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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

Eugene Ahn

Violin/South Forsyth

Jennifer Baek* Clarinet/Riverwatch

Jennifer Baek

Violin/Riverwatch

Tina Baek

Violin/Riverwatch

Julian Cantillo

French Horn/Riverwatch

Sean Chua*  

Flute/Otwell

Zachary Flynn

Trumpet/Liberty

Jared Graham*

Baritone/Liberty

Max Grand

Baritone/Piney Grove

Jonathan Harvey

Trombone/Riverwatch

Austin Kim Tuba/Lakeside Sunou Kim Oboe/Riverwatch BongJoon Lee* Alto Sax/Riverwatch Joon Young Lee Alto Sax/Riverwatch Mitchell Martin* Percussion/Liberty Kevin Tao* Bass Clarinet/Riverwatch Stephanie Tian Flute/Riverwatch (alternate) Anna Zurawski French Horn/Riverwatch (alternate)

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

Christine Choi*  

Clarinet/South Forsyth

Rachel Corbitt* 

Oboe/South Forsyth

Jonathan Craig   

Trombone/Lambert

Daniel Dotson

Clarinet/West Forsyth

Angela Gaal  

Harp/Forsyth Central

Carly King

Violin/West Forsyth

Mitchell Lee 

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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