Albany High virtuosos selected for fest

Bravo!  Twenty-four Albany High School virtuosos will represent their school Nov. 19 at the Area All-State Music Festival of the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA).

Area All-State Concerts feature outstanding music students from high schools throughout the Capital Region performing in band, chorus, jazz band or orchestra. Students are selected based on scores they received at NYSSMA auditions last spring.

Performing at the Area All-State Concert, to be held at Saratoga Springs High School at 2 p.m., will be:

Mixed Choir students and their parts:

• Tiana Adler, soprano
• Declan Chirlin, bass
• Annabelle Clemens, soprano
• Tova Gordon, alto
• Macaylah Irving, alto
• Marita Johnson, alto
• Katherine Myers, alto
• Ben Quist, bass
• Shaquin Robinson, tenor
• Yair Sasson, tenor
• Elior Schwartz, bass
• Ciara Wierschem, soprano

Orchestra students and their instruments:

• Adeline Hubbell, cello
• Lin Song, violin

Symphonic Band students and their instruments:

• Myles Bearden, oboe
• Hannah Bopp, flute
• Conor Costello, trumpet
• Julio Davis, tuba/sousaphone
• Olivia Penna, clarinet
• Luyanda Pieterse, trombone
• Elyse Roepe, trumpet
• Zane Sears, clarinet
• Masami Surisawa, trombone
• Tessa Weklar, oboe

Congratulations to all of them, and shout-outs to band teacher John Halvorsen, choir teacher Brendan Hoffman and orchestra teacher Tony Berman for inspiring their students to excellence!