FCPS Students Selected for 2023 All-Virginia Jazz Band, VMEA Senior Honors Choir, and All-Virginia Elementary Orff Ensemble
Forty-six students representing 16 Fairfax County high schools have been selected for the 2023 All-Virginia Jazz Band and the 2023 VMEA Senior Honors Choir. The students will rehearse and perform with other premier musicians from across the state beginning Tuesday, November 14, through Saturday, November 18. The performances are free and open to the public.
Students throughout Virginia went through a rigorous audition process to audition for positions within these ensembles. Participants will rehearse with nationally recognized conductors and collaborate with fellow musicians during the event.
The concerts will be held in the Richmond Convention Center Thursday, November 16, (All-Virginia Jazz Band) beginning at noon and ending at 1:30 p.m., and Saturday, November 18, (Senior Honors Choir) beginning at 1 p.m. and ending at 2 p.m.
FCPS students selected for the groups in 2023 are:
All-Virginia Jazz Band
- Ivan Balakersky, South County High School
- Anabel Bascom, Madison High School
- Jesse Chon, Chantilly High School
- Travis Hanover, Westfield High School
- Elsie Honny, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
- Nina Howell, James Madison High School
- Jonas Kupchella, Chantilly High School
- Alex Marcalaya, Chantilly High School
- Brady Markin, Chantilly High School
- Nile Pack, Chantilly High School
- William Read, Chantilly High School
- Andrew Shear, Chantilly High School
Senior Honors Choir
- Sophia Argueta, West Potomac High School
- Juliet Auten, Lake Braddock Secondary School
- Aarthi Bharathan, Herndon High School
- Henry Carter, South Lakes High School
- Fernanda Cobo-Zevallos, Oakton High School
- Omar Falki, Marshall High School
- Autumn Frank, Oakton High School
- Gianna Gecan, Madison High School
- Kaliyah Graham, Justice High School
- Aditya Gupta, Langley High School
- Ashley Headrick, Langley High School
- Jordan Hershaft, Woodson High School
- Bill Huang, Chantilly High School
- Eva Jaber, Chantilly High School
- Cleia Jones, Langley High School
- Katharine Kritzler, Oakton High School
- Jason McCullough, Chantilly High School
- Godwin Mensah, Mount Vernon High School
- Michy Michaud, Madison High School
- Sophia Mutarelli, Oakton High School
- Grace Paul, Chantilly High School
- Valeria Peterson, Justice High School
- Justin Pokrant, Westfield High School
- Aria Rahman, South County High School
- Claire Reksulak, Oakton High School
- Andy Richardson, Fairfax High School
- August Rivers, South Lakes High School
- Matthew Rondina, Oakton High School
- Chiara Sale, Woodson High School
- Brielle Steeves, Woodson High School
- Kate Townsend, Madison High School
- Mary Ulses, Madison High School
- Emilie Verton, Lake Braddock Secondary School
- Alyce Visioli, Woodson High School
- Spencer Webb, South Lakes High School
- Sophia Welch, Marshall High School
Please Note: Additional students may be called in to participate next week that are not listed and will be added by the Virginia Music Educators Association. Alternates are not listed in the above list.
In addition, seven students representing two Fairfax County elementary schools have been selected for the 2023 All-Virginia Elementary Orff Ensemble. The students will rehearse and perform with other premier musicians from across the state from eleven participating elementary schools. The performance is free and open to the public.
The program is based on the book Ben’s Trumpet by Rachel Isadora. The music is composed and conducted by Dr. Patrick Ware. The concert will be held in the Richmond Convention Center on Wednesday, November 16, at 11:30 a.m. on the first floor.
Students participating from Powell Elementary School and Providence Elementary School are:
- Thomas Francis
- Allie Hong
- Sloane Horwood
- Brea O’Dell
- Priya Prakash
- Sophia Saa
- Anika Saudharia
For more information on these performances, visit https://www.vmea.com/vmeaconference2023.