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Forsyth County Students Earn State-Wide Honors
Thirty-five Forsyth County students earn their way into the 2012 Georgia All State Band and Orchestra.
Thirty-five Forsyth County students from local middle and high schools have successfully completed two rounds of auditions against thousands of students from across the state to earn a spot in the 2012 Georgia All State Band and Orchestra concert.
The students will perform on Saturday, March 3 at the Savannah Civic Center in Savannah. The event will be hosted by the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA), a non-profit organization made up of approximately 4000 music educators dedicated to promoting excellence in music education.
Scott McCloy, director of Lambert High School's band and orchestra, told Cumming Patch the performance will be fantastic. He said the students will work on the music at least a day and half before the concert.
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"The performances are absolutely spectacular," said McCloy. "If anybody wants a weekend in Savannah – their going to be in for a heck of a show – it is fantastic every year."
The concerts are free, open to the public and begin at noon.
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Below are the names of the students performing. If a student has an asterisk next to their name it signifies they are the principal chair (meaning they had the highest score on their instrument in each ensemble).
2012 All State Middle School Band and Orchestra
Name
Instrument/School
Violin/South Forsyth
Jennifer Baek* Clarinet/RiverwatchJennifer Baek
Violin/Riverwatch
Tina BaekViolin/Riverwatch
Julian Cantillo
French Horn/Riverwatch
Sean Chua*
Flute/Otwell
Zachary Flynn
Trumpet/Liberty
Jared Graham*
Baritone/Liberty
Max Grand
Baritone/Piney Grove
Jonathan HarveyTrombone/Riverwatch
2012 All State High School Band and Orchestra
Name
Instrument/School
Alvin Ashlaw*Tube/Lambert Jake Brown* Baritone/South Forsyth
Emily Cho
Flute/West Forsyth
Clarinet/South Forsyth
Rachel Corbitt*
Oboe/South Forsyth
Jonathan Craig
Trombone/LambertDaniel Dotson
Clarinet/West Forsyth
Angela Gaal
Harp/Forsyth Central
Carly King
Violin/West Forsyth
Violin/Lambert (alternate)
Anne Martin*Oboe/Lambert
Sophia Lee Clarinet/South Forsyth
Nicholas Martinez
Percussion/Lambert Christopher Overbaugh
Tenor Sax/West Forsyth
Joshua Pynn
Bass Clarinet/Lambert (alternate)
Yejin Shin
Violin/Lambert
Felix Wang
Alto Sax/Lambert
Lucy Yang
Clarinet/Lambert
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