior on viola; Tzuriel Tong, a junior on cello; Nova Friedman, a sophomore on bass; Raadhika Kher, a junior on bass; and Brian Yee, a senior on bass. Jean Mauro is their orchestra director. Brian Chan, a senior from High School North, plays violin. John Enz is his orchestra director.
The ensembles, including a symphony orchestra, a concert band, a mixed chorus, and jazz ensemble, are organized by members of the National Association for Music Education. The symphony orchestra and concert band will each have approximately 150 instrumentalists and the jazz ensemble will have 20 instrumentalists. The students will prepare music under the baton of conductors Peter Boonshaft, Miriam Burns, Rollo Dilworth, and Rodney Whitaker.
